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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER The Escspade opens. not
N the romance preceding the marriage
OF Ellen Slocum, a Puritan miss. and Lord
harrington of England. but in their life
efter settling IN England The scene Is
placed. Just following the revolution. in
Darlington castle In England The Car
rinstons, after a house party. engaged
N family tilt, caused by jealousy.
CHAPTER IL-Lord Darlington and
ness against the other in continuation OF
the quarrel
CHAPTER ITI.-First Directing against
playing cards with the guests. Lady Car
rngton agreed 20 cut cards with Lord
Strathgate, whose attentions to Ellen
had become a sore point with Carrington.
The loss OF 500 900 failed TO perturb her.
eno her husband then cut Tor his wifes
l. o X. and his honor. Darlington win
hiking for each other apparently arose
between Lady Darlington and Lord
6trathgate.
CHAPTER Iv.-Additional attentions
OF Lord Darlington 20 Lady Cecily and
Lord StrSthEate 70 Lady Darlington com
PEELED the latter 10 vow that she would
leave the castle.
CHAPTER v.-PreparinE to fee. Lady
American girl met Lord Strathgate az
two a. m, he agreeing 10 see them safely
away.
CHAPTER vL-Euen ned. strathrate
criNing. he attempted 20 take her 20
his castle. but she left him stunned in
the road when the carriage meets with
an accident She and Dehbie then
struck out Tor Portsmouth. where she In
TENDED 70 sail Tor America.
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hercely turning on the man.
Il beg your pardon. your lordship.
I'm afeard of no man who comes at
me with his nsts. but that pistol"
What did they do next?"
81 heard them go into the stable,
and after that-Here's the stable boys,
p'raps they can tell you about IL, sir"
He threw open the door and the
three boys came in.
Who was with Lord Strathgate last
nightT questioned Darlington flercsly.
The stable boys shufied uneasily.
Each looked furtivsly TO the others,
and they made no answer.
by heaveni" cried Carrington in
tones OF thunder. answer me or I'll
have you logged all over the place. {"
Twas a slight young man." said
one Of them. finally. I'VE didn't rec
ognize who II was" he continued.
boldly lying. Lord Strathgate Is a
very impsrious man and he covered Us
with his pistol and swore II we made
o sound he'd blow our brains out. and
the young man tied our hands and the
two OF EN- gagged us"
Couldn't you see who the young
man was?"
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until morning7 Why had she not
given him an opportunity TO show
that, after all. Il was she he loved.
and none other? He had treated her
abominably. his sweet. pure. lovely
wife. What II she had lacked some
OF the petty accomplishments OF her
day. She was woman nObly planned.
and one OF whom any man should have
been proud beyond measure. He had
been fool He would ind her. tell
her the truth. bring her back and drive
out the whole wretched crew. They
would be happy at Darlington again.
as they had been happy before.
But II was no time for useless To-
grets now. The need for action was
imperative. He started 20 his feet
and ran toward the door that opened
into his own room. He drew the bolts,
swearing that II he ever got his wife
back she should need no bolt 20 pro
tect her but his love.
And then he heard his name called.
MY lord. my lord"
II was the aged butler coming up
the stairs. white-faced and painting.
What Is 81 JepsOn2" cried Car
rington, confronting the man Speak
out. What has happened?"
"One OF the footmen. Thomas. my
lord, has just come in from the stables
He says that he found the three stable
boys who we're there last night bound
and gagged"
What" cried Lord Darlington.
That's rot all. sir" continued the
faithful Jepson. the coachman-"
Has he gomez" Queried the earl.
mo, my lord. lie was bound and
gagged. too. in the coach house"
Who did IT."
He says the earl OF Strath gate"
Good Cod" cried Darlington. turn
ing pale. The earl Of Strathgatei"
Yes, my lord And the bay team
and light travelling carriage are gone
from the stable"
Impossible" protested Darlington,
fighting against the awful suspicion
that entered his heart.
It's quite true. my lord"
"Jepson," said Darlington. firmly.
send the coachman 20 me. Have one
OF the footmen ask Admiral Kephard
TO come 20 the library at once. Mount
some one on a horse and bring
the lodEekeeper here. also. And.
stay" he added as the butler turned
away-"ask one OF the women 20 sum
mon Mistress SIocum as well. Now.
say nothing about this to anyone else.
bat hurry as II your life depended
upon f."
Darlington dashed back madly into
his wife's room. He had known that
she had hanging in her closet the
sailors suit which she had worn on
her cruises with him. A dark suspl-
cion had come 10 him He tore open
the door OF the closet and tore from
the hooks one after another the gor-
geous dresses which hung there. He
did not md what he sought She
had evidently worn II away. He
turned from the room. ran through the
hall and down the flight OF stairs TO
the library. The coachmAn awaited
him.
Who was With Strsthgate when he
bound you last night"
"A young man. take It, my lud. "
answered the coachman. The room
was dark. with only the nrenght,
and I couldn't see very well. Lord
Strathgate threatened me with pis-
tol, or I'd have made cutlery and
resistance. He kept me covered with
my head turned away. The young man
handed him straps 70 lash me-"
You coward" cried Darlington,
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At some point which shall be the
focus Of all their directions.
II was about eight o'clock when
Darlington and Seton left the hall,
turning their backs upon one another.
In beginning this famous man and
woman hunt Seton, mounted on his
best horse, covered the ground at q
great pace. Naturally he made much
better time than Strathgste had, for
all his furious driving of the bays.
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CHAPTER VIII.

