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wise inhumanly reticent"
For Josie" chuckled. lint he
didn't respond So took up the tale
Of the first family of Radville
1.-THE story runs" said |. that the
Bohuns were one of the r VS.:
that they sickened Of slavery. freed
their slaves and moved north to settle
in Radville believe they came from
somewhere around Lynchburg. bur that
was a couple of generations ago When
the civil war broke out the old colonel
up there gestured vaguely in the
general direction Of the Rohun man
sion-"couldn't keep out Of II. and
naturally he couldn't fight with the
north. He won his spurs under Lee.
After the war had blown over be came
home. to end that his only son had
enlisted with the Radville company
and disappeared at Gettysburg. 1t pref
ty nearly killed the old man. though
be wasn't 20 old then. but there's tire
In the Bohun blood. and his boys &C.
ton seemed to him nothing less than
treason"
And that's what soured him on the
worid?"
mot altogether. He had a daughter
-MarRaret She was the most beauti.
ful woman IN the world" | suspect
my voice broke little Just there, for
there was a shade Of respectful sym.
patty In the monosyllable with which
he oiled the pause HE swore she
should never marry a northerner, but
she did. ! guess. being a Bohun. she
had to after bearing she must not.
There were two Of Va that loved her,
but she chose Sam Graham"
Why" be said awkwardly. I'm
sorry"
I'm not She was right II couldn't
see It that way. They ran away. and
so did l. went east, but they came
back to Radville Colonel Bohun new.
er forgave them. but they were very
happy till she died Betty's their
daughter. OF course Sans not the
kind that marries more than once"
We reached our gate. went in very
quietly. lit our candles and with elabo-
rate care avoided the homemade bur
glar alarm.
by the way. did you get your invi
tation to Josie Lockwood's party. Mr.
Duncany | happened to see IL on the
hall table this evening"
YES he asscnted quietly.
IT'S to be the social event Of the
year. hope you'll enjoy it
I'm moi going It's against the rules
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at f1rst-l mean business rules. I'll be
so busy at the store. you know"
Alone. | was fain to confess he BAT.
fed my Understanding.
The rush OF business to Graham's
began the following morning. Dun.
cans hands were full almost from the
first. and he had to relegate such mat
tiers as making final disposition of his
stock and getting acquainted with 1t to
the intervals between waiting upon
customers. Old Sam must have put
up more prescriptions In the next Few
days than he had within the last ave
years. Everybody wanted to take
look at the renovated store. shake
Sans hand ana see what the new
partner was really like. Sothern
Lees was for some days quite desert.
ed. especially after Duncan took lear
out of their book. bought an Ice cream
freezer and began to serve DADS OF
cream In the soda.
Win Rigelow even dropped rouno
and bought samples of the tobacco
stock, from two-fors up to ten-centers'
and smoked them with expressive
snorts. Tracey Tanners soda ana Gig
arctic trude was transferred bodily "
Graham's from the first. and Rolano
Burnette gave 1t his patronage. aiDe''
grudglngly. Ms soon as he FOUND II 'ln
possible to shake Josie LOCKWOOD AT
legiance ~. say grudgingly because
Roland didn't like the new partne.
and had said 40 from the hrst. bu'
every one else did like him aimoS'
without exception. His attenti'ehe.S
and courtesy were not ungraterui a't
er the way things were thrown NJ you
at Sothern K Lees. we declared.
Duncan certainly did strive to please
No man ever worked harder 10 hau
Vile store than he I'D. And from 'ne
time that he began to believe tnei'
would be some reward for MS exc,
lions. that the business was snscepu
BILE to being built up by the employ
ment of progressive methoas. ne gre"
astonishingly prolific OF Ideas. lrop
our sleepy point Of view. Inc WIZ
dow displays were changed aili'o'.
daily. to begin with. and were h'aue :"
interesting as possible. We learheu :.
go blocks out of our way to ma ou'
what Graham & Duncan We're eApi''
ing today. And daily bargain SAFES
were instituted low priced articles -
everyday use. such as shaving N"'p,
toothbrushes and the like. helng S''o
at few cents above cost 90 ce''"''
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squareiy to Graham. lyon take my tip
and don't do any business with this
fellow until You 6nd out who be In"
He flung himself out of the shop with
Z parked Good day"
well, Mr. Graham?' Duncan turned
q little apprehensively to the inventor.
Margaret used to talk thar way
sometimes" he remarked. ''She was
the best woman IN the world--and the
wisest. She used to take care of me
and protect me from my foolish i'm
pulses. Just as you do. my boy"
For a space Duncan kept silent. re-
speeding the old mans memories and
a great deal humbled In spirit BY the
parallel Sam had dra wn. Them was
afraid what said would sound queer
TO you. SIR" he ventured-"that you
mfghtn't understand that I'm not here
to do you out Of your invention
'"There's nothing on earth. my boy"
-Graham's hand fell on Mats arm
"that could make me think that But
$780, you see. would have repaid you
for taking up that note. and could
have bought Betty new dress for the
party. But I'm sure you've done what's
best You're business man.
''Don't!' Nat pleaded wildly. 1--WE
been called that 50 much Of late that
it's beginning to hurt!'
The old man turned away sadly
lighted candle and went down into
the cobwebby cellar to patch bro.
ken window.
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The Fortune
Hunter
Continued from page b

