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CHAPTER XIII tContinued)

CHAPTER XIII tContinued).
ITO run was exactly what
wanted you to do" Ray answered.
"You had the. dispatch box, and
wanted to see you safe away"
l glanced at his bandaged head
and Az
81 suppose l ought to apologize
to you.' I said.
Under the circumstances, he
declared, I'VE will cry quits"
We were admitted to the Grange
by neatly dressed parlor maid.
Mrs. Smith-Lessing was at home,
and the girl did not for moment
seem to doubt her mistress willing
ness to receive us. Ray asked her
another question.
do you know if Lord Blenavon
is here?"
"Yes. sir" the girl answered
promptly. HE was brought in last
night badly hurt, but he is much
better this morning."
She hurried out. Ray and I ex-
changed glances.
after all, this is not such a
home of mystery as we expected"
l remarked.
Apparently not" he answered.
"The little woman is playing a bold
game"
Then Mrs. Smith-Lessing came
in.
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THIS HEN HAS
VALET AND A
BIG MILEAGE
TRAVELS IN STYLE AND HAS
THOUSANDS OF MILES TO
HER CREDIT AS A GLOBE
TROTTER.
(By United Press.l

SEATTLE, Oct. 11--William Jen.
nings Bryan is the most travelled
hen in the world. The Peerless
One I'm the way of hens) is one of
the features of the A. Y. P. poultry
show. He--rather, she-is a Rose
Comb Brown Leghorn, the property
of H. K. Rogers. La Crosse, Wis,
and she has taken blue ribbons all
the way from her little home burg
of La Crosse to New York city, to
London. back again, ON to Florida
and tour of the southern states,
TO Chicago, Denver. San Francisco,
and on to Honolulu and back to
Seattle. She has travelled 1919
miles If she has travelled foot.
Here Is a brief summary of her
travelling:
La Crosse to Chicago. ...... Is
Chicago to Buffalo. ......... 500
Buffalo to New York. ...... 412
New York to Liverpool. -. $3.50
Liverpool to London. ...... 200
London to New York. ..... 3,740
New York to Pittsburg. 49,. 431
Pittsburg to Denver. =. -. 1899
Denver to Salt Lake. -. 522
Salt Lake to San Francisco. $50
San Francisco to Honolulu. 2,10O
Honolulu to Seattle. ........ 1890
Total miles travelled. -. 1879
When William Jennings Bryan
travels she travels in style, with a
valet. Her valet Is James Benson
Rardin, nephew of Mr.. Rogers.
The two have been together so
long that a separation of few
hours makes them homesick for
each other. Bryan will not eat a
thing II young Rardin does not give
1t to her-and every time she lays
an egg she crows for the youth
She will go to sleep on the young
mans shoulder. kiss him. whisper
In his ear; and do many other
things.
Does everything but talk" In
sists young Rardin.
'Mr" Bryan will add few more
miles to the record on her return
to La Crosse, where she will rest
up this winter for another tour next
summer.
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CHAPTER XIV
Lord 6Ienavon's Surrender

LOVO 0icUdNOHS SURRENDER
She held out her hand to me with
a subdued but charming smile OF
welcome.
81 am so glad you have come to
see me-" She said softly. "You can
help me. too, about this unfor.
tunate young man who has been
thrown upon my hands. /"
Then she saw Ray, and the
words seemed to die away upon
her lips. had to steel my heart
against her to shut out the pity
which l could scarcely help feeling.
She was white to the lips, and
stood as one turned to stone, with
her distended eyes fived upon him.
She was like trapped bird. watch
ing its impending fate. She fall
tered a little on her feet, and--I
could not help it, hurried to her
side with chair. AS she sank into
1t she thanked me with a very
plaintive smile.
THANK you," she said.- simply.
II am not very strong, and did
not know that man was with you. y
Ray broke In. His voice sounded
harsh, his Ranner, thought, was
unnecessarily brutal.
II can understand" he said,
'that you find my presence a little
unwelcome. need scarcely say
that this Is not visit of courtesy.
You know very well that willingly
] would never spend moment un-
der the same roof as you. am
here to speak few plain words,
to which you will do we'll to lis
ten"
She raised her eyes to his. Her
courage seemed to be returning at
the note of battle in his tone. Her
small, Well shaped head was
thrown back.
go on" she said.
"We will not play at cheap diplo-
macy" he said, sneeringly. 81
know you by a dozen names, which
you alter and adopt to suit the &C.
casion. You are creature of the
French police. one of those para
sitical creatures who live by suck
ing the honesty out Of simpler per-
sons. You are here because the
more private meetings of the Eng
lish council of defense are being
held at Rowchester. It Is your
object by bribery, or theft, or rob-
berry, or the seductive use of those
wonderful charms of yours, to gain
possession Of copies of any particu
lars whatever about the English
autumn maneuvers. You have an
ally, / regret to say, In the dukes
son. you are seeking to gain for
yourself far more valuable one in
the person Of this boy. You say to
yourself. no doubt, like father, like
son. You ruined and disgraced the
one. You think, perhaps, the other
will be as easy
STOP" she cried.
Her face was drawn with pain.
In her eyes was the look of be-
ing stricken to death.
ut is terrible!" she murmured,
shat men so coarse and brutal as
you should have the gift of speech,
! do not wish to ask for any mercy
from you, but II am to stay here
and listen, you will speak only of
facts"
, He shrugged his shoulders con-
temptuously.
"You should be hardened by this
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MASTER HoRsEsHoERs.

