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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23
High School Band.

The Mcmillan High Schoc
boys have organized a band. TIL
following compose the organ
zation:
1st COrnet, Ben Locke.
2nd COrnet, Ralph Wayne.
3rd Cornet, Joe Gregory.
2nd Alto, Howard Wayne.
1st Clarinet, Howard Keath.
2nd Clarinet, Russell Rosser.
Tenor, VIM. Glendy.
Trombone, Charles Guthrie.
Baritone, Francis ShOush.
Snare Drum. Otto Weimer.
Bass drum, Dysart Moore.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

The Laddonia Herald tells it on
Ole Slavens Of Mexico. The
Herald last week said: Ole
Slayens of Mexico has been fool
ing us for some time about COM
ing to see his ma. 1t is a hand
some 'sbrickyard biondT that is
drawing him here so often.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Ernest Grubb of Laddonia
brought Clyde johnson, colored,
to Mexico last Sunday and turned
him over to the Sheriff. The lad
is but about 13 years Of age, and
was charged with taking cash
from the money drawer Of J. q.
DeLaporte and George Barton.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Mr., and Mrs. Arthur Stuart,
who live on the Field Akridge
place, near Laddonia, visited
Vile" Canterbury and wife in
Mexico this week. Mrs, Stuart is
the lady who was so seriously
hurt by a stroke Of lightning last
spring, but she has fully recover
ed
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23
Bootleggers Fined.

In Justice Allen Stalling 5
court last Thursday the following
negroes were fined for selling
beer contrary to law: Oscar
Brooks, fined $40; Gene NARROW,
fined $40 each on three charges :
George Hulen and Ace Allen fined
$40 each.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

viii Thompson, superintendent
of the Edwards Sunday school,
near Martinsburg, came up toMex-
leo Sunday and took Price Gun
ninghsm back home with him, the
latter delivering an address be-
fore the Sunday school in the
afternoon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Some sneak thief Saturday
night went into Watson Corners
orchard and carried away a big
part of his peach crop.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

The plans of the County Court
are to replace the bridge over
Youngs Creek, where George
Dean fell thru with his thresher,
with a strong wooden structure.
The court thinks the county is
not able to stand the expenditure
for a steel bridge.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Mayor Graham has appointed
George Robertson, r. Nj. White
and Rufus jackson as delegates
to the Watersway Convention to
be held in New Orleans the 3Oth
of this month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Mrs. S. A. Anderson and two
sons of Morgansville, Kansas, have
been visiting Mrs. Anderson S
parents, Prof. and Mrs. S. T..
Davis. of near Rush Hill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

a box supper was given at Elm
Bend last Friday night for the
benefit of the school library
About 500 was realized.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

John w. Freeman has moved to
Mexico from Laddonia, He is a
carpenter and contractor and will
build three dwelling houses in
Mexico this winter,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23
JIM LEwELLEN's CATTLE.
Audrain at The Centralia Fair
100000 for Fertilizers.

A big cattle sale-280 head
was advertised to take place at
Laddonia last Saturday. The fol
lowing only were sold when, we
understand, the sale was called
off: % steers to Jim Diggs at
$2S.75 per head 25 steers to same
party at $28.50 per head.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Horace Mccoy of Laddonia.
who has been serving us night
telegraph agent for some time for
the c. & A. at Vandaiia, will at
tend dental school in st. Louis
this winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Mr., and Mrs .Meinhart Same
beck are the proud parents of Il
new daughter, born last Saturday.
Mrs. j. L. Durkee and little
daughter, Virginia, are visiting
in Illinois.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

James Young, near Mexico, re-
turned last week from a five
weeks visit with his son. John
Young, near st. Joseph.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Generous Paris people are pre-,
pairing to build a home Tor Mrs.
Eliza Mills on her lot near the de-
pot, in that city, to replace the
one destroyed by fire recently.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Misses Estelle Blattner and
Frances Mason of Mexico have
been granted five year certificates
by State Superintendent Howar
a. Gass.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

A Mr.. Brock of Shelbyville,
Mo-, will move to Mexico this
week to school his daughter IN
Hardin College.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Laddonia will spend nearly
$1,000 on her corn carnival. It's
going to be a great event.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Miss Alliene Cauthorn is here
from San Diego, Cali, and viii be
a student in Hardin College this
winter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Mrs. J. II. Hardin of Kansas
City arrived here last week to be
at the bedside of her mother, Mrs.
Doolin, who has been very i'll.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Mrs. r. A. Shannon of this city
visited Vandalia relatives and
friends last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23
in Texas and California.

