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Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-15
ELEVEN

would Ga there Tor wnau I nsd 70 10
there' And then I SOW In my fancy
n u its rooms, with the moon IN II,
and-but 7 soon shut my eyes to that
I heard Arthur moving about his room.
and this made me start up and go out
into the hall again.
"Artlur's room ls near and Ade-
ladies far of, but 7 went 10 Ade-
ladies first. Her door was shut. and
when ] went to open is I found It
locked. Calling her name, 7 said that
T was tired and would be glad to say
good night. She I'D not answer at
once. When she did her voice was
strange. though what she said was
very simple-I was 70 please myself;
she was going TO retire too. And then
she tried TO say good night, but she
only half said 81. Ike one who IS
CuUKeu WIKI tears or some Other dreat
full emotion. I cannot tell you how
this made ne feel, but you don't care
for that. You want to know what I
did-what Adelaide did I viii tell
you, but l cannot hurry"
Take your time, Miss Cumberland;
we have no wish TO hurry you"
Il can go on now. The next thing
I did was to knock at Arthur's door. I
heard him getting ready to 60 out, and
I wanted to speak to him before he
went. When be heard me he opened
the door and let me in. He began at
once on his grievances, but I could not
listen to them. I wanted him to bar-
ness the gray mare for me and leave
It standing ia the stable. 1 explained
the request by saying that it was
necessary for me to see a certain friend
Of mine Immediately and that u n
would notice me In the cutter under
the bearskins. He didn't approve, bat
| persuaded him. I even persuaded
him to wait till Zadok was gone, so
that Adelaide would know nothing
about it. He looked glum, but he
promised.
"He was going away when ] heard
Adelaide's steps in the adjoining room.
This frightened me. The partition Is
very thin between these two rooms,
and I was afraid she had heard me
ask Arthur for the gray mare and cut
ter. / could hear her rafting the bot
Ties in the medicine cabinet hanging
on this very wall. / hurried back
to my own room, where I collected
such little articles as l needed for the
expedition before me.
II had hardly done this when I heard
the servants on the walk outside, then
Arthur going down. The impulse to
SEE and speak to him again was ire
sistible. | few after him and caught
him in the lower hall. Arthur, /
cried, look at me-look at me we'll
and then-kiss mel And he did kiss
me I'm glad when 1 think of IT, though
he did say next minute: What is the
matter with you? What are you going
to do-{0 meet that villain2'
ITO be c~ont1nued.J
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Il refused Mr.. Ranelagh's request I
said that I could not do what he asked
and told him 70 wait tn the next day
and be would see how I felt toward
him and toward Adelaide, That was
ell. I could not write much. I was
suffering greatly"
Suffering 10 mind or suffering en-
bodyT
Suffering IN my mind I was terri
fed, but that feeling did not last very
long. Soon I grew happy, happier than
I had been II weeks, happier than 7
had ever been In all my life before. T
found that I loved Adelaide better than
I did myself, This made everything
easy, even the sending Of the answer I
have told you about to Mr.. Ranelagh q"
miss Cumberland, how did you get
this answer to Mr.. RanelaghY
by means Of q gentleman who was
going away on the very train I had
been asked 10 leave on. He was &
guest next door, and I carried the note
FL to him"
Did you do this openly"
"No; I'm afraid not. 1 slipped out by
the side door in as careful a way as I
could"
Did this attempt at secrecy sue
coed? We're you able to go and come
without meeting any onef"
NC. Adelaide was at the head Of
the stairs when I came back, standing
there, very stiff and quiet"
Did she speak to your"
mo, She just looked at me. But it
wasn't q common look. 1 shall never
forget it."
"And what did you do then?'
II went to my room"
Miss Cumberland, did you see any
body else when you came In at this
time?'
Eyes, our maid, Helen. She was just
laying down a bunch Of keys Oh the
table IN the lower hall. I stopped and
looked at the keys. I had recognized
them as the ones / had seen In MI.
Ranelagh's hands many times. He
had gone, yet there were his keys.
One Of them unlocked the clubhouse.
I noticed it among the others, but I
didn't touch 1t then. Helen was still
in the hall, and l ran straight up
stairs, where I met my sister, as I
have Just told you"
Miss Cumberland, continue the sto-
ry. What did you do after re-entering
your room27
81 don't know what I did first. I
was very excited-elated one minute,
deeply wretched and very frightened
the next. I must have sat down, for
I was shaking very much and felt q
little sick. The sight Of that key had
brought up pictures of the clubhouse,
and I thought and thought how quiet
it was and how far away and how
cold 1t was. too. and how secret. I
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into an ignominy worse than the con-
viction of the brother whom she was
supposedly there to save.
: Tortured by this fear, L awaited
events in indescribable agitation.
The cool voice of Mr.. Moffat broke
in upon my gloom. Carmel had reseat-
ed herself after taking the oath, and
the customary question could be heard:
"Your name, if you please"
Carmel Cumberland"
do you recognize the prisoner, Miss
Cumberland"
Eyes; he is my brother"
A thrill ran through the room. The
lingering tone, the tender accent, told.
Some Of the feeling she thus expressed
seemed to pass into every heart which
contemplated the two. From this mo-
ment Oh he was looked upon with less
harshness. People showed a DISPOSE
ton to discern innocence where per-
haps they had secretly desired until
now to discover guilt.
"Miss Cumberland, will you be good
enough to tell us where you were at
or near the hour of 10 on the evening
of your sisters death?"
81 was in the clubhouse-in the house
you call the Whispering Pines.p
At this astounding reply, unexpected
by every one present save myself and
the unhappy prisoner, incredulity, sea
soned with ~amazement, marked every
countenance. Carmel Cumberland In
the clubhouse that night-she who had
been found at a late hour in her own
home, injured and unconscious! 1t
was not to be believed, or 1t would not
have been If Arthur, with less self
control than he. had hitherto main
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CHAPTER XIV,
81 LOVED ADELAIDE BETTE TEAM NY
SELF"

