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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16

baby boy, she had died. Anne took
The child, and named him I%4ucIen,
Anne 7ad had no children of her
own, and on Lucien she had lavished
ali her aborted maternal instinct. on
one thing she was determined, how
ever: tina was tina Aubrey Wallace
should educate his boy. 1t was a part
Of her devotion to the child that She
should be ambitious for him: he must
have every opportunity. And so h
came east. She drifted around. do
ing plain sewing and keeping a home
somewhere always for the boy. Fin
ally, however, she realized that her
only training had been domestic, and
she put the boy In an E~piscopalian
home. and secured the position OF
h~ousekeeper to the Armstrong;. There
she found Luclen's father, this time
under his wi name. 1t was Arnold
Armstrong.
=. gathered that there was no par
tiCular enmity at that time in Anne's
mind. She old him Of the boy. and
threatened exposure If he did not pro-
vide FOR him. Indeed, for a time, he
did SO. Then he realized that Lucten
was the ruling passion in this lonely
woman's life. He found out where
the child was hidden. and threatened
to take MIN away. Anne was fran
tic. The positions became reversed.
Where Arnold had given mone for
Lucien's support, as the years went or
he forced money from Anne Watson
instead until she was always penni-
less. The lower Arnold sank in the
scale. the heavier his demands be-
came. With the rupture between him
and his family, things We're worse.
Anne took the child from the home
and hid him in a farm house near
{ - m Fh. GHla.sp1rr rAnf
There she went sometimes to see the
boy. and there he had aiken fever.
The people were Germans and he call
ed the farmers wife Grossmutter. He
had grown into a beautiful boy. n
nc was all Anne had to tive for.
The Armstrong; left for California,
and Arnold's prosecutions began
anew. He vas furious over the child's
disappearance and she was afraid he
would do her some hurt. She left the
big house and went down to the lodge.
when ] had rented Sunnyside. how
! ever. she had thought the persecu-
/ tons would stop. She had applied
tfor the position of housekeeper, and
secured 1t.
That had been on Saturday. Tha,
night Louise arrived unexpectedly,
Thomas sent for Mrs. Watson and
then went for Arnold Armstrong at
the Greenwood Club. Anne had been
fond of Louise-she reminded her of
Lucy. She did not know what the
trouble was, but Louise had been in
"a state OF terrible excitement. Mrs,
Watson tried TO hid from Arnold.
but he was ugly. He left the lodge
and went up to the house about two
thirty, was admitted at the east en-
trance and came out again very soon
Something had occurred. she didn't
know what: but very soon Mr.. Innes
and another gentleman left. using the
car.
Thomas and she had got Louise
.Quiet, and Il little before three Mrs
N,afsnn started I'M 70 the Mouse. Tho.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16

