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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22

1T is mischief that brings him from
the hills-yes?" Oscar reflected, glanc
ing up and down the highway. Faint
ly, very softly through the night, he
heard the orchestra at the hotel play
ing for the dance. The little soldier
unbuttoned his coat, drew the revolv
er from his belt and thrust it into his
coat pocket. Zmai was drawing near
er, advancing rapidly now that he had
gained his bearings At the wall Os-
ear rose suddenly and greeted him in
mockingly courteous tones:
Good evening, my friend; it's fine
svening for a walk"
Zmai drew back and growled.
LET me pass" he said in his diff
.ult German.
at is long wall; there should be
no difficulty in passing. This country
is much freer than Servia-yes? and
Oscars tone was pleasantly converse
tional.
Zmai put his hand on the wall and
prepared to vault.
"a moment only, comrade. You seem
to be in hurry; it must be business
that brings you from the mountains
yes?"
II have no time for you," snarled the
Servian. "Begone!' And he shook
himself impatiently and again put his
hand on the wall.
lone should not be In too much
haste. comrade," and Oscar thrust
Zmai back with his finger tips.
The man yielded and ran few steps
out of the clump of trees and sought
to escape there 1t was clear to Oscar
that Zmai was not anxious to pene
trate closer to the Claiborne house,
whose garden extended quite near.
He met Zmai promptly and again
thrust him back.
ut is a message-yes?" asked Oscar.
1T is my affair" blurted the big fell
low. II mean no harm to you"
1T was you that tried the knife on
my body. 1t is much quieter than
shooting You have the knife-yes?"
The little soldier whipped out his re-
volver.
I'm which pocket is the business car
not trust swine to carry words. All"
Oscar dropped below the wall as
| Zmai struck at him. When he looked
up a moment later the Servian was
running back over the meadow toward
the sheepfold. Oscar. angry at the
ease with which the Servian had evad-
ed him, leaped the wall and set off
after the big fellow. He was quite sure
that the man bore a written message
and equally sure that it must be of i'm
portance to his employer. He clutched
his revolver tight. brought up his ell
bows for greater ease in running and
sped after Zmai. now a blur on the
starlighted sheep pasture
The slope was gradual and a pretty
feature of the landscape by day, but it
afforded a toilsome path for runners.
Zmai already realized that he had
Numbered in not forcing the wall He
was running uphill, with a group of
sheds, another wall and a still sleeper
and rougher field beyond. His bulk
told against him, and behind him he
heard the quick thump of Oscars feet
on the turf. The starlight grew dim
mer through tracts of white scud; the
surface of the pasture was rougher to
the feet than it appeared to the eye. A
hound in the Claiborne stable yard
bayed suddenly, and the sound echoed
from the surrounding houses and drift
ed Off toward the sheepfold. Then a
noble music rose from the kennels.
Captain Claiborne, waiting for his
sister on the veranda, looked toward
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22
the stables. listening.

Zmai approached the sheep sheds
rapidly, with still a hundred yards to
traverse beyond them before he should
reach the pasture wall. His rage at
thus being driven by a small man for
whom he had great contempt did not
help his wind or stimulate the fight of
his heavy legs. and he saw now that
he would lessen the narrowing margin
between himself and his pursuer If he
swerved to the right TO clear the sheds.
He suddenly slackened his pace and
with vicious tug settled his wool hat
more firmly upon his small skull. He
went now at a dogtrot. and Oscar
was closing upon him rapidly; then.
quite near the sheds. Zmai wheeled
about and charged his pursuer head
long AT the moment he turned Oscars
revolver bit keenly into the night Cap
tain Claiborne, looking toward the
slope. saw the fash before the hounds
at the stables answered the report.
At the shot Zmai cried aloud in his
curiously small voice and clapped his
hands to his head.
"Stop; want the letter. shouted
Oscar in German The man turned
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22

Where formerly the conservatism of
the daily newspaper came much into
question, the fact is to day the first re-
ports of an accident or occurrence are
generally much less than the later re-
turns give. At the time of the great
earthquake in southwestern Italy the
news dispatches at first gave less than
one eighth as the number of killed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22
charge at home"


