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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-21
BANKS make B|UNDER
ORDER TO TRANSFER FUNDS
MISTAKEN FOR WARRANT
AND, PAID.
PASSES THRU SEVERAL
BANKS AND NOT DETECTED
Clearing House Passes Paper Back to
State Treasurer, Where Error Was
Di.covered-EHorts to Keep Leroy
Ware in Prison Abandoned in Eighth
District.
al 10 Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, March 21.-All illustra-
ton Of the fact that bankers of Iowa
are not entirely perfect in the matter
of handling their own business, came to
the attention Of state officials Satur-
day. The state treasurer received thru
the Des Moines clearing house, for
payment, that which the banks had
treated as an order or warrant for
about $3.50. It was in fact an order
to a county treasurer to transfer from
the general fund to the permanent
school fund the amount stated. Tt was
signed by the state auditor, a rubber
stamp signature being used. 1T was
one of ninety-nine orders that go out
twice year, following the semi annual
apportionment of school funds, and
meant merely that the county treas
urer should debit one fund and credit
another-simply a matter of bookkeep-
ing But the county treasurer pre-
scented it to his bank for payment as If
it was a warrant of the state and 1T
was paid. in turn it was presented to
Des Moines bank and was paid. Then
the clearing house passed 1T up to the
state treasurer for payment.
Ex-senator Berry, of Warren county,
declares that never before in the his
tory of the county have there been so
many land sales at such good prices.
He estimates that over 100000 worth
of farm land will change title in the
spring season in Warren county alone.
Adjutant General Logan went to
Baskerville today to look into the trou-
bles Of the guard company there where
there is disagreement over the armory.
1T is found that the guard companies
Of the state are having more trouble
over the armory question than any
thing else and that unless company
becomes the owner of an armory or has
some permanent arrangement dts
chance of remaining in the service Is
mot good The report of the two regu-
lar army inspectors, it is apprehended,
will touch heavily upon the armory
question.
! It is learned that the fight to keep
Leroy Ware behind the bars has been
given up in the Eighth district. Fol-
lowing the severe rebuke Of the dis
trict court by the supreme court for
ordering him returned to prison with
out, a shadow OF right, Ware was re-
leased and it is stated that he has not
returned to Wayne county but has Sc
cured employment elsewhere. He is
practically penniless No further at
tempt will be made to overrule the
work of the parole board.
| "A private letter from Oskaloosa
states that the decision to have James
Dewitt enter the race for attorney gen.
eral was made some weeks ago and
! that there is no question about his
candidacy. Dewitt is a very popular
attorney Of Mahaska county and rep
resents the Sixth district on the re-
publican state committee. 1t is ex-
pected that the strength OF the or
ganization will be concentrated back
| of his candidacy,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-21
OLD RESIDENT DIES IN SOUTH.
Devere Larkin Formerly Lived in lows
Falls

F falls.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, March 21.-Word was
received by Jacob Ottmar last evening.
that his son-in-law, Devere Larkin, a
former resident OF this city, died Sun
day morning alt Montgomery, Alabama,
The family left Montgomery last night
for this city. where the body will be
inferred. Mr.. Larkin had been sick
but short time and died Of some
kidney trouble. He visited here last
month and the news of his death was
a shock to his friends in this city as
they were not aware of his sickness.
Mr.. Larl<in was at one time one Of the
proprietors of the Northwestern Bot
thing Works in this city and formerly
lived at GAINESVILLE. He went to Ala
barna few years ago and engaged
in the wholesale ice cream business
at Birmingham. later moving to Mont
gomery. He was at one time resi-
dent of Marshalltown. He is survived
by his wife who was formerly Miss
Mamie Ottmar of this city, and a son
about IL years old
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-21
Scranton News Mention.

Special to Times Republican.
Scranton, March 21:-Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Mccullough went to Pocahon-
tas Center for an indefinite visit with
relatives.
Mr.. Louis, Anderson was called ia
Clare on account Of the serious illness
Of relatives.
Mr.. Mcdonald went to Norfolk, Neb.
on a business and pleasure trip.
Mrs. Elmer Quinn has returned
from Montana and is visiting relatives
in Boone at present.
Mr.. Jensen left for Brice, Idaho
where he expects to make his future
home.
A large crowd was in attendance al
the market day sale in town Saturday
and good deal Of farm property
changed hands. This is about the enc
of the season for farm sales and horses
are not selling as high as they die
early in the fall.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-21
Prem otion for Massey.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Fails. March 21.-L. ID. Mas
sey, who has been cashier in the freight
department of the Illinois Central in
this city, has received a fine promo
ltion and leaves today for Waterloo
where he becomes chief clerk OF the
freight office of the company in that
city Mr.. Massey's successor here will
be John Sharp Of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-21
WORTH PIONEER DEAD.
x. cIeophas, Former Prominent Ken
sett Man, Expires in Minneapolis.

