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angrily. Pike looked up mildly and
regarded Horace with interest.
"EhY' he said and moved to the
other side of the machine, rubbing his
lean chin with the handle Of monkey
wrench.
II wished to say that the surprise of
this morning so upset me that / went
for long walk. have just returned" !"
said Horace.
He waited expectantly, but Mr.. Pike
went on abstractedly," "One wore
clothes of gray" and SEEMED to be abb
sorbed in his work, SO that Horace
was forced to go on.
II have been even more upset by
what have just learned"
"Why, that's too bad," answeres
Pike, fishing for a nut in the bottom
Of the tonneau.
"It is too -absurdly- ly-monstrous-
ly bad! Lady Creech tells me that my
sister did you the honor to present
you to the family with which we are
forming an alliance-at least to a por-
ton of it,
I0S, SIT, answered Plke, and
promised to present me to the whole
possetucky Of 'em''-
'T'll not listen to your cried Horace
In rage. "And | warn you that we
shall act without paying the slightest
attention to your
Pike Strengthened up trife.
.Your sister kind of limited in her
letter that you think good deal Of
this French lady-the widow. l sup
pose you have made up your mind to
take her for richer or poorer, eh?
Now, what's she going to give your"
| Horace stopped short in Mortified
amazement.
"Why, I thought you'd charge her
something just a little. Amt that the
way over here?"
ut seems impossible for you to un-
derstand our motives in trying to lift
ourselves above the common herd.
You are trying to interfere between us
and the fine flower of Europe" went
on Horace excitedly.
| Pike strai.htened ND and looked him
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17
CHAPTER xI.
A CLASH OF WILLS.


R II required some minutes for Dan
iel Voorhees, Pike to get over the
amazement that possessed him
when Ethel fed from him in such
evident confusion. w
His usually alert mind seemed inca
pable of concerted effort in the proper
direction, and the dazed look on his
face remained there until Mariana
came to tell him that his rooms were
ready and that Herr Won Grollerhagen
was awaiting him. Thea for the first
time he awoke, and, with a sigh Of res
ignation as he realized the battle he
had before him, he gave curt order
that the automobile, which had broken
down on the road to the hotel, should
be placed in the entrance garden, for
he proposed to do some tinkering upon
it.
IF that don't beat he muttered
to himself and then allowed the re-
mark to remain unfinished, for he
could not imagine one thing that the
incident could be supposed to have
beaten. It stood alone in a little hol-
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17
low square BY itself and positively re-
fused to surrender to any comparison

low square BY itself and positively re-
fused to surrender to any comparison
whatsoever.
"And -that-nine cent imitation
of man." he growled at last-.that
vilification upon the the genus
honor he finished. with fash of
pride. Then he went Off to his rooms
and tried to adjust himself to the mat
ter as he saw it and incidentally to
bring some of that astute legal train
ing CLEANED from contact with farmers,
promoters and other citizens to bear
upon the case.
Horace in the meanwhile had walked
along the cliff. wrestling with the stu
alton as it appeared to him. There
was not the faintest doubt in his mind
that the noble earl would break off the
match because of the humiliation his
jected to by the incursion of this vul-
gar guardian.
Hot and tired, he returned to the
hotel with some of his anguish worked
off and sought his sister. She, how
ever, was locked up in her own room
and would only insist that he go away.
So it was from Lady Creech at last
that he cleaned some inkling of what
had occurred.
1t was nearly 6 o'clock when he
made up his mind to search out Pike
and thave it out with the beggar," as
he put it, and he found the obstacle in
the entrance garden. AS Horace came
upon the scene Pike was pounding
eheerfully with hammer upon bolt
head of the motor car
He was in his shirt sleeves and wore
a long workman's smock close but
toned at the neck. From between his
teeth came the unfamiliar strains of
"The Blue and the Gray" With a
revulsion of feeling Horace approached
him.
"Mr. Pike!" he said politely.
zone lies down at Appomattox,"
went on the song, and Horace stamped
impatiently upon the turf.
"Mr. Pike! Mr.. Pike! I wish a
word with your" Horace went on, quite
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17

