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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26

out Of him, just enough to place him
on a secure footing among those of
the younger set where Ruthven, as
hack cotillon leader, vas regarded by
the young with wide eyed awe.
Why Neergard, who had forced him
self into the Siowitha, ever came to
commit so gross bunder as to dra-
COON or even permit the club to &C
quire the acreage, the exploiting OF
which had threatened their existence,
Is not very clear.
Already the familiarity Of his APP
pearance and his name seemed to
sanction his presence. Two minor
clubs, but good ones-in need of dues
had strained at this social camel and
swallowed him. Card rooms welcomed
him-not the rooms once flung open
contemptuously for his plucking, but
rooms where play was fiercer and
where those who faced him expected
battle to the limit.
And they got it. for he no longer
felt obliged to lose. And that again
ford to win.
George Fame. unpleasantly involved
in Block Copper, angry, but not very
much frightened, turned in casual good
faith to Neergard to ease matters I'M
til he could cover And Neergard
locked him in the tighter and Shout
dered his way through Rosamund's
drawing room to the sill of Sanxon
Orchil's outer Office, treading brutally
on Harmon's heels.
Harmon in disgust. wrath and fear
went to Craig; Craig to Maxwell
Hunt; Hunt wired Notify; Notify, cold
and sleek in his contempt, came from
Palm Beach.
The cohesive power of caste is an
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26

81 mean her. Afterward, when mat
tiers had altered, came home"
He raised his head and looked about
him in the darkness,
Game home" he repeated, mo long
er a mantle shadow of man. with
no hope, 70 outlook. no right to hope
He leaned heavily on the table. his
arm rigid. looking down at the floor as
he spoke
"No right to hope. Others told me
that | still possessed that right
knew they were wrong. do not mean
that they persuaded me- I persuaded
myself that after all. perhaps my
right to hope remained to me. per-
suaded myself that might be, after
all, the substance, not the shadow"
He looked up at her.
"And so dared to love you"
She gazed at him, scarcely breathing.
''Then," he said, "came the awaken
ing. My dream had ended"
She waited, the lace on her breast
scarce stirring, so still she stood. so
pitifully still.
such responsibility cannot die while
those live who undertook it. l be-
Iieved it until desired to believe it no
longer"
He took one step toward her. and his
voice fell so low that she could just
hear him.
"She has lost her mind, and the case
is hopeless. Those to whom the laws
of the land have given care of her
turned on her, threatened her with dis
grace. And when one friend of hers
halted this miserable conspiracy her
malaay came swiftly upon her. and
suddenly she found herself helpless,
penniless, abandoned, her mind already
elouded and clouding faster. Eileen,
was there then the shadow Of doubt
as to the responsibility I care not
utter one word Of love to you. / dare
not touch you. What chance Is there
for such a man as I"
$40 Chancellor u.s." she whispered.
"Gow
For a second he stood motlOnless,
then, swaying slightly, turned on his
heel
And long after he had left the house
she still stood there. eyes closed, col
orless lips set, her slender body quiv-
ering, racked with the first fierce grief
of a woman's love for a man.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26

wealth permitted him the same inso-
lence and ruthlessness that so fire.
Guently characterized them.
He had sneerirgly dispensed with
Gerald; he had shouldered Fame and
Harmon out of his way when they
objected to the purchase Of Neer-
CARDS acreage adjoining the Siowitha
preserve and its incorporation as an
integral portion of the club tract; thus
he was preparing to rid himself of
Ruthven for another reason. But he
was not yet quite ready to spurn Ruth
ven, because he wanted a little more
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26