sett Man, Expires in Minneapolis.
Special to Times Republican.
Kensett. March 21-The passing OF
one of Worth county's pioneers took
place Friday afternoon. when X. Cleo
phas died at Minneapolis from cancer.
Word was received by his two broth
ers Thursday that his condition was
critical. They left for Minneapolis that
day and word was received here Sat-
urday that he had passed away Mr..
Cleophas was one of the pioneer bus
mess men of Kensett, being one Of the
founders of the present Kensett bank
and other mercantile institutions. He
moved to Northwood from here a num-
Der of years ago. From there he moved
10 Minneapolis in order to look after
business interests there. He was wide
ly knwn in this county and had ex-
te,nsive interests. He also has several
relatives at this place and at North
wood.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-21

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chronic rheumatism, neither of which
require any internal treatment. All that
is needed to afford relief is the free
application of Chamberlain's Eminent.
Give it trial. You are certain to be
pleased with the quick relief which 1t
affords. Sold by all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-21

GduSeu u WcdkucSS
and broken down
condition of the
system. l read SO
much ofwhatLydia
T.. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women I
felt sure it would
heipme, and must
say it did help mo
wonderfully. My
pains all left me, T
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think l dropped back into uncon-
sciousness again, for the next thing
I remember was Of my blue patch Of
sky clouded with smoke, Of strange,
roaring and cracking, of a rain Of
fiery sparks in my face and of some
body beating at me with feeble hands.
l opened my eyes and closed them
again: The girl in blue was bending
over me. With that imperviousness
to big things and keenness to small
that is the first effect of shock, I tried
to be facetious, when a spark stung
my cheek.
you will have to rouse yourself!"
the girl was repeating desperately.
you've been in fire twice already"
A piece Of striped ticking fioated SLOW
ly over my head. AS the wind caught
it its charring edges leaped into fame.
Looks like kite, doesn't it?" /
remarked cheerfully. And then, as
my arm gave an excruciating throb-
"Jove, how my arm hurts!"
The girl bent over and spoke SLOW
ly, distinctly, as one might speak to a
deaf person or child.
Listen, Mr. Blakeley," she said
earnestly. you must rouse yourself
TEsfe has been a terrible accident
The second section ran into US. The
wreck is burning now, and If we don't
move, we will catch fire. Do you
hear?"
Her voice and my arm were bring
ing me to my senses. Il hear" said
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Z
and was washing, in help1eo1. 60
sided way. felt rather than saw that
she was standing in the doorway, and
l made a final plunge into the basin.
How is it possible for a man with
only a right hand to wash his left
ear?" asked from the roller towel. l
was distinctly uncomfortable: Men are
more rigidly creatures of conven-
tion than women, whether they admit
1t or not There Is SO much soap on
me still that If l laugh l will blow
bubbles. Washing with rain water
and homemade soap is like motoring
on slippery road. I only struck the
high places"
Then, having achieved a brilliant
polish with the towel, looked at the
girl.
She was leaning against the frame
of the door, her face perfectly color.
less, her breath coming in slow, diff
ficult respirations. The erratic hat
was pinned to place, but it had slid
rakishly to one side. When I real
lied that she was staring, not at me
but PAST me to the road along which
we had come, I turned and followed
her gaze Tfsre was no one in sight
the lane stretched dust white in the
sumo moving figure on it, no sign
of life.
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ticed before: The hand ana wrist Of
the broken left arm were jammed
through the handle Of the sealslkin
grip. gasped and sat down sud-
denly.
You must not do that the girl
insisted. noticed now that she kept
her back to the wreck, her eyes avert
ed. The weight Of the travelling bag
must be agony. let me support the
valise until we can get 1t cut off,"
win it have to be cut orr !
asked as calmly as possible. There
were red-hot stabs Of agony clear to
my neck, but we were moving slowly
away from the track.
YES" she replied, with dumfound-
ing coolness. IF I had a knife I
could do 1t myself. You might sit
here and lean against this fence"
BY that time my returning faculties
had realized that she was going to cut
on the satchel, not the arm. The diz-
ziness was leaving and was gradual
ly becoming myself.
III you pull. 1t might come" sug-
gested. And with that weight gone,
I think I will cease to be ave feet
eleven inches of baby"
She tried gently to loosen the han.
die, but it would not move, and at last,
