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The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

OF the photograph on John Gilmore's
bedside table. The girl Mcknight ex-
pected to see in Richmond the next
day, Sunday! She was on her way
back to meet him! Well, what differ
ence did 1t make, anyhow? We had
been thrown together by the merest
chance. In an hour or two at the
most we would be back in civilization
and she would recall me, II she re-
memhered me at all. as an unshaven
creature In a red cravat and tan shoes,
with a soiled Pullman sheet tied
around my neck. drew a deep
breath.
"Just a twinge," I said, when she
glanced up quickly. Its very good
Of you to let me know, Miss West. l
have been hearing delightful things
about you for three months"
"From Richey Mcknight" She was
frankly curious.
Yes. From Richey Mcknight" ]
assented. Was 1t any wonder Nc
knight was crazy about her? / dug
my heels into the dust
81 have been visiting near Cresson,
in the mountains" Miss West was say
ing. The person you mentioned, Mrs
Curtis, was my hostess. We've
we're on our way to Washington to
gether." She spoke slowly, as II she
wished to give the minimum Of expla
nation. Across her face had come
again the battling expression of per
plexity and trouble had seen before
You were on your way home. sup
pose? Richey-spoke about seeing
you," floundered. finding It necessary
to say something. She looked at me
with level. direct eyes.
NO" she returned quietly. 81 die
not intend to go home. I-well. 4
doesn't matter; am going hom'
now"
A woman in calico dress, will
two children. each an exact duplicate
| OF the other. had come quickly dowi
the road. She took In the situation a
a glance, and was explosively hospit
able.s
"You poor things" she said. 81
You'll take the first road to the lef
over there, and turn in at the secon,
pigsty, you will find breakfast on tn
table and coffee pot on the stove
And there's plenty of soap and water
too. Don't say one word. There ism
soul there to see you"
] We accepted the invitation and sh
hurried on toward the excitement an
the railroad. got up carefully an
helped Miss West TO her feet.
AT the second pigsty to the left"
repeated. I'VE will find the breakfas
promised you seven eternities ag'
Forward to the pigsty!"
We said very little for the remainC
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
STUNG BY BASE lNGRATlrUDE
6owery Denizen Seemingly Had Right
TO Be Indignant at Old Friends
Attitude.

you remember dat guy. Jim
Burke?" asked an irate Bowery deni-
zen. Hes dat stiff dat's doin' time
up der river-Sing Sing-boiglary-
ten years. Well, you know all done
fer dat stiff. When he was pinched
didn't / put up der coin for der law
yers7 Didn't pay der witnesses?
Sure did. De ojder day tinks I'll
Just go an see dat mutt Just { leave
him know his frien's amt tied de
can on I'm. So drives out to d Jail
and goes into d. warden's Office and he
says l gotter send mo card in. Mo
card! D. yet get dat? Well, anyway.
I writes my name on a piece o. paper
an a guy takes It into Jim Burke, an
what d. you t'ink dat stiff tells dat
guy to tell me?"
"I've no idea," said the listener.
"He tells him." concluded the angry
one. 't tell mo dat he amt in!"-
From Success Magazine.
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

,er of that walk. | had almost reached
the limit of endurance; with every
step the broken ends of the bone
grated together. We found the farm
house without difficulty, and | remem-
ber wondering If | could hold out to
the end of the old stone walk that led
between hedges to the door.
Allah be praised" | said with all
the voice | could muster Behold the
coffee pot" And then put down the
cup and folded up like jack-knife on
the porch floor.
When | came around something hot
was trickling down my neck, and q
despairing voice was saying, "Oh.
don't seem to be able to pour II into
your mouth. Please open your eyes.
"But | don't want It lin my eyes,"
replied dreamily. II haven't any idea
what came over me. 1t was the shoes
think; the left one is a red-hot tor
ture" was sitting by that time ant
looking across into her face.
Never before or since have | faint
ed, but would do it joyfully. a dozer
times day, IL ! could waken agaiI
to the blissful touch of soft fingers OF
my face, the hot ecstasy of COFFEE
spilled by those fingers down my neck
There was a thrill In every tone o
her voice that morning. Before loni
my loyalty to Mcknight would stel
between me and the girl he loved
life would develop new complexities
In these early hours after the wreck
Ill of pain as they were, there wa
/ othing of the suspicion and distrus
! that came later. Shorn Of our gauds an
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

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RID, Graniteville, VT.
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1t costs but little to try Lydia L.
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The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
CHAPTER TX.
The Halcyon Breakfast.