Sir Charles Picks Up the Course.
II Is necessary that we take up the
course of the different actors In the
drama seyiat.m until tLey converge
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13
Ku Klux "reminiscences.

The second instalment OF Reminis-
cences of the Ku KIux Khan, by Colo
mel John g. Reed, appears in the Feb
ruary number OF Uncle Remus's Maya.
zine, giving the account Of how the
presidential campaign OF 1858 was car
ried for the democratic candidate in
Oglethorpe county, Georgia, despite
the fact that the negroes, to-
gether with the few white repubi-
cans, greatly outnumbered the white
masses. While the article is only the
account Of what happened in a very
small part of Georgia, it is of general
interest because it gives an idea Of the
power exerted throughout the south by
showing what one Den accomplished
in one district. Colonel Reed writes
Interestingly and without prejudice or
bitterness. -
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13
Lives Like 0 PlutOcrat

Senator Bob" Taylor boarded when
he 6rst came to town, says o Washing
ton special, but being chief entertainer
to admiring audiences of department
clerks in the parlor every evening, got
on his nerves. So he decided to keep
house. He heard of q handsome apart
ment in Stoneleigh Court, built by the
late John Hay, and the most expensive
apartment hotel in Washington. He
confessed to friend that he really did
not expect to move there, but it would
give him a chance to see how bloated
millionaires really lived when they
were cliH-dwellers. AS be. passed from
one to another of the luxuriously fur
nished rooms he broke the tenth COM
mandment a number of times.
81 covet this very much, he said to
the lady who was trying to sublet the
apartment before going abroad, "but
you know down south, where / came
from, we are powerful poor. So don'l
go over $500 month"
"Why, Senator, I will not charge
you anything for the furniture" she
replied. "I pay $lOO month for the
apartment and you may have it fol
that"
Taylor is living like a hated plutocra
ct Stoneleigh Court.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13
Chunking on Empty Beehive.

"Let US return to our mutton" What
has Gov. Patterson got TO do with Jack
Robinson's capers in the political pas
ture? Have q fling at Jack, and well
come. Knock his blooming record ell
to pieces. 1t is puerile kind Of sport
though, seeing that Jack isn't trying
to get into any door with his record as
a key, therefore isn't at all caring, ct
this time, whether anybody knocks it
out of the perpendicular or bends il
from the horizontal.
Shying at Jacks record is stoning an
empty beehive. Might as we'll chunk
the side of a hill with peanut shells,
and hope to beat it down, as expect to
injure Gov. Patterson'S democracy with
old womens' seedlings of some sother
fellows past politics.
Return to the mutton. Get down to
the candidates. Trot out the govern
or's record and show where it swerves
from the mark. Not wabble, nor q
bobble.
But when hes"giddap" is given to
the Carmack freak, it side leaps from
the start with such persistent swer wing
and skidding that it's friends can't even
bring it out of the barn. Set it for
congressman, and it turns about and
butts democracy. Paint it straight in
municipal or county matters, and like
an automobile on slippery asphalt, it
skids rebelliously, putting itself hind
part before.
Duncan B. Cooper and Mel. Doak
may have done some bucking in their
day and time; but. great Scot, theirs
was but a gentle and well.regulated
prancing, compared with the tremend-
GUS side leaps of the ex-senator who
seeks the democratic nomination. -
Commercial. Appeal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13

