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The Hattiesburg news., 1910-02-22
THE HATIlarD u URG NEWA

Il won't do 1t. SAM" l said. when /
had draped his dress-coat on ne togs
fashion. Who am l to have clothing
to spare. like this, when many . poor
chap hasn't even . cellar door to
cover him. l won't do it; I'm selfish.
but not that selfsh." II
Lord" he said, wiping his face.
how you've kept your figure! l can't
wear a belt any more; got to have
suspenders.' :.
He reflected over his grievance for
some time, sitting on the side Of the
bed. You could 60 as you are" he
said finally. I'VE do it all the time.
only tonight happens to be the an
nual something or other, and" he
trailed on into silence, trying to
buckle my belt around him. "A good
six inches," he sighed. II never get
into a hanson cab any more that !
don't expect to see the horse fly up
In the air. Well, Allie isn't going
either. She turned down Granger this
afternoon, the Annapolis fellow you
met on the stairs, pigeon-breasted
chap-and she always gets head
ache on those occasions"
He got up heavily and went to the
door. Granger is leaving" he said
Il may be able to get his dinner coat
for you. How we'll do you know her?'
he asked, with his hand on the knob
''If you mean Dolly"
| Alison"
Fairly WE'LL" 1 said cautiously
mot as well as l would like to-
dined with her last week in Washing
ton. And-I knew her before that"
Forbes touched a bell instead of 60
ing out, and told the servant who an
swered to see if Mr.. Granger's suit
case had gone. If not, to bring II
across the hall. Then he came bacl
to his former position on the bed.
You see, we feel responsible fol
Allie-near relation and all that" hi
began pompously. And we can't tall
to the people here at the house-al
the men are in love with her, and al
the women are jealous. Then-there'i
a lot of money, too, or will be-"
"Confound the money!" l NUT
tered. THAT is-nothing. Razo
slipped"
81 can tell you," he went on, be
cause you don't lose your head owe
every pretty face-although Allie II
more than that, of course. But abou
a month ago she went away-to Sea
Harbor, to visit Janet MacLure. Know
her?"
No"
"She came home to Richmond yes
terday, and then came down here
Allie, / mean. And yesterday after
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noon Dolly had letter from Janet
something about a second man-and
saying she was disappointed not to
have had Alison there, that she had
| promised them a two-weeks' visit.
What do you make of that? And that
isn't the worst. Allie herself wasn't
in the room, but there were eight
other women. and because Dolly had
put belladonna in her eyes the night
before to see how she would look, and
as result couldn't see anything near
er than across the room, some one
read the letter aloud to her, and the
whole story is out One of the cats
told Granger and the boy proposed to
Allie to-day, to show her he didn't
care tinker's dam where she had
been"
Good boy!" I said, with enthusi.
asm. l liked the Granger fellow
since he was out of the running. But
Sam was looking at me with sus-
picion.
BLAKE" he said, "if l didn't know
you for what you are, I'd say you were
interested there yourself"
Being so near her, under the same
roof, with even the tie of dubious
secret between us, was making me
heady. I pushed Forbes toward the
door,
81 Interested" l retorted, holding
him by the shoulders. There isn't a
word in your vocabulary to fit my
condition. l am an island in a sunlit
sea of emotion, Sam, a-an empty
place surrounded by longing-a-"
IAN empty place surrounded by
longing!" he retorted. You want
your dinner, that's what's the matter
with YOU"
shut the door on him then. He
seemed suddenly sordid Dinner, l
thought! Although, as a matter of
fact, made a very fair meal when,
Changers suitcase not having gone,
in his coat and some other mans trou-
sers, was finally At for the amen
tiles. Alison did not come down to
dinner, so 1t was clear she would not
60 over to the clubhouse dance. II
pied my injured arm, and a fictitious,
vaguely located sprain from the
wreck, as an excuse for remaining at
home. Sam regaled the table with
accounts of my distrust of women,
my one love affair-with Dorothy; to
which l responded, as was expected,
that only my failure there had kept
me single all these years, and that II
Sam should be mysteriously missing
during the bathing hour tomorrow,
and SO on.
