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Ssh" whispered Jim, as he turned
in the direction OF the sound.
Again came the noise nearer the
house
''John." called jim.
A grunt followed and the giant
gypsy was close to him.
Ny baby he said. 81 come for
"Yes, John. answered Jim. 4
knew you would be here
You get, said the man.
Tonight you sleep, John, replied
Jim. Tomorrow I take you"
Il trust" replied the gypsy. 81 20
out there in the Eoad where my wagon
Is. Then we go carly i'm the merning?'
The first thing, John
Stealthily as he had come the man
turned and again was lost in the dark
ness
What did he mean, Jim?' came the
girls voice above him.
It's a long story. Mrs; Gordon an
sweTed Jim. Il can't tell you tonigh -
Are you going to stay out there7''
m sleeping in the hammock" he
ooh. Jim, what is the matter?
Something Is wrong with you.
Wait" she added I'm coming
down there"
his life was so near. Jim moved back
toward the front of the house, and
/ there, on the broad porch, where the
thick vines clustered, he stood waiting.
The door opened at last and Grace
was by his side.
1T seems, Jim" she said, las though
/ had lived another life some time.
And in itsyOu were. It is the memory
OF my Madness I suppose, but the
pictures that come seem SO real
Yes. Grace-Mrs. Gordon
And that name-Mrs Gordon-sounds
SC strange from you I'll have TO ask
YOU 10 call me Grace.
The girls eyes were lowered, and jim
| involuntarily moved closer to her.
And, jim" the whisper continued,
Il know there was some great thing
something of which ] know nothing
happened while / was insane-something
between you and me"
It might just as well come now was
his thought. and he could tell her better
/ here where the darkness would hide
the pain in her eyes.
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The Hand of the Unknown

Yes, Grace" he said. land 1 hardly
dare tell you"
Tonight. Jim. I've thought a lot
about what you've done. 1 don't IN
derstand why YOU did it all What did
that gypsy want?"
"Oh. Grace" he cried, ''I cant stand
it any longer. Old DR.. JORDAN talks
about Something or Some one who ar
ranges our lives here.
THAT unknown one sent the mad
ness to your mind; sent me TO help
Grace, he put in nv heart the greatest
love there ever was. love yOu-that's
the answer to your question Why 1 did
it all.
7 thinIz. I knew Jim. all the time. =
hesitatingly. Then, Yes, I knew. And
did I love you. jim? Did I tell you so
before
Every look. Grace, told me that
No one could see the expression of
her eyes. but he almost felt that which
was III her heart.
She stretched out her hand 10 him.
7 II have to speak or touch you, she
said; for look couldn't tell you here
in the dark.
Grace, Grace. dearest. can it-oh,
you are Just dreaming. dear
rs the whole thing a dream, jim
You are making it very hard for me.
Did you calm me like this when my
senses were gone p
His arms were about her now.
Grace, Grace" he cried, My wife -
I think I'll say yes, JIG, and there
was happiness in her volce.
"Oh, but you are my wife, dear
when you wanted me with you, DR.. Jor-
dan and your aunt advised il"
ShCIdering, she drew herself away
from him.
"Oh. it can't belt can't be-and not
Temem Der. "
But with the consciousness of her
love in his heart, he was master now.
Gently he drew her to him again, and
gently he spoke
My. darling. You can't remember an
old minister coming here, a short cere-
mony-and "A portly dressed boy, fearful
OF the trust he had taken. That's all
there is to rememb Der, dear"
Slowly she drew him into the great
library where one light gIOwed dim.
There she held him. while into his
honest eyes she looked.
A long time they stood Ike that.
II love you my husband she whis-
pered at last.
Again his arms were about her, and
then from room above came the faint
cry of a baby.
Closer ha pressed her as he listened to
her words.
Come, Jim. see if you can quiet him. -
My Wife-my wife.
TOge -her they passed down the long
hall nd up the broad stairs.
THE END.
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SCORES, HELPLESS.
SEE SUICIDE DROWN
Unknown Young Woman
Plunges in Swift Cur
rent and Ends Life.

LOWELL. Mass. May ga pretty
and welI-dressed young woman, believed
to be a member of well-to-do family.
committed suicide early today by leap
ing into the Merrimac river from the
famous canal walk. Scores Of people.
powerless to render her aid, saw her
end her life.
After Ieapins into the river she was
carried along on the surface of the
water for over 800 yards by a swift cur
rent.
Several attempts were made to save
the young wcuan's life, but the would
be rescuers were frustrated by the cur
rent, which swept the girl rapidly away
from them. The girl made no attempt
to save ller life after her plunge into
the water Instead she fought to drown.
The only clue which the police have
toward lie, rning the identity of the
woman is a black coat. which she re-
moved before her death plunge.
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SCHULTZ JURYNEN
AT CHURCH TODAY
But One Man Now Said to
Favor Negro Johnson'S
Acquittal.