"Where do you live"
81 work as teamster in the coal mines
yes? They are Ivy Lamar, sir"
Claiborne studied Oscars erect figure
carefully.
LET me see your hands," he COM
handed and Oscar extended his
palms.
you are lying; you do not work in
the coal mines. Your clothes are not
those of miner, and a discharged sol
der doesn't go to digging coal. Stand
where you are. and it will be the
worse for you if you try to bolt"
Claiborne turned to the table witt
the envelope. 1t was not sealed, and
he took out the plain sheet of note
paper on which was written:
CABLEGRAM
Winkelried, Vienna
Not later than Friday.
CHAUvENET
Claiborne read and reread these eight
words; then he spoke bluntly to Oscar.
where did you get this?"
"From the hat of the sheep stealer
up yonder."
"Who is he and where did he get it,"
81 don't know, sir. He was of Ser
via, and they are an ugly race-yes"
What were you going to do with the
paper?"
Oscar grinned.
''If l could read it-yes?-I might
know, but If Austria Is In the paper
then 1t is mischief, and maybe it would
| h,
Claiborne looked frowningly from the
paper to Oscars tranquil eyes.
Dick" called Shirley from the hall,
and she appeared in the doorway,
drawing on her gloves, but paused at
seeing Oscar.
Shirley. l caught this man in the
sheepfold. Did you ever see him be-
fore?"
81 think not, Dick"
at was he that brought your horse
home"
ITO be sure it is! l hadn't recog-
nized him. Thank you very much"
And she smiled at Oscar
Dick frowncd fercely and referred
again to the paper.
where is VI. C-nauVeuet-have you
any idea?'
If he isn't at the hotel or in Wash
ingtOn. I'm sure | don't know. If we
nre going to the dance
plague the dance. | heard a shot
in the sheep pasture a bit ago and ran
out to find this fellow in row with
another man, who got away"
Il heard the shot and the dogs from
my window. You seem to have been
In fuss, too, from the looks of your
clothes" And Shirley sat down and
smoothed her gloves with provoking
GOODNESS.
Dick sent Oscar to the far end of the
library with gesture and held up the
message for Shirley to read.
Don't touch it!' he exclaimed, ant
when she nodded her head in sign tina
she had read it he said, speaking ear
nestly and rapidly:
II suppose l have no right to hole
this message; | must send the man t
the hotel telegraph Office with it. Blu
where is Chauvenet? What is his bust
ness in the valley? And what is the
link between Vienna and these hills?"
Don't you know what you are doing
here?" she asked, and he flushed.
81 know what, but not why!' ht
blurted irritably. But that's enough!
you know that Baron Won Marho
wants to find Mr.. John Armitage, bu
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22
tTo BE coNTINUEo.l
Catarrh Causes Dyspepsia,

The discharge from Nasal Catarrh con-
stantly dropping into the throat and be-
ing swallowed with the saliva carries the
catarrhal infection to the Stomach and
Catarrh of the stomach sets in. This
causes Dyspepsia or Indigestion as these
ailments appear when the stomach is
weakened from any cause. Rydale's
Catarrh Remedy is safe sure treatment
for Dyspepsia caused by catarah of the
stomach. 1t is used both locally and in
ternally hence kills the poison in the
membranes of the nose and stomach and
also IN the blood. 1t is sold on a positive
guarantee. ii. B. button Co.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22

slowly, as though
dazed, and, with
a b a n d s till
clu itching his
head, half STUN
bled and half
ran toward the
sheds, with Os-
car at his heels.
Claiborne call
ed to the negro
TIA blem en- to
quiet the dogs,
snatched a Ian
tern a n d ran
a w a Y through
the pergola to
the end of the
& a + d e n a n d
thence into the
pasture beyond.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22

you don't know
why"
81 have my Or
ders and I'm 60
ing to find him
If it taxes ten
years"
Shirley nod
ded and clasped
her fingers to-
gether. Her ell
DOWS resting Ou
the high arms of
her chair caused
her C o q k to
flow sweepingly
away from her
shoulders. At
the end of the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22
WtooleburY Register
EDWARD p. SEYMOUR. Nc. EDITOR.

