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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-24

mothers, when d young lad. that Of
ten when person was going to die
mysterious tick, tick. tick. tick would
be heard In the fated house, the sound
coming as though from mysterious
watch concealed in the wall-the
death tick" AS the sound Of the
scraping fingers continued the zip. zip,
zip, zip echoed from the walls and
smote into Reds ears and into Reds
brain-an uncanny reminder Of that
| long forgotten tale.
And. strangely enough, Reds pre-
monition Of the presence of an unseen
menace was not without foundation
In fact. 1t may be that this active
career In the underworld had devel-
| oped in him that sixth sense of the
habitual thief which sometimes gives
him warning of approaching dangers.
AS Red stood there fascinatingly
watching the rapid play of Valentines
| fingers the door leading into the mar
, row hallway noiselessly opened-open-
ed just enough to allow the sound OF
the scraping fingers to reach the ear
pressed against the crack between the
door and the jam. 4 few inches more
| of space and the face of George Doyle
appeared in the doorway.
AS the door en- opening swung to-
ward the rear of the chamber toward
! the vault. Doyle. shielded by it, was
| enabled to put one foot over the Sill
and stand half within the vault room.
Pressing himself close against the
door, he could watch in the darkened,
shadowy room the operations or keo
Flanagan and Mr.. Lee Randall, alias
Jimmy Valentine.
He saw the sheet Of sandpaper tut
ter TO the floor; he saw Valentine lick
his fingers with his tongue to ease the
burning pain that throbbed through
them: he saw Red Flanagan drop on
his knees and crouch against the door
of the giant safe: he saw valentine
step forward, seize the combination
with the tips of his fingers. press MS
ear against the vault and gently, ca
ressingly, ever so gently. tWirl the
shining nickeled knob Of the combina-
ton.
George Doyle had his dearest Wish
gratifed. At last be saw the great
Jimmy Valentine at work.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-24

touch" said Valentine innocCntly, con-
tinuing to play" Doyle as an angler
plays brook trout.
"He has" with 80 angry snort. IT'S
been the ambition q. ny life TO see
him work-to catch i:.lI red handed"
"Well. for the sake o: lie commune
ty at large l hope you do. Hy the
way. Mi. Doyle. as you have never
seen this-ar-Mr. Valentine work.
how do you know that lie uses moth
ing but his hands in opening Safes?'
"Oh. we have Il general idea about
his system. lie keeps his hands ten
der. soft. sensitive. and through Il
faculty seeming almost miraculous he
is able to detect the movement Of the
tumblers that lock the safe as he
turns the dials Of the combinatlO:i.
This much We learned from one Red
Flanagan. alias Tim Cronin. alias the
White Rat the pal that Valentine
took up with after he killed another
pal named Cotton. Flanagan's right
name is jim. He did bit at Joliet,
and | think III be able to get him to
testify against Valentine when l get
him sewed ur IN Boston. What? Oh.
yes; Red was always known as the
White Rat until he took to dyeing his
hair vermilion."
Doyle looked at his watch. He nod
ded a farewell to Valentine and wheel
ed toward the door. He stopped mo-
mentarily and asked permission to
take another flash at that picture on
the wall" Valentine gave his assent
and watched the detective curiouSly.
Doyle stepped in front of the photo
graph. took out his magnifying glass,
powerful reading glass, and again
made a minute examination of the
scene in the banquet hall. with "Mr.
Lee Randall" sitting at the right OF
the POSTMASTER.
He turned. shot a searching look at
Valentine and then drew close to the
laIter's desk.
BY the way" he said, ION my way
out III stop and explain to the
mir. Lane, the president" remind
ed Valentine.
Yes. | want to apologize for max
ing accusations against you. Good
day. Mr.. Randall"
Good Gay. Mr.. Doyle"
Doyle stepped out into the hallway.
AS he drew the door toward him to
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ITO BE Continued
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-24
CHAPTER XVI.

- FIE room In the Fourth National
bank Of Springfield, ILL.,, in
] which the new vault had been
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-24

"I WANT TO APOLOGIZE" SAID DOYLE.
close it he leaned forward and peered
through the crack. He saw Valentine
standing at his desk, and he also saw
the young mans breast heave as
though he was signing in relief as at
the ending of trying ordeal.
Just as he was about to close the
door and depart the door leading from
the vault room into the assistant cash
iers Office burst violently open. Doyle
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-24
SATURDAY, MARCHES, 1911,

