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SYNOPSIS.

Miss Patricia Holbrook and Miss Helen
Iolbrook, her niece. we're entrusted to
summering near Port Annandale- Miss
PatrieGif e0 pnads e ponOysn that she he
a bank failure, had constantly threatened
an intruder. who proved to be Reginald
gillespie, sutton for the hand of Helen
then nea saw frsn5I9 ana ner Ia
fought an Italian assassin. He met the
man he supposed was Holbrook, but who
Miss Pat annoqneed her intention of
aaotheF hiding pface 8enanan n met Mele
Was canfese at 69 the yonn e ad
night. disgufSsd as a nun, Helen stole
from the. house: She, met Reginald GIL
was confronted by Donovan. At the town
postoff1ce Helen, unseen except by Dono-
e han9 of the Itaa9 sailor Young
lady resembling Miss Helen Holbrook
Helen was thought to have been at home
Gillespie admitted giving Helen $500 for
Miss Helen and Donovan met in the
night. She told him Gillespie was nothing
Donovan found Gillespie gagged and
sinoas II taan 6nd r rhe i
h Both SR fdr een and canS 6ers sd
for help. She told him to go to the canoe
fe him h0m He ana wsnt th to no Red Gate
At the canoe-maker's home Donovan
found the brothers-Arthur and Henry
Holbrook-who had fought each other, in
consultation. "Rosalind" appeared. Ar
thur averted murder. Donovan return
ing met Gillespie alone in the dead of
night On investigation he found Henry
Holbrook, the sailor, and Miss Helen en-
gagged in an argument. 1t was settled
and they departed. Donovan met the
real Rosalind. who by night he had sup
posed to be Miss Helen Holbrook. She
revealed the mix-up. Her father. Arthur
Holbrook. was the canoe-maker. while
Helen's father was Henry Holbrook. the
erring brother. The cousins. Helen and
Rosaiind were as much alike as twins.
Thus Helen's supposed duplicity was ex-
planned. Helen visited Donovan,
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A New Version.

Apropos of George Washington and
the cherry tree story, Senator Beyer-
idge said at dinner in Indianapolis:
L asked a little boy what this story
was the other day, and he actually
didn't know. He said he knew, though,
the story about the judgment of Solo
mon. and he proceeded to tell it to me-
Solomon he said, was very wise
man One day two women went to
him, quarreling about a baby. The first
woman said, 1T is my child The sec
ond said, No, it is mine
But Solomon spoke up and de-
clared:
No, no. ladies; do not quarrel.
Give me my sword and 1 will make
twins of him, so that each of you will
be supplied"
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a Solar PIexus,

On one occasion Sam Berger, the
brawny manager of James j. Jeffries,
was in small California town, sound
ing some of the residents as to the
possibility of holding a prize fight.
The local police force, a cloWnish-look-
ing individual with huge badge,
heard of Sans Investigations.
You can't hold no prize fight in this
here town." said the police force,
threateningly, in his best 'I-be-the-
marshall tones. 1T is agin' the law,
and won't stand for it,
'tAw, beat it, said Berger, in dis
gust. What do you know about law?
Why, your very appearance in public
is a misdemeanor''-Lip
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WHAT'S THE USE
Sticking 20 Habit When It Means
Discomfort

Old King Coffee knocks subjects
out tolerably fiat at times, and there
Is no possible doubt of what did it. A
Mich. woman gives her experience:
IT used to have liver trouble nearly
all of the time and took medicine
which relieved me only for a little
while. Then every once in while I
would be suddenly doubled up with
an awful agony in my stomach. 1t
seemed as though every time took
breath 1 would die. No one could
suffer any more and live.
Finally 1 got down SO sick with
catarrh of the stomach that l could
not turn over in bed, and my stomach
did not digest even milk. The doctor
finally told me that if did not give up
drinking coffee I would surely die, but
I felt could not give it up.
However, Husband brought home a
package of Postum and it was made
strictly according to directions. It
was the only thing that would stay
on my stomach, and I soon got so
liked it very much.
Gradually began to get better, and
week by week gained in strength and
health Now I am in perfect condi-
ton, and 1 am convinced that the whole
cause of my trouble was coffee drink
ing. and my getting better was due to
leaving OF coffee and drinking Postum
"A short time ago I tasted some
coffee and found, to my establishment,
that I did not care anything about it.
never have to take medicine any
more. / hope you will use this letter
for the benefit of those suffering from
the poisonous effects of coffee"
Read the little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs- There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and fun OF human
lnfereBf.
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CHAPTER xIx-continued.