BY COMMISSION

The following charters have been
granted by the State Corporation Com
mission
Providence Forge Packing Corpo-
ration, Richmond, Va. Incorporators:
w. c. Mercer. president: c. w. Mont
gomery, vice-president; j. r. Shep-
pard, secretary and tr-easurer-a1l OF
Richmond, Va. Capital stock: Max
imum. $40, 000; minimum, $4,000. OBJ
iects and purposes: Fish packing n
fertilizer business.
FL. l.. Driscoll Construction Com
pany, Incorporated. Richmond. Va,
incorporates: Fl. L. Driscoll. presi-
dent; H. B. Van Doren. vice-presi-
dent; w. j. McAughery, secretary and
treasurer-all OF Richmond, Va. Cap
ital stock: Maximum. 81 5000: mini
mum, $4,000. Objects and purposes.
Construction business.
Jefferson Building Company, lncor-
porated, Roanoke, Va. I%ncorpora-
tors; c. NJ. Armes. president; H. c.
Elliott, vice-president; NJ. Sterne, sec
rotary and treasurer-all OF Roanoke.
Va. Capital stock: Maximum. $780,
600; minimum. $1,000. Objects ana
purposes: Real estate business.
The Lewis Company, Incorporated.
Norfolk. Va. Incorporators; Al. c.
Ferebee, president. Is. r.. Lewis, vice
president; Walter Burdick. secretary
and treasurer-alI of Norfolk. Capt
tai stock: Maximum. $4,000: mini
num-, $4,000. Objects M purposes.
Mercantile business.
Coan River Guano Company, In
corporated. Lewisetta, Va. 1ncorpo-
rators; A. b. Garner, president; II
h. Chambers, vice-president; III. r..
Garner. secretary and -treasurer--al
of Lewisetta, Va. Capital stock. Max
imum. $4,000: minimum, $1,000. oh,
jects and purposes: Fish. oyster anG
fertilizer business,
Bristol Athletic Association, Ineor.
porated, Bristol. Va. Incorporators
Frank Leake, president: George s
Bum. viee-president: G.. G. Fuqua
secretary and treasurer-all OF Bris
tol. Capital stock: Maximum. $4,000
minimum. $1,000. Objects and pur
poses: To conduct an athletic asso
citation.
Pope's Creek Packet Company, CO.
lonial Beach. Va. Incorporators; II.
E. Owen. president, Weemx Va; W.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16
,r. Pierce's Favorite Prescription

mas had a key to the east entry, and
gave il to her,
on the way across the lawn she
was confronted by Arnold. who for
some reason was determined to get
into the house. He had a golf-stick
in his hand, that he had picked up
somewhere, and on her refusal he
had struck her with it. One hand
had been badly cut, and 1t was that,
poisoning having set it, which vas
killing her. She broke away in a
frenzy OF rage and fear. and got into
the house while Gertrude and Jack
Bailey were at the front door. She
ven upstairs. hardly knowing what
she was doing. Gertrude's door IA
open. and Halsey's revolver lay there
on the bed. She picked it up and.
turning, ran part way down the cir
cular staircase. She could hear Ar
mold fumbling at the lock outside. She
slipped down quietly and opened the
door: he was inside before she had
got back to the stairs. 1T was quite
dark. but she could see his white shirt
bosom. From the fourth step she
fired. AS he fell somebody in the
billiard room screamed and ran. When
the alarm was raised she had had no
time TO get upstairs: she hid in the
west wing until every one was down
on the lower floor. Then she slipped
upstairs and brew the revolver out
of an upper window. going down again
in time TO admit the men from the
Greenwood Club.
II Thomas had suspected. he had
never told. When she found the hand
Arnold had injured was growing worse
she gave the address Of Lucien at
Richfeld t. the old man, and al
most a hundred dollars. The money
was for Lucien's board Until she re-
covered. She had sent for me to
ask me if would try to interest the
Armstrong; in the child. When she
found herself growing worse h had
written to Mrs. Armstrong. telling her
nothing but that Arnold's legitimate
child was at Richfield and implor-
ing her to recognize him. She was
dying: the boy was an Armstrong,
and entitled to his fathers share of
the estate. The papers were In her
trunk at Sunnyside, with letters from
the dead nan that would prove what
abe said. h war going h would
not be Judged by earthly laws: and
somewhere else perhaps Lucy would
crept down the circular staircase,
drawn by a magnet, that night Mr..
Jameson had heard some one there.
Pursued, she had fled madly. any
where-through the first door she
came to. She had fallen down the
clothes chute, and been saved by the
basket beneath. / could "A cried
with relief; then it had not been Ger
trude, after ALL
That was the story, Sad and tragic
though it was, the very telling Of 1t
seemed TO relieve the dying oma
She did o know that Thomas was
dead. and did not tell her. prom
ised to look after little Lucien. and
sat with her until the intervals of
consciousness grew shorter and An
ally ceased altogether. She died that
/ night. ' . t,
ITO BE Continued.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16