| on
SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1911,
by way of public auction to the highest
bidder, the following described real estate
| living in Highland county. on Bull Pas
ture River, suitable for grazing and farm
ing purposes, well watered, in excellent
state of cultivation, with good dwelling
houses, and outbuildings situated on two
of the tracts:
First; tract containing 1881 acres.
mere or less, subject TO the dover OF Julia
| b. l. ockridge in as acres thereof, it being
the Stephen A Lockridge home place.
Second: tract containing 5 acres,
more or less, adjoining the lands OF d..
E. Lockridge and others The fee sim
pie interest in the two first men
TONED tracts, will be sold and conveyed.
The life estate of Jane II. LOcklidge,
the wife Of W. p. b, Lockrid-c, in the
two following tracts will be sold and
conveyed and the undivided vested re-
nainder belonging to l.. ii. Lockridge
! therein:
First; tract containing 100 acres,
more less, known as the old William
Lockridge home place.
Second; tract containing So acres,
more or less. lying near the double ford
ing, it being timber land with some nice
timber thereon.
The 100 acre tract and the le3! acre
tract are probably the best land on the
! Bull Pasture River, aud are well located
and splendid homes.
Terms of sale: Enough cash on day OF
sale 10 defray the costs Of suit and sale,
and for the balance The purchaser or pur-
chasers to execute their bonds, with APP
proved security, payable in l, , and 3
years, respectively, from day of sale, with
interest from date, waving the home
stead exemption and the title to be re-
tained until all the bonds ale paid. Bonds
to be dated on day of sale.
|, w. ii. Matheny, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Highland County, hereby certi-
fy that the bond required by the above
decree has been executed 10y the COM
missioners.
w. H. Matheny, Clerk.
Andrew l.. Jones,
CONS, II. Ii, Byrd,
l. L. Jones "a
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nor been turned ana only the DOORS
weight held it in place. But the metal
barrier would not move. lie pressed
his ear to the hairiike crack. lie
hoard the sound as of a little body
! falling TO the floor and the faint means
. of the prisoner calling. Bobby. Bobby.
Bobby"
Valentine bent over the combination.
peered sharply at it, then began 10
tvirl the cylinders gently. Around
and then back he turned the knob.
No: IT was of no use. Nothing could
he done until the sandpaper arrived
His fingers had lost their sensitiveness
and hence their cunning. and In the
meantime Valentine well knew the
prisoner was consuming whatever OF
the priceless air that remained.
The door leading from his office
swung o,en, and again Red Flanagan
darted in. lie flung himself on the
vault room floor directly below Val
entine's knees and held his ear close
to the crack of the safe door.
"Tbink YOU can make ii. Jimmy?
be gasped
"Guess so: never failed on lock
like this. Why. in Gods name. don't
that fool come with that Sandnaper:
Valentine WAS desperate 1T the delay.
"Hp's gone 10 a-here lie is" cried
Red as he heard hurrying footsteps ii
the assistant cashiers office. Red
i,,rnped TO his feet and ont into Val
entine's ROOM He seized the roll OF
sandpaper from the messengers
hands.
What are you going to do with it,"
asked the inIuisilive clerk.
Red showed him away and darted
back toward the vault room.
"None Of your business" he cried.
land keep ont Of here"
GIVE it here. What is it," eXclaim.
II Valentine as Red ran to him.
mo. t."
"That's best Is the bank empty"
YES, thank Cod. Mr.. Lane has
gone. There's no one here to pipe
what we're jo!n'-and even If there
.-..~ - -.1.>-~-
was we'd just materially have to go
through with it-for that girl Kitty
shut upr cried Valentine nervous
". He bent over and rubbed his fin
gers briskly across the gritty surface
Of one of the sheets of sandpaper
which Red had handed im-rubbcd
until the white flesh showed pink.
Red stood and watched him breath
lesSly. The sound of Valentines fin
gers scraping back and forth across
the face Of the sandpaper seemed to
his feverish brain the physical demon
stration Of an evil being. appalled, him
| as sinister omen Of impending doom.
He had heard Il story of his old grand
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1911-03-24
Commissioners Sale of Val
liable Land.

Pursuant to authority vested in the
undersigned commissioners by decree
entered in the Circuit curt of Highland
County at. the November term, 1910, in
the Chancery Cause therein pending OF
the Monterey Stock Farm, 1t, and others
against Jane II. Lockridge; W. T. 3.
Lockridge and others, we will offer for
sale at the front door OF the Court house
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1911.
Nat Ire's Scene Shifting.