And when the endless meal wss
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They're here" he said, Two Of
EN-, and that crazy Stuart wasn't on,
and said you were somewhere in the
building"
A door slammed outside, followed
by steps on the uncarpeted outer Of.
nee.
This way" said Blobs, in a husky
undertone, and, darting into lava
tory, threw open a door that l had
always supposed locked. Thence into
a back hall piled high with boxes and
past the presses of a bookbindery to
the freight elevator.
Greatly to Blobs' disappointment,
there was no pursuit. was exhil.
arated but out of breath when we
emerged into an alleyway, ana the
sharp daylight shone on Blobs' ex
cited face.
Great sport, isn't it," painted
dropping dollar into his palm, linked
to correspond with his face. Regular
walk-away in the hundred-yard dash.
Gimme two dollars more and I'll
drop 'em down the elevator shaft,
he suggested ferociously. l left him
there with his blood-thirsty schemes
and started for the station. l had Q
tendency to look behind me now and
then. but 1 reached the station unno
ticed. The afternoon was hot, the
train rolled slowly along, stopping tt
pant at sweltering stations, from
whose roofs the heat rose in waves
But noticed these things effectively
not subjectively, for at the end Of the
journey was girl with blue eyes ant
dark brown hair, hair that could
had not seen it?-hang loose in be
witching tangles or be twisted int(
little coils of delight.
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"But do. wonder why you still
belieye in me? Nobody else does"
II wonder" repeated, why dol"
If. you produce Harry Sullivan"
she was saying, partly to herself, "and
II you could connect him with-Mr.
Bronson. and get . full account OF
why he was on the train. and all that,
tit would help, wouldn't it?'
I acknowledged that it would. Now
that the whole truth was almost in
my possession, was stricken with
the old cowardice. l did not want to
know what she might tell me. The
yellow line on the horizon, where the
moon was coming up, was broken
bit Of golden chain; my heel in the
sand was again pressed on q wom-
ans yielding fingers; pulled myself
together with a jerk.
In order that what you tell me
may help me, If 1t WILL" l said con-
strainedly, ut would be necessary,
perhaps, that you tell it to the police.
Since they have found the end of the
necklace"
"The end of the necklace!" she re-
peated slowly. What about the end
of the necklace?"
stared at her. Don't you remem-
her"-I leaned forward-"the end OF
the cameo necklace, the part that was
broken of, and was found in the
black sealskin bag, stained with
with blood?"
Blood" she said DULY. You mean
that you found the broken end? And
then-you had my good pocket-book
| and you saw the necklace in it, and
you-must have thought"
T didn't think anything"
fastened to assure her. Il tell you
Alison, l never thought of anything
but that you were unhappy, and thai
l had no right to help you. Goo
knows, thought you didn't want me
to help you"
She held out her hand to me and
took it between both of mine. M
word of love had passed between us
but felt that she knew and under
stood. It was one of the moment!
that come seldom in q lifetime, ant
then only in great crises, a moment o
perfect understanding and trust
Then she drew her hand away ant
sat, erect and determined, her finger'
laced in her lap. AS she talked thu
moon came up slowly and threw 1T
bright pathway across the water
Back of us, in the trees beyond tn
sea wall, a sleepy bird chirrupe'
drowsily, and a wave, larger and bold
er than it's brothers, sped up the sand
bringing the moons silver to our yer,
feet bent toward the girl.
'I am going to ask Just one ques
tion."
Anything you like" Her voic
was almost dreary.
"Was it-because Of anything yo
are going to tell me that you refuse
Richey?"
