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phatically, from personal experience,
that this is unquestionably the case.
Inside of two months twenty appl'-
cations We're made to him, or to the
for houses and none was to
be had Americas would be made
headquarters for many travelling men
if homes could be obtained with proper
sanitary facilities. The question is,
are we going to send away in steady
stream people who desire to make this
their home, solely because We are so
Indifferent to our own business We
fare as to refuse to provide for more
sewerage and more water? | earnest
ly appeal to every member of this
Board of Trade to exert himself to the
end that the bond issues may be vot-
ed and this stumbling block to our
city's development removed.
Two canvasses for membership
were made during the year just
ClOSeu, resulting III a COuoIucl dDiC III
crease A number, though, have dis
continued their membership, all too
frequently on trivial grounds, forget
full of their obligations to the city IN
which they live and do business. l
sincerely trust that they will return
and that the new administration Of
the Board of Trade will be marked by
a considerable increase in membership.
IA city of this size should have not
less than two hundred members in its
only business body. Let us all unite
to assist the incoming officers in bring
ing this about and in making this or
ganization a more effective weapon
for the public good than it has been
at any time in it's past five years his
tory. Respectfully submitted
JOHN w. SILVER,
President.
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were given prompt and respectful con-
sideration. 1t is a pleasure to note
that there is always apparent spirit
of cooperation on the part of the roads
when properly approached, and at
least a Willingness to duly weigh
whatever arguments are presented and
if possible, grant Americas conces-
siOns This is one of the benefits If
an organization embracing in its mem
bership practically all of the leadiAs
business interests of the city and
county. In two instances this Board
this year has worked for the i'm
prOvement of the local schedules. Co
operating with other towns involved,
the change was Sc ured in the sched-
ule for the Macon Amerfcus3Albany
train, a change that has been very
beneficial to our local business inter-
ests. A change was also effected in
the s. A. L. schedule, under which the
day trains stop at New Point when
tagged, giving the people Whereabouts
better facilities for visiting Americas.
Coming Convention.
An invitation was extended to the
Nut Growers Association of Georgia
and Florida to meet here. This was
accepted and it's annual convention
will be held here in May. Efforts were
made to locate knitting mill or a
cotton mill here, but, though every eff
fort was made by your officers, moth
ing definite resulted. Applications
were made to the city and county for
| help in entertaining and advertising
Donations aggregating 5000 from each
! were received. There is no doubt
that this organization should have the
financial support of the city and coun-
ty. It's purposes are purely public.
It's money is expended entirely for the
building up of Americas and Sumter
county. If an annual appropriation
of 800 could be obtained from each
the Board would be enabled to widen
the scope of it's advertising consider
ably. I venture suggest that the new
Board of Directors take this matter
up.
Another expenditure of the past year
that deserves attention was that relat-
ing to the census. Enumerators were
appointed by the Board of Trade and
private count made. Their reports
subsequently showed that the city was
unjustly deprived of between 300 and
400 of its population. This organi-
zation protested vainly against the
injustice. In this as in other matters,
though, the fact, must be pressed home
upon our people that the Board OF
Trade was not recreant to the trust
imposed upon it, but met promptly Its
obligation to protect and promote the
interests of city and county.
This organization has also appealed
successfully to the City Council &c
call another bond election to provide
for an extension of the sewerage anc
waterworks system to meet the needs
o ia growing city. Unless this is done
our growth must continue to be ham
Ipered Your president can state EN-
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Customer-Are you sure you'll have
my taxi at the house on time?
Garage-O Owner - Certainly. Don't
you know there's nothing surer than
death and taxis?-Womans Home
Companion.
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The great trouble with saving money
is that people begin to economic not
while they have it, but after it is gone
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-29

Great deeds are so only in proper
ton to their difficulty, not their blatant
bigness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-29
Farms For Sale.