Their two days deliberations temper
srily halted this morning by the at
tendance in a body on church services,
the jury holding in its hands the fate OF
Calvin Johnson, one OF the four negroes
charged with the murder of Walter F.
Schultz, near Alexandria, is said this
afternoon to stand eleven for conviction
and enc for acquittaL One convert to
the conviction theory has been made
over night.
The jury, sent back 10 its room last
night by Judge Barley, arose early this
morning. Immediately after breakfast
one Of the jurymen suggested attending
services. City Sergeant Cox declined
10 permit the members TO 90 TO their
respective churches. but agreed TO take
the jury to any one church the body
might designate. The First Baptist
Church was decided upon.
In Excellent Spirits.
Despite their two days deliberation,
The jury seemed in excellent spirits this
morning. Although all are anxious to
get home they are taking their con-
fnement good natuTedly- Judge Bar
lev, when he sent the jury back to its
room last night, after it had for sec
ond time expressed its inability TO agree.
impressed upon the jurymen that he had
no fault TO find with them. He said
further that he believed il TO be the
best jury he had ever had before him,
and the men are iustifying his good im-
preston today by striving nard TO reach
q verdict
While the general impression in Alex
andria is that it Will be a hung jury,
Judge Barley, who presided at the trial.
as we'll as Commonwealth Attorney
Brent, is determined. if possible, TO Sc
cure decision. It is known that II the
Jury does not present a verdict by 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, this deter
Iniuation Of the court officials Will take
the form Of an order for venire of
80 men, from which viii be selected a
jury TO try Johnson again.
New Evidence Found.
From reliable sources It was learned
today that the prosecution has UNI
earthed further damaging evidence
against johnson, since the trial closed,
which will be utilized in Z new trial.
This evidence bears upon the tesu-
mony of Trolleyman ". NJ Rittenouer.
Ills statements that Henry Smith, one
OF the four accused negroes whose con-
fession led to their arrest, had placed a
white man resembling Schultz upon his
car the night before Schultz was evil
IDENTIFY murdered, formed the backbone
OF the defense. The new evidence. it is
stated, viii counteract whatever effect
Rittenouer's testimony may have upon
another jury.
A feature of the trial is the youthful
ness of the members Of the jury Most
Of them are but a few years over their
ajority, and the keenness with which
they crOss-eXamined the witnesses
brought into court yesterday at their re-
quest won the admiration of everybody,
members of the bar and spectators
alike.
The Washington times., 1909-05-30
BY ROBERT RUSSELL

Written Expressly The Washington Times
Dramatic Translation and All other Rights Reserved
The Washington times., 1909-05-30

safety AID happiness. I'm not going TO
ask any sacrifice Of her.
They had not heard the crunch of
gravel On the path. but now a laush
which followed Jim's remark called
their attention IN that direction.
You're not going TO ask her 10 make
any sacrifice, ch. said Black, as ne
mounted the steps and stood before
them.
But Jim was in no frame of stnd
TO stand Growing over from TINS source;
NO. Black" he said slowly. anu
you're going to keep ont of my way.
''Wen, 7 don't know replied the
other. That little slip of paper which
you thought would help YOU interfere
in my affairs with IMMUNITY isn't so
powerful, after all
Black turned to DR.. Jordan.
You thought so yourself once.
He got a note from his accompilce,
the giant gypsy, he explained winch
I wrote to the fellow in attempting TO
get SONS information from him in re-
gard to the lost child, and he thinks 1t
incrIninates me. The idea is ridiculous.
OF course
INJURED the old man.
well. the gypsy has sneaked off
now" continued Black, and probably
won't ever show up here again.
7 II keep the note, nevertheless, SAID
jim. 1T might come IN useful some
day"
"would you mind went on Black TO
Or. Jordan. telling me the state OF
Mrs Gordon s-NIrs. Atoms health?'
7 am glad To say" replied the old
I man. lin wishing YOU a very good
night. that her health is better than II
has been in some time
Black turned from them and walked
down the path to the gate. jim had the
note in his pocket, but the necessity
never came for its use.
and now. DIR. Jordan" he said Il
think I'll get some sleep. Do come here
early In the morning 'lefore Grace-l m
going to cali her that to you-sees any
one. Mrs. Graham viii not tell her
| anything, and YOU will have to do it.
But I want to see YOU first"
Good night, JIM, replied the old
man, and he left the other to his
thoughts.
i've lost her. lost her" he .muttered
in the darkness.
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CHAPTER XIV.