pany, Incorporated, Roanoke, Va.
changing location OF principal Office
from Roanoke city to Roanoke county.
CP. Q. address Is Fl. F. d, Roanoke.
Va.)
A supplemental certificate OF incor-
poration was issued TO Virginia Com
mercial and Shorthand College. Incor-
porated, LynchburR. decreasing Its
stock from 500 par value to $40 par
value and creating a preferred stock
of $4,000.
An amendment was issued To char
ter of Atlantic Trust and Deposit Com
pany. Norfolk. reducing outstanding
capital stock from $3.50. 600 10 $t2s.-
00O.
A license to do business In the State
Of Virginia was issued to the Rush
Creek Lumber Company. Incorporat-
ed. a corporation organized and esixt-
ing under the laws OF the State Of
New York. n written power of attor-
ney having been filed with the COM
mission. appointing George w. Gil
lain. Of Cambria, Va, statutory agent.
Maximum capital authorized by char
ter.f $40. eco. objects and purposes:
Lumber business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16
~ C0nfeSSi0nS
|A 60 young
CVN1sekeeper
.6H Barbara BoxH
.6u BQI.bQx0 BoUZ

her a good of which she has not
thought.
With many housekeepers some af-
ternoons In the week must be giyea
over to sewing and mending ard~oth-
er work that cannot be accomplished
in the morning. Rut at least one or
two afternoons a week a housekeeper
can n should reserve for herself.
What shall she do with them?
Aimlessly wander through the shops =?
Call on some friend and spend the
time gossiping? Shopping and call
ing have their places. but lis ii wise
ta-sPeHd- A-eEen spare time in
this way? Do not these spare after
Moons that are a housekeeper's come,
through this law Of compensation,
for a purpose?
The housekeeper'3 work is largely
done alone and II Is not work that Ia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16
HEapT
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HOME
TALKS
\ Housekeeper's Afternoons.

\ HousekeepfT's Afternoons.
The business woman often enVies
the housekeeper her afternoons. for
these, the business woman AYERS. the
house keeper has for herself. and she
can rest or go To matinees or card
parties or lectures or whatever she
pleases. That her afternoons are not
always rounds Of pleasure every
housekeeper knows. Still there is a
thought In what the business woman
SAYS worth a housekeeper's atten-
ton.
Philosophers tell us there are COM
pensations In everything, and the
h~ousekeeper who thinks her work mo-
ton and not worth while should
study this matter of her afternoons.
and perhaps she will find this law of
compensation at work ready to bring
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16
Officers of Broad Street Bank.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Broad Street Bank.
held Tuesday afternoon, the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
william NJ. Habliston; first vice-presi-
dent, John w. Rothert: second vice
president. John G, Walker; cashier. a
NJ. Glover. Board OF directors: Henry
w. Anderson. BENJAMIN p. Alsop. Leon
Dettlebach, T. Fl. Elicit. II, F. Grim
mel. w. NJ. Habliston. l. H. Kaufman.
Raphael Levy. @. W. Minter, John
Murphy. J. w. Rothert, W. s
Rhoads, b. Randolph Wexford. Julian
w. Tyler and John q. Walker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16
CHARTERS GRANTED BY
CORPORATION COMMISSION

]. Gordon. vice-president, Pope's
Creek, Md. Fl. H.. Hoyme, secretary
and treasurer, Pope's Creek, Mary
land. Capital stock: Maximum.
$4,000; minimum, $1,000. Objects
and purposes: Operate a boat
line.
An was issued to char
ter of Roanoke Furniture Company,
Incorporated. increasing its capital
stock from S25.0 900 to $50, 1000.
An amendment was issued to char
ter of Farmers and Merchants Bank
OF Timberville, Incorporated. decreas-
ing its capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000.
An amendment was issued to char
ter OF Dominion Iron Works, Incor-
porated. Bristol. increasing it's capitaI
stock from $4,000 to 500, 900.
An amendment was issued to char
ter of Crescent Box & Lumber Com
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16
THE. ANCESTRAL HALLS