DAVENPORT, Ia, Oct. IL
Master horseshoers of the country
are assembling In this city today for
the annual convention Of their ma
tional association.
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PORTLAND, Me-. Oct. 11.-Ger-

aldine Farrar, Nine. Langendorff,
Nine. Jomelli, 'Reinald Warrenrath
and other world famous musicians
have been engaged for the Maine
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-09-22
A Wonderful News Service

Have you ever paused to think what
q marvellous organization must be nee.
essary to lay before you each day an
accurate account OF the happenings Of
yesterday in Europe, Asia, Africa, South.
America. Australia, the islands of the
sea and the whole expanse of our own
continent, all in q single newspaper?
Thelntricate netwO rk of cables and
telegraph lines, the complicated chain
OF news gathering agencies stretching
across continents and oceans, the innum
cradle reporters working daily for you
under tropic suns and over arctic SHOWS
-haYe you ever felt the romantic thrill
Of it all in reading great modern
newspaper such as The Chicago Rec
ord Herald? We mention this paper
especially because of the completeness
Of its domestic and foreign news SER
vice. It has cores pondent In evefv
town or city of Importance in the Unit.
ed States, a veritable army of them in
all. In addition 1t has the benefit of
the foreign news service of the New
York Her aid famous for It's world wide
cable system and for the reliability of
its foreign news; also that Of the New
York World and the New York Journ.
al OF Commerce, besides that Of the
great cooperative newsgathering or.
ganiZation, the Associated Press. With
such vast and complete news service
it is not strange that The Record Her
Id 80 easily holds its owl, as one of the
great newspapers OF the world.
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A. T. & S. F. Time Card

KIOwA DISTRICT
WESTWARD
No. SAT leaves Kiowa 100 a. M. arrives at
Medicine Lodge $40 a. M; leaves Medicine
Lodge $50 q. m, arrives at Belvidere 7:46 O. m.
No. sol leaves Medicine Lodge 800 D. m =, ar
rivee at BelvideTe 500 p. M.
EASTWARD
No. 54S leaves Belvidere S:l5 a. M, arrives at
Medicine Lodge $3.50 a. m, leaves $3.50 D. m
and arrives at KiOwa 4:30 p. m.
No. $50 leaves Belvidere 600 a. M. arrives
at Medicine Lodge 800 q. m.
nMEDICINE LODGE DISTRICT
EASTWARD
No. GA leaves Medicine Lodge 1910 a. M.
arrives at Attica IL 20 q. m
No. b46 leaves Medicine Lodge 8:15 q. m, ar.
rives at Attica 9:45 a. IA.
WESTWARD
No. 545 leaves Attica 2:3O D. m arrives al
Medicine Lodge 2:15 p. m.
No. G3 leaves Attica IL :55 q. M. arrives at
Medicine Lodge :05 p. m.
Nos. 543, 544, Eat, 5t8 are first class trains.
Noe. 646, $40. sol and $50 are second class
All trains daily except Sunday
Close connections east at Kiowa and Belvi-
dere. Close connections west at Attica and
Belyidere.
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Sales men Wantd

At once. Local men to take orders
tor high grade western grown nursery
stock. Experience unnecessary. Out
Fit free. Cash weekly. Write for terms
Anyone intending to plant should ask for
our catalogue. It's Free. Address,
National Nurseries, Lawrence. Kansas.
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Home memories" j: the title of a
beautiful piano composition (Reverie)
now on sale at Youne's drug store; al
though Of medium grade it has quality
that is sure to please the real musician.
This is |. 0. Shenod's latest production.
Get i now, price Is cents.
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Save your old papers and books for
the Baptist ladies. They will call for
them soon. On account Of inclement
weather they have nees. ted gathering
hem up for severallec week
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Today,s Schedule for The Munsey Cars

