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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

sharp toned and ENORMOUSLY impatient
question. What Is the trouble?" His
reply came in a single word. not dis.
tinguishable.
The girl sat up. opening her eyes,
dlsengaging her arm.
kirkwood bent forward and touched
Brentwick on the shoulder. The latter
turned to him a face lined with deep
concern.
Trouble" he announced superdu.
ously. Il fear We have bIundered.-
What Is it;" asked Dorothy In q
troubled voice.
Petrol seems to be running low
Charles here"-he referred TO the
merchandising the tank must be
leakiag. Wen go on rs best we can
and try to find an inn. Fortunately
most Of the inns nowadays keep sup.
plies u petrol for just such emer
gencies.-
are we-do you think
"Oh. no: not biz 81 danger Of that"
returned Brentwick hastily. They'll
not catch up with u this night. That
II very Inferior ear they have 50
Charles says. nj least nothing 20
compare with this. III I'm not IN err
ror. there's the Crown and Mlter Just
ahead. Wen make II. Ill our tanks
and be OF again before they can make
up half their loss"
Dorothy looked anxlously to Kirk
wood. her lips forming an unuttered
query what did he think?
Don't worry. Wen have no trou-
ble." he treasured her stoutly. The
chauffeur kno~s undoubtedly"
None the less be was moved to stand
up In the tonneau. conscious of the
presence Of the travelling bag, snug be-
tween his feet, as well as Of the
weight Of Calendars revolver In his
pocket. while he stared back along the
road.
There was nothing 20 be seen OF
their prosecutors.
Tie car continued to crawl. Five
minutes dragged tediousIy. Gradually
they drew abreast a tavern standing
back distance from the road. Slug.
gishly the car rolled up before II and
came 70 a dead and silent halt.
Charles. the mechanicinn. jumping out,
ran hastily up the path toward the Inn.
In the car BrentwIck turned again, bis
eyes curiously bright In the starlight.
his forehead quantity furrowed. bis
voice apologize.
1T may take few minutes" he said
undecldedly. plainly endeayoring "a
cover up his own dark doubts. "My
DEAR 10 the girl. If ] have brought
trouble upon you in this wise shall
never earn my own forgiveness"
AS n you could he bIamedr' protest.
ed The girl. you mustn't think Of II
that way. Fancy. what should we
have done without your
I'm afraid ! have been very clum.
sy." sighed Brentwick. clumsy and
lmpulaiye. Kirkwood. do you hear
anything?"
mot yet. sir"
"perhnps" suggested BrentwIck 4
little iater-''perhaps we had better
. aIight and 20 up to the inn. II would
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

to him In the light OF the far, still
stars, seemed to incite him to that
madness which he had babe himself
resist with all his strength.
He shook his head as IL to say,
"They cannot catch u.s."
His hour was not yet Time enough
to think Of love and marriage las II
he were capable Of consecutive thought
on any other subject,-time enough to
think Of them when he had gone back
to his place. or. rather, when he should
have found It, in the ranks Of bread
winners and so have proved his right
to mortal happiness; time enough
then to lay whatever he might have
to offer at her feet. Now he could
conceive OF no baser treachery to his
souls desire than to advantage himself
Of her gratitude.
Perhaps she guessed little Of the
fortunes Of the battle that was being
waged within him = perhaps not
Whatever the trend of her thoughts.
she did not draw away from him.
Presently the silken lashes dropped.
fluttering uDon her cheeks. The tired
and happy smile lowered about her lips.
In something less than half an hour
Of this wild driving Kirkwood reused
out of his reverie sufficiently to be-
come sensible that the speed was
slackening. Incoherent snatches Of
sentences, fragments of words and
phrases spoken by Brentwick and the
mechanician. were flung back past his
ears by the rushing wind. Shielding
his eyes. he could see dimiy that the
mechanician was tinkering apparent
~ with the driving gear. Then, their
pace continuing steadily to abate. he
heard Brentwick fling at the man
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05