Brandon is to be congratulated on hav-
ing installed gravity system of water
works that will give a pressure of $50
pounds, which is more than is needed,
and will have to be reduced. A reser-
voir with capacity of half a million
gallons is part of the system, so Brandon
now has one of the very best in the State.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22
Cloth allWool and PaintaIIP Paint

is cheaper than shoddy cloth or shoddy
paint. The l.. & NJ. is Zinc Metal made
into Oxide of Zinc combined with White
Lead, and then made into paint with
pure Linseed Oil in thousand gallon
grindlpgs and mixings. Wears long I;
actual cost only $1.20 per gallon.
Farnsworth & Co. Middlebury, w. B.
French & Co., Orwell. E. C. Dixie & Co.,
Bristol.
l.. & M. Paint Agents.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22
Chapter XXI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE COMEDY OF A sHEEPFoLD.

THE COMEDY OF A SHEEPFOLD
~ SCARS eye. roaming the
AA,xs(N landscape as he left Shir-
SJrS\ ley Claiborne and start
NA ed for the bungalow
w swept the upland Clai-
borne acres and rested
upon a moving shadow. He drew rein
under a clump of wild cherry trees at
the roadside and waited. Several hun
dred yards away lay the Claiborne
sheepfold. with broad pasture rising
beyond. A shadow is not thing to
be ignored by a man trained in the
niceties of scouting Oscar, satisfying
himself that substance lay behind the
shadow, dismounted and tied his horse.
Then he bent low over the stone wall
and watched.
ut is the big fellow-yes? He is a
stealer of sheep. as l might have
known"
Zmai was only a dim figure against
the dark meadow. which he was slowly
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22

"That's like you. Shirley"
"If you want to find Mr.. Armitage'-
"Of course / want to find himp' His
voice rose to roar.
then turn around; Mr.. Armitage
is just behind your
eyes; | needed my man for other
business" said Armitage folding his
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum sets
you crazy. Can't bear the touch of your
clothing. Doan's Ointment cures the
most obstinate cases Why suffer. All
druggists sell it.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07

Send lOc.. name .of paper and this "a. for our
beautiful Savings Bank and ChIld's Sketch. .Book.
Zach bank contains Good Lack Penny.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl ST.. New York
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07

and see that he perpetrated no fur
ther crime. Tne lords. he said. were
as much a branch OF the Tory organi
zation as tariff reform. II was time
that they should be handled firmly
There were few useful men In the
house Of lords. the chancellor said
but the others were only the broken
bottles on the park wall TO keep out
poachers
Lord Lansdowne. the chancellor
said. had been forced into the position
OF leading the opposition to the bud
get against his own better judgment
As for Lord Curzon. he (Mr Lloyd
George) thought he was better as
leader in the house Of lords than as
ruler in India. He added For further
particulars apply TO Lord Kitchener
The finance bill had been thrown
out of the house Of lords said Mr
Lloyd-George. not by the wise, reflect
ing men among the lords. but by It's
mad mullahs.
with all the lords cunning" con
cluded the chancellor. their greed has
overborne their craft. and we have got
them at last and we do not mean to
let them 60"
Winston Spencer Churchill started
the campaign in Lancashire, while on
the other side Lord Lansdowne. lead
er OF the opposition in the house OF
lords, and J. Austin Chamberlain. who
was chancellor OF the exchequer IN the
Balfour ministry. have gone TO Ply
mouth TO speak for the Unionists.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07
JEFF AND JOHNSON
POST $4,000 EACH
Heavyweight PugIIIsts Sign Final
Articles For Fight.

New York. Dec Jack Johnson
and Jim Jefries signed articles AT HO-
boken for their championship fight
With the principals, their managers,
Sam Berger and George Little. and the
promoters, Tex Rickard and Jack
Gleason. present, the details of the
battle-all except the referee-were
gone over. attorneys drawing up the
articles.
The date for the fight was settled
positively as July 4, but just where 1t
will be held still IS unknown.
The articles call for the men to be-
gin training ninety days before the
day of the contest. and both agree to
take part In no other fight until they
enter the ring to battle for the cham
pionship. They must not take part In
boxing match in any part Of the
civilized world" This Is supposed to
have been put in to prevent johnson
meeting Sam Langford Each fighter
posted $4,000 to bind the match.
Sixty days before the date Of the
contest the fighters are to agree upon
a referee. n they fail TO do so. Rick
ard and Gleason are to pick four men
and from this quartet the boxers must
select one man. The referees fee is
not to be more than $1,000. Of which
the fighters are to pay one-third
Forty-fve rounds was agreed upon
as the distance Of the fight. Straight
Marquis of Queensbery rules will gov
ern. The winner is to take IS per cent
OF the purse.
The gloves with which the men will
battle will weigh five ounces.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07

