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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
LITTLE rauehe. In Embro,aerr.

There are many girls who like 10
ombroider, and yet do not care TO at
tempt large and elaborate design.
either from lack OF leisure or because
their eyes will not stand too much OF
such close work. Some Of these fool
ish maidens just take 1t for granted
that they must do without little
touches of handwork on their gowns.
but others recognize the possibility in
every design. and always pick out n
little spray or flower to adorn some
part of their raiment.
Just because designers, as a rule, do
not draw a series of these little details
there is no reason why part of a
drawing should not be good for any
purpose. For instance, a psrasol cover.
whore the pattern is wedge shaped.
may be used on a panel for a skirt.
or for the front of shrtwaist. or for
a jumper waist. II is not SO much the
shape of the drawing that matters. 1t
is the design itsef-the size and ar
rangement of flowers and leaves.
a little embroidered sprig on the
shoulder of linen blouse. or little
touch of the embroidery on collar
or stock. and the whole costume Is
lifted from mediocrty to perfection.
What is wolfe afternoon dress with
out some trimming around the guimpe.
and what could be easier than few
nowers put in with soft ribbon or
heavy silk floss? The dross immedi-
ately takes on an imported look. and
tho girl may have that satisfied sensa-
ton of being in the latest style.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

tho ship that bore Helen away lie had
wandered from place so place wherS
| she had been wont to sit. At last ne
found letter In her cavc--Arthur
Wardlaw's letter to her. First he had
tossed IT out OF his sight. Then. with
| tho jealousy OF man madly In love,
lie had looked at 1t again. Suddenly
tho signature stood out before his eyes
az II In letters OF fire. There came IL
him the binding realization that his
false friend was the forger!
With that conviction. tearing away
the doubt and puzzle CT years, there
came the next realization, which might
have come sooner to one less gem
erous and moro suspicious In that
| moment he felt sure the Proserpine
| lad been scuttled at Arthur Wardlaw'a
orders-and there remained only the
| task Of discovering the reason.
Robert Penfold decided on a desper-
ate venture. He rushed to the cutter
and fitted her out for long voyage.
| He lashed strips OF buoyant, cork Ike
| wood to her side and laid in great
stock OF provisions.
| He also put in enough gems and gold
| TO make him rich During his explora-
tons he had found the wreck OF
! Spanish treasure ship. and from 1t he
had taken n great store OF wealth in
| Fortune favored him not only with
wealth. but with weather. He sailed
| through seven days of perfect seas ana
then fell in with a Yankee trader. who
not only took him into Valparaiso, but
contracted with him to work the island
I! on equal shares.
! He posted with all speed to Eng
land and arrived Just in time He had
hardly landed before he found Wylie.
That fellow had fallen into evil ways.
He had tried drink to extinguish tho
memory OF MS crime. He had only
broken his nerve and made his mental
anguish worse. Face to face with PEN
fold, who knew all. he confessed abb
jectly.
This. then, cleared up tho one re-
naming mystery. With tho know,-
edge that lead and copper had gone
down In the Proserpius instead OF
gold, the case was simple.
Next day Arthur wardlaw appeared
in Penfold's rooms In response 10
message from Helen. He turned
white and staggered when he saw
| Penfold wyiie and the detective. Hs
was confronted with the confessions of
the mate. He collapsed and admitted
everything.
They allowed wsrdlaw to escape
after he had given up all the proofs
needed TO clear his victim even in the
| purhlind eyes OF the law. But he did
not enjoy his freedom long. His mind.
/ weakened by years OF secret terror.
gave way. and he died in lunafic
| asylum.
Az soon as Her Majestys govern
ment had kindly pardoned Robert Pen
| fold for the crime that he never had
committed he married Helen Relleston.
! Just before the wedding there came n
| gift for his bride It was "a draft for
| $4,000 from the Yankee trader, who
| had sold the island for $4,000.
And out OF silver box incrusted
| with coral and sea growth. that Rob
ert Penfold had found in the salleon.
there came a great ruby to blaze IN
| his wifes beautiful forehead like
star and remind her of Godsend Island.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