They'r -fguratively knocking at the city's
gates-he road weavy endurance tested
trants in the Frank Munsey reliability of 1909
From Washington to Boston aud return has become
part of automobile history.
As this being written great welcome to them all is
taking place just within the city limits Fifteenth and
streets northeast The contestants and their machines
cesfu and unsuccessful in the first great endurance run of
the East grouped together receiving the paudts
cheerfuy bestowed by admirng hosts and so well de-
served
Two of the District Commissioners representatives of
the civic bodies prominent business and citizens are
hand to extend the welcoming hand This over the mud
spatered autos and their drivers conquerors in greater or
less degree of 300 miles of roads both good and bad will
form triumphant procession and contentedly wend their
way the heart of the city and the Munsev building
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HUBBARD BELIEVES
PEARY STATEMENT

BAR HARBOR. Me. Sept 2a. SfW
refusing 10 declare absolutely that he
disbelieves DR. Cooks story of the an
c0very Of the Pole. but Iutimating that
he sides with Peary Gen. Thomas rurb-
bard, president OF the Pearv Arctic
Club today declared that tie statement
g.. % latter will be made UubI-. nnI,-
wnen it has been approved bv he o,fiL
GERS OF the Peary Arctic club in New
York %" -'N"
General Hubbard said today.
Now that Commander Pee -v and r
nave gone over the report together. IL
WI be submitted to ,thp oniceis of The
Ifdry Arctic Club. 10 Anton Raven.
henry Parish, and Herbert l.. Bridc-
man. OF New York, and Zcnas Caauc. or
Dalton Mass 1T may be that these
gentlemen may think some of Com
mander PearF's statements are too fiery
and IN that case the commander will be
asked 10 modify the language. To soften
the report somewhat.
But as far as the facts go. nothing
VIII be done 60 detract from the force
or che report or 20 aid IT, u will be
Just as much Commander Pcary's state
lent OF the case. as II the members Of
4 Continued On Second page)
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WHITNEY DECLARES
PEARY IS IN ERROR
Sportsman Says He Told
Explorer About Cooks
Belongings.

ST. JOHNS. Newfoundland. sept 2g -
Harry Whitney. OF New Haven, who to-
day is sailing to Sydney and Boston.
aboard the steamship Jeanie. threw new
light on the Cook-Peary controversy
just before his vessel sailed
ON the hour Of his departure Whitney
received message from Peary com
planning he had not fully Informed him
OF Or. Cooks belongings the inference
Of the message being 20 Che effect If
Peary had known about Dr. Cooks be
iougings. which DE left with Whitney
and which Peary refused 10 take
aboard the Roosevelt, he might have
changed his mind and taken them
ln commenting upon this MESSAGE
Whitney said Commando Pe8ry Is iu
error ! informed him fun. concerning
DT. Cooks belongings as fully as Z was
able from my knowledge Jf the con-
tents Of the boxes Not Ouly -ual. but
Captain Bartlett, Of the Roosevelt. cav
alI these things and helpo, nl. cache
them at Etah after peary refused to
.he them aboard his ship.
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MECHANICIAN KILLED
IN RIVERHEAD RACE
!. Bates Victim of Accident
to the ApperSon Au-
tomObile.

RINERHEAD. L. J.. Sept. "a seri-
Gus accident marred the running Of the
Long Island derby. for stock aCtOnlO-
bnes. over the new Suffolk county couse
here today cost the life of j. Bates.
mechauician for Herbert Lytle, while
Lytle is badly hurt. While runniRg n
more than seven'.. miles an hour. the
Appersou car. driven by Lyle. skidded
at a tum In the road two miles west
of MaJutuck ana went into the ditch.
Lytle was thrown NIFTY feet ahead 9f
the machine bun Bates was caught
under the car and his skull and legs
We're fractured. Help was quickly at
hand and Jhe TWO injured men were
carried 10 nearby farm house and
doctors summoned. The big Apperson
car Is a total wreck.
Bates died within an hour after the
accident IN the home Of Benjamin C..
Kirkup. to which he had been carried.
Lyle is In a very serious condition al
the same place, but the doctors who
are working over him state that he
has chance Of recovery.
A. soon as the news Of the accident
reached the graudstand Mrs ID. ".
Loft. owner of the Mercedes car. the
biggest On the race, stopped her ma
chine and announced she was through
with automobile racing although she
bought this car from W. X Vanderbilt
especially for contests.
Louis Chevrolet, driving Buick car.
wen the race for class h cars, selling
for from Sl.5JO 10 5000 over I13 SIS miles
Of the new automobile road course today
and I'm doing so established a new Amer
lean road average, doing the distance
at the rate OF 6S4 miles an hour.
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GIRL FAINTS WHEN
SHE HEARS VIOLIN