OF his face again underwent an alarm
ing CONFUSION. II say" he explained
carefully. 'just-plain-sody."
ION the level"'
"What" grunted Blinky. and blinked
again.
A smile of comprehension irradiated
Mats features Pardon he said.
"Pm a little new to the business
Bllnky, tanning himself industrious
ly, glarcd round the store while Dun.
can, turning his back. discreetly found
and uncorked the whisky bottle. He
poured out liberal dose of raw red
liquor Then, with his fingers clamped
tightly about the bottom OF the glass,
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say abnormal. habits-one who never
misses going TO church and Sunday
school. no matter what the weather"
He laughed iighri' Had q letter
wanted to catch iae 6rst morning
train"
'Then you're interested in Sans
burnerr'
mo. I'm not. but | hope to interest
others. Oh. yes. Mr. Graham, told
you about 1t, Of course Ii Just struck
me that II a man of Burnham's stamp
was willing 70 risk $500 on the propo
sition he very likely foresaw profit
In II that might AZ well be- Mr. Ora
hams. So I've sent detailed de
scription OF the thing to ii friend in
New York who'll look into II for me-"
He was silent for n little.
who's Colonel BohunT' he asked
suddenly
why do you ask?"
81 saw him this evening He was
passing the store and stopped TO glare
IN as II he hated it-stopped So long
that | got nervous and asked Miss
Lockwood shed just happened in for
a parting glass--of sodal whether he
was an anarchist or a retired busglar
She told me bis name. but was other
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the better to conceal its contents from
any casual but inQuisitive passerby.
he quickly oiled 1t with soda and
placed It before Blinky, accompanying
the action with the sweetest of child
IKE smiles.
Lockwood. nodding his acknowledg-
ments. lifted the glass to his lips. Dun.
can awaited developments with some
apprehension. To his relief. however
Blinky. after an experimental swal
now. emptied the mixture expeditions
y into his system and smacked his
thin lips resoundingly.
"How." he demanded. 'can any one
want intoxicatin' lkkers when they
can get such bracin' drink as that?'
\, II pass." Nat breathed. limp with
admiration Of such astounding hypoc-
sisy.
& Blinky reluctantly pried a nickel
loose from his finances and placed II
on the counter Duncan regarded II
with disdain.
"Ten cents more. please" he sug.
gested tactfully.
what for9''
"Plain sody." The explanation was
accompanied by very passable imi-
tation Of Blinky's blink.
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had no sense Of humor. II he
had he would explode the
very first time he INDUCED in
Interrogation.
mot much" said he. with his sour
smile II guess you're jokin' about
the price Of that drink Well, good
luck to you, Mr.. Duncan. I'd like to
have you come round and see us some
evenin'."
THANK you very much. sir" Dun
can accompanied Blinky to the door
I've already had the pleasure of meet.
! ing your daughter. sir. She's a charm.
ing girl"
I'm real glad you think So" said
Blinky. intensely gratified. ''Ske
seems to we taken great shine to you
too. Come round and get 'Quainted
with the hull family. You're the sort
. Of young Teller I'd like her to know"
He paused and looked Nat up and
down cautiously. as one might ap-
praise the points of horse Of quality
put up for sale. .'Good day." said he.
with the most significant of winks.
"Oh. that's all right" Nat FASTENED
to reassure him. 81 won't say a word
about It."
Blinky. on the point Of leaving. start
ed to question this ito HIM cryptic ut
terance. but luckily had the current Of
his thoughts diverted by the entrance
OF Roland Barnette in company with
his friend Mr.. Burnham.
Roland's CONSERVATION at this unex.
pected encounter was. In the mildest
term. extreme. At sight of his EN-.
ployer he pulled up as If slapped.
-@Oh." he faltered. II didn't know you
was here. SIR" ~ y,
mo" said Blinky. with keen relish;
II guess you didn't"
'T-ah-come over to see Sam about
that note" stammered Roland.
"Waal. don't you bother your head
bout. what amt your business. Roly
Come on back to the bank"
AL right. sir" Roland grasped
franticaliy at the opportunity to EN-.
phasize his importance. Excuse me.
Mr. Lockwood. but I'd like to inter.
docs you to a friend of mine. Mr.
Burnham. from Moo York"
Amused, Burnham stepped into the
breach How IRE you?" he said with
the proper nuance of cordiality. offer.
ing his hand
Lockwood shook it internationally
How de doI" he said perfunetorily
II brought Mr. Burnham In to Sc,
SAM
Yes" gurnham interrupted Roland
quickly: "Barnctte's been Kind enough
TO show me round town Bit -
Here Oh buSinrssf" inquired Lock
wood pointedly
NO. not exactly" returned Rurnhan
with practical ease: lust lunktng
round
Only lookln. eh?' B,lnky,S eoun
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tenance underwent one Of It's erra'ic
uuakes as he examined Burnham win
his habitual intentness.
The New Yorker caught the wink
