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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

mca. IL VAS an easy matter to ac-
count for her being where she was.
Thrown off the scent by Kirk wood at
Sheerness the previous morning, she
had missed the day boat, the same
which had ferried over those whom
she pursued. Returning from Sheer
ness to Queensborough. however, she
had taken the night boat for Flushing
and Antwerp. and not without her
plan. She was not woman to waste
her strength aimlessly. Kirkwood be-
lieved that she had had from the first
a very definite campaign in view. In
that campaign Queensborough pier
had been the first strategic move, the
journey to Antwerp, apparently. the
second. and the American was i'm
pressed that he was witnessing the
inception of the third decided step.
The conclusion Of this process Of rea-
soning was inevitable-madam would
bear watching.
Thus was magical transformation
brought about. Instantaneously lassi-
tude and vain repinings were replaced
by hopefulness and energy. In a
twinkling the young man was on his
feet. every nerve a-thrill with excite
ment.
Mrs. Hallam, blissfully ignorant Of
this surveillance over her movements,
took her place in the fiacre. The driver
and started or at a slow trot-a pace
which Kirkwood initiated. keeping
himself at a discreet distance In the
rear of the cab but prepared to break
into run whenever 1t should prove
necessary.
Such exertion. however. was not re-
quired of him. Evidently Mrs. Hallam
was In no great haste to reach her
destina ton. The speed Of the fiacre
, remained extremely moderate, and
Kirkwood found long. brisk stride
fast enough to keep 1t well in sight.
Round the green square. under the
beautiful walls Of Notre Dame dan
vers. through Grande place and past
the Hotel de Vile the cab proceeded,
logged by what might plausibly be as
serted the most persistent and infatu-
ated soul that ever crossed the water,
and so on into the Van Dyck quay,
turning to the left at the old Steen
dungeon and. slowing to a walk. NOV
ing soberly up the drive.
Beyond the lip Of the embankment
the Scheldt flowed. its broad, shining
surface oily, smooth and dark. mir
ror for the incandescent glory Of the
skies. The life Of the river was gone,
and at their moor ings the ships swung
in great quietness, riding lights glim-
mering like low. wan stars.
In the company of the latter the
| young man marked down the Alethea.
a sight which made him unconsciously
clinch both fists and teeth, reminding
him of that rare wag. Stryker
| To his way of thinking the behavior
Of the fiacre was quite unaccountable
Hardly had the horse paced of the
length of two blocks on the quay ere
1t was guided to the edge Of the prom
enade and brought to stop. And the
driver twisted the reins round his
whip. thrust the latter in its socket,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

turned sidewise on the box and began
to smoke and swing his heels. survey
ing the panorama of river and sunset
with complacency-a cabby one would
venture without care IN the world
and serene in the assurance Of a gen.
erous tip when he lost his fare. But.
as for the latter. she made no move
The door of the cab remained closed
like it's occupants mind, ii mystery to
the watcher.
Twilight shadows heightened dark
ling. over the land Street lights
flashed up in long. radiant ranks And
still the fiacre fingered in inaction:
still the driver lorded it aloft in care
free abandon.
In the course of time this inertia
where he had looked for action, this
dull suspense when he had forecast
interesting developments. wore upon
the watchers nerves and made him
at once impatient and suspicious. Now
that he had begun to doubt he con-
ceived it as quite possible that Mrs
Hallam, who was capable Of anything,
should have stolen out Of the cab by
TO resolve the matter finally he took
advantage Of the darkness. turned up
his coat collar. hunched up his shout
ders, hid his hands In pockets. pulled
the visor of his cap well forward over
his eyes and slouched past the fiacre
Mrs. Hallam sat within. He could
see her profile clearly silhouetted
against the light. She was bending
forward and staring fixedly out of the
window across the driveway. Mental
ly he calculated the direction of her
gaze, then moved away and followed
it with his own eyes and found him.
self staring at the facade Of a third
rate hotel. Above its roof the gilded
letters Of sign, catching the illumina-
ton from below. spelled out the title
Of Hotel du Commerce"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