WORCESTER. Mass, Sept, 29-Physi-
clans and psychists mere are puzzled
over the strange case Of an Orange
street girl who faints IN ecstasy when
she hears violin played at close range.
She has money, position, and a passion
for music, but is compelled To foreCo
the pleasures of all musical festivals.
Her name is withheld from publication
by the physicians who are treating her.
for family reasons, out SHE is well
known TO scores OF people
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TWO BIG DIRIGIBLES
RACING TO ALBANY
Baldwin and TomlinSon Pi-
loting Balloons on Flight
Through Hudson Valley.

NEW YORK. sept. 28-CaptaIn
BnIdwln's dirigibIe fell into the river
north of Spuyten DuyrII, putting him
out Of the race. The 'fOmiinsOn ma
chine il still in the afr.
NEW YORK. Sept. 29.-Two gray clip
tical shapes suspended beneath which
are two oblong carriers containing two
-cf the best known aeronauts i'm the
United states. are sweeping northward
through the Hudson valley this after
noon. the objective point being Albany.
Il5 miles away.
The first dirigible balloon race ever
held in the east is In progress as the
DAYS feature OF the HudsOn-FultOu cele-
bratIou and both capt Thomas Scott
Baldwin and George l.. Tomliusou, pi-
lots of the machines, are confident that
they viii establish new record for
specific flying.
From early morning the crowds began
60 gather along Riverside Drive and
the upper section of Manhattan. as il
was known the weather conditions were
such that the race was sure to take
place. big force Of police kept the
crowds away from the starting point.
where both machines were parked all
0 cadv for the start originally it hai
been planned TO have three starters.
but John Roeder. who had comJiua-
ton dirigiblc aeroplane entered. met
with an accident last night while trying
to fin al White Plains. and failed TO
reach the starting point
Tomliuson was the first TO get away.
To the accompaniment of wild semi
hystcrical cheering. his machine was
released from its lashinEs and bounded
straight up i'm the air at u.55 a 10.
The big machine wavered for few Sec
onis I'm its ascent. and then with a
WI. .irr of the motor Tomlinson started q
uorthea stward He made no attempt 10
maneuvpr but headed his machine to-
ward the capital. and when last seer
was bearing off toward the eastern
state line about go feet above the
eaIth's surface
Owing TO the fact that TOmlhson's
Continued on Second PageD
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KILLS MAD SEAMAN.

MANILA, Sept. 29.-After running
amuck and attacking officers and hos
pital stewards of the United States hos
pital ship Relief. John Ransom. "a fire
man Of the ship, was shot and killed
by Civilian Mate Hcinkc. on orders
from the commander Of the Relief,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-29
CLERGYMAN'S WIFE SUICIDE

CARDIFF, Wales sept. 29.-MarEaret
Price Evans the wife OF New York
clergyman. committed suicide at Pen
wylit. Wales. by shooting with revOl-
yer. Mrs Evans was visiting Penwylit,
her birthplace, after an absence Of
twenty wears She was found in her
room. and at her side was "a revolver.
two chambersl5f which had hcen dis
charged. Mrs Evans had been depress-
81 recently.
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ALL IN READINESS
FOR GRAND PhGEANT
Floral Parade Gives Promise
Of Establishing New
Record.

II have never known al undertake
iuE UI any rru boz Wush.Hgto 20
have received sucr support from fhe
public generally and the members of
the committee Arranging for DO as
has the chamber uf Commerce auto
mobile floral parade
lCaar Cams, chairman Dt The COM
miitee "n arrange
With every member Of the immense
committee devotinE himself To- complet-
ing some task specifically laid ont for
him. and with the committee, as o.
whole, going over the entire plans 90
make certain no feature. which would
add 80 the success. Of the event, has
been omitted, todsy's prospects for the
floral parade tomorrow after
noon are proving but repetition
though more 3cceuuated. of those That
have existed since the project was iu-
namely. that the parade Will
DE the most gorgeous affair OF BIS kind
ever Witnessed u the Capital and one
Of the most elaborate ever conducted
anywhere.
on the Euipve today Grand Marshal
William %. West. Deputy Marshal Jos
sph Stoddard. and other deputies have
been busy driving stakes and getting
everything iu readiness for the align
meut Of tine cars. Chairman G3iIiheT. u:
the finance committee. has been straight
euinc out the last details of the none
tsry program Chairman oyster of the
commercial section. has been giving
final Instructions 10 entrants iu tina.
division. President Guide. OF the Cham
her Of Commerce, has been completing
"a arrangements FOR the entertainment Of
the Judges. Cloirman Can. Of the trans
Dortation committee has been holding
with the agents Of the
various roads which will bring visitors
tomorrow. and Chairman r. B. Spence,
of the committee ON entries. De- Drepar-
ing 10 formally close the list at O'Clock
tonight
Busy Headquarters.
AT the Chamber OF Commerce the day
has proven one OF the busiest in the
history or that organization. Secretary
Thomas Grant has kept ia touch with
an the subcommittee and arranged for
carrying out various details connected
with tho final completion or their plans
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TEMPERATURES
TIDE TABLE.