THE HAND OF THE UNKNOWN.
THE great house seemed TO Jim u5w
To be a place where he was a
stranger. and he hesitated 10 enter it
and retire 10 his room. The weather
was unusually warm for that pam of
the country. and he Thought OF the
hammock in which he had slept the
night the giant gypsy had brought the
message.
I'll stey out there a while" he MUIR
INJURED as he descended the steps and
made his way to the dark place among
the trees.
There the hammock swung. and into
il he climbed, the whole picture of the
former night coming wildly back To
him.
For long time jim lay quiet think
ing of the events which had so changed
his life. all happening within such Il
snort space o. time. But at last the
! physical WEAKNESS of his body over
came the turbulence Of his mind, and
he slept.
Then. as though living over again that
night when the gypsy had brought the
message, Jim stirred in his swinging
bed, and then slowly consciousness of
his surroundings came TO him.
As il had been on that former coca
sion the night was very dark and
quiet. Slowly he rose and slowly began
d journey around the house. but now he
went straight 10 the side where he knew
Grace's window opened.
Confidently, when he had reached the
spot whence he had seen her that otner
night, looking from her window over
head ne raised his eyes. and there
through the darkness he now saw her
white robe against the blackness about.
Grace he called, softly.
"Oh. Jim came the reply. How
did YOU know I was thinking of your
What is it," he answered. .. II
tell YOU some time. Now. what made
you get up2'
II don't know just what woke Ine,
but 7 couldn't sleep and-I thought of
YOU"
Suddenly came to Jim a thought of
that other night
II thi:lk I know" he said Then lis
tened.
TIE answe~ came from the gravel
path. There was a step somewhere
there in the darkness.
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REVENUE OFFICERS
HELD AS BURGLARS
Three Government Men Trapped
in "Oleo" Plant in
Detroit.

DETROIT. Mich. May 30-United
States internal revenue officers Den
son, CronS, and Chaplin, al d Detectives
Wilson and Black. Of the local police
force, had a narrow escape from beins
shot by being taken for burglars early
today when they broke into the store Of
tOleomargsrine King Hart
Hart and q number Of men discovered
the officers, and they locked them in an
upper room, threatening TO shoot them.
if they came down before the police
arrived. The officers awaited the ar
rival Of the local police before they
ventured out
They were searching for evidence that
Hart put cOloring into his 'oleo," and
sold it for good butter.
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MESSAGE OF DEATH
COMES TO DINERS
Employees Gathered at Banquet
When News of Employers Con-
dition Is Announced.

NEW YORK. May S0.-Elmer E.
Black one OF the two resident members
of tire firm OF y. W. Harris & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. with offices in Boston
Chicago, and New York. died at 1910
O'Clock this morning in Roosevelt Hos
pital, of blood poisoning.
News that his condition was critical
reached the employees and the members
Of the firm while they were dining In
the ballroom at the Plaza Hotel. \. W.
Harris. who read the report from the
hospital. asked the diners to stand up.
while he offered a prayer for the recCg-
cry Of Mr. Black
Mr.. Black had been in the employ OF
\. w Harris & Co. for tweuty-thrse
years, for the last fifteen of which ne
was a member OF the firm
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Busted

Many a man goes broken
Health-then wealth. Blames his
mind-says it don't work right;
bur all the time it's his bowels.
They don't work-liver dead and
the whole system gets elogged with
poison. Nothing kills good. clean
cut brain action like constipation.
CASCARETS VIII relieve and cure.
Try IL now. sis
CASCARETS i0c box Tor weeks
treatment. all druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes a month
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pry him out from these icy noun.
tains.
The permission was forthcoming,
as was the funds and Mr. Herr
got out his ice pick and went to
work Perhaps Adam had had an
Intimate acquaintance with this i'm.
mcnsc bcast-surely no other man
has had Its flesh. hair aud wool
was In a good state OF prescrva-
ton. and Prof Herr, being some.
what fatigucd with ice cracking.
which had consumed some ten years
of his life. selected nice. juicy
steak for his lunch as sort of
celebration of the liberation of this
mammoth quadrupcd. That is when
the idea hit him.
How perfectly novel and delicious
To be eating elephant steak that
grew on a mammoth elephant that
grew in the days of Adam
lie Immediately seized pen and
wrote his fellow scientists a cor
dial invitation TO hasten to his Ice
berg and enjoy this tempting It'd
Bit
Prof llcrnali If Greece brought
bringing al oaf of bread, made from
wheat from the pyramids
Prof email of Greece brought
some wine cNcavatcd from an old
ruin In Corlnth.
Prof Amelinair also brought the
table linen. which was borrowed
from Pharoah's daughter for this
fclicitous feast.
The knives wcr, of stone and
the forks OF bone, having been form
ed in the Raioken Mounds. Den
mark
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An Original Dinner.