The Episcopal church will hold its
services next Sunday morning at
Nurses grove, followed by basket
picnic.
Mrs. Murray and Miss Annie johnson
left the first of the week for the Moose
Creek placers for a visit with the
Parsons.
DIR. and Mrs. Riggs went to Spokane
this week in their auto. The Doctor
is after claim No, | on the Occur d
Alene reservation.
The injury to the grain by the re-
cent rains has been slight and Camas
Prairie will come to the front this
year with a bumper crop.
Miss Iva Miller of Spokane arrived
tins week for visit at her home neal
Denver and also with her brother
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Cobbs OF this
city.
Rev. and Mrs. Williamson will
leave this week for Southern Califor-
ma. We understand Mr.. Williamson
Will give illustrated lectures during
the winter.
Delay in commencing treatment for
a slight irregularity that could have
been cured quickly by Foley's Kidney
Kennedy may result in serious kia-
ney disease. Foley's Kidney Remedy
builds up the worn out tissues ana
strengthens these organs.-Pulse Drug
Store.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29
The Black Bag
Continued from page 81

Rapidly as he was ferried across the
busy Scheldt, the white blaze of Kirk
woods passion cooled but the biting
irony Of his estate ate. corrosive. into
his soul. Hollow eyed he glared va
cantly into space, pale lips unmoving.
his features wasted with despair.
They came to the landing stage and
swung broadside on. Mechanically the
American got up and disembarked. As
needless of time and place he moved
up the quay to the gangway and so
gained the esplanade, where, pausing
he thrust trembling hand into his
trousers pocket.
The hand reappeared. displaying in
its outspread palm three big. round
brown, British pennies. Staring down
at them, Kirkwood's lips moved
Bedrock" he whispered huskily.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

hay In meeting Calendar. But in none
Of the coaches or carriages did he
discover any one even remotely re-
sembling the fat adventurer. his daugh-
ter or Mulready.
Satisfied that they had not yet board
ed the train, he stood aside tortured
with forebodings. while anxiously scru-
tinizing each individual Of the throng
Of intending travellers. Perhaps they
had been delayed-by the Alethea's
lateness in making port, very likely.
Perhaps they purposed taking not this
but later train. Perhaps they had
already left the city by an earlier or
had returned to England.
On time, the bell changed its warn
ing. the guards bawled theirs. doors
were hastily opened and slammed, the
trucks began to groan, couplings jolt
Ing as the engine chafed in constraint
The train and Kirkwood moved stimuli
taneously out of opposite ends of the
station, the one to rattle and hammer
round the eastern boundaries Of the
city and Strengthen out at top speed on
the northern route for the Belgian line,
hands in empty pockets. bound aim
lessly anywhere-it didn't matter!
Nothing whatever mattered in the
smallest degree. Ere now the outlook
had been dark. but this he felt to be
the absolute nadir of his misfortunes
Presently-after awhile. as soon as he
could bring himself to it-he would ask
the way and go to the American consul
late. But Just now. low as the tide Of
chance had ebbed. leaving him strand
ed on the fats of vagabondage. low as
showed the measure of his self esteem.
he could not tolerate the prospect Of
begging for assistance.
He found himself. neither knowing
nor caring how he had won thither,
| in the Place Verte, the vast venerable
pile Of the cathedral rising on his
right. hotels and quaint old world
dwellings with peaked roofs and ga
bles and dormer windows inclosing
the other sides of the square. IT,
chimes Che could hear none but those
of the cathedraD were heralding the
hour of seven. Listless and preoccu-
pied in contemplation Of his wretched
case, he wandered purposelessly half
round the square. then dropped into a
bench on its outskirts.
1t was some time later that he no
ticed, with a casual. Indifferent eye, a
porter running out of the Hotel de
Flandre, directly opposite. and calling
fiacre in to the carriage block
As languidly he watched a woman,
very becomingly dressed, follow the
porter down 10 the curb.
| The fiacre swung in, and the woman
dismissed the porter before entering
the vehicle. a proceeding so unusual
J that 1t fixed the onlookers interest.
He sat rigid with attention. The wo-
man seemed to be giving explicit and
lengthy directions to the driver, who
nodded and gesticulated his compre-
| hension.
The woman was Mrs. Hallam.
The first blush of recognition passed,
leaving kirkwood without any amaze.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