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, pallld 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 / re
membered that my companion had not
been alone on the train.
IT is quiet here" suggested. "I
gov will sit down on the bank viii
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence Blakeley, lawyer goes TO
Pittsburg with the forged notes in the
Bronson case to get the deposition OF
John Gilmore, millionaire. In the latter's
girl whom Gilmore explains Is his grand
daughter, Alison West He says her IA
ther ia n rascal and a friend of the forg-
er. lady requests Blakeley TO buy her
a Pullman ticket He gives her lower
eleven and retains lower ten. He finds a
man In drunken stupor In lower ten
and goes to bed in lower nine. He ava
kcns In lower seven and finds that his
bag and clothes are missing, The man
In lower ten is found murdered. His
name. II develops. IL Simon Harrington
Tho man who disappeared with Blake
ley's clothes is suspected. Blakeley be.
comes interested in n girl IN blue Cir
cumstantial evidence places Blakeley un-
der suspicion of murder. The train is
wrecked. Blakeley IS rescued from the
burning car by the girl In blue. His arm
is broken
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ting out of her mind something that
obtruded now and then. II brought
with II a return OF the puzzled express
sion that had surprised early In the
day. before the wreck. I caught 1t
once, when, breakfast over. she was
Tightening the sling that held the
broken arm. !, had prolonged the
morning meal as much as ! could. but
when the wooden clock with the pinh
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 a doctor as soon as
possible"
Hush" I said warningly. Don't
mention the arm. please; 1t is asleep
now. You may rouse It,"
"If only had a hat" she reflected.
'Tt wouldn't need to be much OF one,
but" She gave 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 So or
so here-that would buy a dozen OF
| them"
It was a queer affair OF straw. that
hat, with a round crown and a rim
that Topped dismally. With single
movement she had turned 1t up at one
side and fitted 1t to her head. Gro
tesque by itself, when she wore 1t II
was n thing of 10Y.
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 1t with a
bill to the table-cloth. and ran up
stairs to the mirror and the promised
soap and water.
did not see her when she came
down. had discovered n bench with
a tin basin outside the kitchen door
and was washing. in a helpless, one
sided way. felt rather than saw that
she was standing in the doorway, and
/ made q final plunge into the basin.
How is 1t possible for man with
only right hand to wash his left
ear?" I asked from the roller towel.
was distinctly uncomfortable: Men are
more rigidly creatures of conven
tion than women, whether they admit
it or not. There is so much soap OF
me still that II l laugh / will blow
bubbles. Washing with rain watel
and homemade soap is like motoring
on a slippery road. only struck thu
high places"
Then, having achieved a brillian
polish with the towel, | looked at th'
girl.
She was leaning against the franz
Of the door, her face perfectly color
less, her breath coming in slow, dii
hcult respirations. The erratic ha
was pinned to place, but 1t had silt
rakishly to one side. When | real
ICED that she was staring, not at me
but past me to the road along whicl
we had come, turned and followe,
her gaze. There was no one in sight
the lane stretched dust white in tn
sumo moving figure on 1t, no sig
I of life.
4 ITO RE CONTINUED
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
CHAPTER vill-continued.

Her voice and my arm were bring.
Ing me to my senses. II hear" said.
It'll sit up in 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 dubiously. Would you mind
telling me where the back OF my head
has gone? can't help thinking It
isn't there"
She made a quick examination. TITS
pretty badly bumped" she said. you
must have fallen on t."
had got up on my uninjured elbow
by that time. but the pain threw me
back Don't look mt the wreck"
.entreated her. IT'S no sight for
woman. If-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 II 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 n crash. In resolute endeavor
to play mans part in the tragedy
going on all around. got to my knees
Then | realized what I had not no
ticed before: The hand and wrist Of
the broken left arm were jammed
through the handle of the sealskin
grip. gasped and sat down sud
denly.
you must not do that" the CIR;
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 II cut on
VIII It have to be cut of?" /
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 GOODNESS. "If had a knife
could do It myself You might sit
here and lean against this fence
BY that time my returning faculties
had realized that she was going to cut
of the satchel, not the arm. The diz
ziness was leaving and was gradual
ly becoming myself
IF you pull. It might come ! sug
gested. "And with that weight gone
! think will cease to be five 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 perspiratior
over me, had to give up.
I'm afraid ! can't stand it," ! said
-'But there's n knife somewhere around
these clothes, and II | can find II, per
haps you can cut the leather"
As ! gave her the knife she turned
It over. examining It with a peculiar
expression, bewilderment rather thar
surprise. But she said nothing. She
set to work deftly. and In few min
utes the bag dropped free.
That's better" I declared, sitting
up. Now, II you can pin my sleeve
to my coat, Il will support the arm
so we can get away from here"
THE pin might give" she objected
"and the jerk would be terrible" Sh'
looked around. puzzled; then she go
up. coming back in minute with ;
,draggled. partly scorched sheet. Thi
she tore into large square. and afte
she had folded 1t, she slipped 1t unde
the broken arm and tied 1t securel.
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 curtail
fallen. The scene was STRUCK"
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
Colo and Aioof.