mile fine school, 300
produces white tenant
houses barns etc. F. D. telephone
O i've in.
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PRICE $500 PER ACRE

s.
pebby
ant houses no waste andR fol- o
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Close points
Orleans Mobile
points and the Southwest Northwest
H. Local Agent Americas
Ca; Small A. Savannah R. Stanse,
Agent vSnnah c. G. P. A. Portsmouth, Va
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world aud of course, all quite alike
Where eIse?
In Paris. IN. Vienna. in London,
she answered. You see this one,
you sec them ali They serve. they
snffice. This little scheme il has
i pleased me % reproduce In some Of
( the capitals Of the world. Il Is at
least as well chosen as the taste of
! the prince of Orleans. son of Louis
/ Philippe, could advise
This with no change OF expression.
/ drew Il long breath
She went on as though had
spoken My friend she said. do
not despise me too early. There is
abundant time. Hefore you Judge, let
he testimony BE heard "
II am not your Judge. madam, but
It will be loEg before / shall think
aarsh thought of you. Tell me what
! woman may Do not tell ME what a
secret agent may not. | ask no prom
lses and make none. You are very
beautiful You have wealth. / call
gou, madam You are married ?"
Il was married at 10.
AT Is! And your husband died r.
He disappeared
Your own country was Austrian
Cali me anything but Austrianl j
left my country because ] saw there
Dnly oppression and lack Of hope. No,
! am Hungarian
r should guess then perhaps you
went to Parisg''
or course, she said, s'of course,
Of coursel In time reasons existed
Why should not return to my home
/ had some little fortune. some
singular experience, some ambitions
nf my own. What I did, I did. At
least, saw the best and worst Of
Europe
III have heard vaguely OF some such
things. madam ! said. Il know that
IN Europe they have still the fight
which we sought 10 settle when we
left that country for this one
she nodded. so then, At last, she
went on. still young, having learned
something and having now those
s*tfetAAS VI Val 14te6 vi III HiuQAES
which required came to this last
Of the countries, America, where, III
anywhere, hope for mankind remains
Washington has impressed mo more
than any capital of the world
How long have you been in Wash
ington2" asked
Now YOU begin to question nov
you show at last euriosityl Well,
then, shall answer. For more than
one year perhaps more than two, per
haps more than three!n
impossibIeF shook my head. IA
woman like you could ntgp' be con-
cealed-not If she owned hundred
hidden places such as this
-Oh. was known. she said. You
have heard Of me, you know Of me?''
still shook my head No, said /,
II have been far in the west for sew
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CHAPTER XVI.


DeIeuner la Fourchette.
Woman Is a creature between man and
The angels.-Honore de Balzac.
4 government agent, it seems, may
also In part be little more than man,
after ali. In these singular surround
ings / found myself not wholly tran
gull ST.. At last toward morning.
| must have slept 1t was some time
after daybreak when felt a hand
upon my shoulder as lay still partly
clad. Awakened suddenly. arose
and slmost overthrow old ThreIka,
who stood regarding me with no ex-
preston whatever upon her brown
and wrinkled countenance She did no
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cHAPTE e. XIV.



IT Is not for good women that men
have fought battles. given their lives and
staked their soula.--Afrs. W. a. CLIFFORD
But, madam began.
She answered me in her own way.
Monsieur hesitates he Ii lostly she
said But see, am weary I have
been much engaged to-day have
made Il my plan never to fatigue my
sell. It is my hour now for my bath,
my exercise my bed, IL yon please,
fear < must bid you good night, one
way OF the other. You will be well
come hero none the less, Ii Won care
to remain I trust you aid not find
our little ropast tonight unpleasing2
Believe me. our breakfast shall be as
good. Threlka Is expert in omelets,
and our coffee lii such AS perhaps you
may not find general Ia these prov
inees
Was there the slightest hooking
sneer II her words7 Did she despiss
me ais d faint-heart2 ! could not tell.
but aid not like the thought.
Believe me. madam, answered
holly you have courage. ait least.
Let ME match i'll Nor 40 deny that
this asks courage on my part too. II
you please. Id these circumstances. I
shall remain.
You are armed q she asked simply.
inserted finger III each waist
coat pocket and showed her the butts
af two aarrineeHe; aud nit the back az
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more than point the way to door.
where presently I found bathroom,
and 50 refreshed myself and made the
best toilet possible under the circum.
stances.
My hostess 1 found awaiting me in
the central room of the apartments.
She was clad now tn d girdled peig-
NOR of rich rose-col0f, the sleeves,
wide and full. falling back from her
round arms Her dark hair was coiled
and piled high Cd her head this morn.
Ing, regardless Of current mode, and
conined IN heavy twist by tan
golden comb; 50 that her white neck
was left uncovered
Tbs little table lii the center 81 TIE
room was already spread. Madam
sllled INV cup from the steaming urn
with not the slightest awkwardness.
as she nodded for me to be seated.
Ne looked ak each other, ana. III
may swear. We both broke into saw
Ing laughter
was saying she remarked pres
emily that I would not have you
khink that do not appreciate tile an
TERMS " which you we're plunged bx
the haste gou found necessary ii the
wedding II your 5epne me i
bul was On ~ guard At least /
max thnnk xon fof your sympathy.
madam replied
st = time she went %. gone
z& a. - s.
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she laughed at me gaily.