Although in the geological past vast
changes of level occurred on the Dor
ders and even in the center of CONT
nents, 1t Is debated question whether
at present similar elevations and sub.
sidences can be detected. Recently the
frequently repeated statement that the
coasts Of Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey are perceptibly sinking has been
disputed. the apparent subsistence be-
ing ascribed to simple changes Of
shore line. But some curious records
kept in Europe seem to indicate that
actual fluctuations of the level of the
land may occasionally be observed. In
the valley of the Main church tower
hidden behind a mountain screen has
since 1861 gradually risen into plain
view from the chateau of Strossen-
dorf, and still farther in the same di.
rection another church tower. which
began to be visible from Strossendorf
eighty years ago, is now clearly seen
above the horizon and is said to rise
higher as time goes on. Similar rec
ords exist in Bohemia. in Switzerland.
in Spain and in the French Jura.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Ocean Derelicts,

There is an old dread of encounter
ing a derelict that Is just below the
surface Of the water. There is nc
such danger. A derelict that will sink
below the surface will sink to the bot
tom. Take a tub Of water and try to
find any object that will unattached
occupy a position that is other than at
the surface or at the bottom. There
is a long task ahead of you. There is
the false theory that the water grows
denser as one goes deeper and that a
sinking object will find place where
it will remain suspended. This theory
Is not correct, and boat that will
sink beneath the surface will sink to
the bottom. even II that bottom should
be twenty miles down. The derelict
that is bumped into has a piece Of it.
self sticking out of the water as an
alarm If the eyes Of the lookout are
only sharp enough to catch it.-New
York Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Roads of the Olden Time,

A curious illustration Of the lack of
any systematic authority over the
roads in England. even as late as the
fifteenth century, is preserved in the
records of the manor Of Aylesbury.
A local miller. named Richard Boose,
needed some ramming clay for the re.
pair of his mill. Accordingly-we learn
from "Old Country lnns"-his servants
dug a great pit in the middle Of the
road. ten feet wide and eight feet deep
and so left it to become filed with
water from the winter rains. A GLOW.
er from Leighton Buzzard, on his way
home from market, fell in and was
drowned. Charged with manslaugh-
ter, the miller pleaded that he had nc
place wherein to get the kind Of clay
be required except on the highroad.
he was acquitted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
YOUR CRAY HAIRS
QUICKLY VANISH
A Harmless Remedy, Made From
Garden Sage, Restores Color to
Gray Hair.

A feeling of sadness accompanies
the discovery of the first gray hairs,
which, unfortunately, are looked up
on as heralds of advancing age. Gray
hairs; however, are not always an
indication of advancing age, for
many people have gray hairs quite
early in life. Of course it is unna-
tural, and indicates that there is
something wrong with the individ-
ual, and that Nature needs assist
ance in correcting the trouble. The
same is true of hair that is constant
ly falling out and becoming thinner
every day. If everything is right
with Nature, the hair, even in COM
paratively elderly people, should be
long, thick and glossy, without even
a streak of gray.
The ideal assistant to Nature in
restoring and preserving the hair is
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Remedy, clean and wholesome
dressing for daily USE 1t not only
removes dandruff, but strengthens
weak, thin and falling hair and pro-
notes it's growth. A few applica-
tions will restore faded or gray hair
to its natural color.
Get bottle today, and let it do
for you what it has done for thou
sands of others.
This preparation is offered to the
public at fifty cents a bottle, and is
recommended and sold by all drug
gists.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Knew tho Boundary Line.


The friends of a couple in Cleveland,
in whose household no doubt exists as
to who is the head OF the family. tell
an interesting story relative to the last
trifling passage at arms between hus-
band and wife. One evening just be-
fore dinner the wife. who had been
playing bridge all the afternoon. came
In to find her husband and a strange
man tafterward ascertained to be a
lawyer) engaged in some mysterious
business over the library table. upon
which were spread several sheets Of
paper.
What are you doing with all that
paper, Henry?" demanded the wife.
II am making a wish," meekly re-
spOnded the husband.
"a wish?"
eyes, my dear In your presence I
shall not presume to call it a will."-
LippincOtt's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Tho Eco and tho Shell.

r Eggshells are made chiefly ct car
Donate Of lime. and the yolk is half
water, half oil and albumen, while the
white Of an egg. as it Is called, con-
sists of water chiefly with albumen
and a little phosphorus and sulphur.
The yolk always floats at the top Of
the white. so to be as near as possible
to the hen when she sits upon it to
hatch it. while two cords attached to
the yolk, one at each end. prevent it
from actually touching the shell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
His Qualifications.

Writing to the leader Of a string or
chestra, an aspirant for a position was
requested to state his qualifications.
Complying by mail, he said, among
other things:
Yours reed. I can play tho fiddle and
some on tromboan. also zillyfoan. Have
played foot at parties, but prefer pickleos.
Respt., o. M.
the gatar Would be willing to teach my
self the cornit Terms, union rats.
Respt., o. M.
New York Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22

A Scottish minister was asked to
pray for rain. He did so, and the rain
came down in foods and destroyed the
crops. Irritated at the result. one dis
gusted elder confided to another that
this comes O. intristin' sic request
to meenister wha isna acQuent WI
agriculture"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Not a Hindrance,

1t was a revival meeting, and the
church workers were working up and
down the aisles. A gray haired woman
past middle age approached a sedate
looking gentleman who occupied rear
seat on the end Of the row. Placing
her hand on his shoulder with maternal
touch, she said:
"Don't you think you would like to
be a Christian?"
my dear madam" he began. don't
you know that l am professor of theol-
ogy in the little seminary at the other
end of the town.
The woman. homely character, and
ignorant OF the ''isms" and "ologies'
of the modern curriculum, gave answer
in smooth accents:
"We!l. my dear brother, don't allow
little thing like that to stand in your
way."-Philadelp Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
KNOW THYsELF.

