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CHAPTER xix.

IN SUSPENSE
III GRACE turned on Pike. His
voice trembled with suppress
ed rage.
"A fine guardian. you arev'
he said witherinsly. You came here
to protect her from something you
thought WAS rotten. Now we all know
it's rotten you hand her overw
The lad paused. and then he laughed
bitterly.
by Jove," he exclaimed Of a sud-
den. Il shouldn't be surprised II you
consent to the settlement toop
The lawyer looked at him gravely. r
My son. shouldn't be surprised II
did"
by the Lord, but you play a queer
game. Mr.. Pike"
AOh, I'm just crossing the Rubicon.
Yoar father used to say: II you're
going to cross the Rubicon. cross It.
Don't wade out to the middle and
stand there. You only get h-Il from
both banks!"
II beg your pardon" said q voice
behind them, and they turned to fna
Lady Creech. She went on. addressing
Horace:
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81 give my consent to your marriage
"You dow cried Ethel And there
was a distinct horror in her tone. It
was as If the idea shocked her.
'I'll place it in your hands," he an
swered and then was rudely twirled
about by Horace, who had approached.
81 protest against thisg' cried the
young man. "She does not know
what she's doing, for one won't
have IT,
Too iats: cgjed Ethel. with q chok-
ing sob. Hes cOnsentedv
And with IA bowed bead she ran from
them into the hotel
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"Mr- Granaer-Simpson. have
seen my nephew?' '"a
"No. I've rather avoided tbo.
you don't mind my saying So" Ho,oH
replied.
I'm sorry. Lady Creech." he wa..
on. but I've had most awful shat
ing up. and I'm thinking of going h,rL
home with Mr.. Pike think he.
about right In his ideas. You kno,
we abused him. not only for himsal,
but for bis vulgar friend. yet his vn,
gar friend turned out to be n urona
duke. and look NJ what our frien1,
turned out TO ber'
He stepped quickly to the entrancs
and disappeared into the hotel Al.
meric's voice was heard as LADY
Creech turned to 60, and Pike smiled
Here he comes now. bending under
the blow" he said.
Almeric appeared with n white bun
pup. which he handed over to Mariapo
with the remark:
Wash him bit. old chap: ,eni,i
water. you know. and drop OF milk
afterward - nothing but milk. yon
know. Be deuced careful. say
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at Is mtlo7' the Edrl of Haucastle.'

at Is mtlor' the Fart Of Hd,ccdstle'
heard the creak Of carriage springs
and the muttered directions and then
the crunch of the wheels. that he
awoke. He called a passing servant
Mariana, it proved 1t be-and question
ed him.
"Who was that?' he asked.
Mariana bowed deeply.
sit is milor' the Earl Of Hawcastle,"
he replied "He has gone to keep the
appointment he have made some days
since at Napoli, It Is said"
CHAPTER XVIII
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IS DRIVEN INSANE
BY CONSTANT GRIEF

San JOSE. Call. Oct. 81
Driven insane from continual griev.
ms over tho death 81 her son. John.
q former stanford student who died
IN the Stockton insane asylum a
month ago. Mrs, Emma Runyan Of
8ie T. Santa Clara a. was taken
90 the same asylum a meutai derr.
lict.
Her son was a bright. ambitious
hoy. Who pat himself under a heavy
mcntal strain Ia an effort 90 oatao
his fellow students Finally he be-
came physical and mental wreck
he was committed TO the asylum
In April. aud az the time physicians
declared that he would never leave
the state hospital.
His death 80 shocked the mother
that her mind became unbalanced
she was placed under the constant
care Of a physician, but despite all
aid she grew gradually worse.
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WOMAN THREATENED
KEPT CRIME SECRET

PuNNZuTAWNEY, Pa. Oct 81.
Unable longer TO keep secret the
fact that her mother waa murdered.
although threatened with a similar
fate II she did not remain silent.
Mrs, John Kunxelman. living near
here. caused the arrest Of her faith.
er. William Jones. whom she
charges with killing her mother a
year ago,
When Mrs. Jones died an invcs.
tlgntion was made. but verdict 81
death from unknown eapaes" was
rendered Mr. Kunzolman frequent.
IS found his wife aobblnE bitterly
He insisted on knowing the reason.
and finally she told him. She was
present. she said. when her mother
vas killed
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LOUIS HILL IS
LOST IN WOODS
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE @. N.
LIVES FOUR DAYS ON
MEAT or AN ELK.