she laughed at me gaily. II
might she said, provided that mean
time / had learned whether or not
you were married that night"
do not profess that read all that
was in her face as she stepped back
toward the satin curtains and swept
me the most graceful courtesy had
ever seen in all my life. felt like
reaching out a hand to restrain her.
Then / recalled my mission; and I
remembered what Mr. Calhoun and
DR.. Ward had said. was not man;
/ was government agent. She was
not a woman; she was my opponent.
Yet, but then
Slowly turned to the opposite side
of this long central room, There were
curtains here also. drew them, but
az did so ! glanced back Again, as
on that earlier night, saw her face
framed in the amber folds--a face
laughing, hooking. With an exclama-
ton of discomfort, I threw down my
heavy pistol on the floor, cast my
coat across the foot of the bed to pre-
vent the delicate covering from be-
ing soiled by my boots, and SO rested
without further disrobing
In the opposite apartment could
hear her moving about, humming to
herself some air as unconcernedly as
though no such being as myself exist
ed in the world / heard her present.
ly accost her servant, who entered
through some passage not visible from
the central apartments. Then with.
out concealment there seemed to 60
forward the ordinary routine OF
madam's toilet for the evening.
At last she called out to me: Mon
sieur!"
! was at my own curtains at once,
but hers remained tight folded, al
though heard her voice close behind
them. "Eh bien?v answered
1T is nothing, except would say
that if monsieur feels especially grave
and reverent, he will flnd very com
Portable prie-dieu at the foot of the
bed
= thank you" | replied, grayely as
could
And there is very excellent
rosary and crucifix on the table just
beyond!"
Y thank you" replied. steadily as
/ could.
And there is an English Book Of
Common Prayer upon the stand not
far from the head of the bed, upon
this side!n
"A thousand thanks, my very good
friend
heard smothered laugh beyond
the amber curtains. Presently she
spoke again, yawning, as | fancied,
rather contentedly.
A la bonnie heure, monsieur!"
"a la bonnie heure, madam
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Mexico and England p