with great drops of cold perspiration
over me. had to give up.
I'm afraid I can't stand it," said.
But there's knife somewhere around
these clothes, and If I can find 1t, per.
haps you can cut the leather"
AS I gave her the knife she turned
1t over, examining it with a peculiar
expression, bewilderment rather than
surprise. But she said nothing. She
set to work deftly, and in a few min
utes the bag dropped free.
up. "Now, If you can pin my sleeve
to my coat, 1t will support the arm
30 we can get away from here"
"The pin might give" she objected
"and the jerk would be terrible" She
looked around, puzzled; then she got
up, coming back in a minute with q
draggled, partly scorched sheet. This
she tore into large square. and after
she had folded 1t, she slipped 1t undel
the broken arm and tied II securely
at the back Of my neck.
The relief was immediate, and, pick
ing up the sealskin bag, walked slow
ly beside her. away from the track.
The first act was over; the curtain
fallen. The scene was struck"
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,aorning meal as much as could, but
when the wooden clock with the pink
roses on the dial pointed to half after
ten, and the mother with the duplicate
youngsters had not come back, Miss
West made the move had dreaded.
IF we are to get into Baltimore at
all we must start" she said, rising.
You ought to see doctor as soon as
possible"
Hush" I said warningly. Don't
mention the arm, please; it is asleep
now. You may rouse It."
IF l only had a hat" she reflected.
ut wouldn't need to be much of one,
but" She gave a little cry and
darted to the corner. Look" she
said triumphantly, "the very thing.
With the green streamers tied up in
a bow, like this-do you suppose the
child would mind? I can put IS or
so here-that would buy a dozen of
them"
It was a queer affair of straw, that
hat, with round crown and a rim
that topped dismally. With a single
movement she had turned it up at one
side and fitted it to her head. Gro
tesque by itself. when she wore it II
was thing of Joy.
Evidently the lack Of head covering
had troubled her, for she was elated
at her find. She left me, scrawling a
note of thanks and pinning it with a
bill to the table-cloth, and ran up.
stairs to the mirror and the promised
soap and water.
l did not see her when she came
down. had discovered a bench with
a tin basin outside the kitchen door
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T-Tll sit up in a second. Are you
-hurt?"
mo, only bruised. Do you think
you can walk?"
drew up one foot after another,
gingerly.
"They seem to move all right"
remarked obviously. Would you mind
telling me where the back of my head
has gone? | can't help thinking 1t
isn't there"
She made a quick examination. ITS
pretty badly bumped" she said. "You
must have fallen Oh it."
had got up on my uninjured elbow
by that time, but the pain threw me
back. Don't look at the wreck"
entreated her. IT'S no sight for q
woman. f-if there is any way to tie
up this arm. might be able to do
something. There may be people un'
der those cars!"
Then 1t is too late to help" she re-
piled solemnly A little shower Of
feathers, each carrying its fiery lamp
blew over us from some burning pill
low. A part of the wreck collapsed
with crash. In resolute endeavor
to play > mans part in the tragedy
eoine pn ~ around !, 4 ~ = ny knees
ID = M tp
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Copyright. by Bobbs-Merrill Cs.)
syNoPsls.

yer. goes to Pittsburg with the forged
notes In the Bronson case to take the dep
osition Of the chief witness for the pros
the iatter's house the lawyer % is attracted ed
by the picture Of a girl whom Gilmore
explains 10 his granddaughter. Alison
west He says her father 10 rascal and
CHAPTER II-Standing in line to buy
a Pullman ticket Blakeley is requested
bsr by ,naa, lady to buy buy one for her He gives
finds man in drunken stupor in lower
ten, and retires In lower nine.
CHAPTER III.-He awakens in lower
seven and finds that his travelling bag has
disappeared and in it's stead Is another.
His clothes likewise have been exchanged
for others.
CHAPTER IVAN amateur detective
interests himself in the case 1t il learned
that the dead man is Simon Harrington
OF Pittsburg.
CHAPTER V.-Henry Pinckney Sulli-
van is believed to be the name of the
man who disappeared with Blakeley's
clothes and grip. He 10 suspected Of the
CHAPTER vI.-Blakeley becomes in
terested in girl in blue. A dirk and
blood stains are found in lower seven.
Blakeley comes under suspicion.
CHAPTER VII.-Circumstantial evil
dence against Blakeley is, strengthened.
The train Is wrecked. >
CHAPTER vIII-Blakeley is rescued
from the burning car by the girl In blue.
His arm is broken.
CHAPTER IX.-Together they go to
the Carter farm for breakfast. She tells
him her name is Alison West, his part
ner's sweetheart
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CHAPTER xI.
The Name of Sullivan.

