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attack with such suddenness that for a moment he
was undecided. He had turned to Betty when she
spoke, now he turned to Richard and said 'As
you had me watched from the hour reached Paris
until the hour left-I aware of it for some
time, however, assume that you know what went
there to learn
Richard nodded.
What l learned there leaves me no less deter
mined to win your daughter, no less prepared to
to friendly understanding with YOU and YOUR
wife. But if what | learned was generally known
among your new friends, it would end your and your
chdrens social career would make you despised
by the coonists you have imposed upon make YOU
laughed at by the rest of the world. Do l over
estimate the effect Monsieur and Madame Cour-
vatel?'
Richard was thmcally tapping his knees with the
tips of his fingers as he replied calmly:
you lie!'
Delaney half started from his chair; then sank
back, crimson with the effort to master himself as
Richard continued
Il know every move, turn and inquiry you made
in France, and know that you learned something to
confirm your belief but that you failed to get actual
proof. Ii you still curious on the point, l am
willing to assure you that we are the couple who
We're known as Monsieur and Madame Courvatel"
THANK you," said Delaney. That is not in
formation you would like to have made public?'
Certainly not"
Neither would las your son in law"
In Paris" continued Richard seeming to ignore
the others last remark, you sought who
taught a trick at billiards. He is dead You
knew that he had taught some one you suspected to
be me. You knew much about his affairs; for his
daughter is your wife.
She is dead" gasped Delaney.
1t was Betty who next spoke. " She is alive, hap
PLY employed, and living in comfort with her uncle
She will come here now if | send for her. know that
story of desertion and knowing it say that you are
base and wicked man to come here for what you
have!"
Delaney stared at Betty, half stunned; but he
Richard did, for there something in the
manner of Courtney which warned him Now
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TVHE letter that Richard Courtney received
from Herbert Delaney, and showed to Betty,
asking for an interview to discuss subject
of the greatest personal interest " to him and to
them, the following evening" they knew meant
interview concerning Genie. They were ready
for this, and it turned out, they could arrange
for it under favorable conditions.
The Courtneys had accepted for themselves and
Genie an invitation from Mrs. Hardee to go to the
opera the following evening. This was to be Genies
first opera night and as the party had been arranged
it had considerable significance to the relations of
George Hardee and Genie. Hardee, ST., not in
town, and George, therefore, would appear as the
host of the box party with Genie as his guest Betty
saw that to herself and her husband from the
party and to send Genie would be to emphasize
this significance.
Mrs Hardee might think we were playing favor
ties too strong if we keep out of the running our
selves but push Genie, Betty suggested to Richard.
Still, if frankly explained to her why we want to
remain at home and should like to have Genie out
of the house just at that time she might fancy the
plan it's framed.
Your talks the blink, said Richard, who had
been solemny ordered by his wife to recall her
sharply when she strayed unconsciously from the
narrow path of polite speech to which she had de-
voted herself.
1T always goes wrong when I'm all fused up"
complained Betty too impatient to correct herself
just then.
to rough house with Delancy?" asked Richard
mo; tell her that Delaney has asked for per-
sonal interview, and thought it best to stay at
home for the purpose. Then if Mrs Hardee insists
upon GENES going, anyway, 1T will be she, not us,
who is playing favortes; it will be she who is adding
to the significance of the makeup of the box party.
Mrs Hardee seemed perfectly to understand and
inwardly to approve She did not why Genie,
who had looked forward to the opera with SO much
and so forth, should be deprived of the pleasure,
and forth. Neither woman had ever spoken a
word to the other about possible marriage between
the young people, but each knew the other thought
Genie was radiant when the Hardees called for
her. and she went down to the carriage with George.
She had gone to matinees in her school days, with
her hair down and her dress high and bored school
governess by her side; but now with her hair high
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My dear old girl, replied Richard
reassuringly, for he saw that Betty
had said she was not nervous because
she was, of course | have no weapon,
and neither will Delaney have one
after he sits down | have promised
that | will only kick that fellow out of
the house, literally kick him into the
street. l have thought it all out, and
l can think of no deal / can give him
no treatment, l mean-that will pun
ish him so much He is not a coward,
and he has kind of personal pride.
A N East Indian brought in Delancys
card, and then ushered in the caller
and did not quite close the door as he
stepped back into the hall. Richard
bowed to Delaney, ignoring his out
stretched hand, but put his own hand
on the knob, as if to close the door.
Delaney smiled at the affront, and adj
vanced step, and bowed to Betty, who
did not rise Richard, now standing
behind the caller, closed the door, mo-
toned Delaney to a seat, and seated
himself
The nature of his reception evidently
determined Delaney on his manner of
for without an Introductory word he
hat he had called to ask their consent,
and added slowly, your assistance
daughter Virginia.
IF Our assistance or consent answered
have Our command not to speak to our
ain"
h compelled Delaney to make his main
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Drawings by J. v. McFall
Lees and Leaven." and Other Tales