mean and slanderous statements about
those who are honorable and worthy,
caring little or nothing for the person
assailed, so long as they are able to
bring reproach, il possible, upon the
chief executive.
Judge Palmer is a gentleman of the
highest standing. As lawyer aud also
as o citizen he is respected, No more
worthy man ever sat upon the supreme
bench than he. I've been intimately
acquainted with public men and polite.
al affairs of the state for over ten years
and have known Judge Palmer longer
than that, and during these years not
even the breath Of suspicion was ever
breathed against him in any way. If
he was ever representative of rail-
roads, except in the courts of Tennes,
see, nobody knows anything about it.
/ am justified in stating as q positive
fact that Judge Palmer has never inter-
ested himself in any matters before the
legislature effecting corporate interest
certainly not during my term as q
representative. No man in Tennessee
is any farther removed from suspicion
than Judge Palmer, and yet because he
happens to be an appointee of Gov.
Patterson he must be published by the
enemies OF Patterson as a low flung
lobbyist" The people of Tennessee
should stamp forever with their disap.
proval the efforts Of low flung politicians
and demagogues to bring reproact
upon the judiciary of the state for ne
other purpose than to help some othel
politician get an Office. AS lawyer
and as man have an abiding faith il
the honor of Tennessee's judiciary, ant
l hope the people will not be influenced
by such base insinuations as we fine
from the pen of the News .Scimitar cd
itor. Why single out Judge Palmer
Why not Judge Shields? The latte
served as attorney for the Southern
Railroad for years before going on tn
bench. He is an honorable man am
worthy of his high position, but hap
pened not to be IAN appointee of Gov
Patterson. l am for both Judg
Shields and Judge Palmer for re.elec
tion. They are worthy of their hig
positions because Of their ability an
} high integrity.
} Any man who drags the judiciary G
the state or any worthy member of
into what promises to be bitter poIiI
ical contest for the purpose of helpin
, or hurting any candidate for Office
; should be regarded by the public as
criminal. A. b. NEIL.
Il
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13
I'm Memory of Old Virginia. "

All the seats were taken in the car
which entered one morning in early
April. An old colored man sat next
the door. It is not often in these days
that I see that type of black man. /
used to see that kind on the old Vir.
ginia plantation, where he was "Ung
Lige" or "Ung SAmbo" to all the
household. His days were devoted to
useful toll, and his evenings to his
banjo and the old plantation melodies
that no one can ever sing as musically
as they were sung then; and never in
his widest visions did he dream Of
logsrithms and Greek roots for his
race.
Take this seat, Mistis," he said ris.
ing promptly. "Mistis" sounded very
'homey" and pleasant to me. 1t had
been SO long since / was "Mistis" to
anybody.
"Thank you, UNCLE" said 1. 'Keep
your seat. I would just as lief
stand"
81" Scuse me please, Mistis, but
faint Htteu foh you teh stan; you
mus set" he sdmonished respect.
fully.
I took the seat, thanking him for his
courtesy. Soon departing passenger
left vacancy.
"rhere is seat for you" said to
the old man.
Between the ladies', ma'amS" he
hesitated.
He bowed apologetically to right and
left and took the vacant place.
just before leaving the car slipped
a silver piece into his hand, saying
"Uncle, get you nice luncheon with
this-in memory of old Virginia"
"Thank you, my Mistis," he said
opening his hand to look ct the little
gift, and then closing it. Then bt
touched his hat and thanked me again
I left the Car with O SUMMER feeling II
my heart because Of the chance meet
ing, but with no thought that should
ever again hear of my old Vir
ginisn.
That afternoon / received q bunch O
arbutus which had been left for me b.
an old colored man-''foh the tall LADY
with long blue coat an white hair
in memory of old Virginia an dem oil
time days. LA Sale Oorbell Pickett
in February Lippincott's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13
Attacks on the Judiciary.