bUC INdTC Ot 0ufiiNdus
had my arm done up temporarily
In Baltimore and took the next train
home. l was pretty far gone when I
stumbled out of a cab almost into the
scandalized arms of Mrs. Klopton. In
Is minutes ! was in bed, with that
good woman piling on blankets and
blistering me in unprotected places
with hot-water bottles. And in an
hour I had had a Whit of chloroform
and Dr. Williams had set the broken
bone.
dropped asleep then, waking in
the late twilight to a realization bat
|I.was at home again, without the pa
@gufzaaRYiction for Andy
hTGe Il ny~Fder
80 - = ~ u And Mn some
. = - = isimpe eessidr q The
girl my best friend was IN lcx6 Sl1fh
girl moreover who was aluogk -
great an enigma as the crime iteelR.
And I'm no hand at guessing v1d
dies" I groaned half aloud. Mrs
Klopton came over promptly and pu
a cold cloth on my forehead.
"Euphemia," she said to some on
outside the door. telephone the doc
tor that he is still rambling, but tha
he has switched from green ribbon
to riddles"
There's nothing the matter witt
me, Mrs. Klopton," rebelled. II wa
only thinking out loud. Confound tha
cloth; it's trickling all over mel"
gave 1t fling, and heard it land wit
a soggy thud on the floor.
Thinking out loud is delirium,
Mrs Klopton said imperturbably. s.
fresh cloth, Euphemia"
This time she held it on with fir
pressure that l was too weak to rt
sist. | expostulated feebly that l wa
drowning, which she also laid to m
mental eXaltation, and then | finall
dropped into a damp sleep. 1t wa
probably midnight when l rouse
again. | had been dreaming of th
wreck. and it was inexpressibly con
forting to 'eel the stability of my be,
and to realize the equal stability {
Mrs. Klopton, who sat, fully attire'
Dy the night light, reading Scienc
and Heeith
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-
that Alison West "
ting out Of her m.
obtruded now and
with It a return Of
sion that. l had SUI
day, before the \
once, when, brea
tIFh htenihF tAe
~
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CHAPTER TX.
The Halcyon Breakfast.

suS IVdICyou 0VSaNdots
We were still dazed, think, for we
wandered like two troubled children,
our one idea at first to get as far
away as we could from the horror be.
hind US. We were both bare headed,
grimy. pallid through the grit. Now
and then we met little groups of coun-
try folk hurrying to the track; they
stared at us curiously, and some
wished to question us. But we hur-
ried past them; we had put the wreck
behind US. That way lay madness.
Only once the girl turned and look
ed behind her The wreck was hid
den. but the smoke cloud hung heavy
and dense. For the first time l re-
membered that my companion had not
been alone on the train.
1T is quiet here" suggested. IF
you will sit down on the bank l will
go back and make some inquiries.
I've been criminally thoughtless. Your
travelling companion"
She interrupted me, and something
of her splendid poise was gone.
please don't go back" che said. q
am afraid it would be of no use. And
Il don't want to be left alone"
Heaven knows I did not want her to
be alone. l was more than content to
walk along beside her aimlessly, for
any length of time. Gradually. as she
lost the exaltation of the moment,
mind. I was beginning to realize that
had lacked the morning grace of a
shave, that l looked like some lost
hope of yesterday, and that my left
shoe pinched outrageously. A man
does not rise triumphant above such
hardicaps. The girl, for all her disor-
dered hair and the crumpled linen of
her waist in spite Of her missing hat
and the small gold bag that hung for
lornly from a broken chain looked ex-
ceedingly lovely.
Then l won't leave you alone"
said manfully, and we stumbled on to-
gether. Thus far we had seen no
body from the wreck. but well up the
lane we came across the tall dark
woman who had occupied lower IL
She was half crouching beside the
road, her black hair about her shoul
ders, and an ugly bruise over her eye
She did not seem to know us, and re
fused to accompany US. We left heI
there at last babbling incoherently
and rolling in her hands a dozen peb
bles she had gathered in the road.
The girl shuddered as we went on
Once she turned and glanced at my
bandage. Does 1t hurt very much?'
she asked.
Its growing rather numb. But II
might be WORSE" answered menda
ciously. If anything in this world
could be worse, had never expert
enced it.
And so we trudged on bareheaded
under the summer sun, growing
parched and dusty and weary, dogged
ly leaving behind us the pillar o.
smoke. l thought knew Of trolley
line somewhere in the direction We
were going, or perhaps we could FIND
horse and trap to take US into Bal
timore. The girl smiled when l sug
gested it.
I'VE will create sensation, wonr
WEI" she asked. isn't 1t Queer-ol
perhaps it's my state of mind-but
keep wishing for pair of gloves
when haven't even a hat!"
When we reached the main road w
sat down for moment, and her hair
which had been coming loose for some
time, fell over her shoulders in little
waves that were most alluring, ]
| seemed q pity to twist It up again
but when suggested this, cautiously
Ishe safd II was troublesome and 60
th hes ~ whom \ Nae loose. 81 ~
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DR.. A. CharpinG,
optIeian and optometrIst.
Graduate New York, Chicago, Atlan>.
and Boston.
office Carter Bldg. Room SOS

