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Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15

a bad way. Not jury in the country
would stand out against the stains,
the stiletto, and the murdered mans
pocket-book in your possession"
Then you think Sullivan did it," ]
asked.
"Of course" said Mcknight con-
fidently. Unless you did it in your
sleep. Look at the stains on his pill
low, and the dirk stuck into it. And
didn't he have the man Harrington's
pocket-book?
"But why did he go off without the
money!" l persisted. And where
does the bronze-haired girl come in?"
Search me-" Mcknight retorted flip
PANTY inflammation Of the imagi-
nation on your part"
Then there is the piece of tele-
gram. 1t said lower ten, car seven.
It's extremely likely that she had It,.
That telegram was about me, Richey."
I'm getting headache" he said,
putting out his cigarette against the
sole of his shoe. "All I'm certain of
just now is that if there hadn't been
Il WYNN, Ny tnio tiliC you bC oiItihb
in an eight by ten cell, and feeling like
the rhyme for it,"
"But listen to this" / contended, as
he picked up his hat, this fellow Sui
liyan is fugitive, and he's lot more
likely to make advances to Bronson
than to us. We could have the case
continued, release Bronson on bail
and set watch on him"
Not my watch" Mcknight protest
ed Its family heirloom"
You'd better go home" / said firm
ly. Go home and go to bed. You're
sleepy. You can have Sullivan's red
necktie to dream over il you think it
will help any"
Mrs. Klopton's voice came drowsily
from the next room, punctuated by a
yawn. ooh, forgot to tell you" she
called, with the suspicious lisp which
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15
SYNOPSIS.

1,aSyrehce Blakeley. lawyer, goes to
Pittaburg with the forged notes In the
BranSon case to get the deposition of
JOHN Gilmore, millionaire. In the latter's
house he Is attracted by tho picture of
a sfr whom Gilmore explains is his
granddaughter. Alison West. He says
hor father is rascal and friend of
the forger A lady requests Blakeley to
buv saer Pullman ticket. He gives her
iowor eleven and retains lower ten. He
nndS man in drunken stupor in lower
ten and goes TO bed In lower nine. He
awakens in lower seven and finds that
his bag and clothes are missing. The
man an lower ten is found murdered. His
name, IL develops, is Simon Harrington
Inc Htn who disappeared with Blake
iey'e Clothes is suspected. Blakeley be-
comes interested in a girl in blue. Cir
eumstantiai evidence places Blakeley un-
der suspicion OF murder. The train is
WrsefNed. Blakeley is rescued from the
husniRg car by the girl in blue. His arm
J. brcsxe0. Together they go to the Car
ter farm for breakfast. The girl proves
10 DE Alison West, his partners sweet
hcaff. Alison's peculiar actions mystify
tAe Sawyer. She drops her gold bag and
Blakaey. unnoticed. puts it in his pocket.
bic xeturns home and learns from his
isnefedy OF strange happenings.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15
Refer Coat Smart Wran.

There is no smarter wrap for young
er ~omen's wear at seaside, lake or
mountain than the REFER coat made
from lightweight woolien checked
material. Now that the one-piece
dresses are so much worn the short
loosely fitting little REFERS are Just
the thing for warmth. A blonde wear
ing a REFER in a pale-blue and white
check, trimmed with white pique ool-
lar and cuffs and gilt buttons over her
froclS Of white pique looked charming,
and | have in mind handsome bru-
nette in pretty gray linen frock
with REFER of white and gray check
ed goods, the trimmings white suede
and gilt buttons.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15
CHAPTER XII.
The Gold BAD.

The Gold Bag.
] have always smiled at those cases
of spontaneous combustion which, like
fusing the component parts of a seid-
litz powder, unite two people in bub-
bling ephermeral ecstasy. But sure
surely there is possible, with but a
single meeting, an attraction so great,
a community of mind and interest so
strong, that between that first meet
ing and the next the bond may grow
into something stronger. This is es-
pecially true, | fancy, of people with
temperament, the modern substitute
for Imagination. II is a nice ques-
tion whether lovers begin to love
when they are together, or when they
are apart.
Not that l followed any such line
of reasoning at the time. / would not
even admit my folly to myself. But
during the restless hours of that first
night after the accident, when my
back ached with lying on it, and any
other position was torture, ] found my
thoughts constantly going back to Ali
son West. l dropped into a doze, to
dream of touching her fingers again
TO comfort her, and awoke to find
had patted teaspoonful of medicine
out of Mrs. Klopton's indignant hand.
What was 1t Mcknight had said about
making an egregious ass of myself?
And that brought me back to Richey.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15