Mrs. Hallam is her enemy and accom-
panies the young man to train for
Brussels in order TO escape the plofters.
XXIV. -0n the train they are spied
upon by Hobbs, mate OF the Alethea.
XXV-Dorothy tells Kirkwood her life
story, and Kirkwood tells her her father
is swindle.. Hobbs again appears.
XXVI.-Dorothy and Kirkwood separate
t. elude Hobbs. XXVII-Hobbs tries
to stab Kirkwood. Evading pursuits,
Dorothy and Kirkwood sail from Calais
for England, Hobbs, left behind, has
taken Dorothy's bag, believing ii to con-
tain the black bag. Kirkwood fears
Calendar and the others are awaiting
them in England. XXVIII-Dorothy
and Kirkwood III cab are pursued
through the streets o. London by calen-
dar and Stryker. The chase ends at the
house of Brentwick, where the girl and
The young man find refuge. xxx
Brentwick acquisitions friends auto
mobile and chauffeur to take himself
aud Dorothy and Kirkwood to the house
OF the girls friends at ChilteriL They
ere followed by Calendar and Stryker
in another motor car, XXX-They are
overtaken by Calendar, and Brentwick
acts like a traitor. XXXI-The end.
sure. for they might not overlook or
gloze the fact that hers had been the
hands responsible for the theft Of the
jewels Innocent though she had been
in committing that larceny, a cats
paw guided by an intelligence I'M
scrupulous and malign. the law would
nor hold her guiltless were she once
brought within its cognizance. nor pos
sibly would the Italians, mother and
son.
Before the door motor car waited,
engines humming impatiently, mocha
nician ready in his seat. an uncouth
shape in goggles and leather garments
that shone like oilskins under the
street lights.
At one corner another and smaller
car stood in waiting. its lamps like
ba,eful eyes glaring through the night
In. the shadows across the way a
lengthy shadow lurked-Stryker. be-
yond reasonable question. Otherwise
the street was deserted. Not even that
adventitious bobby Of the early even
Ing was now In evidence.
Dorothy presently joining them.
Brentwick led the way TO the door.
Kirkwood 10 the right. Brentwick to
the left Of Dorothy. the-former carry
ing the treasure bag. they FASTENED
down the walk and through the gate
to the car.
The watcher across the way was
moved to whistle shriTly. The other
car lunged forward nervously.
Brentwick. taking the front seat I've.
side the mechanician. left the tonneau
10 Kirkwood and Dorothy. AS thu
American slammed the door the ca.
swept smoothly out into the middle Of
the way. while the pursuing car
swerved In TO the other curb. slowing
down to let Stryker jump aboard.
kirkwcod put himself in the seat by
the girls side and for few moments
was occupied with the arrangement OF
the robes. Then. sitting back. he found
her eyes fixed upon him. pools of in
scrurable night in the shadow OF her
hat.
You aren't afraid. Dorothy
She answered quietly. Il am with
you. Philip"
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n I a steady gait. now and again
IN checked In Difference 70 the
4 street traffic. Brentwick's mo.
4 = tor car rolled. with resonapl
iIufnmlng of the engine. down the
Cromwell load. swerged into Warwick
road and swung noFthward through
Kensington 10 Shepherds Bush. Be
hind Il Calendars car chung as II tow.
"a by an invisible cable. never gain.
ing. never losing.
To some extent be reckoned without
his motor car. As long as they trav.
eled within the metropolitan limits.
constrained 10 observe d deeorous pace
In view Of the prejudices Of the coun-
" council. Il was matter ~ no diff.
Guilty whatever 70 maintain his dis
tance. But once they had won through
Shepherds Bush and. paced BY huge
double deck trolley trans. were flying
through Iiammersmith on the Tx
bridge road-once they had run through
Acton and knew beyond dispute that
now they we're without the city bound.
aries-then rhe complexion Of the bust.
ness was suddenly changed.
Not too soon for honest sport. Cal
endar was TO have lKlrkwood would
have said IN lurid American idIom a
run for bis money. The scattered
lights u southaIl were winking out
behind them before Brentwick chose
10 givs the word 70 the mechanism.
Quietly the latter threw In the clutch
for the third speed-and the fourth.
The car lcaped forward like a startled
race horse. The motor lifted merriIy
Into is deep tlIroated song Of the open
road. It's contented, silken humminp
passing into a sonOrous aud sustained
pur.
kirkwood and the girl were first
Jared violently forward. then thrown
together she caught bis arm Z,
steady herself. IL seemed the mos'
natural thing imaginable that hs
should take her hand and pass IL be
meath his arm. holding her so, bis I'm
gers closed above her own. Befor,
they had recovered or had time {,
catch their breath mile Of MIddleses
had dropped to the rear.
SGT quite 80 far had they dIstancet
Calendars trailing Nemesis Of the fouI
glaring eyes The pursuers put forff
q gallant effort 70 hold their place. Al
intervals during the FIRST few minute,
heavy roaring and crashing could b
heard behind them. Gradually II sub
sided. dying on the wings Of the fire.,
rushing wird that buffeted their face,
MS mile after rifle was reeled OF and
the wide. darkiIng English countryside,
opened out before them. sweet and
wonderful.
Once Klrkwcod looked back. In th,
winklng II M eye BE- saw four faded
disks II light. pallld with despair. toI
d distant rise and glide down int,
darkness. when be turned Dor0tb,
was INCORPORATING him with eyes Who's
melting. Swallowed Ioseliness, REVEALED
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CHAPTER XXX.