The sharp eyes were fUcuscd on
the girl iate. LeslIc telt her hear
IN her throat. But She was .pareu
: ne necessity al Iepelns 10y the en-
trance IL IL, man who had opened
the gate for her.
~4Augn $, eutNurth.1 said madame.
presentlng him. The GRANDSON OF my
aeaIest IIiend. I've asked him here
for two weeks that may make up
any ANNA whether he Is IL be my
nelr u not. Miss Leslie. hugh.
There was "A iuoA al genuine au-
I ui.A.4un III The young mans - es as
he acknoNleaEeo Il introduction.
i've sot m..Ity enough 81 my uNI4.
DON'T ,oset ma4amvs thousands.
~, declared wan a uoAlsa laugh
They must 20 H. these ua her cWn
/ ~u,upu."
Not a dollar 10 the daughter OF
a p-!ay-arting Wou.an. n Il a IS what
y, mean. madame,
Leslie nIt h,I in, n let he SUR
PASS nm, once Hut never again
snoaia h,r grandmother cispaTaxg
G,r t,ea.t.luf mother uulepuhrdt
For a eN DAVIS All went well, Les
lie wrote ~ua3auts letters. read to
.n.r reformed me duties an iaavs
mald. sac would nt4. Welcomed any
task that gave her the ley OF living
IN that charming house. And tnen
snr began atr,y ta realize haf a
.,,!d part of the ~ueauu!1l jite for
.Hh.en she sighed Aug Wentworth
had alr.afv he,erna
Shr fairly haunted the dear cid
garden. she knew inst where her
father had loved L. pIav when a boy.
where he had walked and dreamtd
az a man Tho sv..ar fs,pvle win ire
hal}Dved associations rad q charm nf
hl1h she never fi,ea
bra late twilight sha AN
dor the trees unfu m. gold was quite
gone from the SKI. she had flung
a bout her "a vrnp Of oriental silk long
and -ynlumfpous II had hs.n her
3othar she stul had II on when
sha entered the quaint old library
whar. htr rdran,b.r ,ra t4,tgb Ga,
IN fha annltghf
one look ara tho aid. jadv started
r~{olentIy "a hrr f.et THAI rloakt
How d{d Won come bv IT na she almost
shrfskea
wtthnu+ waiting fo,. q rop,v sho
crossed "a re- DIX f,,,p Ma in =.
secret drawer win trembling hands
.and MA 8 cara pbotngyanb ~ f." tbn
.ught Tcsl{e rasna6 uitb dIsmav
H. ,,atEnrn - - a. -
SglfS me uEraO Madame glanced ar
" mon at tha rfr, yhita as tha Loco
ar her throat
"Nov krow uhv y,,, fo,k ,tka a,
actrasu' That aancirg nnnnat 81 +hn
Foctlights vas ,.CIr n
leslie drew herseIf mn "yns and
n am nro,ta az ~. fort " sho sotd
who would NOT be- nror,a 81 soch 81
ynnthsr-tra haet v,,nar In ne [vorld
and the mos, heautifuia"
Madame SAT down. heavily pound-
ing the arm OF her chair with her hst
won dare saw tbat-to me-" sha
cried, her voice rising louder and
sharper with each word. leave my
! houae-this Instant
Leslie turned with a wonderful ges.
| ttire thai was q legar.- from, the staye
| on the threshold abe Danaed an In.
sran,.
"Grandmother" she said II want
I Won To forgive me for coming her.
like this. NV uoor father had tol(
me so much. abni1t- Overlook and IN,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16

ley Mill Jared on him in the city.
He had been far from a model hus-
band. even for the three months. and
when he disappeared Anne was al
most thankful. 1t was different with
the young wife, however. She dropped
and frettad, and on the biI<h of her
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16
VIRGINIANS' DAILY PATTERN
CHILD'S BONNET