u LOVED ADELAIDE BETTER THAN NY
SELF"
"HIs brought Mr.. Fox to his feet,
Turning to the Judge, he cried:
This testimony IS irrelevant
and incompetent, and I ask to
have it stricken out"
Mr.. Mofat's voice as he arose to an
swer this was like honey poured upon
gall.
"It is neither irrelevant nor in:om-
petent, and If It were the objection
comes too late, My friend should
have objected to the question"
1.-THE whole course Of counsel has
been very unusual" began Mr. Fox,
Eyes, but so is the case. 1 beg your
honor to believe that IN some Of its
features this case is not only unusual,
but almost without q precedent. l beg
that my witness may be allowed to
proceed and tell her story In all It's de-
tails"
1.-THE motion Is denied" declared the
Judge.
Mr.. Fox sat down, to the universal
fellSI VI I'LL UuL Int IHO ptIbpLD mcSh
interested-Arthur and myself.
Mr.. Moffat, generous enough or dis
Greet enough to take no note Of his
opponents discontinue, lifted a paper
from the table and held it toward the
witness.
"Do you recognize these linesT' he
asked, placing the remnants of my
half burned communication in her
hands.
She started at sight of them. Evil
IDENTIFY she had never expected to see
them again.
EYES," she answered after a mo-
ment. This is a portion Of the note
I have mentioned"
"You recognize it as suchY'
II do"
Her eyes fingered on the scrap and
followed it as it was passed back and
marked as an exhibit.
Mr.. Moffat recalled her to the matter
in hand.
"What did you do next, Miss Cum
berlandf"
"T answered the note"
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res; my sister ordered wine and
had our glasses all filed. She never
drank wine herself, but she had her
glass filed also. Then she dismissed
Helen, the waitress, and when the girl
was gone she rose and held up her
glass and invited US to do the same
We will drink to my coming mar
rage said she, but when we had done
this she turned upon Arthur, with
bitter words about his habits, and, de-
claring that another bottle Of wine
should never be opened again in the
house. Enclosed her fingers and let
her glass drop on the table, where It
broke. Arthur then let his fall and !
mine. We all three let u glasses fall
and break
And Mr.. Ranelaghf"
HE did not let his fall. He set it
down on the cloth. He had not drunk
from It."
Clear, perfectly clear, tallying with
what we had heard from other sources.
Miss Cumberland, where were you
looking when you let your glass fall?'
My heart gave a bound. 1 remem-
bered that moment well. So did she,
as could be seen from the tremulous
flush and the determination with which
she forced herself to speak.
"At Mr.. Ranelagh,'' she answered
finally.
"Not at your brother?"
mo"
"And at whom was Mr.. Ranelagh
iooking2"
"At-at me-"
mot at your sfsterr
"No."
"Was anything said?"
Not then. With the dropping of the
glasses we all drew back from the
table and walked toward a little room
where we sometimes sat before 60
ing into the library. Arthur went first,
and Mr.. Ranelagh and l followed, AIDE
laide coming last. We've went this
way into the little room ~and-what
other question do you wish to askT'
she finished, with a burning blush.
Mr.. Mofat was equal to the appeal.
"Did anything happen7 Did Mr..
Rdnelagh speak to you or you to him,
or did your sister Adelaide speak?"
mo MI spoke, but Mr.. Ranelagh put
a little slip of paper into my hand-a-
a note. AS he did this my brother
looked round. I don't know whether
he saw the note or not, but his eye
caught mine, and l may have blushed.
Next ONE he was looking past me,
and presently he flung himself out of
the and 1 heard him going up
stairs, Adelaide had Joined me by
this time, and Mr.. R~anelagh turned to
speak to her, and-and I went over to
the bookshelEes to read my note"
"And did you read it then?"
"No; l was afraid. l waited till Mr..
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quest, but VIII you tell Us what was
In that note3"
She lifted her patient eyes and look
cd straight at her brother. He did not
meet her gaze, but the dull flush which
III up the dead white Of his cheek
showed how he suffered under this
ordeal. At me she never glanced.
u do not remember the words" she
said finally as her eyes fell again to
her lap. But I remember Its mean
ing. It was an invitation for me to
leave town with him that very even
ing and be married at some place be
mentioned. He said It would be the
best way toto end-matters."
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(Continued.)