yes; but it is mere coincidence.
It was good hiding place for him, as
well as for u.s.
ut is very unfortunate for all of us
that he should be here. 1 had hoped
he would bury himself where he would
never be heard of again," she said,
and anger burned for a moment in her
face. eff he has any shame left, 1
should think he would leave here at
once!"
Its to be remembered, Miss Hol-
brook, that he came first; and l am
quite satisfied that your father sought
him here before you and your aunt
came to Annandale- 1t seems to me
the equity lies with your uncle-the
creek as a hiding place belongs to him
by right of discovery"
She smiled ready agreement to this,
and / felt that she had come to win
support for some plan of her own. She
had never been more amiable; certain
ly she had never been lovelier.
you are quite right. We had all of
us better go and leave him in peace.
What is it he does there-runs a ferry
or manages a boathouse?"
HE is a canoe-maker," I said, dryly,
with more than local reputation"
her tone changed at once.
I'm glad; I'm very glad he has es-
capped from his old ways; for all our
sakes.' she added, with little sigh.
And poor Rosalind, You may not
know that he has a daughter. She is
about q year younger than l. She
must have had a sad time of it. 1 was
named for her mother and she for
mine. If you should meet her, Mr..
vvfG oh faI1 he
how sorry / am not to be able to see
her. But Aunt Pat must not know
that Uncle Arthur is here. l think
she has tried to forget him, and her
troubles with my father have effaced
everything else. L hope you will man.
age that, for me; that Aunt Pat shall
not know that Uncle Arthur and Rosa
lind are here. 1t could only distress
her. It would be opening a book that
she believes closed forever"
Her solicitude for her aunt's peace
of mind, spoken with eyes averted and
in low tone, lacked nothing.
ct have seen your cousin 1 said. Il
saw her, in fact, this morning
t1Rosalind? Then you can tell me
whether-whether 1 am really so like
her as they used to Think"
You are rather 1ikei" 1 replied
lightly But l shall not attempt to
tell you how 1t would not dot
would involve particulars that might
prove embarrassing. There are times
when even / find discretion better
than frankness.
You wish to save my feelings" she
laughed But L am really taller."
BY an inch-she told me that,"
Then you have seen her more than
once?"
Yes; more than twice even"
Then you must tell me wherein We
are alike; 1 should really like to
know
Il have told you / can't; it's beyond
my poor powers. 1 will tell you this.
though
'.Wen?"
THAT think you both delightful"
q am disappointed in you 1 thought
you a man of courage. Mr.. Donovan"
Even brave men falter at the can
mons mouth"
You are undoubtedly an Irishman,
Mr.. Donovan / am sorry we shan't
have any more tennis
You have said SO. Miss Holbrook.
not t.
She laughed. and then glanced to-
ward the brown figure of Sister Mar
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Left Behind,

