Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-06-22
CHAPTER VllI.-Continued.

He had opened an atlas and was
eorlng over it with n magnifying
glass.
It's positively funny" he muir
INJURED, laughing a little to himself
put know something about this
country over here. Here's Ardsley. In
the far corner of Dilwell county. and
here's Kildare"
Yes; 1 understand maps. Dilweu
Is green, and there's the state line
ana that ugly watery sort of yellow
Is Mingo county. South Carolina. and
Turner Court House is the county
seat of 1T. Those little black marks
are nils on the border, and it's right
there that these Appleweight people
I'VE, and dance on the state line as
though it were a skipping-rope."
That's exactly it, Now what we
want to do is to arrest Appleweight
and put him in Jail in South Carolina
which relieves the governor of North
Carolina, your honored father. of all
embarrassment"
She snatched the pape--cutter and
TOOK possession of the map for q mo-
ment' then pointed. with happy lit
tie laugh.
Why, that will be only too easy.
You see there's Abel county. where
the militia is encamped Just three
counties away from Dilwen, and If we
needed the soldiers it wouldn't hurt
the troops to march that far. would
it,"
Hurt them, nothing" exclaimed
Ardmore. 1T will be good for them.
You have to give orders to the adiu.
tant general, and, being engaged to
him, he would be afraid not to obey
your orders. even if you told him to
go in balloons"
Wen, of course, I'd send him an
Official order; and if he was disobedi.
ent | could break our engagement
1t would have interested Ardmore
TO know the total of Miss Danger.
held's engagements but the time did
not seem propitious for such inquir.
les; and, moreover, his awe of her
as young person of great determine.
tlon and force of character increased
We'll. there's the map. and there's
that insulting telegram; what are you
v.
She seemed to be honestly inviting
suggestions, and the very thought of
this affected him like wine. He de.
liberated for several minutes, while
she watched him. A delicious country
quiet lay upon the old statehouse: in
the tranquil park outside the birds
whistled their high disdain of law and
precedent
"A governor" he began, "is always
dignified person who doesn't bother
his head about little things like this
unless everybody else has gone to
sleep. Now, who's the chief Of police
~ county like Dilwell-what do you
call him."
DO you mean the sherin Mr.. Ard.
moreT
Certainly. Now. give me those
telegraph blanks, and I'll drop him a
Few lines 70 let him know that the
government al Raleigh still lives"
II is in the telegram alone that we
Americans approach style. Our great
commanders did much to form Il. our
business gtrategists took the key from
'hem. kilograms were. however. with
Mr.. Thomas Ardmore, something
more than a form OF communication
or mere literary exercise. Letter.
writing seemed TO him the most
formidable OF human undertakings.
hut with pad Of telegraph blanks
Under bis hand his spirit scared free
All untrammeled by the horror OF the
day tariff, whose steep slopes have
wrought so much confusion and error
among the economical. he gave 20 the
wires and the wireless what he never
would havo confded TO n stamp. He
wrote and submitted 10 Miss Jerry
paEEeT0cld the following