stairway. Pike turned to look after
him in mute establishment and then
turned to Ethel She refused to meet
his glance, and the hot blood rose to
her face as she felt his scrutiny.
She tapped nervously with her foot,
and the astonishment grew in Daniels
face. He looked from her to where AL
meric had disappeared and back to her
again. Then he took step forward
as If to speak and stopped. Finally
the dawning horror in his face took
concrete form, and he spoke.
''That" he groaned. Seven hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars for
thatl Say, how much do they charge
for real man over here anyway
But she was unable to meet his eye.
Turning quickly, with her cheeks fam
ing with shame and anger, she rushed
into the hotel and left him standing
speechless on the spot.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17

the maitre d hotel rushed out to the en-
trance gates md threw them wide
open. revealing two carabinieri with
out. who Immediately entered. Then
ensued conversation in Italian that
was pure Sanskrit to Pike, who looked
on with calm interest. The command
ant of the file addressed the lawyer in!
long speech to which Pike smiled
and waved cigar.
Wishing you many happy returns,
colonel" he said genially. and Mariana
hastened forward
1t is the robber of Russia They
think he climb the wall, the assassin.
The others, they surround all yonder.
These two, they search here. They ask
you please signore. have you seen him
climb the wall.''
mo" replied Daniel shortly, turning
away.
They ask. then. has any one crossed
the lawn?" went on the servant
No" replied Daniel, and as he spoke
one of the men pointed his gun be-
meath the ear at the figure in the long
blouse.
He ask who that is. signore," said
Mariana exeitedly, also pointing.
The new chauffeur for the machine
from Paris,' answered Pike casually,
and. with bow, the two went off, one
to the right and the other to the left.
AS they disappeared Won Grollerhagen
came walking across the grass with
some white rags in his hands and an
amused smile upon his face.
Is there new eruption of Vesu-
vius?" he asked, waving the cloths.
Daniel met him and took the rags.
mo" he said dryly. Its an eruption
of colonels trying to arrest high
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17
/" You are an Americanq"

IOU are an Amef1cdnf
school professor. I've got him under
your car there. yonder."
The start the German gave would
have been ludicrous in any other situa-
tion.
MY friend" he said, do you realize
the penalty for protecting criminal
from arrest?"
II told them he was your chauffeur.
Well be proud of the risk, doc" He
turned to the refugee under the ma
chine. This man owns the car" he
went on You can trust him the same
as your own father" And the German
shrugged his shoulders in protest.
There was clatter of arms, and Pike
looked up.
Look outr' he said "The governors
staff is coming back And as the cara
binieri returned he said casually to
Won Grollerhagen:
You'll have to get new front tire,
doc. That one is pretty near gone.
Better have Jim here put on the spare
one when he gets through"
lie O6Iudu lOUkSO dt Hill.
do you know what you are asking
me to doY'
ITO have a new front tire put on"
answered the lawyer. The police were
looking on with interest, and finally
Mariana approached.
1.-THE carabinieri. with all excuses,
beg that you will order the chauffeur
to step forth from the machine"
Pike made an exclamation.
mo, sir! worked on that machine
myself for three hours. He's got his
hands full of nuts and bolts and
screws half fastened. We want to get
the job finished Tell them to go on up
Main street with their Knights of
Pythias parade and come around some
day when we're not busy"
Mariana held hurried consultation
with the carabinieri and turned back.
Because the chauffeur have been
engage today the carabinieri ask ten
thousand pardons. but inquire how
long he have been known to his en-
ployer."
How longi Why. he was raised on
docs fathers farm!''
IF that is so''- began Mariana.
$50? OF course it's so. Tell 'em,
doc!''
The German looked at Mariana
gravely.
"You have heard my friend say it."
Il have your permission, Herr Won
Grollerhagen. to reveal your incognito
to the carabinieriw
"Is it necessary?"
"Otherwise they will not depart"
every well; tell them. But l rely
upon them to preserve my incognito
from all Others"
Mariana smiled.
'Monseigneur. they depart" and
turned to the uniformed men. An in
stant later these swung through the
gate and went their way. Pike looked
after them in astonishment.
He must have mesmerized the mill
tia. eh. doc?" and signed to the refu.
gee to come out from the car. He
was pathetic figure as he emerged
and held out his hands,
''To you both give thanks But
Won Grollerhagen cut in:
my American friend has placed
himself and myself In danger Of the
penal code Of Italy for protecting you.
Perhaps you will be good enough to
let us know for what we have incrim-
mated ourselves"
Continued next week.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17
Mumford's Livery Stables
Photographs and Records.