Mr.. Moffat bowed his acknowledg.
ments and waited for his witness to
take the oath, which she did with a
simple grace which touched all hearts.
even that Of her constrained and un-
reconciled brother. CorSCelled by the
silence and my own boA ing pulses
to look at her in my own despite, l
caught the sweet and elevated look
with which she laid her hand on the
book and asked myself II her pres
ence here was not a self accusation
which would bring satisfaction to no
body, which would sink her and hers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-15

tween you and your sister before you
went upstairs?"
"Oh, yes; we talked. We all three
talked, but 1t was about Indifferent
matters. The servants were going to
a ball, and we spoke Of that. Mr..
Ranelngh did not stay long. Very
soon he remarked that he had q busy
evening before him and took his leave.
I was not IN the room with them when
he did this. I vas In the adjoining
one. but I heard his remark and saw
him go. I did not wait to talk to AIDE
laide."
"Now, about the motel"
81 read It as soon as I reached my
room. Then / sat shIl for a long time"
"Miss C11mherland nardon nv re-
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Ranelagh was
gone, then I went
up to my 0
and read 1t. 1t
was me- "a note
to be glad of
mean, proud of.
I'm afraid I was
a little glad of it
at first. | was q
wicked girl"
Miss Cumber-
land, before you
tell us q b o t
t his note will
you be good
enough to inform
us whether any
words passed be-
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Announcement

DR.. L. F. Kuntz, Surgeon Dentist of
Metuchen, N. j., wishes to announce
that he has opened a branch office in
the Red Star Building, 338 State St.,
Perth Amboy, N! j. Office Hours 1 p.
m. to 8 p. m. except Fridays. Satur-
DAYS 9 a. m. to 8 p. m. Sundays 9 a.
NJ. to IL noon. Telephone 12-L.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-15

out. After pumping from five to six
feet out. the engineers suspended
operations to inspect the walls Of
the great dam. 1t Is estimated that
the entire hulk as 1t rests on the bot
tom Of the harbor. will be exposed to
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22

NJ. ]. A. Buquor OF 100000 ro,a..
loring establishment OF -. ..o,h..
under very favorable s ~" -.
member Of the force on the. ,w.S S -.
his first customer. He b.. ~ ~ 80
neat and attractive place in -. v cr~.:.
risr blosk. Givs him L. ~p
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22

On Sunday Mr.. Charles Mes
tayer, ST.. in company with bis
son. Mr.. Fernand Mestayer, of Lo-
reauville, was in this city.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22

Mr. w. M. Colgin, after pleas
ant visit with relatives here last
week, left on last Saturday after.
noon for New York city. He pro.
poses to return by sea to New Or
leans, thence by rail to his home
at Fort Worth, Tex.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22
Messrs. Ellie Leblanc and G..
Broussard, Of Abbeville, were VS.
itors to this city on last Sunday.