W,uJa,r,
After avA:,a 30 tc.ri ;.c ::-..2 ~
ficr gown ~ !he Irfi TIE r0nM aal 2
little lCse: IL Strengthened Gp passed
bis hand ar"oss III, t!cI e-"S an!
looking down st the letter 10 hi iaid.
broke the seal
1t was from che Of the nurses, Miss
! Casson, and shorter dian nsual:
Mrs kutbvep Is physically " per
feet health, but yesterday We nntca Il
rather startling change Il bon mental
condition. There were during The DAY
intervals that seemed perfectly lucia.
Once she spoke Of Miss Bond Is the
other nurse rs though she realized
something OF the conditions surround
ing her. Once, too, she seemed aston
ished when | brought her doll and
asked me, Is there child here, or IS
it for charity bazaar
Later found her writing Il letter
ct my desk. She left it unfinished
when she went to drive, a mere scrap
/ thought it best to inclOse it, which J
DO herewith"
The Enclosed he opened:
"Phil, dear, though ! have been very
Ill, know you are my own husband.
ALI the rest was only Guilds dream
Of terror"
And that was ALL only this scrap.
drmly written In the easy lowing hand
le knew so well He studied It FOR
lomcnt or Two. then resumed Miss
Cas5ons letter;
~ man stopped our sleigh Jester
day, asking if he was not speaking to
Mrs Ruthven. was trine worried
and replied that any Communication
for Mrs. Ruthven could De sent to me.
THAT evening two men-gantiemen
apparant!y-came 20 the house and
asked Cor me- went down 10 receive
them One was Or Madison; he
other said his name was Thomas g.
Ha.,am. but gave no business address
"When | found that they had come
without your knowledge and authority
7 refused tc discuss Mrs. Ruthvens
condition and the one who said his
uame was Hallam spoke rather per-
emptorly and in a way that made ne
think be might be q lawyer.
They got nothing out OF me, and
they left when ! made Il plain that !
bad nothing to tell them.
81 thought it best to let you know
about this. though ! personally cannot
guess what 1t might mean"
Selwyn turned the page:
zone other matter worries Miss
Bond and myself. The revolver you
sent us at my request has disappear
ed. We are nearly sure Mrs. Ruthven
has it-you know she once dressed it
as doll, calling it her army dOll-but
now we can't find it. She has hidden
! it someWhere-Out Of doors in the
shrubbery, we think-and Miss Bond
and expect to secure it the next time
she takes a fancy to have al her dolls
out for q lawn party
"Dr. WeSson says there is no danger
of her doing any harm with it, but
wants us to secure it at TIE first Oppor'
tunity."
He turned the last page On the
other side were merely the formula OF
leave taking and Miss Casson's sigma
| ture.
For awhile ne stood in the center of
the room, head bent, narrowing eyes
fixed; then he folded the letter, peck
eted it and walked to the table where
directory lay.
He found the name, Hallam, very
easily-Thomas 3. Hallam, lawyer,
junior in the firm Of Spencer, Boyd &
Hallam. They were attorneys for Jack
Ruthven. He knew that.
Madison he also fOund-Dr. James
Madison, who, it appeared, conducted
some sort of private asylum on Long
Island. What was Ruthven after:
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26

said Neergari cOolly.
81 see. How extraordinary! III.
the club has bought in all that lac,
hasn't it,
Yes, but tie stencil OF your trecch-
cry remains, my friend"
Not treachery Only temptation" o.>.
served Ruthyen b!andly. i've taxed
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
A Big Door.

The following is a copy Of a bill
posted on the wall Of q country vii
lage in England: "a lecture on total
abstinence will be delivered in the
open air. and collection will be made
at the door 10 defray expenses"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
A Raw Recruit.

Corporal to town recruit on STAB.
guard for thH first time)- Now, you'v'
got to patrol these ere lines an am
mer in any $ that get Loose an gen
orally loo - the 'orses.
Recruit T., hose knowledge Of horse
is of the slighteGt)-And what time 81
l to wake tie horses in the inorninf?-
London Tit-Bits.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
CONTINUED
Like a Streak.

"Was his auto going so very fast?"
"Your honor, it was going so fast
that the bulldog on the seat beside him
looked like a dachshund. - Houst3o
Post.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
C! G. Chapter TO-

1ERGARD had already
begun to make mistakes.
The first was in thinking
that, among those whose
only distN:tion was
their wealth, his own
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26

meant 10 deal him crashing blow at
the breakaWay which would settle him
forever and incidentally bring TO cri,
sis his own status in regard to his
wife.
Whether or not his wife was men
tally competent he did not lsaow. He
did not know anything about her. But
he meant to.
That she had been and probably now
was under Selwyn's protection he be-
lievcd. What she and Se!wyn intended
to do be Cid not trSw' But le wanted
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
m -Philadelpbia Ledger.
History Revised.

The Professor-Wha was II defeat
ed Leonidns at ThermOpylae? The
Bright Student-The new rules. h'
held the pass too long.-Clcveand
Plain Dealer.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26

Fortune displays cur virtues ard our
- - ~ li@ht makes all objects abpar.
pDt.-ia RocbefoucauId.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
Surface Transit.