1888 pounds, and they brought
him $3.50. An excellent SALE that
Rev. j. w. Watson bought a
five room house and one lot, on
North Clark street, from G. b.
Lynot for 81 $50.
w w. Braden, in Elm Bend
neighborhood, is building a large
four room new house, solid cement
foundation. Mr.. Braden is n
hustling farmer. He had in %
acres of red oats this year which
averaged him 43 bushels to ahe
acre.
T. j. Rowe, of the northw ),
part of this county, took first
premium at the Centralia Fair on
his fine Hereford bull.
AT the public sale of live stock
of the G.. B. Willingham estate.
on Bean Creek, last Thursday, the
following prices were obtained
-Four lambs, Chas. Arnold, $14; II
sheep, Dunlap, $44; Jersey COW,
DIR. Mccall, $50; red cow, Chas.
Arnold, $50; spotted cow, j. w.
Moore, $39; red COW, Chas Arnold,
$26; Jersey calf, DR.. Mccall, So ;
three steer calves, Chas. Arnold.
$3.50; sOrrel mare, Wallace John
son, $149; dun horse. Chas. Ar
mold, $66; sorrel horse. Earl Car
ter, $67 black horse, Earl Carter.
$45; sorrel mare, George John
son, 500; aged bay mare, George
johnson, $31; sorrel mare, C.
Mongler, $72; mule colt, VIM.
Simms, $89; span yearling mules,
S. D. Willingham, $40; span two
year old mules, VIM. Simms, $1OS.
The sale, including farming uten-
slls, etc, amounted to $1,100.
AT the public sale of live stock
of the James E. Hall estate, last
week, the following were the buy
ers and the prices they paid: Nine
year old red cow, Thos. Stevens.
$46; two year old COW, Bud San
ford, $36; yearling heifer, Chas.
Brown, 500; nine year old COW,
R. Crews, $35; yearling heifer,
Chas. Brown, $25; two bull calves.
Ohas. Watts, $26; red heifer calf.
Bud Sanford, $12. The sale, in
farming utensils, house
hold goods, etc, footed up $432.75.
Ed. AmedOn, in the vicinity Of
Farber, is feeding a car of cattle
for the Christmas market. He is
feeding 40 head of hogs with them.
l.. II. Bell, of near Laddonia.
is feeding SO head of hogs.
The Perry Enterprise says that
Geo. Hale, of the Santa Fe neigh
borhood, sold 3 mule colts at 800
each to R. NJ. Poage. Also a 2
year-old filly to the same party
for $110.
AT Ben Wybrant's colt show,
near Perry, last week, j. f. Boz
arth's colt, sired by Prince, took
the premium in the mare ring.
j. r. Smiley, Of near Santa Fe, |
bought 10000 bushels of old corn
recently, paying 70 cents, deliver
ed. He thinks new corn is going
to be high too.
B. R. Middleton, in the princi-
pal saddle stake ring at the Cen
tralia Fair, won the blue ribbon
with his Minnie King. Tom Bass
won second ribbon with his Red
Rose.
The little son of John Brewer of |
this city won first premium at tile
Centralia Fair in the Shetland
pony single harness ring. Tom
Bass little son won second and |
little Miss Brewer won third, Mex
leo got everything, see.
Fred Roberts, near this city, |
has accepted position with the
National Stock Yards Of st. Louis.
Roberts is an expert in Judging
stock and will be a valuable as
set in his new position. He will
not move his family from Mexico.
M. II. Heizer has traded for
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Roy Reed and Stanley Pearson
are home from Kansas where they
spent the summer on a farm.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Miss Sallie Lakenan is visiting
her brother, Ed. Lakenan, in
Pueblo, Colo,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Judge" Quisenberry and wife
of LaddOnia visited Mexico rela-
tives this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