and l fancy / groaned. There Is no
use expatiating on the friendship be-
tween two men who have gone to-
gether through college, have quar-
relied and made it up, fused together
over politics and debated creeds for
years; men don't need to be told, and
women cannot understand. Neverthe.
less, l groaned. If it had been any
one but Rich!
and / would hold them: The halcyon
breakfast, the queer hat. the pebble In
her small shoe. the gold bag with the
broken chain-the bag! Why, it was
in my pocket at that moment.
II got up painfully and found my
coat. Yes, there was the purse, bull
ging with an opulent suggestion of
wealth inside. ] went back to bed
again, somewhat dizzy, between effort
and the touch of the trinket so lately
hers. l held it up by its broken chain
and gloated over 1t. BY careful atten-
tion to orders, / ought to be out in a
day or so. Them could return 1t to
her. really ought to do that; it was
valuable. and l wouldn't care to trust
1t to the mail. l could run down to
Richmond, and see her once-there
was no disloyalty to Rich in that.
had no intention of opening the
little bag. put it under my pillow
which was my reason for refusing to
have the linen slips changed, to Mrs.
Klopton's dismay. And sometimes dur
ing the morning, while / lay under Q
virgin field of white, ornamented with
strange flowers, my cigarettes hidden
beyond discovery, and Science and
Health on a table by my elbow, as IL
by the merest accident, slip my hand
under my pillow and touch it rev.
erently
Mcknight came in about II. heard
his car at the curb, followed almost
Immediately by his slam at the front
door, and his usual clamor on the
stairs. He had a bottle under his
arm, rightly surmising that had been
forbidden stimulant, and a large box
my deprivation.
Well, ne said cheer1ully. ltoW
did you sleep after keeping me up half
the night?'
slipped my hand around; the purse
was well covered.
Have it now, or wait till | get the
cork out?" he ratified on.
81 don't want anything" ! protested
II wish you wouldn't be so darned
cheerful, Richey" He stopped whit
Ting to stare at me.
81 am saddest when / sing.'" he
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15
Gray Linen.

AS the season advances the fashion
able woman emerges from exceedingly
light colors to just touch of severity
in her garb. A new gown is of gray
linen, cut in one piece with an oddly
shaped band OF linen on the skirt.
opening in front to show an inset OF
heavy lace. Around the band is a mar
row hem OF linen on the outside.
Bands of linen are used for trimmings
and little caps go over the sleeves. A
collarette of finely-tucked India linen
can be worn with the costume or dis
pensed with al pleasure.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15

"You think he changed the tags on
seven and nine. so that when you
went back to bed you thought you
we're crawling into nine, when 1t was
resily seven, eh?'
'Probably-yes.'
Then toward morning, when every
bedy was asleep, your theory is that
ne changed the numbers again and
left the train"
"a can't think of any thing else,' |
replied wearily.
love. what a game of bridge that
fellow would play! 1t was like finess-
ing an eight-spot and winning out.
They would scarcely have doubted
you had the tags been reversed ia
tue morning. lie certainly left you in
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15
Smart-Lookinu Bonnet.

Elderly women who prefer bonnets
to hats sometimes find 1t difficult TO
find pleasing models. At store saw
recently some very pretty and smart
looking bonnets. One was of braided
net, black, draped softly over the
crown, and coronet trimmed with a
bunch of dainty white flowers from
which rose black aigrette. The
strings were of good ribbon. Another
was Of white Yedda braid, covered
with cobwebby black net. The left
side was trimmed with black silk
roses and lilies of the valley Black
roses also held the strings at the back.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15

mons, quills, wreathes. breasts, sprays.
wings and plumes. Perhaps the air.
ships have called our attention to the
feathered throng that sail about the
sky, or perhaps chanticler has really
awakened the world-to the possibili-
ties of feathers. At any rate they are
everywhere In endless and bewildering
variety.
They have been made up In pieces
all ready for the hat, and the way OF
the amateur milliner is made easy.
This is the sort of trimming that is
safe for her to undertake. She should
buy both the shape and the trimming
all ready prepared. Some of the for
mer come already lined which is a
great convenience; for placing the
trimming properly Is not easy by any
means.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15
CHAPTER xI-Continued.