1T a steady gait. now and again
II checked In Difference 70 the
street traffic. Brentwick's mo
a = tor car rolled. with resonapt
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-13
GETTING AFTER
The JANITOR
Does the Man Who Cleans House
tor Uncle Sam Have to Pay
a Poll Tax?

Is the janrtor of the customboDse Al
officer Of the United States9 In othey
words does Janitor Moves Of the Homo
lulu customhouse have to paw back pol
taxes to the Territory OF Hawaii II
still other language, can he be one and
do the other or can he do one and be
the other7
These problems in civil government
are now revolving themselves s.around
and around" in the perplexed brain of
Judge Andrade of the district court Of
Honolulu. Charles Wilder, who collects
poll taxes and such like has descended
on Janitor Noyes like the Assyrian wolf
on the fold and demanded his nou taxes
for 1907, 1905 and 1909.
Noyes, who is the night ianitor at
the eustomhouse, climbs up on his of
neral dignity and says he is an officer
OF L nele Sam and the law saws he
haSn I got TO pungle up. anyhow.
Charhe said he does, and commenced
SUIT IN the police court, which suit was
just finished yesterday and taken under
Amusement by the judge. E. A. Dou-
thltt represented Noyes and E A. Sut-
ton, deputy attorney general of the Ter
ritory, represented Wilder and the Doll
tax.
On the result of this suit hangs the
ability of the Territory to collect be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 in poll taxes
yearly which are due from the federal
employees in the Territory. It is test
case and as such might not abide bv
the ruling of the lower court.
The chief authority advanced by Dou,
thitt is decision Of the United States |
Supreme Court made in 1912. the same
being Dobbins versus Erie County.
Pennsylvania According to the plain |
tiff, this ease, although antiquated, is |
probably good but it is not in line
with the present case. Dobbins was |
the skipper of revenue cutter who was /
assessed an income tax and won out in |
he supreme Court because the law saws
that federal employee must not have
MS compensation reduced in such mat
ter.
Now the plaintiffs says that in the
irst place a poll tax is not an income
AK and IS not affected by this decision
md furthermore claims that Moves
ioesn' walk the quarter deck of a
evenue cutter. Using still other words,
rharlie Wilder wants him to walk the
oon tax plank.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-13
GRAND SILK DISPLAY

Sayegusa, Nuuanu avenue. above
Hotel, shows today the largest stock
of manufactured garments in silk ever
shown in Honolulu. They were bought
IN Japan by a special representative
from the Honolulu house, and the Sc
lectlons are, therefore, suited to condi-
lions and tastes of the people of this
Territory. Handsome kimonos. kimono
jackets, scarfs and other articles to-
ward which the heart of lady is
drawn are to be shown today for the
first time. These are goods especially
suited to the wants of the people at
this season, for there are few THINGS
more appreciated by a society lady
than a mandarin coat properly made
and Hastily embroidered. The eolors of
these new goods are mostly pastel.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-13
DIED SUDDENLY
AFTER FOOTRACE

HILO, November 9.-Lema Honua,
kau, Hawaiian who had been employ
ed for several years by the Hilo Flee
trlc Light Company, died suddenly from
heartfailure last Thursday afternoon.
LENA had been suffering from heart
trouble for some time past, but in spite
of this he ran some foot races with
other young men during the noon A2ur
OF the day on which he died, and later
on IN the Afternoon he ran another race.
1t appears that Lena overtaxed mis-
already weak heart, and he went into
the store room of the electric light
works to rest. He was talking with
Manager Mocine, when he suddenly fell
over dead. The funeral took place the
following day.
The deceased leaves a wife and three
children.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-13