81 engaged a model the other day.,
said the artist sadly, 'for her beautiful
hair. l never saw anything quite SO
magnificent or abundant. When she
got here l didn't like the way she had
it done up, so / asked her to change it.
I thought she had a kind of embar-
raised look, but she went behind the
screen and took it down and did it up
all over again. When she came from
behind the screen / was shocked.
"She had left half her beautiful hair
behind the screen!'
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knowing whether loved or pitied her
most; and my wits were busy trying
to devise means of saving her the
heartache her ignorance held in store
for her.
She called to Sister Margaret in her
brightest tone, and when 1 had walked
with them to ST. Agatha's gate she
babe be good-by with quite as demure
and Christian an air as the sister her
self.
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personal matter purely. 1t is not
easy; but if we are really very good
friends
She glanced toward Sister Margaret,
then rose and walked out upon the ter
race.
You will hate me-" she began,
smiling wanly, the tears bright in her
eyes; and she knew that it was not
easy to hate her. 81 have taken
money from Mr.. Gillespie, for my IA
Their, since 1 came here. 1t is large
sum, and when my father left here he
went away to spend ito waste it.
1t is all gone, and worse than gone. /
must pay that back-I must not be
under obligations to Mr.. Gillespie. 1t
was wrong, it was very wrong of me,
but 1 was distracted, half crazed by
my fathers threats of violence against
Aunt Pat-againSt us all. 1 am sure
that you can see how 1 came to do it.
And now you are my friend; will you
help me?" and she broke off, smiling,
fearful, her back to the balustrade, her
hand at her side lightly touching it.
She had confidence, L thought, in the
power of tears, as she slipped her
handkerchief into her sleeve and
waited for me to answer.
'Of course Mr.. Gillespie only loaned
you the money to help you over a diff
ficulty; in some way that must be
cared for like him; he is fellow of
good impulses. 1 repeat that 1 be-
lieve this matter can be arranged
readily enough, by yourself and your
father. My intrusion would only
make a worse middle of your affairs
Send for your father and let him go
To in, oh rff nd
I believe that an hours talk will settle
everything
You seem to have misunderstood
my purpose in coming here, Mr. Dono-
van," she answered, coldly. Il asked
your help, not your advice. 1 have
even thrown myself on your mercy,
and you tell me to do what you know
is impossible"
Nothing is so impossible as the
present attitude of your father. Until
doing your father great injury by
giving him this money"
And as for me" and her eyes
blazed-"as for me-" she said. choking
with anger, after 1 have opened this
page of nay life to you and you have
given me your fatherly advice
as for me, will show you, and Aunt
Pat and all of them, that what cannot
be done one way may be done in an
other. II 1 say the word and let the
law takes its course with my uncle
that man who brought all these trou-
bles upon us-you may have the joy
of knowing that 1t was your fault
your fault, Mr. Donovant"
Il beg of you, do nothing If you
will not bring your father to Miss Pat,
please let me arrange the meeting"
He will not listen to you. He looks
upon you as a meddler; and so do I,
Mr.. Donovani"
But your unc1e-you must not. you
would mott" I cried, terror-struck to
see how fate drew her toward the pit
fall from which hoped to save her
Don't say must not to me, If you
pleased" she flung back; but when
she reached the door she turned and
said calmly. though her eJes stiIl
blazed:
Il suppose It is not necessary for me
to ask that you consider what 1 have
said to confidential
1T is quite unnecessary" 1 said. not
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garet, and was silent for moment,
while the old clock on the stair
doomed out the half-hour and was an
swered cheerily by the pretty tinkle
of the chapel chime. 1 counted four
poppy leaves that fluttered free from
bowl on the book shelf above her
head and lazily fell to the floor at her
feet.
Il had hoped" she said. that we
were good friends, Mr.. Donovan"
Il have believed that we were, Miss
Holbrook.''
You must see that this situation
must terminate, that we are now at a
crisis. You can understands need
not tell you-how fully my sympathies
lie with my father; 1t could not be
otherwise"
THAT is only natural. 1 have moth
ing to say on that point
"And you can understand. too, that
it has not been easy for me to be de-
pendent upon Aunt Pat. You don't
know have no intention of talking
against her-but you can't blame me
for thinking her hard-a little hard on
my father
I nodded.
Il am sorry, very sorry, that you
should have these troubles, Miss Hol-
brook"
Il know you are" she replied, eager
ly, and her eyes frightened Your
sympathy has meant so much to Aunt
Pat and me. And now, before worse
things happen"
Worse things must not happenl"
Then we must put an end to it all,
Mr.. Donovan. There is only one way.
My father will never leave here until
Aunt Pat has settled with him. And
it is his right to demand it," she hur-
ried on. q would have you know that
he is not as black as he has been
painted. He has been his own worst
enemy; and Uncle Arthur's ill doings
must not be charged to him. But he
has been wrong, terribly wrong, in his
conduct toward Aunt Pat. / do not
deny that, and he does not. But it is
only a matter of money, and Aunt Pat
has plenty of it; and there can be no
question of honor between Uncle Ar
thur and father 1t was Uncle Arthur's
act that caused all this trouble; ia
Their has told me the whole story Quite
likely father would make no good use
of his money! will grant that But
think of the strain of these years on
GIL VI urs AAA1h Vi WAdl IL has Iu0dHI
to me, to have this cloud hanging over
my lifei 1t is dreadful-beyond any
words it is hideous; and 1 can't stand
it any longer, not another week-not
another day, 1t must end now and
here"
Her tear-f1lled eyes rested upon me
pleadingly. and a sob caught her
throat as she tried to go on.
But" / began
Please = please" she broke in,
touching her handkerchief to her eyes
and smiling appealingly. @I am ask
ing very little of you, after all
Yes, it is little enough, but it seems
to me a futile interference If your
father would go to her himself. If you
would take him to her-that strikes
me as the better strategy of the mat
ter"
Then am / to understand that you
viii. not help; that you will not do this
I for us-for me?''
Il am sorry to have to say no, Miss
Holbrook." 1 replied, steadily
Then 1 regret that 1 shall have to
go further; must appeal to you as a
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He Was Immune,