the affairs OF the sugar trust as 70
lated TO the customs house. The great
est sensation came when MIR. Parr said
on the stand that Oliver Splitter, one
OF the defendants, had offered him
his own price" (meanIng PARIS or
what Parr chose to state) as his
price" 10 clear on. and report the
scales "out Of order" Splitter adding,
according to PARIS testimony. that all
there were Masons and shouldn't go
back on one another Parr testified
that when Spitzer's offer was rejected
II was repeated. with the gratuitous
information that Parr was a damn
fool II he didn't accept It.
How He Found Spring.
when was assigned to this work
on Nov II, 1907" said Parr. Il went
to the Hayemeyer & Elder piers with
Special Agent Brezinski. who was also
assigned to the work and while I was
standing on the string piece Splitter
came along and spoke to US. Bre-
zlnskl and England. a sampler. and
went to scale No. |. where one Japha
was government weigher and the de-
fendant Kehoe. was checker. had
drafts that had just been weighed
brought back and weighed again. After
the third draft was weighed | noticed
the peculiar bentoyer attitude OF ke-
hoe. Kehoe colored and paled and
seemed nervous and | made him get
up. reached down the wooden
stanchlon Of the scales and placed my
hand where Kehoe's had been and felt
a substance foreign to the material OF
the stanchion. lighted match and
found a steel wire inserted In a hole
I'm the stanchion. asked Kehoe to
take a look At II. and then asked him
how long he he'd been using It. He
said he did not know had Bre-
zinski and Japha look at the wire and
then went outside and tolephoned for
a scale expert
Parr told OF then visiting the other
scale houses. where he found Coyle
and Hennessey working. and found
similar holes in the scales stanchions,
but no "irons."
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07
January 1st, 1910,

at II m. in front of the auction house
of N. B. Kinsey. in Fredericksburg,
Virginia, the following three parcels oil
real estate, viz:
First. That certain piece and parcel
Of land situated in Spotsylvania county,
Virginia, about l-4miles in westerly
direction from the r. f. & P. r. r. and
bounded on north by Morris and Mat
Boswell and Edmund Furgusson, east
by Chancellor Coleman, south by Chan
cellor Coleman and Emma Garnett, and
on the west by Gilbert Anderson, con-
tanning rs acres, be the same more OF
less, and was the property of the late
Wesley Bullock.
Second. That other certain piece anc
parcel of land lying in Spotsylvanis
county, Virginia, situated in westerly
direction about / 1-2 miles from the r
F. P. r. r. and bounded by the lands
of Jno. r. Sims, John Miles, Jacl
Ham and Moses Broaddus, and was thu
property of the late Wesley B. Bullock
containing 80 acres, be the same mor'
or less. ..
Third. That other certain piece ant
parcel of land lyingin the same county
containing 81 acres, be the same NOR
or less, and bounded on the north b.
Woodson James, east by Woodsol
James and Henry Atcherson, south b.
James Saunders and James E. Bullock
heirs, and on the west by T.W. Bulloc
and James Z. Bullock, heirs, and wa
conveyed to E. Conway Bullock b
James n. Bullock, in the division b
deed July 18th, 1898, and Of record !
the Clerks Office of said county i
ID. B. AY, P. 444.
These three parcels of land are we
located. near the railroad and are sal
to have a nice lot Of timber upon them
principally pine. Terms cash.
For more particulars see or write Tn
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07
THE EALY-BRIGGS NUPTIALS