The above communication strikes
us as rather peculiar and we cannot
see as it in any way DESTROYS our
statements. 1t is true this paper has
said and still says that many who
signed the petition did so to get rid
OF the advocates. No doubt Mr.
Harrisons statements of the matter
IN his precinct are correct, however #
does not necessarily follow that action
there is Indicative of the entire conn.
ty. VI course good citizens have
signed the petition, good citizens will
vote for dry county, also just as
good citizens take the other s;da
We have no apology to make for anv
statement inithe editorial referred to
by Mr.. Harrison. Mr.. Harrison is
entitled to his views on the question
and he should understand other citizens
have equal right to theirs. No side has
a monopoly on the good citizens in the
night and a fair minded man will also
admit neither side is clear of tbose
VINO are lnslncere. Let us be fair.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29
A Statement
Editor Free Press:

Editor Free Press:
notice i'll the issue of your paper
of July %, an article to the effect
that many Of the signers upon the
petition for local option election
signed their names in order to get rid
Of the parties soliciting their sigma
tnres.
desire to state to the people OF
Idaho County that one of the peti.
lions was sent to me for circulation, and
being very busy, asked my daugh-
ter, young lady Of sixteen years, to
take the petition around, with explicit
instructions that she merely present
the same to the people without any
argument, and | know of others in the
locality who worked in the same
manner.
In view Of the fact that the signers
OF the petition are all of the very best
class, and law abiding citizens of this
County, and those who circulated
the same are working for righteous
cause, | deem it an insult for the
good people of our county to print
such statement, and ask YOU 70
make a correction in your next
issue.
would also state that the proper
ton or number of signers estimated
as necessary in Clearwater Precinct
was "a, while the number of sigma
lures to the petition in our precinct
was III. This shows what the senti-
ment is in that district.
Respectfully,
I. j. Harrison.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29
CHAPTER XIX.

u WITHOUT warning or presage
IA the still evening air was
wv smitten and made softly mu-
steal by the pealing of a dis
tant chime calling vespers to its broth
ers In Antwerp's hundred belfries.
Like the beating of a mighty heart
heard through the rushing clamor Of
the pulses, a single deep throated bell
doomed solemnly six heavy. rumbling
strokes
Six oclockl Kirkwood reused out of
his dour brooding. The Amsterdam ex-
press would leave at 6:32. and he knew
not from what station.
Striding swiftly across the prone
made he entered a small tobacco shop
and made inquiry Of the proprietress
He experienced no difficulty in COM
pretending the good woman's instruc-
lions.
Trains for Amsterdam. she said, left
from the Care Centrale, mile or so
across the city. Monsieur had plenty
of time and to spare. There was the
tram line If monsieur did not care to
take a fiacre. If he would go by way
of the vielle Bourse he would discover
the tram cars of the Rue Kipdorp.
Monsieur was most welcome.
Monsieur departed with the more
haste since he was unable to repay
this courtesy with the most trifling
purchase After brisk walk of some
fifteen minutes he reached the station.
public clock treasured him with
the information that he had the quar-
ter of an hours leeway. 1t was only
seventeen minutes past Is O'Clock BEL
CLAN railway time. always confusing).
lnquiring his way to the Amsterdam
train, which was already waiting at
the platform, he paced its length peer
ing brazenly in at the coach windows,
now warm with hope. now shivering
win disappointment. realizing as he
could not but realize that. all else
aside, his only chance of reha Utilization
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

The Peoples'Society Of the Christian
Church will hold social meeting
Friday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Cobbs. All the Young
people OF the town are cordially invite
Ell to be parsent and enjoy social
evening with us.
Social Committee.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

The lawn social that was to have
been held at Mr.. Van Buren's this
evening is postponed one week
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29
Mrs. w. w. Brown will entertain
this afternoon at tea.

Miss Olive Coram entertained for
Miss Mary Glib of Moscow Wednes
day afternoon.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

u WITHOUT warning or presage
IA the still evening air was
wv smitten and made softly mu-
steal by the healing of Il dis.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-07-29

Social Committee.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-31
Nearly A Centenarian.