and her neck madenly decollete. and a devoted
young man by her sde-ah, this different!
Uncle Hiram had returned to his farm SO when
Genie departed the Courtneys were alone, except
for the shadowy servants, the 1.-THE dark, silent
men of Carl's choosing, who were as noiseless and
quick in their movement as jungle cats. One of
them slipped out of the areaway as the Hardee
footman closed the carriage door, and like a
shadow followed the carriage
I'm not bit nervous, Dick, y said Betty as they
waited in a small reception room; "but want
you to promise again that there will be nothing
nothing serious You have no weapon?"
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-02

t1w still owns an undivided IL
FefeSt IN the Choctaw division Of
the Territory.
rms treaty could never have
been consumated except for the
fourteenth article thereof. which
provided that any Choctaw de.
s'rihS to remain in Mississinpi
should have allotted to him NV
officers OF the General Govern
n'ent section Of land including
the land upon which his home
was situated; but the avowel
purpose of the Governments
helng to remove him west Of the
Mississippi undertook TO abro-
gate this provision, and by all
klnl' Of subterfuyes render it
almost impossible for him to
receive his allotment. Mr.. Clai-
borne, IN his History Of Missis-
s'ppl.' on this point says:
ihe operation Of the fourteenth
aftIcle (Which had accomplished the
treaty) was an deceptive and de-
stra7tiye. Many who had left the
ground Were ingnorant of their
rights and Wore not informed IN
tlme to make the required applica-
tiHa to the agent. Many WI,
7. >.~>S>-@--> o>>"~>~>~~~-~~~-~~->-
(oohtlued on page A.
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-02
friend from Texls [Mr. Sr4.

friend from Texas Mr.. Sr4
pnENs
After this transaction the Gov
ernment transported thousands
of these Cnoctaws to their new
nome III th9 "2St' M my re-
'na'oea an 3''!' rem '''' N my
o'el rom I'M rig " OF tAe nara
'''''e' ana m my a''er the loss
oi OF their relatives, returned to
their native haunts III Mississippi,
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-02

Now. in pursuance of said treaty,
and OF the powers and authority
vested in me by an act OF Congress
approved the 25th day of May, 1880
entitled An act to provide tjr an
exchange Of lands with M Indians
residing in any of the States or Ter
rit0rie, and for their removal west
Of the Mississippi River" said coun-
try as is described in the second ar
ticle Of said treaty is hereby granted
and assigned to said CNort0W &a-
ton Of Indians to the extent and
after the condition Of tenure therein
declared, and liable to no transfer or
alienation except to the United
states:
In testimony hereof, and that the
same may be carried into effect, |
have signed this grant with my own
hand, cause it to be certified undar
the seal OF the War apartmaat,
this 25sh day Of May, 1881, ana OF the
state Department.
'.y the Presidents: Andrew Jackson
e. Livingston, sect. Of St0tc.
BY the Pres of the United States:
John II. Eaton, Sect. Of Var.
For complete and perfect
statement Of all the transactions
between the Government and
the Choctaws, refer the House
to very extended and able brief
inserted in the RECORD Of Febru-
ary IL by my distinguished
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-02
Ia Ia fDP tl3 ClDCtlVS.
s eecl1 Of Hon. A. NJ. Byrd