LIBBY. Mont. Oct 21.--After be
Ing lost In the Montana wiida for
four days and auhaisting entirely
upon elk meat and dry bread. Louis
w. i'm. vice president OF the Great
Northern railroad. ia in Libby TO.
day Mr. I'M was in the proposed
Glacier National park with a pho.
toErapher and several others when
ho became separated from his com
panlons,
He met hunter and engaged
him an guide 20 pilot him back To
the nearest settlement Both wore
without food. but they found an
abandoned camp aud secured some
bread. The hunter Killed an elk
and for four DAYS elk meat In every
style that could be cooked without
utensils was their only ration.
They finally succeeded IN reach
ms Bolton. Mont. where Mr.. Hln
secured conveyance and was
brought 60 this town Although
somewhat fatigned. Mf iIill WAS
little the worse for bis experience
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EXPOSED To D|PHTHERIA

n n develops tha, Frank Petaakl.
is years old. Ia suffering from
diph,heria, Il will be known then
that 100 boys of the Mercer island
Parental school have been exposed
to the disease
The petaski hoy was taken frum
the school Sunday and placed in
the county hospital. where phybi.
clans are closely watching The de-
vclopment OF the case.
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- ArNTY little vinie DAILY. who
III was here At the orpheum just
~ q year ago. nos languishes
NADER the horrible accusation OF
A1ying proposed to her husband
ast.l In sheer desperation the man
married her. WINES motherln-law
B Gov thinking Of charging her
With grand larceny.
Johnny Kohl Is the husband who
Eleges that vinie roped him To.
n Is suing for a divorce ard the
aze Is now In the Chieago courts.
IA says that While proposed 10
IL many times. but thar be always
r1xx her until she proposed an
spant to Philadelphia. This
"a ~ young mans romantic i'm.
HEk1a and one dark night he
ksssz Vlnse to steal him from his
hrE home and they ran away
9. srs married.
Ezf then Johnny was not game
kse7sr They we're married Just
kfa-s theztre time. Johnny says
h sssf 70 TIE stage door after tbs
shss, net bis wife. told her he wa
Err7 sor shat he had done. and
Ealgktwxy left her and took the
cas train back 10 Chicago. They
hare never lived together.
Johnny does not ask Vinle fus
Niriony.
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Billie Burke will continue at the
Moore IN Love Watches" until Sat.
urday evening. All next week NJ
the uptown house Victor Moore will
be seen In the George Cohan mu.
steal play. The TAX ~ New York.
George Fawcett aud his company
under the direction OF the Shu.
berta. will continue az the AihAm.
bra all this week and all next week.
with matinecs Wednesdays and Sat.
urdays. In The Great John Gan.
ton.
John r. Young in the musical
play. 10" viii be seen at the
Grand for five more performances
this week. and next Sunday after.
noon will begin a second and fare
well week In the play.
At the Seattle the Russell.Drcw
company is presenting "A Marked
Woman this week with The Pa.
tai Wedding" By Theodore Kremer,
underlined for next week.
Pierre Of the Plains" is being
seen for the first time here at the
Lois all this week. II will be fol.
lowed on Sunday by The Eternal
City"
Vaudeville headlIners next week
will be- John y. Hymcr and com
pany at the Orpheum, Tom Linton
and his African Bellies at the Ma.
testic and Barnes Seal. Lion and
Pony at the Pantages.
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TEDDY STARTS HUNTING
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
OF THE UNITED PRESS.

L0NpIANA. British East Africa.
Oct. sT.--Col Roosevelt today start
cd hunting In tho Eidama ravine
for a honEe. which IL the rareat
specimen % antelope IN Africa II
Ia said that the animals are 80
scarce that they have never been
seen alive by a whlte man, and
that white hunters thus far have
been unsuccessful IN their efforts
10 bag one ~ the animals
Col Roosevelt realizes that there
are great chances Of nuuauccens.
bu, he declared that he will spend
months hunting. n necessary. until
he brings one Of the beasts 10 the
earth.
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TaYlor eursts Into verse.