"Step lively. please" said the con
ductor.
"If was yonng enough to do that"
responded the aged passenger, climb
Ing aboard. "Pd walk and beat your
ar'-Phiadelpbia Ledger.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
Fasting In Japan.

lie bears misery best who hides it
MIST. -ShakeSpeare.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
Eat What
You want Of the food you need
Kodol will digest it. I

You need q sufficient amount Of
good wholesome food and more than
this you need to fully digest it.
Else you can't gain strength, nor
can you strengthen your stomach if
it is weak.
You must eat in order to live and
maintain strength.
You must not diet, because the
body requires that you eat a suffic-
lent amount Of food regularly.
But this food must be digested,
and it must be digested thoroughly.
When the stomach can't do it,
you must take something that will
help the stomach.
The proper way to do is to eat
what you want, and let Kodol di-
gest the food.
Nothing else can do this. When
the stomach is weak it needs help;.
you must help it by giving it rest,
and I[cdol will do that.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
Our Guarantee

Go to your druggist today, nd
purchase a dollar bottle, and if lou
can honestly say, that you didhot
receive any benefits from it, fter
using the entire bottle, the rug
gist will refund your money 7 you
without question or delay.
We will pay the druggist tHprice
of the bottle purchased by yu.
This offer applies to tH large
bottle only and to but fe in q
family.
We could not afford tof Jake such
an offer, unless we posiyely knew
what Kodol will do forFu.
1t would bankrupt u
The dollar bottle cont ms ~ times
as much as the fifty 1T bottle.
Kodol is made at f laboratories !
Of E. G. Dewitt &P, Chicago.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
. Chapter az
h

EN- before Neerglrd's i'll
ness Ruthven's domestic
and financial affairs were
in a viilaiuouS mess. Rid
nf Marco no had
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26
FvUtZ's Horse and Cattle,
POWder-A standard
for so years

Ey ss LIS known and its efficiency fer conditioning
US and curing animals Ct disease has cen
eouaed chronic cough haves Influenza bdetound dg
ton constipation and all stomach troubles Restores lest APPETITE
the assimilation 1t assists fattenng and
quantity of milk and cream.
Foutz's Superior Poultry Food 25c per package
Foutz's CertaIsNorm Powder soc
Foutz's HealIa xepwder fer collar gals etc 25c
Foutz's Certain Kolk Cme SOC
Foutzs Lnment 25c
article of manufacturer guaranteed and bears T.
Serial No 217 Sold everywhere At Monterey K H. Tmbe drug
At Mcdowell, McNulty Bros.
The David E. Foutz Co.. Baltimore Nd
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-03-26

Sold 5y K. H. TRiMBLE, MONTER
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-30
RAILROAD MAN
FOR TAFT JOB
Conductor Will be the New
Collector Of Customs at
Chicago

Chicago, April pa tall, slender
man, attired in neat blue uniform,
raised right arm bound in three gilt
stripes, on the passenger platform of
the Illinois Central South Chicago sta
tion at 9:05 a. m. today and then
the train began to move. The
man jumped easily to a car platform
AS he opened the door Of the coach.
q stout, prosperous-loolling passenger
stretched out hand of greeting. Be-
hind was a gaunt, toil-worn passen-
ger. who extended a grimy palm in
the same spirit. Almost simulta-
neously nearly the whole carful of
men and women rose from their seats.
Then they responded with a will to
the command of husky youth:
Tree cheers for Conductor Samuel
NJ. Fitch"
Every ear was lent to the reply of
the dignitary in blue. Clearing his
throat, he made answer as follows:
Tickets, please!"
Is Slated For Internal Revenue Job.
That was the beginning of gilt
letter day in the history Of Conductor
Fitch Of the South Chicago line. Ac-
ccrding to current report President
Taft has slated him for appointment
to the office of collector of internal
revenue at Chicago. The salary is
$4,000 a year and opportunities for
;urther advancement are promising.
The appointment of the suburban rail-
read conductor to plum much covet-
eli by politicians will be in recogni-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-30
A BIG PETITION
TO GOVERNMENT
10000 Farmers Ask Canadian
Government to Take Over
Terminal Elevators