ST.. Whole House on the state of the
Ion, and having under considera-
.},niho bill III. r. l6&S2) making
uyc"opriaito1s for the Legislative
xecutive, and judicial expenses OF
ne Govermant for the year. ending
.ne 30, 1909, and for az par
l)Ses--
Nv. BYRD said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN Permit me to
x lain briefly the amendment
=, the lndian appropriation bill
Ifered by me few moments
20, and which, on account Of a
ooFnr Of order made by the gen
leman from New York Mr..
HErNAN] | could not then ex-
plain.
seek by this amendment to
secure an appropriation Of
$50, 900 annually for the support
and e lucatiDn Of the few remain
ing ChoctaWs in the State Of
III Mlssisajppi, numbering at this
time about $50. No one ac-
qnainted with their present con
dition, or with he policy Of the
Government in dealing with these
unfortunate people, would for u
moment question the Justice Of
this proposition.
MIR. Chairman, before proceed
ing with these remarks, woald
like to advise the House If few
things to the credit of this fast
dying race. A few centuries
ego their warriors might have
b4en numbered by thousands,
,oamin@ over the great South
western valley, boas;ing Ihat
t h . II domain reac C h e q
from the rising to the setting
st.n, while now their few remain.
ing descendants are strag cling
vag.b bonds, having nowhere to
lay their heads; and unless some
thing is done by the Government
70 rescue them from the clutches
Of disease and poverty before
"many moonsn the last of the
race VIII fall to sleep in the arms
OF the Great Spirits, whose still
sweet voice whispered peace to
their Wigwams ere the orthodox
eros: # greed was planted upon
their native shore. They grew
TO be a mighty race, prospecting
and increasing until the pale
face serpents began to creep in
to their Eden. Upon these ere
dulous people the white man
perpetrated one act of fraud
after another until finally they
were forced to surrender their
magnificent estate, inherited
from their ancestors, FOR a promise
Of a paltry inheritance beyond
the Mississippi. They were once
rich, but now poor; once happy
now distressed. Once the elo.
quence of their orators mingled
with the music of the ripplins
waters now the coming shad
ows of racial death have silenceC
their ringing war whoop into the
silent murmurings known only
to the hopeless and helpless.
The roar of the locomotive has
forever supplanted the screams
of the wild panther, and the rat
tling plowshare has frightened
the bounding deer from the
forest. Smiling fields of husban
dry now mark the Meccas of the
red man, where he once rom
ped and danced and wooel
and died; where his dusky child
rem gamboled with the wild flow
ers and the clinging vines, an(
where his dead are silently
awaiting resurrection into the
happy hunting grounds beyond
the grave. All that he lovec
and cherished have passed anC
gone. He moves, acts, 'and sui
fers like the shorn lamb before
the. untempered winds. Ap
plause,
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-02

~ ! - NttSiltll
by our -. III war. in
pcstllencp, anl IN peace he has
been our foremost friend, and vet
when he comes, Ike Lazarus to
the gate of Dives, begging for
bread, We hand him serpcnt,
Notwithstanding he has been
more Thoroughly robbed and
more crualIy treated by the
white man than any other triba
Of the American Indian. vet he
has always been his friend. CIai-
borne, the historian. saws:
The Choctaw orator always proud-
~ ooa3'ea ''At 'Aer nation
@ ','u "'' q 7'''' ''o o'''o o' " ""''e
As o.r,,, -. ,-oo wa G,5 -.
,,,,,r ~, r,,,4... ...,.
,,ln. Lo ,.,l..L: ~
tbo;. u.,. ;, 49,
,,,.o,;7u - un nn,,,. ,I
Fror.h so4+I,r. .l,,r tho 1a,.an
71,ss;,. ;;,,,; v.,,,, ,rho ,,.,a l.,
;,u h,<.;aro1 h,, Iva ,loa1th;n.
~ N,to,.uv 1o CIV, ,.,r,1;,on,
A .o,t,,.v ,rtar this ,.Lo, +Lo
g,u,;.h .,n1 sn,,ish J., ,a ia
AZ ,l, ur,,4 sh,,,.',oo o,;r
r,o,,,,soh L,1 ;,a;4o1 tI,o r...1,.
- ~, - ,,u ;L a., ..,:.
,o+t1,,r, ,f A1,L,,,, 4,. :.
,+o.,,ar+,,.;,. .;l. .:.l
r,o;,l , ,;,,,hnr, o,,,,4a1 ,,,1 -
4ho st,,, "a s,m,,,,,,1 r.,,..,
s;lo hv ,;a, with r,.,.,,, nn1
r,,ihn.,o ,,4,1 a., ou1 ~ ,1.t
.l,n,1,, ,,,,r o,l tl,,. 1..,,
.4o a,,,, l,,n,ah;, u.:,L .I. r
,,,r o,,, ,o.1;or, aao1 - ,1au..
,hoo Pan, r,rt ,,;,,, ,,1 4,.n
.h,+,,oG,ll. .,.,.,. a., .,.t,n
and fila G,,s, VIVA, ~, ,,,..
.,,>ro.,d o,,or .la s,,1.u,... 4,,,.
aha p.i4;,1, ,,l1,nl.1 , ho.t;l,
forcc At Nov Dr,a,ns ,1,o, l,.r,
al NV ,,,,lro1s 70 ,ss;,+ co,or,1
1..,so, :, ov,o1l;,u 4ha r,na;u,,
r,o ,,d !, tha uro,t h,,t,o 4L,,
r..,,.,,., .., r,.
''''" " ~'' .'"''~ '''''7'' Z ''''' Y ''''' .
~ 'ha'l me N''oc'aN WARRIORS
IN 1911, when ItcumSch went
anon his daring mission 10 fine
S,uth tn orw,niva y uro,t u.o,
.r.,. =
NO''' WY IVY 'S'''''"' WY ''S
He''leiS, he met 'he chiels Oh the
ChOCtaWs and pleaded with them
for many lays and with much el.
ronanco to ;,;n L;, II ;o e,;l
-, !. -, r,
> '''> ''''' ''''' '''' ''''''' VI '''-
young men were ueeply aSlValed
by the matchIeSs eloluenca Of
this northern warrior, but all Of
h;e ;nlnanra v,c Aactrnyel ,,1
~ 60 ''' way - 'e"i pan 'N
me eloqueht reply hldde 10 MS
speech by the ChottaW chief,
pushmattaha who. in part, said .
Youare now on your way. Tecun-
sch, to visit the Maskogees and to
court an alI'ahce with them In
V'aoo Vno n and sat nnt - ''t - that sl'', , VIZ
rhov nbhor thp whtta m,, and VIII
listen to your talk, and when they
hear your whoop they will be ready
to strike. But the Chocfaws and
.nusNus'ts tt'n u'''' ,a''e, ~,, .l''si o'' ''1
our tr,aitions forhid II rhe ohns,
of our fathers would meet us and
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1908-07-02
PHILADELPHIA, MISS, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1908.