chas. A. Taylor, the versatile
authOr.actor-manager under th'
Influence Of the Aurora Borealia
broke into the first page Of th'
skagway Alaskan Of recent dat
with the following ode to nature
doubtless inspired by the appear
ance OF skagway since the openinl
OF the White Pass railroad.
Life, what is lIfe2
But one long desire,
And for what2
All, who can tell
The lonRings Of heart
OF the human braib
struRglings OF soul
over flesh TO gain.
Oh. the joy
Eternal love,
That golden truth
That keeps up the fire
And the wild desire
OF our youth
Forever bright
As the beacon light,
That one true guide
Through storm and pain
To llfe's one best gain;
Immortality.
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-, = Billie Burke. the vorng and
rsuy Frohman siar having %
L 49, time Of n on tbta Lone
"aicheg'7 ''' 'Oa'l ID Love
,sn.nsser-No. Miss Burke ia M,
Aef ~ Dtcanse she carries with
M eoa plsaie retlnue Of cheerful
tsr ~. easshiai companions One Is
eekass 80 inend, her mother. Two
soolIs ~ her pet dogs, white
ogals a,laifs. which are euphoni.
ibursh Nailed Tnttl and Frutii A
bmks,. = Cherry Watson. Miss
MON u, nafd, q i2-yearold protcge.
lfairs.sn fFohman actress Is now
N MI ior a stage career.
va 40 a. Durke,s adoption OF Cherry
~ result Of Humanitarian
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WILL PERFORM
OPERATION

LONDON. oct 27--M Mrs. Coils p.
Huntington leaves today for New
York on the kron prinxeaain Ce,
cclic. II IL reported that she will
be operated on for appendicitis. II
ls said that her condition ~ 30
serious that an operation has been
arranged TOT as soon M she reaches
America Tho reason that Mrs.
Huntington Il canning to New YORK
is because she has more confidence
Ia American surgeons than In those
u foreign lands, according TO q
fglend.
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Manager John ". cousldine has
axrted north from hts California
Nsit and Is today enjoying some
A0osing tn southern Oregon. He
y e1pecfed home Friday.
Epon bis arrival he will straight
y or legal complication which
M been brought about BY Joseph
I Elsa. q New York booking
veat who Il claiming the Godiew
& troupe. at the local Majestic
y ssek. a. one o. his own acts.
uNsking TO enjoIn their further
rziaticn on the Sullivan Consi-
&arcult.
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Loney Haskell. a vaudeville head.
liner recently seen AT the local
orphenm. had all sorts OF trouble
la Atlantic City n few days ago.
lie made some references In his
stage monologue 20 palmist
named kenilworgh. with whom be
vas well acquainted Instead Of
taking the affair as q Joke. kenll
worth met Haskell ~ the stage
door. knocked him down. and slash.
ed at him tour times with a big
knife
kenilworth Il nov under arrest
and Haskell has three stitches IN
his head and one In hts nose and
Il taking a temporary vacation from
stage activities.
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impulse Cherry n an orphan
Cherry and her mother we're init.
mate friends Of the Burke family.
Last spring Mrs Watson aud the
little gigl came down TO the pier
IN New York 10 bid Miss Burke
bon voyage % Europe, The wealth
cr was cold and rainy, and Mrs
Watson contracted pneumonia aud
died within two days time.
Tho news was flashed 20 Miss
Burke BY wireless. by the same
means the actress notified Cherry
10 Join her Ia London. The child
has ever since been with Miss
Burke. Mrs. Burke Il attending
10 Cherry's education.
Manager Jake Shubert Ia about
10 make another quick trip 20 the
coast He will b. IN San Francisco
next week.
Asa Lee willard. the Seattle act.
or. IL on tour IN ncighboring states
In The Man From Missouri"
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ROSS CLUB MEETS TONIGHT.

An important meeting II the Ross
Improvement club will be held to.
night IN the Ross Seminary.
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Joseph wheeIock. an actor who
was here rs years ago with mir.
Potter OF Texas" and who was at
that time well known In the pro
fesslon. died several days ago In
Paterson, ". J.
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JlHNNy SAYS VINE DAILY
DID ALL THE PROPOSING
,..,g Husband of Well
voown Orpheum Ac-
,,.s. Makes Startling
Charge Regarding the
Marriage.