The new sectional sleeve has sue.
cumbed to Oriental influence, and the
little bands OF material now ton
the shoulder and are used to make
the bodice Of the gown. leaving always
place for the gunlpe. When the sec.
tlons OF tho waist are in line with the
sections of the sleeves, the dress looks
not unlike well-made layer cake.
A new dress shown In one of the
spring exhibitions has not only sec-
tinnal sleeves and bodice, but the skirt
Is also made In bias sections only
little larger than those used above. In
some cases these arc all graduated
sleeves and shoulder sections being
the same Size and the others con.
.tnunlly growing larger until the foot
of the skirt Is finished Nm decent.
siaed founcc
no tail isure the new design is
most becoming, but woe betlde the
short, plump z,rl who INDUCES IN
costume cut on these lines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

island was rich in fruits and game. and
had innumerable rills OF fresh water.
Food, therefore, was abundant, and he
had time for mere difficult matters.
lie loaded the cutter with paint made
from bttumen deposit that he had
discovered. and painted on the rocks
of the outer reef in huge letters. visible
far at lea:
AN ENGLISH LADY WRECKED
HERE.
On another line OF rocks he wrote:
BEWARE THE REEFS,
He made a map Of the place and
erected great signals on top OF the
tallest trees. On the highest hill he
piled huge quantity OF wood. whose
flame would surely shine over many
miles OF sen, should a vessel approach
without sighting the island.
But all this tins his brain was busy
with still more important and far
more difficult problem--llow to send to
the outer world the information that
Helen RoIleston was on the island. Ono
day it came to him like a flash.
Helen happened to tell him that she
had kept her watch wound through all
the days in the open boat. This would
enable him to get the longitude. The
latitude he could get partially by
guesn and partially by some calcuIa-
tions.
In few days he had his problem
worked out on bits of bark with ink
made form cochineal insects and tree
gum. With this same scarlet ink he
wrote messages on pieces of parch-
ment-lte material made from a seals
bladder and tied them up in water
tight packages.
Then he made great hoop which he
covered with rushes, With this lie
repaired 10 n lagoon where wild duck
congregated. Slipping the hoop over
his body he waded very slowly to-
ward the birds and at last managed to
get near enough one to seize 1t by
the lcg
His problem was solved. That day
the first bird took to he air, bearing
on its leg the Intelligence that an
English lady was cast away on an
unknown island in longitude 1903 de-
grees 80 minutes west, and between
the 3Sd and 2sth parallels of south
latitude
Day after day he waded into The
lagoon and caught duck or two.
Every time he liberated one he no.
ticed that 1t always flew to the east
ward, and never tried to settle again
on the island; thus he felt tli;.l there
was chance that at least one bird
might ultimately fall into the hands
of some intelligent person on the
mainland.
He had sent out forty-eight ducks,
and was rising, as usual, before day
break to catch another couple when he
was seized with II sharp pain in his
knees ana found that he was famed by
an attack of rheumatism, due, no
doubt. to his long imnnrsions. He
dragged himself toward his tools and
began to whittlc a crutch.
4 tl,nt ,nnt Iola ,,-1, oil I'd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22

OF Juan Fernando, when Hazel over
| heard a conversation between tbs
mate and the captain that told him tina
they planned to scuttlo the vessel.
Before he could decide on action The
word went forth that there was a leak
The water gained fast. The boats were
ordered over and provisional. Haze
looked after Miss Rolleston and gath
cred all the articles that he could think
Of as being of possible use in such al
emergency. These he put into the
cutter into which he helped Mis-.
Rolleston This boat contained, beside.
the two passengers, six seamen.
Wylie, the mate and the rest OF the
crew got into the longboat Both
craft set sail and stood slowly along
with the sinking Proserpine, waiting
for the captain When that worthy at
last came on deck he was "ora3ed with
drink, He declared wildly that he
would not desert his ship. Suddenly
the vessel lurohed, dipped her bow un
der and raised her huge stern clear
from the sea.
At that moment q cry, "Scuttled. by
Cod" broke from the boatswain. The
Proserpine. diving into the sea, showed
two great splintered holes in her run,
Just below tho water line.
The two boats oircled around but
there was no sign of the drunken mas
ter He evidently had been sucked
down with the ship After debate II
was decided that the best chance was
to run for Juan Fernandez, although
nobody knew Just what its bearings
were. The boats thereupon bore north
east, and the cutter ran so all night
When morning came the longhoat was
nowhere in sight,
nl,, =, tn = Ut
the night and had decided to run for
the sailing track. He therefore had
changed his course completely. and af-
ter fifteen days at sea was picked up.
He made his way to England as fast
as he could.
The vessel that carried him reach ed
the mouth of the Mersey at the same
moment with big ship. Wylie looked
at her. She was the Shannon.
When WNlie was landed at the pier
the shannon was landing her passen.
ger Il tall noble-looking soldier. in
whom Wylie did not recognize Miss
Rolleston's father,
a little while later, Arthur Wardlaw,
sitting in his office IN London, received
n telegram. Have arrived win reach
London $40. Rolleston,"
A smile of great Joy came over his
face and transngured 1t. Whatever
poi,aste o Nth nerfart ana M ,,nseifsh
d ,ojo Ho onened - li,tIs moroccn
80 sn NAT vas on lie @os,,
! IN, !, silver Vail Thn eynmis,ta fana ~
/ tho g,r, smiled out ,t Mn lIe stoono1
VIZ s ,., s','','u INV ~ ni'l' ne s'oope>'
an, NM M'sssu Nv ,uavto'' WE
,,nn ~, n'",lo w We ~,
ny suuu,o ooa Univ ,,in, +" re- a'n'1
t",,n,. ~, Nv 1rtt,aa Wv ''''N'
~, n ~ ",'',s ~ ti,,o ouou $50,
s,t, ,,t,,a oh.n 49,, ~, ~, ,,, ~
~ ,so ,rh ~" 80 49," .'u'', ,
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16