DR.. F. p. Wood of MolinO is at
tending medical college in ST.
Louis.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Miss Mary Faires of Laddonia
is studying Osteopathy at Kirk :
vile.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Skelly, northeast of Mexico, on
Tuesday, Sept, Il, a daughter.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

George Snedeker OF McLain, ILL.,,
was in Mexico on business last
week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Edgar Darnell of Vandalia has
entered college at Fayette and
will study for the ministry.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Mrs. Marcellus Daniel, 40 years
'of age, died at her home in Van
dalia last Saturday. She leaves
a husband and two children.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Senator w. j. Stone was the
guest of Col Green Clay in Mex
leo last Sunday.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Ed. j. II. Coil of near Perry,
will preach at the Vandalia Christ
ian church one half of his time.
The other two Sundays of each
month he will spend with the
Christian church at Center.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Mrs, II. r. Butts of Vandalia
has been visiting her sister in
this city, Mrs. Il. F. Austin.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Charles johnson, of Rockville.
Ind, is here and will spend the
winter with his friend, G. NJ. Day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23
"A TEACHER "MoNEYMAKER'
eentraia Citizen Drops Dead
DR.. Flynt's Visit Wess.

Bellflower should be happy and
prosperous this year. Her school
teacher is named Moneymaker.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Pete Erdel, Jr., is putting up
large brick building for his
hardware business at Rush Hill.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Mrs. Vim. Perry Of Mexico
visited her friend, Mrs. aG, w.
Coyey, near Laddonia last week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Ed. Ferris and wife of Laddonia
visited Mexico friends this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Auxvasse street fair today and
tomorrow.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

w. NJ. Treloar has traded the
PostOffice building in Mexico to
w. p. Mohr of Spencer, Neb. Mr..
TrelOar gets a Dakota farm in
exchange for the property.
In the sweepstakes cattle herd
ring at the Centralia Fair, E. S.
Stewart won first prize with a
herd of Shorthorns.
Price Bros, southwest of Mex.
leo, won first and second prem
iums for the best draft mare at
the Centralia Fair.
w. R. Wisdom, near Thompson.
won first premium for best horse
mule at the Centralia Fair.
Lee Bros. Of Mexico bought a
horse of j. H. Callison of Sham
sock for $110.
Pike county farmers have spent
$50, 1000 in fertilizers this fall.
b. F. Terrell, near Rowena, says
the Paris Appeal, got a good idea
of how his corn would turn out
when he began feeding it to his
hogs last week. He cut IL shocks.
each one IL hills square, and the
yield was 5 bushels to the shock,
counting 120 ears to the bushel.
Terrell has 80 acres like this.
A farmer from below Middle
town was on the Wellsville poul-
try market last Friday with nine
old scrawny rOOsters in one end
of coop and half dozen old
hens in the other. He sold them
to one of our poultry firms for
few cents over $15, says the
Wellsville Star. If Is old scrawny
birds bring one dollar per heat;,
what would Is unscrawny birds
bring?
Creigh Bros, of Santa Fe, soil
c. E. Casper, of Rush Hill. 70
head of hogs for October 10 at
$3.50.
Buyers are paying 60 cents
bushel for new corn at Santa Fe,
H. T. Painter, of Santa Fe, sold
B. F. Vaughn three mule colts for
1890.
S. p Utterback, near Wanda
liza, tackled $25 an acre onto the
value of his farm when he return
ed from a northwestern trip last
week. Farms in Washington, "
he said, "don't look a bit better
to me than Missouri land and they
are pricing them at $400 an acre.
If theirs are worth that, so are
ours. !"
Mrs. Charles /. Griffith of
Louisiana has a mule colt which
was reared by COW. The mother
of the colt died and Mrs. Griffith $
sons taught the colt to milk the
COW. The COW had a calf and both
the mule and the calf are doing
well.
j. H. Whitson, of this city, will
have a public sale at his farm, l2
miles northeast of Mexico and
three miles northwest of
Worcester, next Thursday, Sept.
30 1t win be a cleanup sale.
Don't forget the date
], w. Lewellen sold his home
in Laddonia the other day-a
house and eight acres Of ground
to Nick Smith for $4,000 Mr..
Lewellen is getting quite aged and
thinks he will spend the winter
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