At the Woodbury. Jewelry Store, 1S0
Eonth Broad street, lyon will find COM
plets line Of Edison Photographs and rec
Sfis. 12-24-06-tf.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17

General dealer in real estate.
Will sell a lot and build
home or business place,on liberal
terms.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17
FOB SALE.
SPLENDID

Two new eight roomed houses
at Wenonah. All conveniences
and up-to-date.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17
ALSO

Desirable homes at Paulsboro
and Gibbstown.
Terms liberal.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-29
No Claimants.

1t is estimated that the jeWelry
and other valuables which have
been collected from the ruins OF
Messina, and for which there are
no claimants, are worth 500, 00O,-
600.
This collection of riches is
heaped up in the subterranean
vaults Of the citadel and in
wooden shelters, and is entrust-
ed entirely to the honesty OF
four officers, who have not even
sufficient soldiers to guard these
shelters.
In one of these shelters the
soldiers have constructed rough
shelves on which diamonds and
gold are piled in the most extra
ordinary manner. A small card
board box, the size of a match
box, contains a necklace of pearls
valued at over 500, 900. Between
an old pair of boots and pair of
oars there is a simple envelope
containing state bonds for $780,
900, made out to bearer.
In another small wooden box
lies diamond solitaire, worth a
fortune, which was registered
by the soldiers as a white stone.
Further on a petroleum can con-
tains gold coins amounting to
$4,000. There are also safes
filled with hundreds of gold
watches, rings, chains, bracelets,
earrings, pocketbooks and treas
ures of all sorts.
All these riches have been
found in the superficial excava-
tons carried on up to the pre-
sent, while the wealthiest part
of the town-the first and second
floors and sellars-is still UNI
touched.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-29
Wise and Otherwise.

The Chamber of Commerce
has favored the erection of the
new county court house, further
north than the site proposed
by the county commissioners on
Third Avenue and Jefferson st.
The way that the city is moving
northward it would indicate that
both the city hall and the court
house should be located in the
vicinity of Third and Union near
the U. S. post office. The bust.
ness centre will be there soon,
and there is where the two build
ings should be located.
For the first time in the his
tory of the United States, there
has been a Worlds Fair held
without a drop of Intoxicating
liquors sold. The good citizens
and the head men of the A. Y.P.
Exposition said, 1--WE will break
the link which binds the expos
ition business to the nefarious
traffic of intoxicating liquors.
1t was dry Worlds Fair, and
the most successful of any one
ever held in the United States.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-29

Justice John E. Carroll has
decided that a second conviction
of automobile speeding would
mean a Jail sentence, regardless
of whom the offender might be.
That boy Johnny is some pump
kins.
Prince Ito, the Japanese dip
lomat, was shot down by a
Corean last Monday and the
whole world mourns with Japan
over her fallen hero. The dead
man had many warm personal
friends in the Uuited States and
was considered by the leading
men of the United States as the
strongest man in the Orient.
Few true blue American citi-
zens, but felt a pang of regret
to learn last Wednesday morning
that, Gen. Oliver Otis Howard,
died, the day before, without
warning, from an acute attack
of heart disease. He was a great
warrior, a noble citizen, a
splendid writer and best of all
philanthropist and humanitar-
ian. He was the originator of
the idea of establishing a univer-
sity in the district of Columbia
for colored youths, and after the
idea had been formulated and
favorably acted upon by Con-
gress the school was established
and took the name of Howard
University in honor of the man
who originated the idea. He
was an ardent admirer of Abra-
ham Lincoln as was Lincoln of
him and he lectured and talked
of Lincoln's goodness and great
ness until he, Howard, joined
Lincoln in the great beyond. He
was seventy nine years of age.
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and fix the wage of the men of
the union. The people of Seattle,
should retaliate by employing
none but non-union men, and let
them see that it is rule that
will work both ways. We notice
that there is a labor union paper
published now, which advocates
the doing away with the boycott,
on account of the employing of
non union men. The paper has
some good horse sense, and it
would be an excellent thing for
the papers to heed it.
Statistics show that in th I
United States there are seven
teen millions of children in our
common schools. Every child in
the United States should be in
school. Along the educational
lines the children should also be
taught morals. Education is a
power. It may be good thing
or it may be bad, owing to the
use made by it. If children are
taught in school moral educa-
ton and also taught morals at
home, they will not materially
err, sometimes the children of
the best parents go astray, but
not often. Teach them morals
at home and morals at school
and they are very apt to make
good citizens. There is an OPP
position among some people to
having the Bible in the common
school, but just why, it is hard to
tell.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-29
may overcome it altogether.