and lost breath. "Ah-yes-thats all"
he assented uneasily. And Us he
spoke another wink dumfounded him
"WhyT' he asked, with distinct loss
of assurance. Don't you believe itY'
Don't see no reason why ! should
not" grunted Blinky. "Hope you'll
like what you see. Good day"
80 long, Mr.. Lockwood" returned
Burnham uncertainty.
Lockwood paused outside the door.
"Come long. Roland"
"Yes. sir: right away; just min
ute" Roland was lingering unwilling
", detained by Burnham's Imperative
hand. What d. you want? got to
hurry"
What was he winking at me for?"
demanded Burnham heatedly. Have
you
"Ohw Roland laughed HE wasn't
winking. He cart help doing that
It's twitchin' he's got in his eye.
That's why they call him Blinky."
"Oh. that was it, Burnham accept
ed the explanation with distinct relief.
while Duncan. who had been an I'M
regarded spectator. suddenly found
cause to retire behind one of the show
cases on important business.
So that was the explanation!
After his paroxysm had subsidized
and he felt able to control his facial
muscles Duncan emerged suave and
solemn. Roland had disappeared with
Blinky. and Burnham was alone.
Anything you wish. sir?" asked
Nat
"Only to see Mr.. Graham"
Hes out just at present. but
think he'll be back in moment or SO
VIII you wait? You'll find that chaiI
comfortable, ! think"
believe l WILL" said Burnham. witt
an air. He seated himself. II CAM
wait long, though" he amended.
Eyes. sir. And II you'll excuse me-
Burnham's hand dismissed him witt
q tolerant wave. "Go right on abou
your business" he said. with supreme
condescension.
And Duncan returned to his work II
the back yard.
II wasn't long before he found occa
sion to 80 back to the store. and b.
that time old Sam was there In con
versation with Burnham.
THAT'S part Of my business" b.
heard Burnham say in his sleek. ole
aginous accents. Sometimes ! picl
up an odd. no count contraption tina
makes me q bit of money, and NOR
times I'm stung and lose on It. Their
might be something to this gas burne
Of yours, and again there mightn't
I've been thinking might be willin
to risk a few dollars on 1t II we coul
come to terms"
do you mean It reallyY' said oil
Sam eagerly.
mot to invest in 1t. so to speak:
don't think its chances are stron
enough for that. But If you'd care t
sell the patent outright and aren't to
!, ambitious we might make q diekel
What d you say?"
why, yes" said Graham, quiverin
with anticipation. Eyes. indeed. IT,
"Well?"
IF you really think it's worth any
thing. SIR"
Burnham laughed doubtingly an
said:
well. as say, there's no telling
but was thinking about 1t at dinne
and I sort of concluded I'd like to ow
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"~ HE way he's worked!" Sam
Graham said to me that
night about Duncan. You'd
hardly believe It. Homer. He
said he wanted to get home early SOS
to write a letter to a friend Of his
in New York, a Mr.. Kellogg. Junior
member Of L. j. Bartlett 4 Co.. about
my invention. But be insisted on
leaving everything to rights for bust
ness tomorrow. And just look!".
"But thought Roland Barnette"-
l suggested with guile. OF course I'd
heard q rumor Of what had happened
almost every one in town had-and
how Roland and his friend Mr.. Burn.
ham had sort Of fallen out on the
way from the Bigelow House to the
train. but no one knew anything def.
mite. and l wanted to get ''the rights
Of it." as Radville says. - 81.
50 I had dropped IN at Grahafn1 on
my way home from the once. ,as
often, do. for an evening smoke aad .
bitiof gossip. Then I started home
After 4 time became aware that
some one was overtaking me. a-'
Good evening. Mr.. Duncan" a.
iuted .m
He stopped short. peering through
the gloom. ~Good evening. but-Mr.
Littlejohn7 Glad to see you. Aren't
you later
YOU'RE out late yourself, Mr.. Dun.
can, for one of such regular. not to
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I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT At DINNER"
that burner. 80 made out little bill
Of sale, and says to myself. says l.
II Graham will take $500 for that
patent I'll give him spot cash. right In
his hand says l."
With this Burnham tipped back In
his chair and brought forth a wallet
from which he drew a sheet of paper
and several bills.
"Five hundred dollarsr" repeated
Graham. thunderstruck by this munin.
cence
Yes. sir. FIVE hundred. cash. To tell
you the truth-guess you don't know
it, heard at the bank that they
didn't intend to extend the time on
that note OF yours, and ! thought this
five hundred would come In handy and
kind of wanted to help you out Now.
what do you say?"
He fourished the bills under Ora
hams nose and waired. entirely at
ease as TO his answer
Well said the old man. I'll Is kind
OF you. sir-very kind Everybody's
been good to me recently. or else I'm
dreamin''
Then It's bargain p
why. hone II won't lose any
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Continued on page o.
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CHAPTER XIII.