rs she talking still? or again?" he
asked. just before the door closed.
ThSrc was seconds indecision with
the knob. then, judging discretion the
better part. Mrs. Klopton went away
'sNOw. then," Mcknight said, set
ting himself in a chair beside the
bed, spit it ont. Not the wreck-I
knew all / want about that. But the
theft. ] can tell you beforehand that
ii was q woman"
had crawled painfully out of bed,
and was in the act of pouring the egg
nog down the pipe of the washstand.
paused. with the glass in the air.
"A woman!" / repeated, startled.
What makes you think that?"
You don't know the first principles
OF good detective yarn he said
Gcorufully. "Of course, it was the
woman I'm the empty house next door.
You said it was brass pipes, you will
remember. Well-on with the dance;
let soy be unconfined."
Sci told the story; had told it so
many times that day that l did it au-
with the bronze hair, and my suspic-
ions. But / did not mention Alison
Wes% Mcknight listened to the end
without interruption. When 1 had
finished he drew a long breath.
Welt" he said That's something
of mess. isn't it? If you can only
prove your mild and childlike dispo-
uik hn1 a
murder-which is a regular ten-twent-
thirt crime, anyhow. But the notes
that's different. They are not burned
anyhow. Your man wasn't on the
train-therefore, he wasn't in the
wreck. IL he didn't know what he was
taking, as you seem to think, he prob
ably reads the papers, and unless he
is fathead. he's awake by this time
to what he's got. He'll try to sell
them to Bronson, probably"
COR to u.s." | put in.
We said nothing for few minutes
Mcknight smoked cigarette and
stared at photograph of Candida
over the mantel Candida is the best
pony for heavy mount in seven
states.
Il didn't go to Richmond" he OBJ
served finally. The remark followed
my own thoughts SO closely that
started. miss West is not home yet
from Seal Harbor."
Receiving no response, he lapset
again into thoughtful silence. Mrs
Klopton came in just as the clocl
struck one. and made preparation fol
tho night by putting a large gaudy
comfortable into an arm chair in the
dressing room. with a smaller, stiff
backed chair for her feet. She wa!
wonderfully attired in dressing gowr
hat was reminiscent, In parts, of al
,c ones she had given me for a hal
tplcu Christmases, and she had pur
pie veil wrapped around her head, Il
hide heaven knows what deficiency
Sac examined the empty egg-nol
glass, inquired what the evening pape
had said about the weather, and theI
staiked into the dressing room, ant
preparmed, with much ostentatiou!
creatdng, to sit up all night.
We fell silent again, while Nc
Knight traced a rough outline of th'
berths on the white tablecover, ant
puzzled 1t out slowly. 1t was some
thing like this:
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15
! Knew That Bit of Chain.

characterizes her at night, somebody
called up about noon, Mr.. Lawrence.
1t was long distance, and he said he
would call again. The name was
she yawned-"Sullivan."
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15

Braiding seems to have lost none OF
fits popularity, and some stunning cos
tunes are elaborately trimmed In this
manner. The cut today suggests a
dressy afternoon costume In pale gray
satin messaline. the bodice and tunic
covered with self-tone elk rat-tail
braid in close design. The front and
neck of bodice Is cream lace, and
tucked mousseline. the former edged
with narrow band OF black velvet
ribbon and tiny black buttons. The
tunic opening on left side is trimmed
at bottom with hugo fringed
cabochon Of gray braid. The long
trained skirt is finished at bottom with
three deep tueks.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-10-15
- MARY ROBfEIc RNJEFTART
HozNoe or RE Cz1c1ZAR 5ZzRCAE

3>M a. NETZXER
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The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-17
GALV ESTON.

Mrs. M. Rosenbaum of st. Louis,
and Mrs. H. Hoffman of Chicago, are
visitors in the city, the guests of their
nephew, Mr.. JAS A. Levine. Mr.
Emmich Meyer of Houston spent Sun
day in our city. Il Mr.. and Mrs.
Blumenthal of Houston spent Sunday
in our city. IS Mrs. H. Frieburg of
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-17