Little girls are very much more
comfortable in winter IL their ears
are protected from the cold. and bon
nets made In the styles illustrated are
stylish and becoming.
The pictures speak for themselves
and the face OF the little one must
decide which style shall be adopted.
Plush. velvet. silk and all OF these
in combination with lace and passe-
menterie are appropriate materials.
The pattern, No. $500. Is cut in sizes
for children from one to FIVE years
of g. To make In three year size
the fancy bonnet will require three
quarters of a yard of 29-inch mate
rial and ga yards Of ribbon: the
plain bonnet win require IL yard OF
20-inch material. 3 is yards of inser-
ton. rs of a yard of edging and 1913
yards of ribbon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16

Anne Haswell had married a car
renter in Der native town. and was a
widow. For three months everything
went fairly well. Aubrey took his
bride 10 Chicago, where they lived at
g hotel, Perhaps the very unsophis-
t~ication that had charmed him In VAL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16

The following charters have been
granted by the State Corporation Com
The Washington times., 1911-04-29

gratitude, so that when one day while
devouring leg Of mutton a bone stuck
fast In his throat he got very little
sympathy from his companions in the
woods. Having stood the pain as long
as he could, he set out to md some
across crane by the pond, he explain
ed to her his troubles, and she, not
knowing him. volunteered to help him
II Black Wolf would properly pay her.
BLACK Wolf sat down on the ground,
and throwing back his head, opened his
mouth as wide as he could. The crane
looking down his throat saw the bone.
and putting her long bill in his mouth.
easily reached down, and grasping the
bone removed 1t.
You would have thought that Black
Wolf would have been very thankful;
certainly should be II some long billed
assist me, but when the crane demand
ed her pay Black Wolf said: 1t 10
plain that you do not know who l am.
am Black Wolf and you have already
been amply paid in that having put
your head in my mouth you were Al
lowed to withdraw II in safety
which," said Mister Fox, lis pretty
proof of the wisdom that when you
serve the wicked you should expect NO.
reward, but should be thankful II you
escape injury for your pains"
That Is certainly wise conclusion,
said Jack Rabbit, delighted with the
treat any one who helped you IN that
way"
mo" said Mister Fox: you see.
am not a black wolf. but a red fox"
Perhaps" said Jack Rabbit. IF
could get a pair of tongs from Farmer
The Washington times., 1911-04-29
Letters Pleased at
Coronation HOnors

The Letters are greatly pleased that
Marguerite, Countess of Suffolk, is to
be one of the American peeresses
who will appear in state robes in
Westminster Abbey for the corona
ton.
The former Daisy Letter, since being
married to the heir of the house Of
Suffolk, has been little known at
court, and rarely accepted Invitations
to London.
Letter millions were expended in re-
storing the Suffolk country place. and
the countess preferred to remain there
almost the year round She has three
sons. all of whom are being reared
according to military ideas.
OF course. all the Letters in America
will be at the coronation to see, but
not share, the honors Of the countess
The Washington times., 1911-04-29