Mexico and England?"
Rather what / knew of the poor in
Europe. I told him some things
knew Of that hopeless land-my
own land Then he went on to ten
me of America and its hope Of a free
democracy of the people. Believe me,
listened toMr Calhoun Never
mind what we said OF Mr.. Van Zandt
and sir Richard Pakenham. AIT least,
as you know, paid off a little score
with sir Richard that next morning.
What was stFangest to me was the
fact that I-forgot Mr.. Calhoun's at
tire, forgot the strangeness of my err
rand thither. 1t was as though only
our minds talked, one with the other.
was sorry when at last came
Grand Vizier James to take Mr.. Cal
houn's order for his own carriage.
that brought me home-my second
and more peaceful arrival there that
night
Then | did not fail as messenger,
after all You told Mr. Calhoun what
he desired to know"
I'm part at least. But come now,
was not bound in some sort of honor
70 my great and good friend, Sir Rich
ard? Was 1t not treachery enough to
rebuke him for his attentions to
Dona Lucrezia?o
But you promised to tell Mr.. Cal
houn more. at later timer,
ON certain conditions / did" she
assented.
" do not know that may ask
those?n
You would be surprised If told
you the truth? What required OF
Mr. Calhoun was permission and aid
still further to study his extraordinary
country, its extraordinary ways. it's
extraordinary ignorance OF itself. I
have told you that needed to travel.
to study. to observe mankind-and
those governments invented or toler-
ated by mankind"
Since then, madam" concluded.
stepping to assist her with her chair.
as she signified her completion of our
repast, since you do not feel now
I inclined to be specific. / feel that I
ought to make my adieux, for the
time at least 1t grows late. / shall
remember this little evening all my
life. ! own my defeat. / do not know
why You are here, ~ for whom"
Az what hotel do you stop?
The little place of Jacques Bertil-.
lon, square or SO beyond the Place
d'Armes.
In that case" said she, believe
me, " would be more discreet for you
to remain unseen In Montreal. No
matter which flag Is mine, may say
that much for a friend and comrade
In the service"
''But what else?"
She looked about her. BE my
guest tonight she said suddensy.
There Is danger
For me?g | laughed. "At my hotels
On the streets"
No, for me-.
Where?"
Here"
And Of what. madam ?"
OF q man. for the first time I am
afraid, in spite OF ALL
looked at her straight. Are you
not afraid OF me?' / asked.
She looked at me fairly, her color
coming With the fear which draws
q woman TO man" she said
Whereas, mine is the fear which
causes q man to flee from himself!'
But you will remain for my pro
tection2 Ishould feel safer. Besides,
Ia that case I should know the an.
swer"
How do you mean 2,
4 should know whether or not you
we're married.
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II DNEn 9EGa mann Wn, la Ia
Are yotl his friend. madam" i
asked pluntly
Why should ] not beg'
could frame neither offensive nor
defensive art with her She Knocked
me-
Ia few moments the weakened old
woman was back with cold fowl. vine,
napery silver
VIII monsieur carpeg AT her nod
the Old woman filIed my glass, after
my hostess had tasted Of her own.
We had seated ourselves at the table
as She spoke
81 did not expect Won would come to
i Montreal
Then yon know but of course, I
/ told You Z
Have You then no question: she
went On at last Her glass stood half
fun; her wrists rested gently On the
table edge. ais she leaned back, took
lug At me with that on her face which
he had needed I'd be wiser than my.
self. who could have read.
May Them
NAg ttVW you may go Dus
~ thank you First. Of course, for
what reason do you carry the secrets
of my governments into the stronghold
Of another government Are you the
friend of America. or are You spy
upon America2 Are you my friend. or
/ are We To he enemies ko-night?"
I SHE flung back her head ana
I fe.ttx<f< "a a<s{s4ftfx&zlf.y tfsfsf :. =.
beginning she commented
Won must. at guess, have come
up by way Of the lakes, and by bat
I tean from RIA Prairiegs yenfured
she nodded again v0f course. +
! have been here six days
Indeed you have badly beaten
mr. IN orr little race
She flashed On me sudden glance
Why do you not ask me outright why
/ an here?'
Well then, dol / do ask you
that ! ask You how you got access
to that meeting to+night--for doubt
NOT you were tbereg
She gazed at me deliberately again,
parting her red lips, again smiling at
me- What would you have given to
have been there yourself?"
~ tire treasures those vaults ever
held.
I'D mnch7 What viii you give me,
then, III ten you what know r
More than all that treasure
madans 4 place.
Ahla place ii the heart of q PEG
fsle prefefa locality more re-
stricted
n my own heart then: yes Of
COURSE
She helped herself daintily 10 por.
Atom 81 the white meat Of The fowl
Yes she went On, al though speak
ing % herself on the whole. rather
like him. Yet what fool An. such
Y droal idlot
How SO. maaaD9 exnossalated.
thought was doing very we'll
Yna peA cannot gAesA hove tn per-
auade me
No. how could thnf bel"
Always one gains ~ offeTing some
e1uiFa lent value for value especially
Wlsh women monsieur
She went on as though to herself.
Come. now, ! fancy himl He ii
handsome. IL ~ discreet he has conr-
age. e Is not usual. BE II not curl
aus Ant hhA na0n DieN what fool
Admit ne tn BE- Il fool. madam.
since Il Is sfue but tell me in my
tolly what equivalent can ozer one
40 has everything e the world
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SYNOPSIS.