Property and income taxes must be
paid on or before the 18th instant. or
ten per cent. will be added.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-13

The 18th instant is the last day for
paying tie second half Of taxes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-07


graver situation than before. Fuller
the hero is back from war. crowned
with the laurels of victory, and Fuller.
the gambling raid victim must manage
to make his wife and friends believe
he is the hero, while the gentleman in
question is on the ground. Can you
imagine anything more awful to CON
template? Fuller didn t. and he near
ly went crazy trying to fall out Of the
pit his own hands had dug, but he
did it finally, and how he did it forms
the ground work of the most amusing
comedy of the year. The play is CON
strueted solely to entertain. and there
is no end of amusing situations, in fact
they go from one to another so RAPIDLY.
that there is hardly time to finish one
laugh until another is upon You. The
bill for tomorrow matinee is ssCinder-
ella, and the sale of seats is phenome-
nal. There is something to interest
both young and old and between acts
the children favorites, the Osborns,
will have a charming speciality. The.
prices are ten cents for children under
ten years, and twenty-five cents for
adults. Seats are now on sale.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-07
Hello Bill Tonight at the Oruheum O


The Ellefords presented "a Woman s
Secret J" last night at the Orpheum for
the second time to a much better bouse
and made great hit. Tonight and
tomorrow night is the one big laugh
when the offering is 'eHello BILL a
three-aet farce comedy that will keep
you laughing for a week.
Ii you were arrested in a gambling
house few hours before your wedding.
and after the ceremony if you had to
keep your bride from knowing that you
had to appear in police court in two
hours, could you think of way out
of ita This is the predicament in which
William Fuller, man about town, finds
himself, and how he gets out of his
scrape forms the basis of this funniest
of farcical plays. At has wits end how
to escape from the yawning chasm be-
fore him, he assumes the identity of
another William Fuller whom the Pres
ident has that day appointed a colonel
in the Army, and tells his bride that
he is off to Cuba to fight for his coun-
try. Time passes and the war is over,
when Fuller is confronted with an even
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-07
BIC EASTERN FIRM
INTERESTED IN ISLANDS

That the Promotion Committee is do
ing its work well in enlisting the inter
est Of Eastern people in Hawaii is
evidenced in the following letter from
Marshall, Field & Company, one of the
greatest mercantile concerns in the Uni
ted States. According to the letter,
which follows, it is possible that some
of the officers of this company may
visit Hawaii in the future:
Chicago, April 10, 1909
The Hawaii Promotion Committee, Ho-
nolulu, Hawaii.
Mr.. H. P. Wood
Dear Sir:-I wish to acknowledge re-
celpt of your communication of the 5th
inst, also beg to thank you for the
kindly interest shown in sending addi-
tional information requested and also,
in behalf of Marshall Field & Co, wish
to thank you for the interest shown in
sending maps, circulars and other data
concerning your Association.
The officers of this concern have
shown very deep interest in your
Islands and expressed a desire to visit
them some time in the future. Mr..
Field, Vice President of this concern,
and also President of the Field Museum
of this city, requested that you send
him an additional copy of the fish ex-
hibit in your Aquarium ANY add
tlonal expense connected with the send
ing of this book will be met by writer.
Again thanking you for your very
kind interest, | beg to remain,
Yours very truly,
j. S. HARGIE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-07
COMMENTS FROM THE
MAINLAND PRESS

THE dark side of the Japanese labor
of them and their ability to convert
their countrymen to their way of
thinking. The labor agitator of this
race could give the American strike
maker cards and spades in reference
to how to do his employers business
the greatest injury by strike The
most simple and absurd things viii
cause trouble. But whatever
faults the Jap may have, he has sup
piled a labor void on HawaiTs sugar
plantations which would have been
difficult to fill. It is true that he is
aggressive, but without that quality
he would be of little value; he NAV
have courage to repel insult but in
this way he must command respect.
and While no one can tell what his
ultimate ambition may be, yet there
are no serious indications, at least in
Hawaii, that he will not return peace
for peace and friendship for friend
ship.'-Mrs c. r. Miller. in Leslie's
Weekly.
White Man Can Not Stand Climatel
Fifteen Japs to one white man is
the proportion of population in Homo
dulu. If ever war with Japan should
break out. the Mikado's little men
could take complete possession of the
Islands within twenty -four hours.
Honolulu is a good place to go for
visit, but no place for a white man
to stay. as the system becomes ener-
waited after a few wears and =. ra+,,r-
to the temperate zone is the only
thing that will prolong mans life.
Kut living is awfully cheap, COM
pared with the States" and one can
get good room and first-class board
Tor $50 month. \ suit of clothes
costing s25 here, can be bought in Ho-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-07