out of breath. "What is the matter
and why have you your throat wrap
ped up on such a warm. pleasant
Mister Fox swallowed painfully be-
fore he answered: "The trouble with
| me is that I have too many bones"
Too many bones?" said Jack Rab-
bit. How is that and what do you
'I mean" said Mister Fox. shat last
| night I added a bone to my system
which does not belong there. and un-
III l get rid Of 1t 1 expect to be very
| unc omfortable.
How did 1t happen" asked Jack
way?"
EFT happened in this way" said Mis-
ter Fox: You know / told you that
l had dug a very fine hole under the
fence around Farmer Wilson's chick
en- yard and that / expected that my
chickens escaping the next morning.
Well, my suspicious were as usual
very correct, and next morning a fine
large pullet, with my aid, came out
through the hole I had dug. and,
strangely enough, l came along with
her and escorted her directly to my
house
She was very fine and plump, and
after I had kept her for a few days
I decided to have her for dinner She
rather hurried as I ate her, and, not
paying very special attention to the
bones, I swallowed one, which lodged
in my throat swallowed, and II
would not go down. and I coughed, and
IL would not come up, and there II Is,
doing me not a particle Of good, al
though I have no doubt II was at one
time very useful to the chicken"
We'll. what are you going to do?''
asked Jack Rabbit.
Mister Fox swallowed painfully again
and said: Il don't quite know what
can do, unless I follow the example of
one of my distant relatives of long ago.
who, In a similar difficulty, sought for a
crane to relieve him.
Jack Rabbit was delighted, for he
thought he saw a prospect of having
Mister Fox tell him another story. who
was your relative, and how did, the
crane help him." asked Jack Rabbit
anxiously.
My relative" said Mister Fox. was
a wolf-Black Wolf they called him, and
l suspect for the same reason that they
sometimes call a sheep a black sheep.
not so much because Of his color as
because Of his wickedness. Black Wolf
had a very unenviable record for having
robbed more sheepfolds and stolen more
fat turkeys than any other animal In
the particular forest where he lived, and
he was known, too, for his lack OF
The Washington times., 1911-04-29
Is THE TIMES DAILY SERIAL STORY
-Milady of the Mercenaries
VANCE
The
Bv LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE


7 you. Senior Curtice! Good-day, senors.
Ready there? Load! Aim"
Curtice faced the row of leveled Mau-
| sers, wondering vaguely from which
would come the pellet that'would cut
him from the world. He shut his eyes
| and waited.
'Ah, one moment, senor. I have Just
| aim at your face, that your love may
| remember you the better for the sight!
Men ready, captain? Well, then"
Curtice waited expectant. Instead. he
| was the trouble? Had the Mausers been
unloaded?
Jimmy opened his eyes to see; they
| fell upon a most unaccountable sight.
, the men, lacking every element Of dis
Cipline, had lowered them, and now
stood agape at that same thing which
Curtice by no means could understand.
saddle, apparently as mystified as were
the men. He put his hand up stupidity
to his temple. and felt of it. Curtice
noted that there was a small, blue hole
in the flesh, just above the cheek-bone;
little dirty blood was yelling slowly
The lips of the mercenary moved With
out sound. Then he fell out of his sad
die and sprawled in the hot dust1a neap
of bright-colored rags, very still
Jimmy looked at the woman-thts
strange woman who had prevented muir
der by committing murder. She was
smiling serenely. In her hand she held
a revolver, from the mouth of which a
tiny stream of vapor was ascending
vertically in the still air. She elected
the empty cartridge, inserting a fresh
one. Then she nodded to Curtice with
an air of superior nonchalance.
He was going bit too far with the
farce, Senior Curtice-a little too far. l
think he meant to kill you. actually
And ! suppose you really thought l IN
tended to take a revenge upon YOU"
She famed into harsh anger, patch of
vivid scarlet appearing on either cheek.
You fool! You vapid fool. You i'm
agined that | would lower myself to kill
a puerile weakling such as you? |
Once l thought you had the making Of
a man in you; had you proved sUch, I
might have let you be shot! Go now
go, with your milk-and-water senorita
BY her orders the soldiers unbound
them. Curtice,- still not comprehending
fully what had happened, gave her
brief word Of thanks.
Thanks" she flashed. And what do
] want of your thanks? You've done
your best. but you were fools to think
of fighting me! Go. tell you! There s
the captains ship, and here comes his
engineer-the crew has deserted. but you
ought to be able to manage TO get to
Curacao. where you will find the honor,
able father of your future wife. And
when you find him, senorita." she con-
tinued in a softer tone tell him we
shall be obliged for the return OF our
navy, when he is quite done with It,
Go, will you? Go, before ] repent:
She followed them to the waters edge
storming each into silence when they
would have given her words of thanks
Mr.. Hentz was waiting there with the
dingey: he greeted them as those risen
from the dead. With some difficulty
they all crowded into the little boat and
gained the Miranda J.
AS for milady. she watched them sate
abroad and then turned and went ABOUT
ner misunderstanding. I think.