A man with both arms par
alyzed was in Louisiana the other
day soliciting aid. His breath
however, wasn't paralyzed but it
was strong with the fumes of the
cup that inebriates but never
cheers. 1t seems strange, says the
Press, that people who cannot get
bread always manage to get
liquor.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Tom Bass of this city-whom
the public may remember as a
colored man-won first prize on
his Princess Belle mare and sec
ond prize on Orange at the In
dianapolis, Ind, fair recently.
Bass knows when he has a good
horse animal.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

1t is said that man wcnr Into
a store i'll Auxvasse ana while
talking to the merchant asked him
why he did not buy an automo-
bile. The merchant looked at the
customer for a moment ard then
replied: 81 am no farmer"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

The Salt River Pres5ytery
which recently convened at Cal
umet, near Vandalia, had a very
interesting session. The next
meeting will be held at New Flor.
ence the last Tuesday in March.
State wide prohibition was eli
dorsed by the Presbytery and a
committee on temperance, oi
which Geo. Price was a member,
recommended that no members of
the Presbytery would vote for any
man for governor, state senator
or legislator who is not in SYM
pathy with temperance Rev. r. O.
Elmore was elected moderator OF
the next session, L. N. Mont.
gomery clerk, and Rev. E. ID. Pear
son, stated Clerk.
A Mr.. Beatty, 65 years of age,
dropped dead in the postoAice at
Centralia last Thursday evening.
He had attended the Fair thru
the day.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

w. NJ. Treloar has traded the
Postoffice building in Mexico to
w. p. Mohr of Spencer, Neb. Mr..
Treloar gets a Dakota farm in
exchange for the property.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23
Pike county farmers have spent
100000 in fertilizers this fall.

B. F. Terrell, near Rowena, says
the Paris Appeal, got a good idea
of how his corn would turn out
when he began feeding it to his
hogs last week. He cut II shocks.
each one IL hills square, and the
yield was 5 bushels to the shock.
counting 120 ears to the bushel.
Terrell has 90 acres like this.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Clyde Prentis, 1T Hallsville.
las received an appointment as
guard at the Penitentiary at JEFF
ferson City, and will assume his
duties first of next month.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

The Hallsville correspondent to
the Centralia Courier said last
week; DIR. j. F. F}yn5, wife ana
daughter, who have been in Colo.
rado for the past few weeks For
hay fever, stopped over on a
short visit to his parents this
week on their way to their home
in Molino. His sister, Miss Orvie
Flynt, accompanied them on the
trip. All are improved in health.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

In the sweepstakes cattle herd
ring at the Centralia Fair, E. S.
Stewart won first prize with a
herd of Shorthorns.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Lee Bros. of Mexico bought a
horse Of j. II. CallisOn of Sham
sock for $40.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-23

Price Bros, southwest of Mex
leo, won first and second prem
iums for the best draft mare n
the Centralia Fair.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19
FUNERAL OF CASHMERE CITIZEN
Harvey Brace Laid to Rest Yester
day.-Was G. A. II. Veteran

Cashmere, Feb. 18.-The funeral
of Harvey Brace, who died in a Spo.
kane Hospital, was held at the Pres
byterian church at 10 o'clock today
The sermon being preached by Rev
Raab, assisted by Rev. Manifold
The Masonic lodge, of which Mr.
Brace was a member attended in q
body leading the procession.
Mr.. Brace was born in Ontario sc
years ago, but for many years had
been a resident of this state. Dur
ing the Civil War he served as
drummer boy.
The last twenty years he spent
most of his time in Washington.
He was united in marriage about
IL years ago with Mrs. Blagg of this
place. His daughter, with her hus-
band, came from Idaho to attend
the last sad rites; but on reaching
here she was Frustrated with grief
and was unable to attend the funeral.
Interment was made in Cashmere
cemetery.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19