An elderly gentleman, travelling in
stagecoach. was amused by the con-
slant fire of words kept up between
two ladies' One of them at last kind
ly inquired if their conversation did
not make his head ache, when he an
swered, with great deal of naivete,
mo, ma'am; 1 have been married 2s
years"
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GRO BE coNTINuED1
English as She Is Spoke.

Meeker-fm going to apply for a
divorce.
Bleeker-What' the trouble?
N-o1ke--Oh- nv wife's ? regular
shrew; she beats the children and
makes my life burden
Bleeker-you don't say, She GER
tainly doesn't look that kind
Mesker-Great Scott, man! You
don't call that kind. do you?
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FIGHTERS.

Yeast-Did you say the boy came
from a fighting family2
Crimsonbeak-Yes; his father was
a colonel in the army and his mother
was a ffragette--Yonkers States
man
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-06
FIRST CAST THr nlsA

Recently . hiEh oArsa a.
State died IN = hospital a. As.ss,
By reason Of the prominsas< e.
once and bis lonx career IL ,Gs Al,
lie service. IL was deemed F-a.~, ..
let the body tie In state IT, =. -,
Itol.
Before the body had be- zet..
from the hospital where he Ia I'D
almost before the remains Ia 49,.
cold. with . disregard for =. sss..
nary decencies. rabble a., I,ezs-
cratic politicians arose io Ia z :.
place. The News and obssrss. 4,
self-prociaimed organ OF the I-r=s.
cratic party. one Of whose 'arorn.
ISLANDERS against the Repubu~at a.
~ is that its members are altas..s
only by a desire TO all ofnr, ae,..
ed considerable space as e. ne
should succeed DR.. Dixon 4Al, n,
body OF the departed ofnc.a. Ga, .
state. receiving the love an .,...-
ton OF his late friends
What a spectacle, This .ariv a
Joe Daniels patriots. callius AeE.
selves high-minded Christina ,es,i.-
men. SO far forgetting tn. Il. -elvs.
in their lust for Office, as 10 d,soe,s
TO such a level. 4 pack o: rAsenlst
coyotes would show more respect ior
the dead.
Nor is this the only instance Whes
a member OF the Corporate Con.
mission died. before the body reach.
ed his late home for intermcn'. hers
were nineteen applications on a.e ,or
the place.
And yet, Josephus Daniels NevT
and Observer calls the ReY bl.cans
''pie-eaters," and that their sole no
tive and ambition is TO "a; pis
Grant for the sake of argument tAu
such a base and unwarranted state
ment be true, il cannot be sax u
them that they have fell so icE
the Democrat who sought tie pls.s
of State Auditor before its late o5es
pant was decently buried.
Thou hypocrite, first cast iae
beam from thine own eye, that may
see more clearly the mote z ~
brothers. eye"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-06
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BIG RE
PUBLICAN RALLY IN GAS
T0NIA.

Week before last we published an
account of the big Republican ra;ls
at Gastonia, which was written by
Mr. j. F. Click, editor of the Lin
colnton Times, who was present.
Everybody who knows Mr.. Click
knows that he would not publish a
lie for his party, or even for his best
personal friend.
This truthful report is in striking
contrast to the very unfair reports
published by the Democratic press.
In the past the Charlotte Observer
has acquired a reputation for being
more truthful and fair to political
opponents than any other Democratic
paper in the State, but its report OF
this meeting is partisan and false
enough to have given pleasure to a
person as mean and contemplate as
the editor of the News and Observer.
We are informed that a fair report
of this meeting was sent to the
Charlotte Observer, but that it was
turned down and the false and par
tisan report was published.
The Democratic machine is GER
tainly very much frightened when
the Charlotte Observer is, forced to
throw away, this early, it's long ac-
quired and valued reputation for a
degree of fairness in publishing the
news.
We are publishing this week an
other report Of the same rally writ
ten by the editor of the Highlander
who was also present The High
lander is an independent paper, and
its report Of this meeting confirms
fully Mr.. Clicks report and shows
how utterly partisan and false was
the report published in the Charlotte
Observer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-06
THE JONES-DANIELS AFFAIR.