has been kind enough to come With
me here at a moments notice."
Mr.. Claridge bowed and beamed on
Hewitt through his spectacles. "r'm
very glad Mr.. Hewitt has come" he
said.
Hewitt bowed in his turn and then
asked: Can 1 see the broken desk"
Mr.. Claridge led the way into the
room behind the shop. The desk was
really q sort of work table, with q lift
ing top and a lock. The top had been
forced roughly open by some instru-
ment which had been pushed in below
1t and used as a lever, so that the
catch Of the lock was torn away.
Hewitt examined the damaged parts
and the marks of the lever and then
looked out at the back window.
There are several windows about
here" he remarked, from which 1t
might be possible to see into this
room. Do you know any of the people
who live behind them?"
1.-TWO or three 1 know" Mr.. Claridge
answered, "but there are two windows
the pair almost Immediately before us
belonging to a room or Office which is
to let. Any stranger might get in
there and watch"
"Do the roofs above any Of those
windows communicate in any way
with yours?"
"None of those directly opposite
Those at the left do. You may walk al
the way along the leads"
"And whose windows are they?"
MI. Claridge hesitated. "Well," he
said, they're Mr.. Woollett's, an excel
lent customer of mine, but he's a gen
tleman, and-well, l really think its
absurd to suspect him"
"Have any of your neighbors beer
burgled during the night?" asked
Hewitt.
NO." Mr.. Claridge replied; "thert
has been nothing of that sort"
Hewitt examined the broken doc
and then made his way up the stair:
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16
II shall just have a little chat with
fho1n- ohn,af thu x,ookl,o..O

II shall just have a little chat with
~them-about the weather."
In rather more than an hour Hewitt
was back in Mr.. Claridge's shop. "Mr.
C%laridge," he said, 81 think 1 must ask
you one or two questions In private.
May l see you in your own room"
They went there at once, and Hew-
lit, pulling a chair before the window,
sat down with his back to the light.
The dealer shut the door and sat OPP
posite him, with the light full in his
face.
"Mr. Claridge," Hewitt proceeded
slowly, when did you first find that
Lord Stanway's cameo was a forgery?'
Claridge literally bounced in his
chair. His face paled, but he managed
to stammer sharply: "What-what-
what d'you mean? Forgery? Do you
mean to say sell forgeries? Forgery?
1t wasn't a forgery.
"Then," continued Hewitt in the
same deliberate tone, watching the
others face the while, "if it wasn't a
forgery, why did you destroy it and
burst your trapdoor and desk to imi-
tate a burglary"'
The sweat stood thick ON the dealers
face, and he gasped, but he struggled
hard to keep his faculties together and
calculated hoarsely: Destroy it? What
what didn't-didn't destroy it,"
"Threw it into the river, then. Don't
prevaricate about Details"
"No-no-it's a lie. Who saws that?
Go away! You're insulting me" Clar-
idge almost screamed.
"Come, come, Mr.. C%laridge," Hewitt
said more placably, for he had gained
his point. Don't distress yourself,
and don't attempt to deceive me-you
can't, l assure YOU. I know everything
you did before you left here last night
everything"
Claridge's face worked painfully.
Once or twice he appeared to be on
the point of returning an indignant re-
ply, but hesitated and finally broke
down altogether.
Don't expose me, Mr.. HEWITT" he
pleaded. Il beg you Won't expose me-!
1 haven't harmed a soul but myself.
P"Ao Lulu RlolNfoy SNGly PENNY
back, and l never knew the thing was
a forgery till l began to clean it. I'm
an old man, Mr.. Hewitt, and my pro-
fessional reputation has been spotless
till now. 1 beg you Won't expose me-"
Hewitt's voice softened. LET us talk
the affair over. Tell me about it." he
said.
"It was that swindler Hahn who de-
ceived me in the beginning" Claridge
said. II felt as sure as l possibly
could feel that | had bought one of the
finest, if not actually the finest, cameo
known to exist. 1t was not until after
1t had come back from Lord STAN
ways, and [ was cleaning it the even
ing before last, that in course of my
work it became apparent that the thing
was nothing but a consummately clev-
err forgery. 1t was made of three lay
ers Of nodded glass, nothing more nor
less, but the glass was treated in a
way l had before known of. and
the surface had been cunningly worked
on till it defied any ordinary examina-
ton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16
[To BE CONTINUED
A Warm Bath.