RYAPPILy for Duncan. Blinky
had no sense Of humor. Ii he
had he would explode the
very first time he INDUCED in
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CHAPTER XIV.

'~HE way he's worked!" Sam
Graham said to me that
night about Duncan. You'd
I'm rlls hnlioua IL 1o
Evening star., 1911-08-25
FIRST NEWSPAPER IN MORO.
Copy Received at War Department
Tells of Its Object.

copy of the first newspaper ever pub
lished in the Moro language and designed
to teach the Filipino tribe the arts of
peace and progress was received at the
War Department today. 1t is called
the Sulu News, and published at Fam
boanga, Moro province. Charles r.
Cameron, superintendent of the Moro
schools, is its editor and Sheik Mustafa
Ahmad and Datu Raja Muda Mandi have
been appointed associate editors.
The first page is printed in ordinary
English type and the remaining pages
in Arabic type. In the first edition the
editor informs the Moros that he will
try TO arouse their interest in the devel-
opment of their splendid agricultural
war and to employ the kris and the
'barong not in hostile pursuits, but to
beat back the jungle and make places for
the coooanut and the rubber tree. He
lays bare the cold fact that most of the
Moros are in poverty, without food
enough for single month or the means
to purchase it should a storm or an cpl
demic of sickness oyertake them. The
little paper is ambitious to reach the in
f1uentiai leaders Of more than 10000
Mohammedan souls.
The editor facetiously remarks that the
black border around the Sulu section of
the newspaper does not signify mourning,
but serves merely to protect the Arabic
type.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
SAYS AMERICAN WORKMEN
BREAK DOWN EARLIEST
British Consul at New York De-
clares They Are Too Ener-
getic at Start.

NEW YORK, August 25.-How an Eng
lish official observer regards the American
workman is shown in report just made
to the English board of trade authorities
by the British consul general here
Courtenay Bennett. He says:
1.-THE American worker puts more en-
energy into his work than does the Euro
pean. Speeding is partly responsible fol-
this The reserve of energy is no great.
er in American than in European stock
and American energy is consequently ex-
hausted more rapidly. Between the ages
of forty and fifty, when the European
workman is at his best, the American
frequently breaks down. Physical ex.
haustion, dyspepsia or nervous prostra.
ton follows. and the mans life as a
worker Is done. His place is taken by a
younger man.
$50 long as there is an abundant supply
of labor through foreign immigration the
vacant places can easily be filled. If the
stream stops there will not be so much
heard of superiority of the American
workingman. for America then would
have 70 depend upon her own children
whose stock of vitality is not greater thar
that of their parents, whether American
or foreign.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
MAY DESTROY AEROS
Test of one-Pound Gun at In.
dian Head, Md, Proves
Successful.