She drew her breath in sharply.
mo-" she said, without looking g
me. "No. That was not the reason"
CONTINUED tomorrow
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winding ways. to the Office. There,
after conference with Blobs, whose
'eatures fairly ierked vita excite.
ment, eouble-locked the door Of my
private yfiice and finished off some
imperative work. By ten o'clock I
vas free, and for the twentieth time
consulted my train schedule. At
five minutes after ten. with Mcknight
rot yet in sight, Blobs knocked at the
door, the double rap we had agreed
-pon, and on being admitted slipped
IN and quietly closed the do2E \ h}nind
him. His eyes were gltSet with
excitement, and purple 4 hSs-
writer ink gave him : pe6< d .,
'lajnQus ana stealthy exRseastsA ] n
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
Mississippi.
Hattiesburg,

State of Mississippi, County of Forest.
To
M. E. Thomas, of Memphis, Tennessee.
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of said Coun-
ty and State, at a regular term there
of to be held on the First Monday OF
June, A. D. 1910, then and there to
plead, answer, or demur to the Bill
of Complainant exhibited against you
in said Court by Mary Thomas, in
which you are the defendant.
This, February 7th, A. D. 1910.
T. E. BATSON, Chancery Clerk.
By A. M. FOOTE, D. c.
febS-3tues
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No. That's off, Lollis The
Seibe1'ts are going for weeks cruise
along the coast. I-the hot weather
has played bob with me and the cruise
means seven days breeze and bridge"
lighted a cigarette and offered
him the box, but he refused. He was
looking haggard and suddenly tired.
l could not think of anything to say,
and neither could he, evidently. The
matter between us lay too deep for
speech.
~Hvw's Candida?" he asked.
Martin says month, and she will
be al right" I returned, in the same
tone. He picked up his hat, but he
had something more to say He
blurted it out, finally, 'hsh way to the
door.
The SeibeI'tB are not going for q
couple of days" he said, land if you
want a day or 80 off to go down to
Richmond yourself"
Perhaps I SHALL" returned, as in
differently as could. "Not going yet,
are yeu?"
"Yes. 1t is late" He drew in his
breath as If he had something more
to say, but the impulse passed. "Well,
good night" he said from the door
way.
Good might, old man."
The next moment the eouter door
slammed and I heard the engine Of
the CannOnban throbbing in the
street. Then the quiet settled down
around me again, and there in the
lamplight I dreamed dreams. was
going to see her.
Suddenly the idea of beng shut
away, even temporarily, from so great
and wonderful a world became intol-
erable. The possibility of arrest be-
fore / could get to Richmond was
hideous. the night without end
| made my escape the next morn
ing through the stable back of the
house, and then, by devious dark and
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copyright. by Bobbs-Merrill Ce.)


CHAPTER xIII.-He also learns that
he is under surveillance and that the
Pittsburg police are looking for survivors
OF the wreck.
CHAPTER XIV.-Blakeley hears Of
strange doings in a vacant house next
door Investigation is without result.
CHAPTER XV.-Cinematograph pic
lures of the train taken just before the
wreck reveal to Blakeley a man leaping
from the train with his stolen grip.
CHAPTER xvI.-biaKeIey meets Alison
at dinner and returns he- gold bag.
CHAPTER xvII.-He learns that a
man resembling Sullivan leaped from the
train near M. The man sprained his
ankle and stayed some time at the Carter
place.
CHAPTER XvIn.-while making in
quiries at the Carter place, Blakeley finds
Alison. He kisses her.
CHAPTER xIX.--while dining IN a
restaurant the woman for whom BIakeley
oought Pullman ticket summons him to
her table.
,sL CHAPTER P FER xX:-she tells him her
= bargain for the forged notes, not
knowing that they are missing.
CHAPTER xxI-Blakeley tells his
partner Of the incident, and the latter
evolves theory that the woman killed
Harrington.
CHAPTER XXId-The amateur detec-
tive trail R~onson, and believes he has
found Sullivan.