Quite the most original dinner
party ever given, was planned last
week by Professor Herr, scientist
for the Russian government The
idea beat the Newport monkey din
ner party all to pieces.
II seems that about ten years ago
Professor Herr was taking little
summer vacation upon siberian
iceberg when he discovered the
biggest animal in the natural cold
storage plant he had ever heard
about lie Immediately sent a pie
ture postal to the Imperial Russian
Academy of Science, acQuanting
them with the existence OF the
mammoth creature. and askuS for
permission also "sponduliX" to
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WOMAN ACCUSED OF CRIME.
Former Ardmore Woman Accused Of
Using Black Hand Methods.

Roswell, ~ NJ, June l9-Mrs. II.
A. Irwin, formerly Miss Leila Flan-
merry of DeniSon, Texas. and her hus-
band, held here i'm connection with
blackhand Outrages. today through
habeas corpus writ secured a reduc.
tion of their bond from $4,000 to ST.
600. Mrs Irwin was arrested at the
place where a letter directed a sum
of money be- left. She says she was
forced TO go on threats from others,
Mrs Irwin at one time was court
stenographer to Judge Townsend at
Ardmore
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WAS DOPED IN MUSKOGEE
YOUNG FARMER OF CARTER
COUNTY IN SEARCH OF HIS
GIRL LOSES MONEY.

The Democrat of Musl;1gee
mas the following:
Doped with knockout drops which
he claims were given him in a ,,lasa
of water at a North Side resort, rob.
bed of more than 800 in cold cash,
left in an unconscious condition on
the sidewalk near the resort. taken
in charge by a police officer dnd
conveyed to the police station where
DR.. HIoss labored with him for hours
and barely succeeded in saving his
life from the effects of the poison
was the story told by j. l.. Willis. a
young Carter county farmer. when
arraigned in police court this morn
ing.
Willis was still to some extent un-
der the influence of the drug and
was not clear in the narration of his
experience i'm the tenderloin district of
Muskogee. He said he arrived here
yesterday morning and admitted to
taking just one drink of whiskey AZ.
ter that he said he drank water, ex-
culsively, or aimed to do so.
lie said he came in search of his
girl whose name he said was Mitchell
and who came here from Tishomingo
some time ago. He hired a cab and
gave the driver s. to aid him in the
search for the girl The cab.
man told the officer who investi.
gated the case that Willis had at that
time j roll OF bills amounting to more
than 500. He drove the farmer to
several resorts in the South part o.
town but failed to connect with the
object of Willis search. He left vii
Es at one of the resorts and he lat
ter afterwards secured the services
of one of the girl inmates of tho place
giving her another five spot to helr
him find the girl. He hired another
cab and drove with the girl to re
sort on North Cherokee street where
/ lHtN ldlltu 10 llHu MISS MltCUtll. W III
lls called for a glass OF water. and
thinks he was doped there. At al
events he gave up the search for his
girl and left the place on foot. A
short distance from the house he was
overcome and fell to the Sidewalk
where he lay in an unconscious con
dition until neighbors summoned an
officer to care for him.
Every dollar of his money was
gone. likewise the object of his
search and had 1t not been for the
arduous labor of DR. Hoss, Willis
himself, would have gone to meet tn,
angels IA one or the other OF the fu
ture cllmes.
Police Judge Walrond discharged
willis on his promise to assist The
officers In their efforts TO locate ant
arrest the party or parties who dop
ed and robbed him. DR.. Hoss bore
out the story that the man had beer
drugged.
/ Chief Ledbetter assigned two Off
GERS to the case.
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KEEP kRDMORE MONEY
AT HOME SAY RETAILERS
ENTHUSIAST MEETING FRIDAY
NIGHT ADOPTS SPLENDID RES
OLUTlONS.