Lord Cu.zon, during the visit that
ended in his marriage to Miss Letter
proved very interesting in his cold.
proud way"
The speaker, Chicagoan. smiled
and resumed:
Cold and proud as young George
Curzon was. he regarded the house OF
lords as colder and prouder. He told
me once that when he asked his IA
ther II his first speech in the house
of lords had been difficult the Old gen.
tleman replied:
"'Dificult! 1t was like addressing
sheeted tombstones by torchlight!'
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

'T thought you said this was q
young chicken" remarked Newed. as
he sawed away at . portion OF the
bird.
And thought 1t was" retoined his
better half. 81 looked in It's mouth and
It showed no indication Of having cut
a single tooth yet. The dealer must
have imposed upon me-"
Did he tell you 1t was n young
chicken" queried her husband.
NO." replied Mrs. Newed. But I'm
sure he must have extracted its teeth
before offering II for sale"
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
Pine Gives Cadet Typhoid.

Midshipman Smith. who was strick-
en- with typhoid fever on the Indiana
at Plymouth. England, contracted the
disease, 1t is said. from smoking a
briar used nearly year ago by his
roommate at Annapolis who had bad
case OF typhoid. This theory is taken
as proof that concentrated nicotine
cannot destroy a typhoid germ. The
medical department OF the navy will
examine into the theory with the de
suit that midshipmen OF the future
may confine themselves to their OWL
pipes.
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion Of the ear. There Is only ono way 20
cure deafness and that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness Is caused by iniamed condition OF the
7 mucous lining OF the EustAchian Tube. When this
tube is iniAmed you have rumbling sound or I'M
perfect hearing and when II Is entirely closed Deaf
ness is tho result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken and this tube restored TO It's normal cond-
tion hearing will be destroyed forever, nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh. which Is nothing
but an infiAmed condition OF tho mucous surfaces
We will give one Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness Ccauscd by catarrh) that cannot be cured
By Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free
y. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. fsc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
TIL for Tat.

"Miss Bings," stammered the young
man, 81 called on you last night did
not?"
What an odd question! OF course
you did"
"W-w-well Just wanted to say that
II proposed to you l was drunk"
ITO ease your mind. will say that
If accepted you l was crazy."-Judge
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and l
can truly say that
LydiaE.P
Vegetable Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as 10
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
IydiaE. Pinkham'8
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
Get a Move On.

The Loafer-A.as! my ship doesn't
come In.
The Real Man-Then get move on
and help some other fellow unload
his.
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
A Mothers Anxiety.

Willie-Ma. can't go out On tho
street Tor a little while? Tommy
Jones says there's comet TO bS
seen.
Mother--Well. yes; but don't you
70 too near ar-Boston Transcript
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

The Joker-What do you think Of
Paintem's painting OF the ocean?
The Artist thought the water
looked too calm.
The Joker-I guess It's the oil on
Il that does that.
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

Constipation causes ana seriously RgRravatos
many diseases. II Is thoroughly cured by Dr
Pioree 5 Pellets Tiny sugaT-ooated granules.
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

A fool can always find another fool
to admire him.
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

Some men are self-made and some
others are wife-made.
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay

Graniteville, Vt. -"I was passing
through the Changeof Life and suffered
The Jackson herald., 1910-09-15

A FLAVOR that 50 used the same as lemon
or vanilla. BY dirsolying granuated sugar in
water and adding Mapleine, n delicious svrup Ia
made and syrup better than maple. Naplelns
Is sold by groccrs, send 20 S'h;rp Toe sample
and recipe book. Crescent Afg. Co., Seattle.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
DUPONT LEAGUE
NOW ORGANIZED
Employees Association viii
Play Ball Latter Part Of
April

Permanent organization OF tho dupont
Employees League was effected at a meet
ing held yesterday when II. t. Shallen-
berger was elected president and Alexan-
der Abrahams was elected secretary and
treasurer. With shallenberger and Abra-
hams at the head of the league its sue
cess is already assured
The managers who were elected a week
ago were assigned tho floors from which
they could secure their players.
Fred Holdman viii recruit from the
eleventh floor; William Dutton from the
TENTH Dudley Wood, from the eighth and
Ninth, and Roy Hart from the Seventh,
Sixth, Fifth and Fourth floors Owing 10
most OF the experienced players being on
the tenth and eleventh floors the other
managers were allowed extra territory
The league will begin its season the lat
ter part OF April and continue until the
hrst OF September playing two games a
week
Two schedules will be arranged. one by
the officers. and another by Messrs. Hold
man, Dutton. Wood and Hart Both viii
be compared in the near future and the
one proving the more satisfactory win he
adopted.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
the Trenton baseball club.