Stafford Co., Va, Dec. Sd, 1909.
Wedding bells pealed forth from the
little Episcopal church, near HARDWOOD,
on Wednesday, Dec. lst. at IL a. m,
when Miss Sue K. Briggs, daughter Of
Mrs. Winnie B. Briggs, of Scotland,
Stafford county, stepped forth as the
bride of Mr.. r. II. Ealy. The church
was artistically decorated with holly
and ferns. The bride entered leaning
on the arm of the groom, preceded by
the matron Of honor, Mrs. Florence l..
Boteler, and Mr.. L. Fontaine Briggs,
best man. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. d. J. Shopoff, un-
der a bell Of running pine and Bride
roses.
The bride was attractively gowned in
a mauve colored messaline dress, made
princess, and carried large bouquet of
holly and ferns, tied with long white
satin ribbons and Bride buds. Mrs. +.
l.. Boteler wore white satin, trimmed
in white lace and also carried bouquet
of holly and ferns. The wedding was
unique in all its details, the participants
representing some of the best families
in Virginia. The wedding march was
played by Miss Elizabeth II. Potts, of
Alexandra.
The bridal party returned to the home
of the brides mother, where a sump-
tuous dinner was served.
The out of town guests were Mrs.
Florence l.. Boteler, of Washington;
Miss Elizabeth H. Potts, of Alexandria;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Kellogg, Of
Wheeling, w. Va, and Miss Maria
Cole, of Wheeling.
The presents were numerous, includ-
ing much silver and china.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07
MYSTERY IN HER SUIT
AGAINST GOULD

Bessie De Vole, the dancing girl
who alleges she won the heart Of Frank
Jay Gould when she was performing with
the Rogers Brothers, is not, as report
ed, suing the young multimillionaire for
breach Of promise of marriage The
$500, 900 suit which she she adj
mits she has brought against him is based
on other grounds, but just what they
are is shrouded in mystery.
"You must ask my lawyer about
that, she said coyly IN response to in
quiry as to the exact nature Of her
complaint.
One Of her lawyers admitted that the
suit was not for a breach Of promise,
but that was as far as he would go.
1--WE intend to vindicate this girl" he
added. "She is a good girl. Her charac-
ter has suffered in connection with the
marital troubles Of young Gould. We
intend to set her right in the eyes Of
the world.
"You are really seeking yindication,
them" Miss De Vote was asked.
"Well, that will be one Of the ultimate
outcOmes," she replied.
from TINS II IS Delleyed the acton Is
based rather on breach Of contract than
breach sf promise. The complaint is uh-
derstood to assert that Gould promised
to remove the legal obstacle to marri-
age with Miss De Vote by applying 10
the court for a modification of the di-
yorce decree which prohibits him from
marrying in this State during the life
time of his wife. That could be done
on affidavit Of two reputable citizens
that to their knowledge he had lived an
upright and proper life for three years.
Miss De Vote cannot sue Mr.. Gould
for breach of promise, one of her law
yers pointed out, because under the
Courts order he is unable TO enter into
a contract to marry during the lifetime
Of his wife unless the court grant him
permission. In short, in the opinion of
many lawyers, man who has been di-
vorced in this State can wander about
scattering promises of marriage broad
cast and cannot be held to account. -
York World.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07
cuooerhelm Divorce Valid.

New York, Dec. $50 far as th'
New Yorw state courts have deter
mined. the divorce which Grace B
Guggenheim obtained from william
Guggenheim eight years ago. is valid
This is the gist OF decision ren
dered by the appellate division Of the
supreme court here, sustaining the
dismissal OF Mrs. Guggenheim's sec
ond action for a divorce, brought here
to test the legality OF the Chicago di
vorce.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07
NEW EXECUTIVE OFFICES.


tary of War Dickinson into a panic
and a group of policemen into yelling
madly for rugs. The floors are polished
enough to make a roller skating rink
look like a corduroy road in compari-
son. and are bare Of rug ornamenta-
tion.
Secretary of War Dickinson. carry
ing With him some 29S pounds OF Ten
nessee avoirdupols. walked briskly
from the cabinet room In company
with the others OF Mr.. Taft's advisers.
He was talking earnestly all the while.
Suddenly ne fell The White House
police force surrounded him and help
ed him up.
Marrow escape" commented che of
the bluecOats.
"You bet" said Uncle Sans war
lord.
The rugs will be along next week.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-07

BIrchy Cove, y. F.. Dec. 4. - Two
schooners Of the Gloucester Mass,
fishing fleet, the Mabel d. Hines and
the Henry NJ Stanley. were wrecked
in the violent northeast gale which
has swept Newfoundland waters In the
past few days. The schooner John X,
Bradley. widely known as the vessel
which carried DR.. Cooks Arctic expe-
dition. is also reported missing from
the fishing fleet and II is feared that
she Is lost