To the Editor Of The American:
It is matter Of regret that some
newspapers, open advocatessof certain
candidates for political honors, whose
columns are filled with all manner OF
mean and contemplate insinustionS,
should, in order to prejudice the public
against the present administration, at
tack certain members of the states ju-
dietary who are appointees OF Gov.
Patterson. In order to destroy Gov.
Patterson and promote Mr.. Carmack,
they wade out into the open and fire o
sluice OF dirty insinuations at some
members Of the court Of civic appeals,
especially Judge Palmer. r.
The Memphis News-Sclmitar, always
loaded with bile for those who favor
some other candidate than theirs, in its
editorial of February 4th, discussing
'Railroad Practice, speaks of Judge
Palmer ss q " "lobbyist for the rail.
roads" Among other things, it says:
"We would not specify Judge Horace
Palmer, Of the court of civil appeals,
by appointment of Gov. Patterson, as
such attorney. He was, of course, at
the command OF his railroad client,
about legislative halls, or hotel lobbies,
or on convention floors. His influence
and his prominence entitled him to lib.
eral fees for his political services and
finally landed him high and dry in q
distinguished Judicial position, to the
delight Of his railroad employers. We
are onlyreferring incidentally to Judge
Palmer. Suppose he had been retained
purely IS lobbyist. but ostensibIy as
attorney, where would the lobby expen.
diture show in the books of the Louis
vile and Nashville, which employed
him ?" etc.
All of which shows to what extent
loud-mouthed, Aannel-mouthed polite
al henchmen are willing to go in order
to win an ONCE for man who has said
time and again "that he did not want
it." They attack the judiciary, mem;
bers Of which are in Office "by appoint.
msnt Of Gov. Patterson :" they make
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13

West Virginia Enters Upon Forest Work.
West Virginia is the latest of the
states to take up forestry work. A
school to teach forestry has been
opened as a branch of the state uni
versity at Morgantown. Coincident
with this, a state association has been
formed to study and promote tree
planting aud woodland protection.
The membership consists, for the most
part, Of men connected with oranges
and agricultural societies in all parts OF
the state. In addition to this, the
state board of trade has appointed G
committee to draft forest Law and out
line policy which will be laid before
the Legislature FIR action next year.
West Virginia is % peculiarly prom
Using 6eld for this work. Seventy -Ave
per cent. of its area is wooded, and for
climatic reasons, aud from the nature
of the soil, much Of it can never be.
come agricultural land, but will grow
timer of great value. Cone bearing
trees flourish on the mountain tops,
many of which rise above 1000 feet,
and broadleaf species cover the lower
slopes. One of the finest hardwood
regions Of the whole country lies il
that state.
The wooded mountains feed the trib
utaries of several important rivers
some of which, as the Monongahels
Youghiogheny, Cheat, Little Kanawha
Great Kanawha, Guyandotte, and Bis
Sandy, Aow to the Ohio and supply th,
chief portion of the water which carries
the commerce of that great stream
while Others, as the branches OF tn,
Potomac, flow to the Atlantic. =
Until very recently West Virginia,
like many other states, had done littl,
for its enormously valuable forests
A fire law with no one to execute it
was aboat all. But there is now pros
peCt Of vigorous policy.
The proposed Southern Appalachian
National Forests, if established, viii
occupy some OF the more importsn
submits, leaving the tanks OF th,
mountains and the steep slopes of less
er ranges for the state to care for ant
protect Wasteful numbering and tn,
semi,annual forest fires, have ALREADY
barred large areas where woods are O
the greatest importance in maintaining
an even flow in rivers which rise il
West Virginia but which have much I,
do with the prosperity Of other states.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13
They Need Him at This Dance.