CHAPTER KXI1I.-Blakeley and the
detective go to the home of Sullivan's sis
ter to investigate
CHAPTET xx!v.-From servant
Blakeley learns that Alison West had
been there on a visit and that Sullivan
had been attentive to her. He also learns
that Sullivan Is married to a daughter Of
the murdered man.
CHAPTER XXV.-Returning home
Blakeley is Informed that his house has
been ransacked by the police.
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: Eli: ;:
Exchange
DreSSmdker to Children

The women who sew are specializing
is not to be expected that the clever
modistes of today viii go on forever in
the footsteps of the ancestral dress
maker, putting up garments of every
sort, size and kind. Hers was a hber-
al education on a subject which is now
fast becoming a science as well as an
art. With accumIlating knowledge
there comes the desire to specialize
and to single out some one branch of
the art.
The dressmaker of today leans in
the direction of her own particular
success, and drifts gradually along its
path, excluding as much as posS tble
all other branches of the work as they
grow wearisome; and it is well.
The woman who has drawn line: and
limited her effort in certain direc-
ton has made money The dressmaker
to children has done "rattlng bust
ness'-to quote her own enthusiastic
words-and she doesn't mind telling il
out abroad because (she adds she
has more work than she can do.
There are a few secrets that she
divulges for the benefit of others. and
her little story is worth telling. She
had knack with children, to begin
with. They always stood still for her.
and gazed lovingly into her soft, Drawn
YES so they werea La | to fit .r IN
tie very first She TX ID th.E.' 10,
which meant even more In fact, she
loved little ones and took a keen de-
light in turning each one OF them into
something picturesque. Their mothers
grew to know it; in fact, they took in
the situation at a glance and left ev-
erything to her, and then success be-
gan to come. 1t heaped up higher and
higher when she was left to her own
devices and allowed to bring out all
their baby prettiness according to her
taste and with little interference from
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WYNN the =, = ~: zE@"::
::::SmQU Farmer
Blu Uncle .Hy7 UNI.
4 Talk About Hens

grain or concentrated feed. A balanc
ed ration for animals means the ratio
that should exist between theN carbon
aceous and protein compounds of
feed. This ratio in general should be
about one to five. That is, in feeding
corn and wheat, for instance, to hens,
four pounds of corn may be given to
one pound of wheat. OF course this
is not an exact proportion, but it is
practical working proportion with no
other feeds to make up a variety. This
is wrong, as it would be wrong to feed
all beef scraps or green cut bone. seed
daying hens corn, and plenty of it,
from four to five times as much as
other rich feeds, but do not neglect
to furnish them regularly with the
other feeds to supply the protein and
mineral elements. Do not be afraid of
the hens becoming too fat so long as
they are healthy and active.-Marthy
Smalley.
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NeWS From Across The
- Puddle <@<

LONDON, March 4.--Mr. Winston
Churchill has been named the Nelson
w. Aldrich OF British parliament. On
the very day that Mr.. Aldrich of the
British parliament Upon the very cay
that Mr.. Aldrich made his famous plea
to the senate to run the American
government upon business methods,
Winston Churchill made the first BUSH
nesslike speech of the new parliament
great deal of good old Yankee fore
thought and system in Churchills
makeup, for his mother is an Amerf-
can and one of the most brilliant WON'T
en- in England today whether viewed
from the social, political, artistic or
literary standpoint Mr.. Churchill was
not able in his speech a few days ago
to say anything very definite with re-
gard to his party's plans, but he at
least stated briefly and frankly what
the situation is He admitted that the
cabinet would have preferred to resign
he pleaded that it be permitted to re-
main in office till the supplies were
voted, and promised that a measure
for the settlement of the differences
between lords and commons would be
submitted as soon as possible He then
called attention to the folly of threat
ening the lords, when such changes
were impending In arguing thus pub
licly from an understanding between
the parties, which is generally believed
to exist, and is attested by the weak
and colorless utterances OF the con-
sentative leaders, Mr.. Churchill de-
monstrated that he, at any rate, is
ready to set to work.