A young man went into a restaurant
rolls. In a few minutes a trim little
waitress tripped up with the order.
AS she turned to leave the young man
discovered that the meat was about as
cold as a refrigerator.
81 don't care for cold beef" he said.
81 should like to have it hot"
The young nm took the plate and
down: "Hortense. l want this meat
hot. Pour some warm gravy on it,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16

with the others. The unscrewed lock
of the door of the top back room re-
CURED little examination. In the room
below the trapdoor was a dusty table
on which stood a chair, and at the
other side of the table sat Detective
Inspector Plummer, whom Hewitt
knew very we'll and who babe him
good day. and then went ON with his
docket.
"This chair and table were found as
they are now, l take it," Hewitt asked.
EYES," said Mr.. Claridge; 'the
thieves, 1 should think, dropped in
through the trapdoor, after breaking it
open, and had to place this chair where
it is to be able to climb back"
Hewitt scrambled up through the
trapway and examined it from the top.
The door was hung on long external
barn door hinges and had been forced
open in a similar manner to that prac-
ticed on the desk. A jimmy had been
pushed between the frame and the
door nea the bolt. and the door had
been pried open, the bolt being torn
away from the screws in the operation.
Presently Inspector Plummer, having
finished his docket, climbed up to the
roof after Hewitt. and the two to-
gether went to the spot, close under a
chimney stack on the next roof but
one, where the case had been found.
Plummer produced the case, which he
had in his coattail pocket.
II don't see anything particular
about it, do you% he said. cit shows
us the way they went. though, being
found just here"
"Well, yes" Hewitt said; "if we kept
on in this direction we should be going
toward Mr.. Woollett's house and his
trapdoor, shouldn't we?"
The inspector pursed his lips, smiled
and shrugged his shoulders. "Of
course we haven't waited till now to
find that out" he said.
mo, of course. And, as you say, /
don't think there is much to be learned
from this leather case. 1t is almost
new, and there isn't q mark on it."
WELL" said Plummer as he return
ed the case to his pocket, whats
your OptniOn?"
TITS rather an awkward case"
Eyes, it is. Between ourselves-I
don't mind telling you-I'm having a
sharp lookout kept over there"-Plum-
mer jerked his head in the direction of
Mr.. Woollett's chambers. "Of course
some of the work, taking off the lock
and SO, on, looks rather like a regular
burglar, but it's just possible that any
n badly wanting the cameo would
hire a man who was up to the work"
Eyes, it's possible"
do you know anything Of Hahn, the
agent" Plummer asked a moment
later.
mo. / don't. Have you found him
YETI"
II haven't yet, but Pm after him.
I've found he was at Charing Gross q
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16
Humor ano Philosophy
By DUNCAN M. SMITH
THE PRIZE RIDDLE.

OF Latin, Greek or science
Or branches such as those,
The more one looks into them
The more Of them he knows,
But there Is one small subject
That drives him to despair
The more he studies woman
The nor he's in the air.
He meets her in the cleaning
And looks into her eye
And thinks she is as easy
AS Christmas cake or pie,
But when from out her features
He tries to drag a YES"
Then, feeling dazed and dizzy,
He has another guess.
Her smile appears SO friendly,
So innocent and bland
That all he needs is gayly
To reach out for her hand,
But when he comes to grab it,
So warm and fresh and nice,
He finds that more than likely
It's just q cake of ice.
o woman, lovely woman,
So easily to mold
In theory! But In practice
The theory will not hold.
Man thinks he has you cornered,
Sized up for what you are,
And when he has it settled
He gets a lovely jar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16
A Fine Idea.