Tests are in progress at the naval
proving grounds at Indian Head, Nd
Of the one-pounder gun designed by
Rear Admiral Twining, chief of the
naval bureau of ordnance, to destroy
aeroplaneS in battle. A preliminary
test was made yesterday and was sat
isfactory to the ordnance experts. Only
one shot was fired, and at an angle
Of eighty five degrees. The shell was
sent 1000 yards into the air and drop
ped into the Potomac. 500 yards dis
tant from the gun.
The test concerned principally the
carriage of the sky shooting weapon
This feature is believed by the naval
officers to have been perfected. per-
mitting the elevation of the gun al
almost any angle.
All the naval guns at the present
time are constructed to shoot at OBJ
jects on "A horizontal line, and one
of the difficult problems to solve in the
proposed aerial gun Is carriage
which in some way will diminish the
in practically vertical position.
Another difficulty. and probably the
greatest. is the sighting of such a
gun. The trajectory Of she'll fired
in the air is radically different from
one fired horizontally. and experiments
with proposed sights were conducted
today
If the ne-pounder. which was manu-
factured at the Washington navy yard
proves a success three or four inch
guns next will be constructed.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
Drivers Not Included.

Superintendent Paxton of the street
cleaning department is out of the city,
but Capt Mark Brooke, assistant en-
gineer commissioner, today said that the
department has not regarded the eight
hour rule as applying to drivers. These
men, it was stated, are regarded as being
on duty continuously, ever subject to the
call OF the department.
Denials were made by Capt. Brooke OF
fle charge that employees of the depart
ment, other than drivers. are required to
work longer than eight hours a day.
The law provides that eight hours
shall constitute days work for all la
borers, workmen and mechanics who
may be employed by or on behalf of the
government of the United States
Some time ago Corporation Counsel
Thomas was asked for an opinion as to
whether the law extended to guards en-
ployed at the workhouse. His decision
was that guards do not come within the
class of .'laborers. workmen and me-
chanics," and that, therefore, the law
does not apply to them.
The question of whether drivers and
other employees of the street cleaning de-
.partment come within the class of Ia
borers, workmen or mechanics, will
have to be decided, should MIR. Thomas
be asked for a decision in the present
case.
Punishment for violation of the eight
hour law is provided for by both fine and
imprisonment.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
VALENTINE ANSWERS SUIT.
Indian Commissioner Files Demur.
rer in $4,000 Action.

Robert G. Valentine. commissioner of
Indian affairs, today filed demurrer to
the slander and libel suit TO Recover
$4,000 damages recently filed against
him by Joseph r.. Farr. a discharged log
ging superintendent of the Indian bureau
Farr claims that Valentine slandered him
and prosecuted him on unfounded charges
OF neglect of duty.
Through United States Attorney Will
son, the Indian commissioner says the
former employees bill is bad in substance
He declares that in doing the acts com
p!ained of he was acting within the
reasonable and proper scope of his Of
ficial duties and capacity; that his acts
were privileged and do not give the plain
tiff ground for proceeding against him
ct law.
Evening star., 1911-08-25
BIG BILLS FOR REPAIRS
Supt. Storey Outlines Needs
of Washington School
Buildings.

Declaring that 95 per cent of the
work of putting Washington school
building in a safe condition and pro
viding them with safeguards against
fire has been completed. Henry Storey.
trict, submitted his annual report to
the Commissioners today
Demand for Repairs.
Mr. Storey states that though the re-
suits accomplished to date are salts
factory, the number of buildings whlcr
he is called upon to keep in repair
constantly is increasing, and that un-
less the several appropriations under
his charge are enlarged the work can
not be conducted as satisfactorily in
the future. Iron stairways were built
in about forty buildings, according tt
the report: fireproof material was
placed in twenty-nin ceilings over
heating apparatuses; twenty-six exl
doors were changed and twenty-eisht ne"
doors opened. and las fire gongs and
450 fire extinguishers installed.
Drinking Fountains Installed.
In accordance with the recommends
tion of Health L.,icer Woodward, "sani-
tary" drinking fountains are being
placed in the school buildings at the
rate Of about 100 year. the report
states.
Mr.. Storey suggests that il any legis-
lation is passed to dispense with the
old cup on short notice, II should be
ACCOMPANIED by an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the purchase OF 1900 addi-