The recent encounter on the
streets of Raleigh between the ed
itor of a morning paper and a State
Senator whom he had often and vio-
lently assailed. excited considerable
comment, not so much because of
the affair but because it had not
happened long ago.
The editor has pursued a course of
abuse and villifcation that has be-
come distasteful and repugnant to
even the members of his own party.
He lives, in his mind, back in the
vicious and law-breaking DAYS of
1900-1902 and his only method of
attack is to sling mud, personal
abuse, willful Misrepresentation and
often worse. The elimination of the
questions which once caused South
ern men to rise in anger and the
TACT that men now view matters DO
litical with calmer minds and more
deliberation seem unknown to him
80 far the editor has escaped with
an occasional chastisement, which as
the occurrence on last Saturday did
received the approval of fair-minded
men who believe i'm truth and fair
play in everything 1t is a matter of
congratulation and a high commit
ment to the even temper and law
respecting character of the people of
North Carolina that the terrible
tragedies OF South Carolina and
tennessee have not been enacted
here.
- Is 10 De hoped that the editor
wiz take his lesson to heart and
couid ne have but seen his opponent
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-06
ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC FALSE
ARGUMENT EXPOSED BY
FACTS.

Ever since the opening Of this
campaign, and even before, the DEM
.ocratic leaders have shown that they
were very much worried on account
of the high prices which the farmers
and wealth producers are receiving
for their products. They have been
anxious to give an explanation for
prosperous conditions without giving
credit for the same to the Republi-
can party. In taxing their ingenuity
for some explanation which they
could give to the Democratic farmer
to convince him that the Republican
party and its policies have nothing
to do with his prosperity, and in or
der to try to induce him to continue
to vote the Democratic ticket, they
have hit upon the cry of under
production"
They explain that population has
increased faster than production has
increased, and that therefore the
greatly increased population has
made a greater demand for products
and sent up the prices of products.
This cry would be plausible to a GER
tain extent were there any truth in
it. But, unfortunately, for our Dem
ocratic friends, they had not more
than gotten their campaign speakers
and papers we'll started on this line
of argument before out comes the
advance report from the census.
Now, let us see what they show
In the first place, we all know that
the census of 1900 showed a popula.
ton of 100000 (to be exact, U.s.
693,734 people in round numbers
The preliminary estimates and re-
ports on this census show a popula.
ton Of at least 9O,O0O,0O0 people
This is an increase in population oil
10 per CcHt.
Now, let us see how production
has. kept pace with this increase oil
population. The census of 1906
showed that the average crop of cot
ton produced during the previous ter
years was 100000 bales. The adj
vance reports of the present census
show that the average annual cot
ton yield for the past ten years ha:
been 100000 bales This is al
increase of 33 per cent in produc
ton, as against only an increase O
10 per cent in population. There
fore, we see that the increase in pro
duction has not kept pace with tn,
increase in population.
This is not only true as to cotton
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-10-06

What woala have been the fe*zlf
lad there hexn - sAe Cosernos
CHAIR - Norsa Carolina Rspaea-
can wAom Bnsssr ceaid hare Goa
troIaedF~
Governor KlseAIn sell knoss iaaa
senator Bnsle~ has no connection
whatever wlth the carpes-eaw eonds.
and the attempt 10 create such .
false impression II unbeeoming al
anyone. much less Of = nan that
holds the high position Of Governor
Of this great State
Governor KitehIn further knows
tha. IL vas John G. Carlisle. = Demo
erat. Who held a position In Grover
cleveland's Cabinet who tried TO col
lect payment from North Carolina
for those "carpet-bag" bonds. III
the Governor wanted his hearers 10
know the facts. why didn't he tell
them that IL was Carlisle. a Demo
crat, who tried 10 force the paymen;
of those bonds?
The Democratic party has record
which IL cannot face. and IL has no
issues with which 10 go before the
people, and in order to try TO cover
up their rotten record. the Demo
cratic speakers are filling their
speeches with abuse and misrepre-
sentation of the members OF the Re-
publican party.