Ottawa, April 3O.-George Langley,
Mia, Redberry, Sask, and R. Mac
kenzie, secretary of the Grain Grow
ers' association of the west, today
laid before Sir Richard Cartwright,
minister of trade and commerce a
petition signed by nearly ten thou
sand Manitoba farmers, asking that
the terminal and transfer elevators
between Port Arthur and the sea-
board should be taken out of the
hands of private companies and TAX
EN- over by the government.
Mr.. Langley told the minister that
a similar petition was being signed in
Saskatchewan and it would be signed
by large number OF farmers.
Sir Richard Cartwright did not
make any answer to the request 9TH
er than to promise consideration, but
he may do so on Tuesday next when
representatives of the grain growers
accompanied by delegation repre-
senting the Dominion Millers' asso-
citation will wait on Sir Richard in
respect to grain inspection matters.
Today a memorial was presented
to the minister asking for the follow
ing alterations in the present regu-
lations to protect farmers:
uD That the necessary changes be
made in the system of receiving
samples for inspection and the maxi
ing out of returns, so as to provide
that the inspector should not know
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-30

tom of all the facts. We do not ex-
pect to conclude our inquiry on this
proposition this week because we
must be thorough in it, and we have
just begun"
Politicians Name Mentioned.
One of the men said to be most
active in closing the lease with the
city is Republican politician who was
formerly member of the state leg
islature. He is also said to be in
terested In several city contracts.
In connection with the investlga-
tion of alleged city-hall graft a story
was told around the criminal court
building which caused certain officials
to smile. 1t was to the effect that
several days ago prominent city Of
ficial sent one of his confidential as
sistants to the criminal court build,
Ing to invite States Attorney Way
man to call at his office in the city
hall to discuss alleged graft investi-
cations. Mr.. Wayman is said to have
sent back message that If the Of
ficial in question desired to see him
he would have to come to the criminal
court building and that the states at
hours we're from a.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-30

WEALTH AND
TRADE" TAXED
English Budget Lays Burden
Upon Liquor Sales and
Income Tax
SOCIALISM AND CONF|SCAT|ON
THE WEALTHY CLASSES DECLARE
Death Estate and Legacies, Future
Increase in the Value of Lands Due
10 Community Enterprise, Motor and
Stamp Taxes Principal Items.

London. April 3O-Accumulated
wealth and "the trade" which the
liquor business is popularity called in
the Liberal governments budget
which David Lloyd George. chancel-
lor of the exchequer, presented in the
house Of commons today, are made to
bear the burden of the G15,762, 900
($7S,810,000) deficit of the fiscal year
incurred by old age pensions and the
race with Germany for Dreadnoughts.
Socialism and confiscation.' the
wealthy classes are already crying,
and few are clutching at the hope
that the house of lords may throw
out the budget entirely, but this is
improbable. Increased income taxes,
death estate and legacies duties, a
tax of twenty per cent on future in
crease in the value of lands due to
enterprise of the community, taxes OH
motors. to be devoted to keeping up
the roads. and stamp taxes on sales
of property, are the principal levies
upon wealth.
The government gets it's revenge
for the rejection recently by the lords
of its licensing bill, by increasing the
taxes on some classes of public
houses and customs excise duties on
spirits. A tax of three pence in the
pound on sales of liquors in clubs is
also imposed and this is likely to
antagonize both liquor interests and
workingmen. On the other hand, the
latter are placated by provisions for
labor exchanges for the unemployed.
expenditures for afforestation and the
promise of an Industrial insurance
scheme. as we'll as the satisfaction of
knowing that the rich are to carry
the greater share of the load.
The new taxation bears heavily on
corporations. The only features af-
fecting the United States are the in
crease in the tobacco tax, a tax of
three pence per gallon on petrol and
heavier stamp duties on stock trans
actions
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-30
SAYS THEY FIXED
HIS EVIDENCE
Officials Did Not Record His
Testimony As He Gave
It

Neosha. Mo-. April 30.-In the trial
here today of Miss Johnny" David
son, charged with the killing of Roy
Ramsour. her sisters sweet heart, c.
l.. Williams, the states principal wit
ness, created excitement in the crowd
ed court room by admitting that the
story of the killing as told by him
at the coroner's inquest was incor-
rect. He denied that the statements
he made at that time were recorded
as he made them. The coroner and
court reporter and various other wit
nesses were put on the stand to prove
that the records were correct. En-
animation compelled Williams to ad-
init that his statement at the prelimin-
airy examination that Miss Davidson
and Ramsour had not struggled while
they were falling was not true. He
contended today that they were strug-
Cling as they fell.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-30
CHINESE BOY
WAS ABDUCTOR
Caught by Means of a Decoy
Package and Confessed His
Crime