nolulu for SIS, and everything else is
in the same proportion.
But when it comes for white
man to look about for something to
do, he is strictly up against it. The
Japs do all the work, and a white man
engaged in useful occupation on the
Islands would be a curiosity. White
people are supposed to spend money
in Honolulu, not to earn it, and so
the cheap living wouldn't do a fellow
much good if he were to stay there"
Fred Fletcher, in Portland Ore
gonian.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-01-28

If your blood is out a.
order, you run a risk q
taking a germ disease.
Rheumatism, L Grippe
Pneumonia and Typhoi4
Fever are germ diseases
"Rheumacide'' is an ac.
tive blood purifier. H
cleanses the blood IF an
impurities. 1t give tone
to the entire body.
Pure blood pre.ents
germs from taking
of the vital organs anA
pels them from the systeA
"Rheumacide" is put a.
in tablet and liquid forE
and Is sold by druggisA
at Csc, SOC, and 81 pGI
bottle. Liniment. Csc. y
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-01-28
ELIHU ROOT IfSTIFItS
Tells the Grand Jury What he Knows
About he Purchase Of the Canal,
But Refuses to Gfve Ont Anything

Tells the Grand Jury What He Know,
About tie Purchase Of the Canal
But Refuses to Give Out Anything.
Washington, Speeial.-"I simply
brought my subpoena and conscience
wies me-" jecularly remarked Secre-
tary Of State Elihu Root, who Fri
day was one of the chief witnesses
before the United States grand jury
IN its investigation of the alleged
libel In connection with the purchase
OF the Panama canal. The Secretary
made the remark to newspaper men
who sought to interview him a few
minutes before he went into the
grand Jury room. Senator Knox, of
pennsylvania, and Assistant Attor-
ney General Charles w. Russell, also
gave testimony. All declined to
throw any light upon the nature of
their testimony.
William Nelson Cromwell NAV be
one of the witnesses Saturday:
"Weu," said Secretary Root as he
emerged from the grand jury room,
~ cannot tell you boys. of course.
how testified. But will say this
it is the first time I have ever been
IN this building since the trial Of
Charles j. Guitteau for the assassiha-
ticn Of President Garfield, in 1882. I
was then here as spectator only"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-01-28
FLOODS SWEEP TRANSVAAL.
Bursting Dam Floods Gold Mine,
Drowning 100 I.aborers.

Johannesburg, BY able.-One hun
dred and seventy-three persons are
known to have lost their lives Friday
as result Of the floods which are
general throughout the TransvaaI
colony and northern Natal. Great
damage also has been done TO
property. BY the bursting of Knights :
dam, the Witwatersrand gold mine in
the southwestern part of the Trans
vaal was flooded and ten white men
and $50 natives were drowned. The
water from this dam also flooded the
lower section of the Town of Elsburg
where a number Of houses were swept
away and 13 persons perished. 4
gold dredger valued at 100000 broke
adrift on the Kaap river and was
wrecked.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-01-28
RoWTH OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Arly 23,00O,0o0 Children Are Now
SSndyine the Bible.

whether in city or country, housed
Il ITS own magnificent building or
pining IN n dilapidated mountain
shack, with thousands of children or
with barely bakers dozen, the Sun
day school is to-day considered the
s.Tagetic center Of the great church
rnNitant. The Sunday schools of the
BnftsR States alone are attended by
nhont III soc, 900 pupils and 100000
teachers. Gmen voice in affairs of
Church or state, this would represent
no ,seefn influence. The latest sta
hstirs OF the Sunday schools of the
yorld show 22,73g,323 little Chris
Hans working their way through the
grades of Bible study, learning the
needs of the mission field and being
graduated into church membership
TIE February Delineator.