A Fine Idea.
81 hear the Greeks and Russians
will not have their Christmas until
eleven days after ours"
"They always do that"
"Why is it?"
ooh, l suppose they want to take adj
vantage Of the bargains at which
Christmas goods are offered after the
holidays"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-04-16
Quite Desperate.
Did the heir

Did the heir
e S S re f u S e
him 2"
"Yes."
"How did he
take it,"
"He was per-
fectly desper-
ate"
Mercy hope
he won't do him
self INJURY"
"Well, he said
he would have
to 90 to work."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-10
Ina Dnd'a Tail.


A prominent citizen was on trial
charged with harboring a vicious dog.
The attorney for the defense had
been consulting a dog expert and had
learned that if q dog holds his tail up
over his back when he baTks he is not
angry, while If he holds it straight out
behind him be is in a belligerent, blood
thirsty frame Of mind. Anxious to air
his newly acquired information, the
lawyer began cross questioning the
prosecuting witness thus:
Now, did you notice the position in
which this dogs tail was held when he
came at yoU?"
81 did not" said the witness, "for
that was not the end from which l
anticipated injury. had another end
in view Now, if the dog had been a
hornet
''No levity, sirr' Numbered the attor-
ney. Answer the question In what
position was the dogs tail when he
came at youT'
Il believe. sir" faItered the terrified
witness, that it was behind him
Chicago News
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-10
The KINDS Cock Grower.

In the good old time there was an
English court official known as the
kings cock Grower. 1t seems a strange
office. Why did the king require cock
Grower and why could not the common
barn doOr variety serve his maJesty's
purpose? The reason. as you shall see,
was that the barn door variety cannot
be depended upon for times and hours,
and he has never been persuaded TO OBJ
serve Lent Now, this was pious Gus
tom and religious duty. All through
Lent the kings cock Grower crowed
instead Of calling the hours of the night
In the palace lie began On Ash
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-10
Story of q Foot Race.

A yolHble negro who was discovered
pacing a fast heat across the Tenth
street viaduct the other night explain
ed his haste to the policeman who ar
rested him
He explained that be had been to a
swell dance and had paid the sum Of
$3.50 for the rent of the startlingly
correct attire in which he was clad.
During the progress of the dance a
short yellow man had repeatedly bump
ed against him il a most offensive
manner. He related the story with
dignity and junction.
''Thish yere yellow niger, he KEEP
a-bumpin' inter me till l ses to him.
ses, I'll see you after this dance out
side ses to him.
He ses, Very well, sub; I'll see you
after this dance
Il didn't like the looks of him no.
how, and when We gifts outside he
pulls a big razzer. and he ses. I'll cave
you he ses, jes' that er-way-
I thinks of that suit / pays $3.50
fer. and l gethers up all the rabbit they
is in me, and / starts to runnin', and L
runs fast I runs like 4 jack rabbit
Ontel l gifts to the vi'duc', and a big
police he holIers 10 me:
"'Hey. there he boilers. 'Whar
yOu-all gwine so fas?'
"Ps jiS' a-ruRnin' to ketch a cyar.'
I boilers back But he grabs me. and
he ses:
".Ketch a car. Niger! Why, youse
passed four cars a'readyr'-Omaha
World Herald
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-10
Judoment Was Confirmed.

A certain old time justice OF tbs
peace. wishing to bring suit against .
citizen, consulted the statutes ana
found that suits Of such a character
might he brought before any justice
of the peace
well. then" thought he, ''T'H just
try the case myself"
StTaightway he made out a writ
against his adversary and signed it.
On the day set for trial the defendant
appeared with counsel Both gentle
men not unnaturalIy objected to the
constitution of the court
Why" demanded the justice, do
you deny that 1 am a justice OF the
peacef"
The lawyer would not contest this
point, but argued that such n construc-
ton of the law was against all sense
and reason
\ vigorous alteration enSued, and
then the judge remarked that not for
the world would he have two gentle
men suppose him governed by any per
sonal considerations. 81 will there
fore" he added gracefully. render
Judgment against myself and then
appeal to the supreme court"
But the mischief OF it was" said
the justice, relating the story after
ward. that when my judgment got to
the supreme court it was unanimously
reafirmed."