may overcome it altogether.
Although Maryland chooses a
comptroller, the chief interest in
her election will confne itself to
the proposed amendment to her
constitution, which would virtu-
ally efface the Negro as voter.
President Taft has come out
strongly against the needlessness
and trickery of the proposition.
Many Democrats will vote
against it. 1t attacks the prin-
ciple of the square deal, which
ought to be observed by all
parties. On the morning of
Wednesday, November Sd, the
papers will bring us interesting
election news from many States.
There are no "off years" in
American politics. LESLIE S
WEEKLY.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-29
Approaching Election of
1909

In Massachusetts, Rhode Is
land and Virginia, Governors
will be elected on November I'd.
In these and in Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Nebraska and a few
other states minor state officers
will be chosen. In most of those
States, and also in New York
and New Jersey, one or both
branches of the Legislature will
be elected. Some of these Leg
islatures will be called upon to
choose United States Senators.
All of them will he expected to
take action, adverse or favorable
on the proposition for sixteenth
amendment to the constitution to
grant the power to Congress to
pass an income tax bill whenever
Congress deems such legislation
necessary.
Some very interesting politics
is just aheod of us. The Repub-
licans will choose the governor
in Massachusetts and probably
in Rhode Island, although the
latter, which always gives it's
electoral vote to Republican
presidential candidates, some
times places Democrats in the
governors chair. In Virginia
the contest is decidedly interest
ing. Kent, the Republican can
didate for Governor, will
receive many Democratic votes
on account of favoring
local option, while Mann, the
Democratic nominee, favors
statewide prohibition. Bryan's
plurality in Virginia in 1908 was
only 10000. AS the whiskey
issue in it's various phases at
tracts far more attention in the
South than it does elsewhere,
and as Governor Swanson's re-
cord is enduring Judge Mann's
chances, the Republicans are
reasonably certain to cut the
Democratic lead in Virginia to a
very small figure this year and
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-29
WeIl f.!

Will Greater New York go
Tammany next Tuesday ~,
Will John F. Miller be Can.
didate to succeed himself ?
Has John L. Wilson told Sam
H. Piles, something of the
future ?
Do you think Senator Piles
will file the U. S. Senator =?
Has that "other Richmond"
of which Editor Freeman wrote,
been found -?
Will A. E. Griffiths fire Reg
inald H. Thomson, when he is
mayor ?
Are you a candidate for coun-
Gilman for the salary that is in
it
Are you not a Candidate for
some office because of mental
disability
Is Ole Hanson training his
guns the direction that Hum
phrey is coming
Will Keneth Macintosh, shy
his castor in the Congressional
race?
Will the P. |. treat John L.
Wilson fare, if he is candidate
for the senate ?
Will uncle Joe Cannon rule orr
ruin the Republican party? p
Can J. D. Jones, defeat F. P.
Mullen for councilman at large
next year ?
Why is Austin E. Grifiths so
very popular with the rank and
file a?
Will the Diumvirate have
Bouillon named as city engineer
by Mayor Griffiths ?
Will John Riplinger become a
jute bag maker after his trial 3?
Will Auburn go dry and there
by give local option foothold in
King
Is prize fighting going to be-
come a lost art after Johnson
has whipped Jefferies !?
Did Chilberg pretend to lose
those diamonds for the advertise
ment he would get
Do you think Hi Gill could be
elected even if he got the nom
ination
Has L. H. Gray been informed
by Johh L. Wilson that, Barkus
is willing +?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1909-10-29
Second Class Mail Matter.