coSSlOn.
He never actively identified himself
with Jewish communal affairs, but
his views and activity led to much
unjust Identification of American Jews
generally with the pro-slavery cause.
Thus one of his most powerful pro-
slavery outbursts provoked Senator
Wades satirical reference in the Sen
ate to Israeites with Egyptian prin-
ciples and even more pronounced at
tacks in the Senate and in the North
ern press generally on the Jews as ia
voring slavery followed when Benja-
min became so prominently identified
with the cause of the Confederacy in
this connection I would remark that
the Rabbits and foremost Jews North
of the Mason and Dixon line were in
sympathy with the Federals, while
those of the South were in sympathy
with the great Southern Lost Cause.
In 1854 he presented to the Senate
on behalf Of the American Jewish cit
liens, a petition calling for govern
mental action against Swiss anti-sem-
itic discrimination recognized in a
treaty with our government, thus act
ing as spokesman for our American
Jews
Upon the organization of the Con-
federate government President Jeffer-
son Davis Immediately called Benia-
min into his cabinet as Attorney Gen
eral, to which position was added that
of Acting Secretary Of War He be-
came Secretary of War, subsequently
Secretary of State, which office he re-
tanned until the collapse of the Confed-
eracy
Throughout he was President Da-
Wis most intimate and influential adj
visor and was generally described as
"the brains of the Confederacy." Ben
jamin's most important labors were,
however, rendered in connection with
the diplomatic activity in the Confed-
eracy; he was undoubtedly the most
distinguished statesman of the Jewish
family in the nineteenth century in the
United States.
At the close of the war he fled to
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-17
tTAS NEWS
AUSTIN.

AUS IN.
Mrs. Sol Davis, in her usual hospit-
able manner, was hostess to the young
folks, mainly the university students,
On last Thursday evening. The affair
was a most enjoyable one, as are all
such functions, given by this amiable
hostess. * Mrs Morris Kempe of
Hampstead is a guest of Miss Birdie
Davis. * Mrs. Sacks, nee Monte
Moses, and husband are in the city
for short stay the guests of Mrs.
H. Hellman. * Il Miss Birdie Davis
has returned from Greenville, after
spending few weeks. * * Mrs. VIM.
Kleeman and baby from Washington,
Kansas, are spending the winter with
Mrs Kleeman's mother, Mrs. L. Lift
man. IS X Mrs. G.. T. Pitluck of Bay
City, and Mrs. Jack Sanger of Waco,
are with their mother Mrs. l. Michel
son. Is Miss Pearl Davis has return
ed home, after spending most en-
jcyable month in New York City. Is Is IS
Mrs. Clarence Moses of New Orleans
has returned to her home. 4 Il Mr..
and Mrs. Chas Rosner have return
ed from a months stay in New York
City. Il * IS Miss Leah Koen has gone
to Laredo to spend few weeks. Is y
Among the graduates at the Austin
High School OF the mid-winter term
were Misses Leah Koen and Moselle
Littman and Abe Schapiro, Miss Lift
man having been elected as class rep
resentative and she recited "Narpes-
sa" at the class exercises, while Miss
Koen was giftorian at the class-day
exercises. * Quite an umber of
Austinites will spend the summer in
Europe, among them are Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Schloschaur, Miss Ricka lander,
Mrs l. Heidenheimer and family, Mr..
Max Davis, Mr.. Nose Heidenheimer,
Mr.. Louis Strassburger and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Belisch and family.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-02-17
THE JEWISH HERALD.


of his past eminence and acumen
through the influence of distinguished
English judges.
His success at the English bar, aft
err brief interval during which he
had been compelled to take up editor
ial work on the London Daily Tele-
graph was the remarkable part he
took in connection with Colonial Ap-
peals. His income for number of
years prior to his retirement from the
bar in 1882 is said to have been over
$2O0,O00.00 per annum, having attained
the rank of Queens Counsel. Benia-
min died in Paris in 1884.
Oscar Solomon Strauss, our National
statesman, was born at Otterburg,
Germany, December 20, 1850 emigrat-
ed to Talbotton, Ca, thence to Colum-
bus, Ca, and moved to New York in
1865, was educated at Columbia Col
lege, subsequently graduating from Co.
lumbia Law School in 1873; was ap-
pointed Minister Plenipotentiary to
Turkey, in 1887 through the instance
of Henry Ward Beecher during Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration, and
again appointed to the same country
by President Mckinley He was Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Secretary of Com
merce and Labor
Strauss has performed much yalu-
able public service as a member of
various committees, especially in pub
lie schools and improving institutions
for the insane
He has always been exceedinly &C
tive in connection with the study of
American Jewish history and is one of
the founders of and first President of
the American Jewish Historical So
ciety.
There are hundreds of Jews who
might be named in every section of
our country whose courageous and per-
sistent advocacy of righteousness in
politics have made the Jew mighty
power for good in municipal, state and
national life, their attitude being in
full accord with the Biblical behest:
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-04-14
sHRINERs IN NEW ORLEANS.
Thirty-sixth Annual Session Of the I'm.
perIaI Council Opens.