the trenton baseball club.
eI viii manage the Trenton baseball club
IA 1910 and try to give Trenton a good BAH
club, and would advise the people who
arc doing the yelling about one or two
clubs exceeding the salary limit to at
tend to their own team. My team viii be
the best that can be procured under the
salary limit, and when the bell rings YOU
VIII md me in Trenton trying to win as
many games Of ball as we can. Johnstown
has good lot OF business men back OF
their team and I suppose they know
pretty nearly what they are doing In
signing Knots"
TO disintercsted persons Il looks as
though the Trenton manager has all the
other cities in the league on the jump.
Harrisburg seems particularly alarmed
lest the foxy. one should succeed in
Trenton. and many OF tho newspaper re-
ports issuing from there have the stamp
OF 'sore-head' upon them They charge
him with exceeding the salary limit and
with otherwise breaking the rules OF the
league, and lead one to believe that the
Harrisburg management Is the only base
bail management in the league doing busi-
ness on the level The whole situation
in a nutshell. however, is that the Har-
risburg scribes and others who are back
or the unfair criticism arc aware Of Mr.
/ Heckert's ability, and are afraid Of him
! Here in Trenton we know that Mr.
| Heckert is working on the level; that the
association which employs him would no
stand for any breach OF the rules. and
that Mr.. HeclSert himself has made no ef
fort to circumvent In any way the rul'
which calls for a sl75 limit 1t Is ais,
known that the reason he did not proceed
with the deal which might have lande,
Joe Knots was because Knots refusei
to play for the Tri-state limit. Yet Johns
town signed Knots. and there IS no wal
coming from Harrisburg about that deal
In Trenton the sports look upon tn
criticism OF Mr.. Heckert as case o
"sour grapes"
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
HECKERT ANSWERS
SOME CHARGES
Ayers He is Giving no Player
More Money Than Allowed
by League Rule
rhe rrenton True AmerIean says.


Manager George w. Heckert, Of the
Trenton club. returned TO this city yes
terday. Before leaving his home in York,
Pa. Tuesday he issued statement re-
garding the imputations that he is not
fair in the signing OF players. MIR. Heck
ert said:
'It would be well IL the papers In the
other cities OF the league would attend
10 the baseball affairs In their own cities.
AS far as am concerned, ! am well ac-
uuainted with the rules OF the Trl-state
League. I feel satisfied that President
Carpenter will have no cause 70 find
trouble with the Trenton team.
ut is true in reference 10 Catcher
Knots that / had intended buying him,
and had an offer which stood for three
days. at a price OF $500. After consulting
with Knots l found that he would not
play ball this season for our salary limit.
Consequently I notified Jersey City that
/ would not buy him. and bought Sund-
helm, whom ! am satisfied can be signed
for our limit
..when ] found that Calhoun was on
the market / tried TO buy him, and Of
fered $500, providing | could sign hlnl az
our limit. Wrliamsport gave $500 for him.
Johnstown and winiamsport, I have nc
doubt. will not attempt to play either oi
these men unless they sign for the limit
which is not improbable in either case.
"As for Trenton, l have spent $500 foi
bali PLAYERS thus far this season. I am II
absolute control, and can spend wha
money feel so disposed to do, for the IN
terests of our organization, but I can
see how any man who will play for slI5 u
this league next season is worth over 5000
I am not spending money for fun, an'
any time I buy ball player he will b.
worth the price pay, and will report L
my team.
"But 1t is tommyret for the papers i
Harrisburg to keep howliig that they ar
PLAYING fair with reference to the salar
limit. and il they are they will only b
doing what I expect TO see and help to Sc
done in every club in the league-live u
to the rules and limit Of our league.
want to say right here that I am not dc
ing business with the Wilkesbarre ba Z
bali club. Every dollars worth of stoc
in our club is held by Trenton people an
: myself. A. J. Lynch has not dollar
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
kstoheI to Meet caponi.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Feb. H.
At a conference Cal Harris Of Chicago.
manager OF Tony Caponi. matched his
protege with Stanley Ketchel for
bout to be staged next month before
the club Offering the best induce
ments.
The match was made 70 take the
place or that III which the pair were
to have figured before the now de-
funct club managed by Tommy Ryan,
in Memphis, Tenn.
Tomorrow bids will be asked for by
Harris and Ketohel The bout Is 70
be al 1850 pounds and for anywhere
from six to twenty rounds. kctchel
Is acting as his own manager IN the
latest deal.
Evening journal., 1910-02-11
EXTRA GARD ON
Y. M. C. A. ALLEYS

on the Y NJ G. a. alleys tomorrow
night bowling teams Of the Wilmington
" NJ G. A. and The University OF Penn
sylvania. will compete in one, two. three
and five men team matches. The five men
teams will occupy the alleys at night.
The one-man matches win be for five
games, while all Of the other matches viii
be for three games a supper will be given
the University men and when the asso-
citation team goes 70 Philadelphia for a re-
turn match. the University bowlers VIII
return the entertainment