Hezekiah Gibbs Shockley, one of the
Oldest men in the state Of Maryland,
died last Sunday afternoon at the home
of his son Thomas, of Stockton.
Mr.. Shockley was in the 9th year of
his age and was born in England but
his father moved with his family to this
country while the son was still boy.
The remainder of his life has been spent
in Delaware and Maryland.
Mr.. Shockley leaves to mourn their
loss four sons and two daughters,
namely: Alfred. John. Elijah and
Thomas Shockley and Mrs. Lavinia Tarr.
of Stockton, and Mrs. Laura Tarr, of
Franklin City. He is also survived by
IS grandchildren and Is great-grand-
children, all of whom were loath to part
with him but they have the promise of
meeting him in the bright beyond where
friends part no more.
His remains were laid to rest Monday
afternoon in the Methodist Protestant
Cemetery.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-31
Maryland HOnOred.

Maryland is given a place of honor
in the August number Of the National
Monthly, of which magazine Chairman
Norman f. Mack of the Democratic
National Committee is editor and pub
Usher.
Mr.. Mack devotes considerable space
in the August number of the National
Monthly to the administration of Gov
ernor Austin l.. Crothers of this State
and treats in an interesting way the var
ious measures which Governor Crothers
has advocated and for which he stands.
On the whole, the article is most com
plimentary to Maryland and its chief
executive, and will bring both to the
attention of the entire nation.
The August number of the National
Monthly is now on the news stands.
If 81 is mailed to the National Monthly.
Buffalo. N. Y. for a years subscrip-
ton. the May, June and July numbers
will be sent to the SUBSCRIBER free.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-31
100000 BblS. Of Potatoes

Delmar, Del, July 20. - The great po-
tato trains which have been steaming
up the Delaware road to feed the in
habitants of the Eastern cities have
almost finished the Virginia crop and
are now beginning to carry that of
Delaware. The Delaware season open
ed the first of the week and next week
will be at its height. Although low
prices are now being received the farm
ers are looking forward to better mar
kets now that the Virginia glut is over.
The number of barrels that will have
passed through Delmar from the SOUTH
ern part of the peninsula will number
over ], 200, 900 by the end of the season,
while the farmers claim it poor one
according to the acreage that was put
in this crop.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-31
PattiSOn and Jones the Ticket

At the County Convention of the
Democracy of Dorchester County, held
in Cambridge last Wednesday, resolu-
tons were passed instructing the dele
gates to the judicial convention to cast
there ballots for Honorable John r.
Pattison for Chief Judge and Honorable
Robley ID. Jones for Associate Judge.
This act of the Dorchester Democrats
guarantees the nomination Of Messrs.
Pattison and Jones. The four counties
constituting the First Judicial Circuit
Of Maryland are entitled to seventeen
votes in the Convention. Dorchester
has five, Worcester, four; Somerset,
four; and Wicomico, four. If there
were danger of a contest Worcester and
Dorchester would control the situation,
but there is no such danger and there
will be no opposition to the two gentle
men named. They will receive the un-
animous vote Of the Convention and will
be elected. The Convention will be held
at Ocean City on August 18th.
The Wicomico News speaks very
highly of both Mr.. Pattison and Mr..
Jones. 1t says. Both Judge Jones
and MIR. Pattison are eminently qualified
to fill their positions. Judge Jones has
been on the Bench almost year and he
has served with distinction and ability.
Mr.. Pattison is one of the best known
lawyers in the State. He is a man of
high qualities and learning, and the
ermine of the Appellate Bench will fit
gracefully upon his shoulders.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-31
HudSOn'S Mill Burned.

A fire of mysterious origin destroyed
the saw-mill and barrel stave factory Of
Mr.. F. Z. Hudson on his farm between
Girdletree and Box Iron, last Saturday
night about IL O'Clock, entailing a loss
of over So, 900 with no insurance. When
the fire was discovered, the property
was in light blaze and beyond saving.
That it was of incendiary origin and not
accidental is certain. On the preceding
night Rev. w. II. Kenney. while on his
way home from Box Iron camp meeting,
discovered the mill was on fire and
jumping from his carriage succeeded in
extinguishing the flames. On the fol-
lowing night Saturday the mill was
burned to the ground. 1t looks as if
the miscreant who set the mill on fire
was under the impression that the fire
lighted by him on Friday night had
gone out and that no one was the wiser
tor his having lighted the match, so he
made his plans and carried them out to
perfection the next evening.
Mr.. Hudson not only loses his plant
but had large orders for barrel slaves
to be delivered at once.
Mr.. Hudson cannot recall any enemy
who would thus wish to injure him, he
being on good terms with everybody;
therefore. the reason for the act is un.
solved in his mind.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-31
PITTS CREEK.