Todav-High tide 7:4u a. u. and sol p.
m. low tide. l.f4 g. a. and 2.07 p. ~.
TomOrrOW-High tide $50 "a. m. and
S.4S p. m. low tide. 2.8i a. M. and 2:5f
J.. ~.
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The temperatures are below the sea
sonai normal in all districts. except the
far Northwest. FrOsts occurred Iast
night In Tennessee. the ADuaIacHian n
mountain region, and in portions of the
north Atlantic states
The disturbance viii move directly
eastward from the Great Lake region.
eausing rains in tnat section tonight.
and IN the north Atlantic States tonight
or Thursday.
The middle Atlantic coasts will be
moderate variable
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Flooring, Good, S2.oo Per 100 Feet.
frank Libbey g. Co. 9Th & n. Y. Ave.
At
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Initial Flights About New
York Bay Successful.
Thousands See Him.
MAKES TWO TRIALS
DURING MORNING
Immigrants Hysterical as Machine
Scars Above Ellis Island.
Whistles Salute.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Wilbur
Wright circled the Statue of Lib
erty in his aeroplane today. Start
ing from Governors ISlaad for the
second time this morning, he
sailed through the air around Ellis
Island, where his manoeuverS threw
many immigrants there almost into
mysteries; thence over to Bedloe's
Island, where he made a complete
circuit OF the Statue of Liberty.
after which he flew back to Gov
ernor's Island, landing exactly on
the spot he started from.
The entire flight consumed but
seven minutes, the aeroplane NOV
ing at terrific speed in the gentle
neeze that prevailed.
WANTED TO BE FIRST
Wright has been anxious to be
the first aviator to pilot a heavier
than-air machine around the famous
figure Of Miss Liberty. and an
nounced when he arrived here that
this would be one of his first OBJ
jects. When he made his initial
Hight about the Dav today. however.
without attempting the feat. il was
believed that he mad decided to re-
serve the performance until il could
be made part Of a regular program.
The fact that he had been in the
air, however, attracted an enormous
heet of excursion craft TO the upDer
bay, while the Jersey and Manhat-
tan shores were crowded by the
curiosity seEefs.
Starts For Statue.
Under the stimulus Of this audience
the puiet Ohicsn decided To try his sec
ond hicnt or the day and az 19.1s o clock
ne arore swiftly into the air from the
ianninE place AT army headquarters. His
motor was working like a charm and
ne turned his machine toward tho
staten Island shore, down in the bav.
lie Gid not go far i'm that direction.
however. as ne described half circls
ana sent his craft over toward Ellis IS
land, TIE inspection and landing pIare
Of the millions or immigrants who
have landed On American shores.
There were great many foreigners
on the island. and the sight OF the
strange machine iu the air caused alarm
10 ITEM until the interpreters explained
tc them what was going on.
Wright kept on over toward Bedloe-s
island. and at 1922 be made a comDiet.
circle OF Miss Liberty. starting back An
once TO the testing ground. where he
landed on the exact spot from whicH
he had started AZ Ie;25
The aviator WAS given an enthusiastic
reception on mis- trip from the boats .n
the harbor. Ju, be was as self-con;aiu..4
IS ever when Le landed.
Weather Favors Flight.
Conditions for flying were ideal .,f
Governors island today a lazy breeze
swept across the waters OF the uBps-
hay without force enough To ytraightor
ont the national colors as they dragged
from the faEpole I'M front OF the com
laandants cottage Both Curtiss and
Wright were early ON hand. and going
Ia their sheds within which their v-ina.l
machines were stored, they declared
that there was no reason for DELAY. huf
FfaHnH HHH.rnF
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FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
I.air tonight and Thursday. warmer
tonight. moderate sOutheriy winds
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coNnITrON "a ~ WATER-

HARPERS FERRY, ~. Va. Sept -
Potomac clear and Shenandoah slight
ly cloudy