New Orleans. April 1.-THE. Ores.
cent City In swarming with f~ez-topped
men from all over the country, for the
thirty-sixth convention of the Impe.
rial council, Ancient Arabic Order
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, is in ses.
sion here.
Elaborate plans for. providing pleas.
ure for the visiting mobiles have been
made by Jerusalem temple, one fea-
ture being the presence of the battle.
ship Wisconsin, which was sent here
by Secretary Meyer of the navy, and
will be open to the Shriners during
the week. Boat rides along the Mis-
sissippi, visits to all the historic sec.
lions of the city, and numerous ban
quents have been arranged.
Promiscuous masking, or, in other
words, a second Mardi Gras, has been
granted by Mayor Martin Behrman.
This will be on Thursday, and will be
the first time in the history of carni.
walls in New Orleans that p~romiscuous
masking will be allowed 'oult of sea
son." On the night of the day Of free
masking members Of Jerusalem tenn
pie will form the cast on 20 brilliantly
decorated and Illuminated carnival
floats. Following this brilliant street
pageant will be the Imperial council
ball in the historic French opera
Opera house, at Bourbon and Toulouse
streets. A.
Several other equally attractive fea-
lures will be presented, one being a
smoker for wishing Arab patrols and a
special vaudeville bill, to be rendered
at West End, known az the Coney
island Of the south. This resort is
located on the shore of Lake Ponlchar.
train.
Tuesday morning the first session
of the Imperial council. was held
in the Scottish Rite cathedral. Gov.
ernor Sanders welcomed the visit
ors on behalf Of the state and Mayo
iBehrman delivered the address Of
welcome on behalf of the city,
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and had treated her IN ne cary
EtAGeR Of her fitness

and had treated her IN ne early
stages Of her illness.
Mrs. Logan Swope acquainted John
G. Paxton. the attorney for the Swvope
eftate. with her Suspicious, and as q
result the bodies OF Colonel 1wope and
nephew were exhumsd and Aautopsies
performed. strycAnln was found in
large quantities. and an examination
OF the stomach Of Miss Margaret
swope, who recovered from the At
tack Of typhoid, revealed the presence
of this poison.
Attorney Paxton and Mrs. Swxope
pursued the Investigation with relent.
less vigor. and q . result Of their 40
tlvftyS DR.. Hyde brought q libel suit for
100000 against Paxton, DR.. Frank
Hall and DR.. Edward j. Stewart, and
another for 100000 against Paxton.
Later the 100000 suit was dismissed.
1t was on February 9 that the 8 r
oner's jury in Independence, Mo-,
handed down a verdict holding Doctor
Hdye responsible for the death Of
Colonel Swope. Developments, nov,
came thick and fast. The following
day Doctor Hyde was arrested,
charged with murder in the first de.
gree, the warrant being issued at the
request Of Attorney Paxton. Doctor
Hyde took, his arrest coolly and plead
ed mot guilty. when arraigned be-
fore Justice w. F. Loar at Indepentd-
ence. He was released on bond Of $780,
O00. The climax came on March 5,
when the grand jury handed down ten
indictments charging Doctor Hyde
with the killing of Colonel Thomas
H. Swope and Chrisman swope with
poison and with the attempted muir
der Of eight murders Of the Swope,
household with typhoid fever germs.
Another Indictment accused him Of
manslaughtsr by bleeding Col. James
Moss Hunton, q cousin of Colonel
Swope.
It developed during the inyestigsa-
ton that Doctor Hyde had secured
some typhoid bacteria on November
10. Mrs. Logan G. swope, while giving
her disposition in the Islander suit
brought by Doctor Hyde, srwa.oc1re that
he had tried to poison her by placing
something in the water. Doctor
Hyde, however, is confident Of his &C.
quittal. and his young wife, Frances
Swope Hyde, is sure OF his innocence.
In 1905 Doctor Hyde ~clandestinely
married Miss Frances Swope, a niece
Of Colonel Swope, against the wishes
of her mother, Mrs. Logan o. Swope.
AS a result of the marriage DR.. Hyde
and his wife's family were alienated
until a short time ago, when ! recon.
ciliation was brought about. Doctor
and Mrs. Hyde live in a fashionable
part of the city. They have no chill
dren.
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HOME FOR RAILROAD MEN.
New Building at Highland Park, III.
Erected by the Brotherhoods.

Highland Park. ILL.,, Apr. ia fine
new building for the Home for Aged
and Disabled Railroad Employees Of
America was dedicated today. 1t will
accommodate Sc men in addition ia
the attendants. The home Is support
ed by money contributed by the divi
sions and lodges of the brotherhoods
The new building has been under con.
struction since last summer from 9
fund of $4,000 contributed by the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire.
men, the Order of Railway Conductors
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmuen,
and their ladies' auxiliaries.