...
aHIllreu ana Wh" was then on
his last visit to America. While
here he became suddenly III and
in , rnv, I,vs l,ol pa;ru. ,.;n;
4,1o.l. .l,
va >, w It '''1" 'I '0''' d
= Ns"'' ~ WAS ASKED II ne hau
any request to make, 0ni the i "
lng warrior said: Nv hen ! nm
dead fire. tha h;o unns ov,r ~, ;.
rY,...., ..,......r:.
- - '.''' " '''''' "'l'. u
I" Gay may o9 F'.'a upon the
laVeu In'EOIe stab In th1 C)A-
gressi0Na! Cemetery, hard bv
this G,njtol. Vhn historian ~
recor1joy this visit saws.
In 1s24, with u del,yatjoa hi.
people, he visited Washington. La
fayet'e was then the guest of the Re-
p"''''' u" ,''o1'' VS. waited upoA
a(,Iras. rara1v .rrn.s'o1 =, ',u4 " :,
''Ni'ti E''H itt'tiN Slt! pissed III pllllD~
and grandeur Tha venerable
Flenchman and all who heard it
were deeply impressed.
loi' was ms last speech. The
voice "' ms la'haf was thea calling
hiM TO the SPIRIT iaal, His parting
"oFoS 10 haIayette were: I'VE heard
o' yo" III our distant villages. We
lohSoa TO see YOU we have come.
we nave taken you IN hand. For
','9 '"S' 'i'n4 we i'oN On tNe race OF
,,,,r, t,,a ,.,aaI, ,r '' ,, e'.,I,. 80 ,,'.''
We %. This r., 1o.t finn, WA sh,n
meet We shall botA sooa be in
the land ofshadows.'
VI course, NIT. tlalrm this
IS all fore1gn to the question rais-
ed by my amendment. | refer to
1t only Tor the purpose OF i'm
pressing jhl% iouse with the tie
Kindly leeiln@5 with which the
thoctaW &IWATs regarded
white man, and III order that We
may more keenly appreclate the
blson"S5 OF oar lNgratitude in
Dsrmittinn the rnmliniDv few Of
thn.o unfortunate, ,.,,1a to e,r
e., :; .,.;,,,
''''''' VIZ l'''" y
re. Iiohi 'cNaoh, Whom these
untutDf"u people ldOiiZpd, in
order to induce them f. surrnn-
1ar 4h, coil ,r M;s,;ec;,,,,i r,n
.4. a. -
- ''''- ''''A "'N" an
'"1 C'' ''caItSfN o. Stalerfal(,
promising th2m that ii they
Wu,lII surranln thoir Nississin-
ri h,,,, - IN ov.L,.,,.r,, .rr. , L.,,,,.,
4h, Wa. .,,4 49,,
'''''' ~ '"''''
S"""'' "9 'h1lF' as loog lhe
NIL t,,r
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21