want you to think the best you ca..
Of me. VIII your"
The two girls were one now, with
little flashes of white light playing all
around. lin afraid that ! shall
think too we'll for my own good" I
said unsteadily. And the cab drove
On.
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was in the accident" she said. "Will
you please not tell Richey about hav-
ing met me?"
gave my promise, of course. Again,
when we were almost into Baltimore,
she asked to examine the gun-metal
cigarette case, and sat silent with it
In her hands, while told of the early
mornings events on the Ontario.
$50 you see," l finished, this grip.
everything have on, belongs to a fell
low named Sullivan. He probably left
the train before the wreck-perhaps
just after the murder"
"And so-you think he committed
the-the crime?" Her eyes were on
the cigarette case.
Naturally" l said. "A man doesn't
jump off Pullman car in the middle
of the night in another mans clothes,
unless he is trying to get away from
something. Besides the dirk there
were the stains that you saw Why,
I have the murdered mans pocket
book in this valise at my feet. What
does that look like?"
smile lowering around the corners
of her mouth. That is" / finished,
"if -'r care to believe that l am in
nocen.. allan.
The susta.1 chain of her small
gold bag gave way Just then. She did
not notice it. I picked it UP ano slid
the trinket into my pocket for safe
Eanninn VII 7 NIL
Afterwards wished had let it lie un-
noticed on the floor of that dirty little
suburban car, and even now, when ]
see woman carelessly dangling a
similar feminine trinket, I shudder in
voluntarily; there comes back to me
, the memory of a girls puzzled eyes
under the brim of Topping hat, the
haunting suspicion of the sleepless
nights that followed.
Just then | was determined that
my companion should not stray back
| to the wreck, and to that end I was
| determinedly facetious.
DO you know that it is Sunday?'
she asked suddenly, land that we are
| actually ragged??"
Never mind that" l retorted. "All
Baltimore is divided on Sunday into
three parts, those who rise and go to
church, those who rise up and read
the newspapers, and those who don't
rise up. The first are somewhere be
tween the creed and the sermon, and
we need not worry about the others.
You treat me like child" she said
almost pettishly. Don't try so hard
to be cheerful. lit is almost ghast
ly."
After that l subsidized like pricked
balloon, and the remainder of the ride
was made in silence. The information
that she would go to friends in the
city was a shock; It meant an earlier
separation than I had planned for
But my arm was beginning again. In
putting her into cab struck it ant
gritted my teeth with the pain. II
was probably for that reason that
forgot the gold bag.
She leaned forward and held out
her hand Il may not have another
chance to thank you," she said, "ant
1 think l would better not try, any
how. l cannot tell you how gratefu
I am" I muttered something abou
the gratitude being mine. Owing t.
the knock l was seeing two cabs, ant
uGiS|s were holding out two hands
lber," they were both say
have never met me, Mr.
And--if you ever hear any
"a l. ~
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4 1rately put
Thing that
I brought
led express
hrly In the
caught Il
+, she was
he'd the