~ Stays Here Next
week--Manager Consi-
a;ae Returns Friday
la, Company to Play
szaza.
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a SAN FRASctsco, Oct 81 =
4 Alleging that the city. county 4
4 and stale officials treated him 4
4 like a NANCY dog" because 4
4 he was negro. q. @, Davis has =
= uled a damage suit against =
4 Judge Charles r. Conlan, =
4 Judge Charles \. Weller, Dis. 4
4 trlct Attorney William II =
4 lAngdon, the city and county 4
a of San Francisco aud the state 4
4 OF California for $4,000 IN the =
4 United States circuit court =
4 According to the document. the 4
= officials enumerated ma de 4
= Pendants refused 90 hear his 4
= complaint against Il man who \
= had robbed him three times, =
4 and for whose arrest he was \
4 seeking "A warrant \
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II IS reported that the reason
why THE Partisan Model" has been
called IN Is that the Mittenthals
may remodel the cast and produc-
ton into a Number Two Soul Kiss"
company.
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ASSESSMENTS THIS WEEK. =
. uooaE-slllIe Burke In Love =
Watches"
unANsRA-Georse Fa~eett :
4 @rhe Great John Canton" .
: aaaNp--Jehn {. Young N
~kc."
sfAT1LE-The RusseltoTe~
! company gTiss 70 so;h per. :
lormances). IN "A Marked =
Weran."
! kols-rhe Del Lawrence Gem =
! psny t7ssh to sssh perform .
! se<ssl. in "plerre Of the =
! Plains" v
] ospAEuM - Edwin Stevens =
8 and vaudeville. =
: MAJESTIC - Alexander won .
nisxel ard vaudeville. =
! pAkTA6Es-Thc Six roeoes =
4 and vaudeville. =
4
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~ Lois management has about
<1sed on cara" az the bill for
= week following The Eternal
Nv When this play was first
1ezuoaed some fastidIous patron
'Aasd a question as to the
p,sisty Of It's presentation at a
1l'iI neatre, bat the Lois folks
&c ne view that while Tara" is
- sxaetly dainty idyl Of the
~ sss<hsas hills, II Is a strong play
-aA . strong and clearly defined
@ Ora and It can be played so that
~ nosal will be brought out with
~ y. she Introduction Of a single Of
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~ con.Inues Nest Wsek.

I has been decided 10 continue
e Successful run Of -LoT at the
e1ad al next week. Emma Bunt.
y ioilcwing for a weeks engage
HfEf. beglnnIng November Z.
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Tho veteran actor. William II.
Thompson. will be a headllner at
the local Orpheum week after next
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"The Alaskan" is 10 pay another
visit to the coast late In the fan.
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,, sIsasrlc Clarke has dropped bis
4 ea, Of placing a stock company
s,n 9lss'Eary, for the reason that he
so~, NJ my and the local manager
,a ss.a not adequately finance the
sss ssaay Clarke left for the East
ssy s,al aays ago 10 look for an en.
sAssinent In Chicago
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zone within ten feet Of WIN Ray.
c r..aa, press representative Of the
ss.gnsan and Majestic theatres. and
Il w hand you a Lovera or invite
~ =. = drink a lemonade with him.
~ y your mutual acquaintance
= ever 20 slight.
~ Az due to the arrival Of a
49, - daughter at the Raymond
icss.sshold. Miss Raymond has been
sa'is1iannamed Dorothy.
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u.xxs4s&&4EEx&~s =
: ...,srmTNrs THIS WEEK. =
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AUTOMOBILES AND THE GOOD
ROADS QUESTION.