men of the Adirondacks has ended
after FIVE years of desperate and
murderous conflict in victory for the
latter, and they will hereafter be
unmolested in what they claim Is
their right to fish and hunt upon the
vast game preserves of William
Rockefeller. Such at least is the
news brought by trappers from the
Bay Pond country, who say that the
guards have been removed from the
Rockefeller lodge, and that the ma
tives" have virtually won the battle,
since they roam at will over the 50 900
acres composing the estate.
Several times during the long con-
tinued fray, when some fresh Incl
dent had particularly aroused the Ire
of the woodsmen, Mr.. Rockefeller was
virtually prisoner at his own camp
at Bay Pond, his adyersaries de-
clared, and predictions were freely
made that should he show himself in
the open harm would befall him The
murder of Mr.. Dexter, wealthy land
owner near Santa Clara, was fire.
quently recalled.
While he was driving through the
woods one day Mr.. Dexter was shot
from ambush and killed. Spurred on by
the hope of winning a large reward
which the father of the murdered man
offered for the discovery of the assas-
sin. amateur and professional detec-
tives focked to the Adirondacks, but
their activities were repulsed by the
mountain folk and it was not long
before they returned to the city.
Soon after the torch was applied in a
dozen places to the Rockefeller wood
'Ands.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21

When science through the medium
of Darwin and his co-laborers made
monkeys of us in retrospect we were
startled. That discovery, however,
revolutionary though it was, cannot
be classified as any more wonderful
than are other discoveries now being
made or announced in a low tone of
voice by the discoverer at some meet
Ing of scientists. Usually he mentions
what he has found out in a casual
way as If he didn't think much of it
but wanted to get 1t off his mind so
that he might return to his laboratory
and put in eight hours or so a day
making more discoveries. If this sort
OF thing keeps on we shall soon know
as much about our internal machinery
and the workings thereof as we now
know about the stars. In fact, we
shall be as familiar with the alimen-
tary canal as with the canals of Mars.
When man gets sick he will drag
himself to the repair shop and the
machinist and the electrician will
make him over as If he were an old
boiler. 1t will be a great day about
January 1 next when the inventors
all get together and relate the results
OF their experiments for the year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
OF THE MYSTERIOUS
THIEF AND HER CAPTURE.
Mistress OF Detroit Home Who Had
Purloined SiIverware and Other
Valuables and Ends by Steal
ing the Baby.

The following story of the queer
happenings that took place some
months ago at the house of the Mills
Mannings, a well-known family of De-
troit, is but another illustration of the
old adage that truth is stranger than
fiction"
Morning revealed one day that al
most all the silverware that the Mills
Mannings possessed had vanished.
CONSERVATION prevailed, and was in
tensified the more when the police
arrived. Neither finger marks, nor
broken window, nor forced door be-
trayed the entrance of the marauder.
Throughout the day detectives secured
the house, peering into every corner,
but without result.
The morning following, Mrs Mills
Manning met the detectives with a
look of much concern on her face.
During the night, she told them, the
thief whether the same one or anoth-
err remained to be SEEM had stolen
many more valuable articles. Stirred
to fresh vigor by the story, the detec-
tives again made minute examina-
IIoh VI Tie mousse. Again II was TO no
purpose; the thief had covered his
tracks so securely that not a clue re-
manned.
Some weeks went by. Then, one
morning Mr.. Mills Manning discovered
while dressing. that his pockets had
been rified during the night and every
coin distracted. Still more was to be
revealed. The floor was scattered
with little fragments of paper. Mrs.
Mills Manning pieced some together,
and, with little cry of horror, dis
covered that the thief had destroyed a
number of dollar bills that her hus-
band had carried in his pocket-book.
Again the detectives were called in,
and again they vainly endeavored to
find traces of the miscreant. Further
mystery was still to be added to the
affair. Two nights later Mr.. Mills
Manning's pockets were again rifled
while he slept, his cash purloined,
and the same treatment melted out
to his paper money as had been done
on the preceding occasion.
One night detective who had re-
manned in the house in the guise of
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-02-21
Bowed to Senator Hale.

Senator Hale is the autocrat of the
senate on naval matters, fact which
is thoroughly recognized at the navy
department. Last summer Secretary
Metcalf took a number of senators
and representatives, members of the
naval affairs committees of the two
houses, on an inspection" jaunt of
the West Indies. Mr.. Hale went
along. One day the Dolphin lay all day
at some port while Secretary Metcalf
spent the time ashore The place
bored Mr.. Hale, and he remained
aboard the Dolphin. In the evening
Mr.. Metcalf returned, and when the
captain of the Dolphin asked for sail
ing orders, Mr.. Metcalf told him the
ship would remain in port that night.
Just at that moment Mr.. Hale came
on deck. How much longer will we
stay in this hole?" he asked Mr.. Met
calf. Il was just giving orders to sail
at once" replied Secretary Metcalf.
Five minutes later the Dolphin was
pulling out as fast as her engines
would take her.