Miss Lola Pruitt, who for some time
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Earle
Merrill. has returned to her home in
Stockton.
Mrs. Z. b. Martin is entertaining her
daughter. Mrs. Edward Howard. and
children, of Baltimore.
The Ladies' Aid Society was delight.
fully entertained last Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Lemuel P. Merrill.
Mrs. Mary Taylor. of Baltimore. is
visiting Mrs. Henry Merrill.
Mrs. George Johnson, of Onancock.
is on a visit to her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. B. Merrill.
Mrs. Earle Merrill entertained at tea
Tuesday: Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel p.
Merrill. Mrs. George Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. B. Merrill, Miss Rebecca Mer-
rill and Messers. Upshur and Dewitt
Merrill.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-31
SNOW HILL. MD, JULY 81.
Local Readers. lOC. a Line

w. 4. Cuff & Co., sell Middletown
Creamery Butter.
--Middletown ice cream and butter ut
j. G. Short e. Co.'s.
For good fulcator seed wheat
apply to James b. Truitt, Snow Hill, Md.
Everything for the table can be
had at this store. Beef, Pork, Sausage,
etc. G. w. Wonnell.
Lost: In Snow Hill last Wednes-
day, a pair of nickel-framede eye glasses.
Suitable reward if returned to the Mes
sENGER Office.
Notice: All persons indebted to me
for fertilizer will please call and settle
the same as must settle with the firm
for it. E. j. Reid, Melbourne, Md.
Alaska Wheat: A small quantity in
one bushel lots for sale at $500 per
bushel, the seed of which cost me SIS.
90 per bushel. George w. Covington.
The Salisbury College of Business
ought to be patronized by all the young
people of this community who attend a
business college this fall. 1t is not only
a first-class school, but it means saw
ing Of much money.
Only one week! August 9th to 18th!
Enough saidl You must remember, for
you can't forget. Our reputation is
known to all for the very best photo
graphs that can be made. For the only
week in town we will make special
carbon platino portrait, each one mount
ed in book form for $3.50 per dozen.
Other photographs at $l.00 to $1,000
per dozen. Copies and life-sized por-
traits a specially. Remember that our
pictures will make homely people good
looking. ii. ID. Clogg & Co., photogra-
piers, Snow Hill, Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-31
FRANKLIN CITY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hancock, of
New Britain, Conn, are guests at the
home of Mr.. and MIRA. /. B. Hancock.
Miss Cora Bunting. of Pocomoke
City, is visiting Mrs. Emma Hill.
We are glad to note that Stanley
Trader, who has been i'll with typhoid
fever, is convalescing.
Misses Deborah and May Goodhand.
Of frankfort, Del. are guests of the
Misses Bowen.
Rev. Mr.. Bounds spent few days
of this week with Mr. and Mrs. c. c..
Pilchard.
Mrs. James Richardson, of Baltimore,
spent the past week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milby Hancock.
Several parties have left here to view
the large whale which is ashore on our
beach. They report that the sight is
great" and odor ditto.
Mrs. Reuben Sturgis, Girdletree. is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Burton Davis and little children.
of Willis Wharf, are home on a visit
this week.
Four members of the Salvtion Army
held street services here last Friday.
Their inspiring songs drew large
crowd, and the collection was very gen.
erous.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Needles accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Tarr,
enjoyed the salt breezes at Ocean City
last Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. Needles
has been in i'll health, but is somewhat
better now.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-07-31
Eastern Shore League DefunCt

The Eastern Shore Baseball League,
which was composed of Easton, Cam
bridge and Seaford, has become thing
of the past. The disarmament is attribu-
ted to Cambridge, which was scheduled
to play at Easton Thursday and at Sea-
ford Friday of last week. neither of
which engagements they filled, thereby
causing the hackers of both teams con-
siderable expense. Seaford disbanded
Friday night and Easton Saturday
night. The reason assigned by Cam
bridge for not appearing according to
schedule was that their team was weak
and they were waiting to strengthen it.