1NO, QGdl ICc1oCI1 HAC'C AASAA'OAA
is not a Scandinavian, his name
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Because a young man had once
served as private secretary to
William Howard Taft, who sub
sequently became President Taft,
this was held up by his attorney
as an extinuating circumstance
against the judge, to whom he
had confessed of having commit
ted forgeries, not giving him the
limit.
Freezum, we know, is sure
way Of getting rid of you en-
emies, but may perhaps the
butchers are correct and its an
atmospheric rather than poison
GUS portion.
One can tell from the Times
that election time is almost here,
the editor thereof has begun
again to lambast R. H. Thomson.
Bouillon's boom will fragile
before exploding, unless a new
elixir be injected into it. Some
thing must be did" and that too,
dam soon.
Annie Bessant, is of the op-
inion that, the ideal man will
not put in his appearance until
$4,000. If Annie remains to well
come him, it is barely possible
that she will not impress him as
being the ideal woman.
Humble as may be the calling
of gambling, Bremerton has a
city council man, that a jury has
found guilty of being engaged in
the business.
Comodore Peary may not have
been quite as courteous to DIR.
Cook as one gentleman should. he
to another, but for any one to
knock Peary because a Negro ac-
companied him, is more measley
than Peary could be guilty of, if
he were thousand times more
discourteous to Cook than he has
been.
Alfred P. Swineford, a former
governor of Alaska, died in
Juneau last Tuesday. He was
born in Michigan and was sew
enty five years of age.
It is Just like Uncle Joe Can
non, to oppose any and every
thing that would prove beneficial
to the comon people. The old
man has doubtless been given a
tip that the interest" would in
some way be injured and he
therefore must oppose President
Taft's deep water way scheem.
Some day foresoon, the people
are going to get not only Uncle
Joe, but all of those members Of
the house of representatives of
congress that worship at his
shrine.
After many years of talk about
building the Lake Washington
canal and the expenditure of
thousands of dollars, the first
shovel full of dirt was moved
from the proposed canal, last
Wednesday afternoon, which was
done with elaborate cermonies.
The building of this canal has been
the dream and hope of Seattlites
for the past forty years. But
even when completed will it do
what they have thought it would
do for the city is still an open
question.
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This is claimed to be ChrlS-
tan nation with a big NJ, and in
a way it is, but there are some
things that do not exactly tally
with that idea. Spain has It's bull
fights, in which, the gladiator is
placed in sanguine contest with
a ferocious animal. That is
wicked enough, but does not
compare with the prize fights of
the Uaited States, where two
brawney men are pitted against
each other to be pumoneled into
insensibility. In the mind of
our people the bull fight is just
awful, but the prize fight is
passed over.
The Bell Telephone Company
is one of gigantic proportions.
The main plant is located in
Hawthorne, ILL.,, and covers one
hundred and forty three acres OF
land. There are now six millions
of telephones in use and all of
them are manufactured in this
plant. The invention of the
telephone is one of the most USE
full of all inventions. Before
the invention and use we done
without them, but now they are
a necessity, we can't do without
them. The service has been i'm
proved since it's installation until
at present it is almost perfect.
The next advancement in this
line will be the wireless, when
we can carry the instrument in
our vest pocket and telephone to
our friends at will.
The Pennsylvania Central Rail-
road, during the year 1908 car
ried al, 659. SAB passengers and
not a passenger was killed. The
Pennsylvania Central should be
an example for other roads to
follow. It is doubtful whether
there is another corporation of
any kind in tie United States,
that has a better and more COM
plete system of transacting bust
ness than the Pennsylvania, one
grand feature is that it takes in
its employees as partners by al
lowing them to take stock in the
plant. The stockholders are
numbered by the many thousands
and the employee holding stock,
although it may be small, gets
his dividend in addition to his
wages. This being the case he
takes more care and interest in
the work, for he wants az large
a dividend as possible. They
pension their men after they
have served a certain number of
years, and now have BIG on pen
sion list.
There is a move among some
men to so change our city charter
as to have the city controlled by
a committee of fifteen men.
The details are not given, and
we are at a loss to ascertain what
the exact programme would be.
The commission would have to
be elected or chosen by the
qualified voters, and conse-
quently the effect would be the
same as we now elect our city
officers. One idea is that it
would eliminate all grafters.
By what process could that be
done better than it is now, when
every two years we elect our city
officers. By a commission we
delegate to them the power and
right to choose for us persons to
transact the business of the city,
now we choose them ourselves.