Watsonville. Cal. April 30.-An
attempt to abduct and hold for ram
som the 14-year-old grandson of Mrs.
rem r. Porter, lieutenant governor Of
California, which was frustrated by
placing a decoy package at the spot
where the money was ordered hid
den. an dthe capture of we'll edu-
Gated Chinese boy. who formed the
plan Of abduction. were revealed here
yesterday when the Lad was brought
before Lic;itan Governor Porter.
J. confession was elected from him
and he was taken to Salianas where
The hearing OF the case was held and
the boy was committed to the reform
school at lone.
After Sprcckles Too
San Francisco. April 30-Attempts
TO extort large sum of money from
Rudolph Spreckles. son of the late
millionaire sugar kind. Claus Spresk-
els. under pain of death. was frus-
lrated by the police last night and
two men are in jail today charged
with blackmail.
According to the story told by
Spreckles to the detectives, he re-
ccived few days ago an anony-
nous letter purporting to have been
written by the chief of a band of
Hindu prisoners and demanding that
Spreckels pay $4,000 each for himself
and his wife to messenger who
would call at the millionaire's resi-
dence last night.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-30
the name of the shipper. consignee

the name of the shipper, consignee
or the point of shipment.
90 That permission be granted the
Grain Growers association to have
a representative to act in conjunction
with the officials of the department,
to secure samples of the cars shipped
by the farmers.
90 That no license be granted to
interior public elevators unless they
contain at least eight bins of 1,100
bushels capacity for special binning
OF grain and be equipped with prop
er cleaning appliances.
Inspector In England
4l That a properly qualified in
spector be appointed in Great Britain
whose duty it will be to examine into
the shipments Of Manitoba wheat ar
irving at British points with power to
inquire into the difference that may
arise as between buyers and sellers.
In respect to request number four
Mr.. Langley says that samples of
wheat which had reached England
graded No. northern had been sent
to Canada and graded by the inspector
as fair No. commercial wheat
The members of the delegation ex-
pressed themselves as pleased with
the amendments to the grain act
passed last year but they thought that
still more could be done to make the
farmers feel certain that there would
be no change in the grade of wheat
between the time 1t first passed in
spection and reached the English
market. There was grave suspicion
on the part of the farmers, they said,
that there was room for wrong do
ing SO long as the custody of the
grain is in the hands of men who by
evading the law can enrich them
selves.
Must Show WrongdOing
Sir Richard said it was the desire
Of the department to do everything
possible to see that the farmers got
justice, but it would be necessary to
furnish proof of wrongdoing on the
part of the elevator men or others
before the department could be eX-
pected to take action. The delegates
assured the minister that the spread
of prices as between what was paid
for wheat sold to local dealers and
on commission is at the present time
greater than ever before. amounting
in some districts to eleven cents a
bushel.
The delegation was accompanied by
the Hon. Frank Oliver and the follow
ing members of the house: Schaff
ner, Mcintyre, White, McCraney, Ru-
tan, Staples and Sharpe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-30
THE NORTHERN
PACIFIC TRAIN
WAS Hello Up
Robbers Were After Register
ed Mail-Amount of Booty
Unknown
H0LD:UP OCCURRED At
HAUsEa JUNCTION, |0AAo
The Darkness and the Isolation Of the
Place Enabled the Robbers to Es.
cape Before the Alarm Could be
Given.

Hauser Junction, Idaho, April 30
The Northern Pacific train No. 3 was
held up last night here by two high
waymen. The booty was registered
mail but how much is not known The
holdup occurred near the junction
where the train comes to a stanstill.
The place was lonely and before the
alarm could be given the robbers es-
capped in the dark.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-30
BLACK HANDLERS
BURN TENEMENT
Eight Persons Were Killed
and Fourteen Were Injur-
ed, Some Fatally

New York, April 30.-Eight per-
sons, five of them children, were
burned to death. and fourteen others
were injured. some of them fatally. in
an incendiary fire in the five-story
tenement house at 81 Springs street
occupied by twenty Italian families.
early today. The blaze followed q
demand by members of the so-called
blackhand society for the payment of
$1,000 blackmail. 1t spread through
the building with startling rapidity,
as the Railways were soaked with
kerosene oil by the blackmailers.