Strange indeed to what extremes
prejudice viii drive an otherwise
reasonable people? The advent OF the
traction engine was responsible for
almost an uprising. because the thing
frightened the teams, and when BIZ
cycles first came into use in this sec
ton some people were actually ready
to mob the riders and burn the in
nocent little machine. This was only
a few years ago and these objects
Of hatred have become esteemed pos
sessions in many homes. They came,
they We're built for a purpose, those
who used them had rights under the
law and they are still here.
Now it is the automobile! And,
like other improved methods and
advanced ideas, it has engendered
the opposition Of some. But it is
here, il has come TO stay, and as
general convenience and help it is
going to win it's way into the hearts
of those most opposed TO it. There is
no reason WHY il should not Just
because your horse may shy at a
street car or train the first time he
gets close to one is no reason why
the street cars and trains should be
stopped from running. Properly
handled. YOUR teams will soon get
accustomed 10 automobiles, lust as
they have 10 street cars and trains.
An automobile. when it's driver is
endowed with ordinary intelligence.
js of much less danger on the public
highways than is d vicious and un-
ruIv team They have their rights on
the road lust the same as has your
horse or mule, and in the great ma
iority of cases. speaking from a per
sonal knowledge, they take a great
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...I H .aI# zoe election for
I.sf.3 r9sI. snH Jos abe fri-
.... .IH OWN tls machine. gas their
mH UI I"r 4s E,-r sutomouii,
oar.. 4 s8suBs'r au4 most any pf
uu usy several Ime as much tax
To-. H feaarf Of nine out Of Ten Of
those ~ho oppos. good roads be-
.aa., ~ tH, automobile
Voting down the bond issue viii
uof E.t #Id cot The machines that are
b.., nor prevent others coming in.
and whenever the roads are passa-
bile for YOU, whether you Ike II or
not the automobiles are going TO help
use them You need better roads,
the proposed bond issue makes better
roads possible and at very small
cost 10 YOU. and by voting for the
proposition YOU make the automobile
man pay his part of the cost. In
voting against the proposition you
will hurt yourself much more than
YOU do the automobile.
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Texas. To encourage the good work
the city council yesterday adopted
a resolution to furnish and haul with
the city's teams and forces sand and
gravel for the work, free of cost, to
citizens who will build concrete
walks about their premises
A list of citizens has already
signed an obligation to build side
walks OF the kind mentioned, pro-
Vided the city will furnish the gray
81. which in the aggregate will make
stretch of about five miles of
walks Marlin will soon be known
as the town with cement side
, walks just as Philadelphia is call
ed 'the city of homes" The citizens
of Marlin We're never more thor
oughly aroused on any one subject
than they are now on the good side
walk proposition.
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Notice.

In accordance with ordinance and
instructions from the city council, |
am low prepared to issue dog tax
receipts and tags at my office in city
hall for the year ending August LIST,
1910,
In connection with above would
respectfully advise that the new city
administration at its last meeting de-
clared it their intention to see that
this law was enforced and all dogs
and bitches running at large in the
city limits of Waxahachie without
the proper tag on, will be placed in
the city pound and unless taxes are
paid within three days same will be
killed.
G. l.. KENNEDY,
SIS City Assessor.
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b,ttrr highways lle explained the
difference between % cents ON the
800 worth ~ property and 10 per
cont of $500 ue said thar 10 cents
ON the SI-u meant that the TAX pay
e. would have TO pay this amount %
every one hundred dollars of his
his property rendered for taxation,
or $50 on the $1,000. Fifteen per
cent of 500 would be SIS There is
a big difference between u cents
and s15. He said:
! Suppose you render your land at
$50 per acre If you vote these bonds
the tax levy will be about 10 cents.
At this rate the tax on your land
would be ~ cents per acre. A horse
rendered at $100 would cost you just
rs cents. The wear and tear on your
horse caused by bad roads would
amount TO more than that
Judge Dunlap delivered the clos
ing speech He said he assumed that
all people had pride in seeing pro-
gress made in anything that was for
the good Of the community. He said
there was a time when transporta-
ton was far different to what it is
motive and followed the evolution
of transportation through all its
stages up to the present day. Trans
portation, he said, is the keynote to
the progress of every people on
earth. He said:
we have the best county on
try anywhere. assume that all ia
yor good roads. DO you expect to get
good roads without paying for them?
We find men who do not believe in
progress. Some men are disposed 10
bring in issues which have nothing
to do with the proposition. The state
pay more is not true. If you know
how to think and figure it is Just as
easy TO figure on bond issue as on
a note, There is nothing pulling
about it. If there is man here who
is opposed TO good roads | would
like for him to rise up and give
logical reason for his position"
No one stood up.
! He said he regarded this as the
most important question ever sub
mitted to the people of the county.
Every dollar levied and collected
will be spent in this precinct.
Judge Dunlap said the money
would come from the financial CEN
tiers of the east. and said the issuance
of bonds was the only way by which
good roads could be secured
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The renters who live in the pro7
posed road districts should not be
are being advanced for the purpose
of influencing their votes against
the bond propositions in those dis
tricts There is not a landlord in Ell
lis county who would increase rents
by reason of good roads. The land
lords favor the bond proposition be-
cause they want their tenants TO
have good roads over which to haul
their produce to market.