Meanwhile Mr.. Asquth's position is
undoubtedly difficult and even danger
Gus, but for this he must hold himself
largely responsible. His unreadiness
is shaking his majority; this his warm
est supporters admit. Like many an
other prime minister, he is confronted
with the aWkwardness of having to
make good in parliament words uttered
on the hustings. To great extent he
has already disregarded these pledges
and disappointed many of his own par
ty as we'll as a majority of the coali
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collection of pictures by the cee-
brated Dutch painter, Hubert vos.
exhibited in New York, is a strikingIy
realistic portrait of the late Dowager
Empress of China
Till now it has neither been exhib-
tied nor reproduced. Court etiquette
in China is more rigid than in any
other country, and had Mr.. Vos
shown publicity anything that he had
painted in the Sacred City during the
late DoWager Empress lifetime he
would have been guilty of gross be-
trayal of confidence.
The death of the most famous and
powerful woman of her time, with the
possible exception Of Queen Victoria
left Mr. VOs at liberty to do as he
pleased with his portrait of her I'm
perial Majesty. Not till now, how
ever, has he consented to allow his
picture to be publicly displayed.
In an interview, Mr.. Vos had many
comments to make on the
late empress, who was for so many
years the real ruler of the Chinese
Empire. He said:
"Hsu Hsi impressed me as a Wo-
man of marvellous will. Cruel she
was. no doubt, according to western
standards. But she was not, l think,
more cruel than circumstances and
the civilization of her country COM
PEELED her to be.
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Nelus Of the Day
On Old broadway

By Glen Guernsey.

NEY YORK, March An addition
to the reputation of Uncle Sans re-
public, sufficient to make a goodly-
sized town, resulted from the arrival
at this port, this week of the steamship
President Lincoln. The big vessel,
which sails on the return trip to Ham
burg next Saturday, brought over a
total of 3,619 souls. OF these, 81 were
first class and PIG second cabin pas
sengerS. Packed in the steerage were
nearly 5000 souls, and these, with the
crew, made up the almost record
breaking total Only once has this
record been surpassed by a trans At
lantic steamer, and that was by the
President Lincoln's brother ship, the
President Grant, which last December
smashed all records by arriving in
port with 3,747 persons on board.
Today is the time limit for the ex-
change of Nevada for Utah shares, I'M
der the plan of the Guggenheims to
have the Utah Copper company absorb
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their inexperienced mammals.
But there was a money aspect as
well, in fact, two different sides of the
money question, in this interesting
business scheme.
The successful one tells of her
financial reasons for drifting into
coarse linens for little children She
saw in it a business requiring COM
paratively little capital for the pur-
chase of a certain requisite line of
colors and materials which were abso-
lutely sure to sell, as opposed to the
fleeting fancies of older women of
fashion. whose vagar;es condemned
each passing material almost before it
had gained a foothold.
And furthermore she knew the
value to mothers of the picturesque
frock so difficult to master by the in
artistic dressmaker, and of the un-
trimmed garment whose virtue was in
it's cut. She banked upon these points
and got her prices.
Her stock included reliable linens in
a none too long line of colors, suitable
only for children; certain stock de-
signs, such as shepherds and the clan
plaids of Scotland, in Bingham and
worsted; narrow insertion (she es-
chewed lace) and various straight
braids Her embroidery materials
matched the linens. and there was
scarcely a chance for waste of mare
rial with the thrifty manufactures of
tam -shanter hats and boomers when
there were left-overs of material.
There was much to master; when
isn't there? But she was spared the
agonies of the misfit and, worse, the
unbecoming garment which women
pay for, accept and then return at the
instigation of some friend.
The dressmaker to children has an
easier lot and a more certain income.
with less capital invested, than the
dressmaker at large.
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