At an enthusiastic meeting on Fri
day night of the Retailers Association
an energetic campaign was launched
for buying goods at home and foster
ing home enterprises.
The following resolutions were read
and unanimously adopted:
The following resolutions were ad-
opted unanimously at meeting of
the Ardmore Retailers Association in
the city hall Friday night:
Whereas, the principal object of
the Ardmore Retailers Association is
to further the advancement of Ard.
more ana its business interests. and
Whereas. nothing is more detrmen.
tai to the interests of every citizen
of Ardmore than the encouragement
of buying goods from out of town con.
Germs and the sending away to mail
order houses for wearing apparel, dry
goods. shoes, groceries, hardware
sash and blinds, implements buggies
and numerous other articles which
can be furnished by the home mer
chants and
Whereas. 1t is self evident that Ard
more has merchants who are carry
fbg large upSsdate stocks in all
lines and who are continually con
tributing their efforts, time and mon
ey for the upbuilding of the city OF
Ardmore. therefore,
Be 1t resolved. that the secretar "
be instructed TO furnish copy o
these resolutions TO the press so that
all consumers and citizens may reat
them, and that we appeal to loca
patriotism to at least give the mer
chants a chance to compare prices
and quality before sending away
their money for every dollar spent il
Ardmore. means Just that much to
ward the support of the school, pub
lie institutions and industries of the
city and,
Therefore, we courteously ask every
citizen of Ardmore to consider this
matter seriously and its effects or
the welfare OF the city. The empty
store rooms in Ardmore at this time
should be ample proof OF the neces
sity for hearty support OF the loca
merchants in order TO best further
the upbuilding of the city.
The association decided to observe
July 5th. Monday as holiday, the
4th coming on Sunday and all bust
ness establishments will be CLOSED
on that day.
The action OF the committee In EN-
ployng Messrs. McNeal and Allen
attorneys TO look after the legal bus
mess OF the association was approx
ed
This bunch OF hustlers and towr
builders is one OF the live institu
tions OF Ardmore and Is doing more
to build up the city than any othe
one thing
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Miss Fosters Reeitals.

Miss Foster presented her ad.
yanced pupils in class recital
Friday evening that was pronounced
by all who attended superb treat
In piano music.
The program included many diff
cult selections from the masters and
was played with an ease of inter.
pretation and grace Of execution
that bespoke the painstaking and
noteworthy care of the instructress.
Miss Fosters class has received
signal honors the past year, hav.
ing been invited 10 kidd.Key college
at sherman for class recital, and
numerous members having given re.
citalS throughout the year To which
few invited guests were interested
listeners
Those Of her class who took part
In Friday evenings program were
Misses Frances German Louise
Love, Frances Luke, Charlsie Grand.
berg, Helen Herbert, Ethel Stong,
Clara Herbert Lorena Cruce. An.
nei 1lrmau, Mary Byrd Mamie
Gross, Daisy Maud Webb Edith
Morgan. Grace John 'on. Gail Cruce,
Patton, Frame, Morgan, Mrs. Nc,
Coy.
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The clay cups and dishes came
from the ruins OF Chaldis
with the scientists and the mas.
tadon &c was a case of "a loaf OF
bread. q jug Of wine and thou
There twas no Society Editor
present to write the feast mp prop.
crly the climate being rather cool
for such spccImous-but had the
scientists possessed their ELUSIVE yo.
cabulary they would doubtless have
described the feast as "a dainty
luncheon
Just what became of thr scicut
lists noses during the feast has
not been learned.
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CONCLUDED FROM PAGE THREE
childrer's Day Services.

Childrcn's Day will be observed AZ
the First Presbyterian church to.
morrow the services which were
postponed from last Sunday. The
program prepared /" an interesting
one and the collection should be
generous.
The following children will be
graduated from the grammar school
department. Ida Lee Sims. James
DOdson. Florence cNrnOr, Dixie ilG.
mcr Margaret Rcdficld. Crawford
Campbell l~ma Muller, Thomas
Norman. Mary Marx.
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How Bert II. Lean OF Cheny.
Wash. was saved from frightful
death Is a story to thrill the world
"A hard cold" he writes. brought
on desperate lung trouble that
baffled an expert doctor here Then
| paid $40 TO Sl5 visit to lung
specialist in Spokane. who did not
help me. Then | went to California
but without benefit. At last used
DR.. Kings New Discovery, which
completely cured me aud now | am
as well as ever" For Lung Trouble.
Bronchitis. Coughs and Colds. Asth.
ma. Group and Whooping Cough it's
supreme. SOC and sl00. Trial bottle
free. Guaranteed by Ardmore Phar.
macy
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Old Couple Arrested.

Maude Davis and Louis Davis, two
aged freedmen were arrested yester.
day on a charge of stealing COW
from Iack Harmon who lives in tha
country near here. They both deny
knowing anything about the matter.
They were locked mp at the county
jail but We're released on bond yestor.
day evening.