A rare and genuine bit Of humor is
contained in Q letter received by Su.
preme Court Clerk 10 Roach from o
prominent mountain lawyer, in which
the latter sets forth his reason for de-
string continuance of the docket when
his cases are called, and in which he
urges Mr.. Roach to convey his reasons
TO the court. The letter is not written
in any spirit of unde levity, contains
no suggestion of disrespect or indelica-
cacy, but when seen will be taken at
just what it is, something genuinely
humorous. The lawyer says:
"This morning learned that the su-
preme court will reach my cases from
Franklin and Grundy the last Of next
week, about Friday. Now you will do
me the kindness to call the attention of
the court to the fact that 1 was on yes
terday invited to attend an old-fashion-
ed party and ball up in Roark's Cove,
whore was raised and educated. Now,
this dance will continue from Friday
evening until Sunday morning, accord
ing to our usual custom.
"The dance can't we'll proceed with
out my assistance, because 1 am the
principal fiddler. Unless 1 am present
at this ball the people will be greatly
disappointed, and on their account as
we'll as that of my own, and that of the
general public in that vicinity, ask
the court to postpone the call Of said
dOckets until week after next.
Thanking you and the Honorable
Court in advance, and feeling assured
that my request will be granted, ant
unless sooner notified will not be there
in attendance until next Monday week
"Yours, etc, ---."
Nashville Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13
judge Bell the Winner.

Gov. Patterson Friday night filed
the vacancy on the supreme bench oc-
casioned by the death Of Judged ohm 8.
Wilkes, promoting Circuit Judge Ben
nett d. Bell, of Gallatin, Judge Of the
Ninth circuit, to the supreme Judge
ship. The vacancy arising from the
appointment was filed by elevating
Judge Bells attorney-general, Robert
l.. Peck, of Springfield, to the circuit
bench. William NJ. Brandon, former
adiutant-general and manager OF Bob
Taylor's campaign for United States
senator, was named for attorney.gener-
al. The new supreme Judge was ap-
pointed to the circuit bench by Gov.
Benton McMillin, in 1900, to fill out
the unexpired term of Judge A. H.
Munford and was elected in 1902. He
had very strong endorsements from the
bar of bis circuit. Judge Bell will only
sit till the August election, when q
successor will be elected.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1908-02-13
ROY HALE GETS
TWENTY YEARS
Jury Returns Verdict of Murder in the Sec
ond Degree, and Sentences the Young Pris-
oner to the Penitentiary for Long Period at
Hard Labor.

The jury in the case of Roy Hale,
who was tried in the circuit court at
JOnesboro on the charge of having
murdered j. E. Davis, brought in a
verdict ct O. 80 o'clock Friday morning
OF murder in the second degree, and
fixed the defendants punishment at
twenty years in the penitentiary. This
is about what was predicted by persons
who attended the trial, no one believ.
ing after the evidence was in that Hale
would be acquitted.
Hale admitted on the stand that he
killed Davis. but said he acted in self.
defense. However, it was shown that
Davis was shot twice from behind, and
that Hale was in hiding Immediately
after the killing, and that he very soon
left the state, going to Missouri. Hav.
ing enlisted as soldier in the United
States army, he went to Ft. Mcpherson,
in Atlanta, where he was later captured.
The killing occurred in johnson City
in December, 1905, and at the Davis
home, where Hale had gone early in
the evening, atte having declared, as
tits alleged, that he was going to hunt
q man. The mother OF Davis testified
that her son and Hale left the room ap-
parently as friends, and that five min
ntes later she heard the shots fired that
ended her sons life, and that an inves-
tigation showed that he had been twice
shot in the back.
A. j. Moody, witness from Atlanta,
who had met Hale while he was in the
army, testified that Hale told in Allan.
ia that he had killed Davis, and that il
was the result Of quarrel over the
attention his brother, Ack Hale, was
paying to Lille Davis.
just three months after the killing ol
Irby Davis, his sister Lille met tragic
fate in East Hill cemetery at Bristol,
being shot to death while alone with
Ack Hale Hale told, following hif
arrest, that the girl committed suicide
after repeated threats. There we're nc
eye-witnesses to the killing, but thu
chain of circumstances have placed
Ack Hale in a close place. He wal
given hearing at Blountville, las
October, 1.-THE jury failed to agree
The case was called again in January
but was continued on account of tn,
absence Of material witnesses for th,
prosecution. 1t will not be caliet
again before May.
The two Hale cases have attracted
wide attention, not only brcause of tn
sensational manner in which Lilli
Davis was killed, but for the reason
that the two Hale brothers have beel
prisoners on the charge of killing
brother and sister in the Davis fam
ilu