NleholaN Yrist Hfe essief aessnfs', 49, Z
A2Fiis4RNl. aII2fe0 the Portfolio 81 secretary
fTlsnd pH sasln SIX 4, s. tola q n haa
%*taeun aepl4res that hs Is nef ready u
~ sn1 Re accepts TyIef.a offsr 1t
n sGssn III s5s s 1s a.. eaa oFsgon must ~
land With regard Il Msxieo' ffrsash
enFsa atqsss II M sef5 hsiis Rg aaa sss re-
NpN. pAksnhana.
AlsIAn Il Nicholas Il directed 10
nfAnH ke bNK4neaa hi cashoun's apart
MeHfM Nt midnight.
zhpTNH IIT.rhs srrana causes
~. 4. IS s Mal with hla
FxER " White aenrehlng Tor
MN MnM Melodies lii beciznned ID enter NH
fkNH# Himself with tfle baroness who sAxa
kAs 3 Ps'nS pursued And bega bis assist
eIz ssshsas Arrived IA the baroness
s..szs A aolss Ihet Ne hea Lost 4 slip-
tte a. invited Into khm h0MM@ afld
QeliVsFp NathcpH.s 49,
CHAPTER III The baroness docGaes Is
$500 kNa 8Nslnona Nicholas fatnfaA the
Mii| tsll CALHOUN svefxkhink at ives YES
NNf 81 security 81 Indian frinIket ~ ia.
senaaA iof 1AllAabaatl s.s's' 81
A17yfsis WIZ. lIzabsfh's father con-
ss 800, 80 plepesala e nlafIlefe.
MpnkNMMA It'll MlMSA bnMsN&MN ands fa8nr~
I'ins* II g naffab9 thnf nlkilf
cls fN|R VIII rgieK warns paken-
M%N1 kMAt 1#ksK xAKMnnA hx MMklMmM iii th@
f@ssa ul s'A Rsfa'9 ~ ne' E ~ sea
Ata AlAxlee| hAa snlsNd Gbe aasnand that
NriI2i7' s'.zIi I'D al @e @a 'fM 80 ~
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IT Is not for good women that men
staked their souls.--Afrs. w. IL, CLIFFORD
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-11
Girl and Boy
Maltreated
eleven-Year-Oid Girl crinninaIIy As
saulted and Her Brother Is
Fatally Beaten.
EMPLoYE OF FATHER
ACCUSED OF CRIMES
Feeling Runs High. But Lodging OF
Man in Jail At Parsons Prevents
lyrehine.

Special dispatch to the Intelligence,
bLklNS, w. Va. JUly 1O.-Floyd
llelmick. aged thirty-fve Years. was
placed in Jail at Parsons to-day.
charged with criminally assaulting the
ll-ycarold daughter OF his employer.
William Corbin, painter OF Jen-
nlngston. a Tucker county lumber
town.
lIelmick. il is claimed. laid in wait
FOR the little girl at a spring from
which she carried water for family
use. and beat her 'nto insensibility 10
suppress her cries. Her 2ycar-old
brother who started 70 inform his par.
enis, was beaten almost To death. To
daf, II is stated he will die. a
neiShbor woman attracted BY the com
motion. frightened Iiclmick away BY
her screams. Tic little girl is in a
precarious condition. Feeling ran
high and Helmick would have been
lynched had he not escaped TO Hon
bricks. at which point lie was
arrested
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Terse Telegraphic Tips

CHICAGO John y. Jones. aged s..
noted composer. died as he was
sineing before Chicago public school
teachers. lie was native ~ Wales.
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich Crossing
Long lake In a boat IL capsiyed aud
two women and a man were drowned.
HUKiIAREST Hundreds ~ lives
have been lost and several millions
at dollars in damage caused by floods
in MOldavia. Three towns we're swept
away.
HOSTON- Textile mills In New
England have started giving work to
- 600 operators
HOSTON-H l.. Morcau. an aviator.
soon 10 wed. announces nc and his
bride will spend part Of their honey.
moon in tho air
HAMBURG Word has boon rc.
ccivcd here that tho German steamer
Elhing has foundercd on the Island of
Burkum. in the North sea. Nine
persons we're drowned
ST PETERSBURG- G-Three fires ln
cotton bales broke out simultaneous.
ID today In the port section OF the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-11
Father Shoots
Child and Self
VIM. Allen Murders Little One rs
II Slept in Carriage, Then
Tried Suicide.
MAY BE LYNCHED If
HE SURVIVES WOUND
Wife Escaped Death by Running.
Man Had Threatened Before
to EXterminate Family.
'pecial pIsratch to the IntellIr.ncer

special Dispatch to the Intelli gsncer.
PARkERSBURG. W. Va. July 10.
The death of William Allen, who
this morning murdered In cold blood
his two-year-old daughter Mildred
after attempting TO shoot her mother
and who them fired the contents OF a
shot gun into his own breast is ex-
pected hourly to die at thet city
hospital.
The surgeons attending him do not
believe that he can survive. Mean
time a warrant charging Allen with
hrst degree murder is in the hands OF
the police to be served the moment
ne shows any signs of improvement
or recovery. Should Allen recover
he will face double menace fo-
there is talk of lyncfing.
Allen shot the child with a shot gun
while she lay sleeping in her ear
riage. He had previously threatened
TO Kill his wife. their child and him
sell. Mrs. Allen saved her life tby
heeing when she saw her husband
approaching the house with a shot
gun. The couple had been separated
lor nearly year. Allen came here
from GAINESVILLE, q.