We are apt to be very pert at cen
suing others where we will not en-
dure advice ourselves. And moth
ing shows our weakness more than
to be so sharp sighted at spying
other mems faults and 50 purblind
about our own.-William Penn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Garrick and Kitty Give.

Kitty Give, the paramount soubrette
of Garrick's time. was celebrated for
her temper and her spiteful tongue.
She denied little Davy" had skill in
tragedy and Knocked at him when he
prepared to put on "Hamlet." During
the performance she stood in the
wings, intending to scott. but she was
carried away with enthusiasm in spite
. of herself and applauded vigorously.
''Well, Kitty" asked Garrick as he
came off the stage, have l convinced
you that l can act in tragedy"
Kitty burst into tears of vexation,
declaring, "Why. - you, Davy, you
could act gridiron!'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Whv They Are Cleaner.

"Women's minds are much cleaner
than MEMS" said a woman to her hus.
band
They ought to be-" replied her hus-
band "They change them so much
oftener."-Ladies' Home Journal
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
A Double Barreled Grievance.

what is Smiths grievance against
the railway company"
HE has two grievances. One of
them is that some of the trains don t
stop at his station and the other that
after he gets in the trains they lose
time by stopping at other stations!'-
London Telegraph.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Fine Scheme.

Wife-Please match this piece of silk
for me before you come home. Hus-
band-At the counter where the sweet
little blond works. the one with the
soulful eyes and Wife-No. You're
too tired to shop for me when your
days work is done. dear. On second
thought 1 won't bother you.-Detroit
News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Candor.

Candor.
Shopper-Can hang this paper on
myself? Salesman - Yes. sir, but it
would really look better on the WALL
Harper's Bazaar.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
The FuIlness of Her Love.

PettibOne-One cannot live on love
alone. FunnibOne-I can live on my
love. Why, how Is that?
FunnibOne-She has 100000. - Ex-
change.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Spiteful

SpitefuI.
II wonder why Mabel looks In the
glass 80 often"
Maybe she has a grudge against
herself" -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22

Manners must adorn knowledge and
smooth its way through the world
Chesterfield.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Losinq Her Interest

Losing Her Interest.
Mrs. BiIlerock Is getting old know
IT,"
what nOWY
"She says that the stores don't have
as good bargains now as formerly."-
Buffalo Express.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22

Discretion Of speech is more than
eloQuence.-FrancisB Bacon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
Heipjna tho DIAGNOSIS

Helping tho Diagnosis.
Doctor-My dear lady. you are in
perfect health. l can't find thing the
matter with you. Patient-I. wish
you'd try again. doctor. l do so want
to go away to recuperate.-Century
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22
The Hatter,s Comment

7 nc T1atteFS OOYTH0Ht
How gracefully young Skivett raises
his hat!'
81 wish he could raise the price of
the hat half as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Plain Dealer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-22

Daces are made beautiful by kind
ness. 1t is q divine sculptor.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-02-11
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Send for testimonials free.
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-02-11
Protest Against The Damming
of Bayou Courtableau.

At meeting of the Progressive
League of Opslousas, held at the
courthouse Tuesday night, a vigo-
rous protest was entered against
the dalnming of Bayou Courta-
bleau, and the consequent inter-
ference with the Schell Canal, onr
of the most beneficial protects ever
conceived for this country, and the
entire Southwest Louisiana.
A committee. composed of the
Messrs. E P. Veazie, E. b. Du .
bu;sson and Thos. H. Lewis, Sr
was appointed to draft resolutions
relative to the matter. The fol-
lowing resolutions. reported by the
committee, were read, and
adopted unanimously
"Be it resolved, that, we the ci-
tizens of Opelousas, st. Landry
parish, Louisiana, do hereby pro-
test in strongest terms to having
the waters Of the Bayou Courta-
bleau diverted to run through the
Bayou Teche or any other than it's
natural course. We protest against
the U. 8. Government establishing
navigation through Bayou Courta-
bleau by way of Bayou Teche, and
ask that it be let alone just as it lie
for the time being, or until the
can devise some other
plan to establish navigation than
the Bayou Teche."