On Sunday Judge Felix VOORHEES,. OF
St. Martinville, was the guest in this
city at the home of his son. Mr.. Paul
VOORHEES,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22

Miss Blanche Hulin visited rel
atives and friends in Rayne, La.
this week.
Misses Althee and Emerite
BOurQue, were visitors to this
city Thursday.
@ Mr.. Fred Pat0ut Of this city who
has recently accepted a position in
Jeanerette, visited his home town
Wednesday. Fred reports jolly
sOjOnrn in our sister town.
The Anglers Dredge has returned
from Fausse POinte, where 1t was
employed in work for the new re-
finery OF Mr.. A. Gonsoulin, now
building.
Mr.. w. G.. Weeks, Secretary Of
the Iberia Building Association, left
on Thursday as delegate to at
tend the annual session OF the
Louisiana State League, OF Build
ing and Loan Associations, which
was in session at Lake Charles the
concluding part of this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Pres
byterian Church will give Q straw
berry Festival on the lawn q 4rs.
John Robertson's, ia French B.. on
Tuesday. April 18th, beginning q !
p. n. A cordial invitation h extenl.
ed to Ill.
For Job Printing 20 60 0l1lafdS.
M. HuLxk6, The PEinfss.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Weeks
went to Morgan City on last Sat-
urday, taking the little folks
along, to spend Easter with Mrs.
Brupbacher, Mrs. Weeks mother.
Mr.. Weeks returned on Monday
while Mrs. Weeks and the chill
dren prolonged their visit through
the week.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22
PERSONALS.

Capt. T. L. Morse. Of Morgan City.
was In this city ION last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Lizana. of Biloxi,
Miss, are spending few weeks in our
city visiting relatives.
Miss Stella Lemaire. Of Jefferson Is
land, visited friends and relati&s in
this city Sunday and Monday.
Miss Lucie Bourque. of I.ozes, La,
visited relatives In this city, this
week.
Mr.. Y. 8. Dahlberg. Of Montgomery.
Ala. was the guest Of his New Iberia
friends this week.
, On Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs. +.
Delahoussaye, In company with Mr..
o,~uvenu, Of st. Martinville.
q. Zip 10 this city.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22

=.
For Job Printing 70 60 Mlllafd's.
!. MnLxkb. Ths PEintss.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22

Miss Blanche Hulin visited rel
atives and friends in Rayne, La.
this week.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-04-22

Misses Althee
BOurque, were vi
city Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-10
FREEBORN G. SMITH.

Freeborn 6. Smith manufacturer Of
pianos. died suddenly yesterday morning
at his home. 40. 1877 Washington Park.
Brooklyn, at the age Of eighty-three years
Mr. Smith had been in falling health for
sCne time and had turned over the active
management Of his business TO his son,
Frank G. Smith. with whom be lived
Mr. Smith was born in LOG cabin near
Baltimore on July H. ls2S His father was
a German He began life as an apprentice
20 cabinetmaler. and later learned the
making of pianos He came 10 New York
City and became associated with William
3. Bradbury He bought Mr.. Bradbury out
in 1867 ON July g. 1854. he married Rachael
Pearson. daughter Of the Rev. John Pear
son. She died IN 1905 The next year Mr.
Smith married SalHe Stephens Of Balt-
more. He leaves wife. a son and a daugh-
ter The burial VIII be at Greenwood Gene
terry. whore Mr. Smith some time ago
erected "a monument which bears 81 life
sized figure Of himself
New-York tribune., 1911-10-10
EXPLAINS SCHOOL PLANS.
John Greene. Of Education Board, Tells
Whv Extra $4,000. 900 Is Needed.

Tn explanation Of the S2,1l6,599 increase
needed for the school budget in the coming
wear. John Greene vice-presideut OF the
Board of Education spoke yesterday az the
MONDAY meeting az the ciE's budget exhib-
i,ion on what viii be done with the extra
money He said in part:
II is proposed 20 open one new evening
high school Iu Manhattan. one night h-eI
school for women and girls ir Inc bryIN'
"a new elementary evening school TOT lOl
efguers iu The Brownsville district 10 bFooh
lvr. "a new summer evening school ana louI
summer evening schools for the ted.hlns on
English 20 foreigners. We also propose ~
omen three new vacation schools, eight ne"
recreation roof gardens, three new evening
recreation grounds. seventeen new Datns
throughout the city. These proposed addl-
tflus 20 the school system VIII take nun
6rcds of thousands Of dollars. and II grant
Ell viii greatly benefit the CITY.
Special branches for mentally deficient,
blind and tubercular children. the last IN
the open air. will be established if the
school budget is approved. said Mr.. Greene.
Last year the general school fund was
s.s. $50 600 This was for the upkeep Of
the schools. the day elementary schools
getting SIS. 100000 the high schools $1,000
0j0 the vacation schools $1,000 the
evening schools 100000 the summer va
cation schools $4,000 and free lectures
$4,000.
About fifteen thousand school children
saw. the budget exhibit Yesterday. and short
lectures were made to them o. they wan
dered about in the various departments
New-York tribune., 1911-10-10
NEW HERBERT OPERA GIVEN
The Enchantress Well Staged in
Washington Presentation.
From The tribune Bureau. I