"NU fUtRCr-IS-In- IdCIS.
the deal" ~ have tried to
explain to him how it will needlessly
embarrass the senator and spoil his
own future He won't believe me. He
won't believe your brother. Perhaps
you can make it clear"
At last Carolina nerved herself to
speak.
You had better not go to my ia
Their, Mr.. Haines 1t will do no good.
He-is-in-the deal. You must be-
lieTe me when / tell you So"
The girl took her eyes from the Sec
rotary. He was plainly suffering.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19

l60 ACRES FOR SALE, one hun
dred acres of which Is good till
able land, to go at $22.5o per acre.
| must sell and am willing to give
some buyer a GOOD DEAL. One
good spring goes with the place:
will furnish water for house and
irrigate five acres Of fruit. Ideal
place for a man with small means
to get a fine start in few years.
Good wheat. vegetable and fruit
land. Pasturase for stock. Land
always mois, from sub-irrisation.
Eight miles from town. Rural
mail. School one mile, Fifty
acres broke and ready for culti-
walton. $500 down; balance
easy payments. Total price 3d.
600. J. c. Carpenter, Alt Orondo
avenue. 80
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19
(Continued)
Many SleepIess Nights, Owing to o
Persistent Cough. Relief
Eo,,nd of


For several winters past my vile
has been troubled with a most per-
sistent and disagreeable cough,
which invariably extended over a
period of several weeks and caused
her many sleepless nights" writes
Will ]. Hayner, editor of the Burley,
Colo, Bulletin. Various remedies
were tried each year, with no bene-
fetal results. In November last the
cough again put in an appearance
and my wife. acting on the sugges-
ton of a friend, purchased a bottle
Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
The result was, indeed, marvellous.
After three doses the cough entirely
disappeared and has not manifested
itself since" This remedy IL for
sale by all dealers.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19

FOR SALE-A model home, COM
prising 800 acres, near Wenatchee
Springs for irrigation, water piped
to house and stable. Plant in
cludes plows, harrows, drill, wa
gon, hack, header, threshing ma
chine and tools, s head work
horses and harness, bob sled and
small sled, chickens, fresh COW.
and other things. Price $4,000,
$4,000 down and three years on
balance For further particulars,
address P. o. Box 26S, Wenatchee,
Wash. 4-16
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19
"You can't refuse to belieue Miss Lang
dom"

"You can't refuse to belieue Miss Lang
dom"
what you have learned" rejoined the
southerner, struggling to keep calm at
this critical moment when all was at
stake He realized, further, that now
was the time to put Haines out Of the
way-if that were possible. "A mis-
take. Mr.. Haines," he continued, "be-
cause, you see. you don't know as much
as you think. l wouldn't talk to Lang
don If | were you. 1t will only en-
barrass him and do no good, because
Langdon's money is In this scheme,
too. and Langdon's in the same boat
with the rest of u.s.
Haines stopped short at this astound-
ing charge against his chief.
Morton, you lie! I'll believe 1t Of
Langdon when he tells me so; not 9th
erwiSe."
Norton turned to Randolph.
Perhaps you'll believe Mr.. Lang
donS son, Mr.. HaineST
Randolph Langdon stepped forward
Its true, Haines," he said; my IA
theirs money is in Altacoola lands
Haines looked him up and down, with
a sheer.
Your money may be- he said. 81
don't think you're a bit too good for it,
but your father is different kind"
Carolina Langdon stood at the back
of the room, nervously awaiting the
e,l>A .l,A
be forced into the unpleasant discus
sion.
Il reckon you can't refuse to believe
Miss Langdon," drawled Norton, with
aggravated elaboration.
"Of course" stammered Haines, no
believe it if Miss Langdon says it's
so.'
The congressman turned toward
Carolina as he spoke and fixed on her
tense look which spelled as plainly
as though spoken, Its all in your
hands, my fortune-yours."
She slowly drew across the room.
Haines could 5ardly conceal the tur
MOL of his lns.d The world seemed
suddenly snatched from around him.
leaving her figure alone before him.
Would she affirm what Norton and
Randolph had said? He must believe
her. But surely it was impossible that
she
Carolina played for time. She feared
the making of a false move.
Il don't understand" she said in
Quiringly to Norton.
He calmly began an elaborate eXpla-
nation.
"Miss LanedOn. this secretary has
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-19

FOR SALE $40 acres on Wash
ington avenue, all in bearing,
mostly apples, except " acre in
peaches, cherries and Climax
plums. Fine 8-room house, lath
and plaster; water from fine spring
$3.50 per month; plumber for hot
and cold water; large barn, wagon
and cow sheds; good chicken
houses; packing house and cellar
Capacity 800 boxes of apples) :.
Price $4,000. Address, z, Daily
World. SO