Washington. oct. 9-Victor Herbert's
new opera houfe. The Enchantress. %
which was produced for the first time to-
night az the New National Theatre was
received with approval by a large audi
ence. The setting is Of the mythical
Balkan variety carried 10 an extraordinary
degree Of splendor. with a profusion Of
striking soldiers uniforms. princesses'
gowns and regal robes in the conventional
palace BACKGROUND.
Mr. Herberts orchestration is somewhat
more pretentious than he mas attempted in
this field. but the music consists mainly
OF lyrics done in his usal manner some
Of which are especially melod.ous. The
Iibretto by Frederick de Grasse and Harry
p. Smith. which plays more important
Tart In The Enchantress' than in most
of the recent musical comedies. seemed 10
fail to maintain the interest Of the audience
Al times. probably due 10 the difficulty OF
the first performance.
The story is the usual one of the lacka-
dalsical but handsome young prince.
whose throne Is the object OF conspiracy.
Kitty Gordon. as the euchautress, is the
instrument OF the conspirators but dis
covers her mistake IN time 20 save him.
The Enchantress' will open in New York.
October 70. at the New York Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-10
INJUNCTION OFF FOR $4,000
Former Managers of Russian
Dancers Agree to Settlement.

rBv Telegraph 20 The tribune
Hartford. Conn. oct. BY the agree
r1ent 10 pay $4,000 to Comstock & Gest to-
night the Russian Amusement Company
producing the Russian Dancers IN this city
tonight for the first time this season, OBJ
talued a withdrawal OF the injunction which
was granted IN the United States Circuit
Court last Tuesday by Judge Ward. and
made permanent In New York to-day.
The injunction restrained Lydia Lopou-
kowa and Alexander Volinine. two lead
ing members from appearing except under
the direction OF COmstock & Gest. managers
of Gertrude Hoffman,. They left Miss
Hoffman, company on September i IN
Minnesota. and a week later were engaged
BY the Russian Amusement Company.
The Injunction was continued until just
before they We're 20 make their first appear
aLce tonight. and the news had telling
effect on the sale Of seats Parsons Thea
ire. where the dancers were 10 appear, was
not much more than half filed.
4 meeting Of representatives Of the two
companies was held in New York tonight
and the 10000 settlement agreed upon.
Word If the withdrawal Of the injunction
was telephoned and Mile. LopoukOwa and
Ncliuine We're taken from the audience In
the theatre and put on the stage.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-10
SCHOOLGIRL DISAPPEARS
Mother Thinks She Is Being Held
for Ransom.

With che sending out Of a general alarm,
the police of the entire city are looking -or
Nav Lewis. fourteen years Old, VINO DIS
apueared from her home, No l6l East Sd
street. az o'clock yesterday morning. A.
though the police do not think So me
mother. Mrs Anna B. Lewis, believes uaS
her daughter has been kidnapped by per-
sons who think to gain ransom for her re-
lease
Mrs. Lewis and her two daughters Nay
and Dorothy recently returned from ah
extended trip through The West, and mad
lust moved into the East s5d street mousse
They formerly lived IN East Id street
Nav started for a school IN East s'tn
street Yesterday morning. but did not ar
rive taar- -t was Cd e her first day at
Airs. Lewis said last u,aht ,hat about ~
,.ar- ago her husband. Adolpn Lewis, leL-
her after "a slight mi-underst 7ndlng anu
that She had never seen MIN since 7.l'"
tIen. Mrs Lewis said. she bad oeen =
S.tIrs -pacr.Iat.r" She said t1at -ne
bought up stores. ran them tor % snort inns
and then aIcti0ned -1.m off,