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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-29
ApparItions.


Roscoe did not pause to investigate
the effect of his blow, nor to waste a
second one. II the man who had con-
fronted him there in the companion
way was dead, so much the better. If
he were only half-dead. the job could
be finished at any time. He was out
Of the way for the present at least.
Roscoe hurried on, searching state
rooms and passageways and finally
the crews quarters. forward.
When he had satified himself that
he and his men we're in undisputed
possession of the yacht, he emerged
on deck again by the forward hatch
way, and found Captain Planck al
ready there He directed him to 60
below with Schwartz, who had been
engineer aboard the whaler. and get
steam up as promptly as possible. He
himself remained on deck, directing
the unloading and stowage Of those
precious golden slabs that the rest
Of the party were bring out in boats
from the shore.
We've got 1t all, Roscoe, unless you
want them barrels Of whale oil"
man in the last boz sang out as they
came alongside
"we'll leave them to pay for this
nickel-plated ship" Roscoe answered.
Come! Look alive and get aboard.
Well be ready to start as soon as We
can get little daylight"
He looked them over. numbered
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ing years as In a dream-the man
who enjoys good reading is indepen-
dent of the rest of the world. as far
as personal pleasure is concerned. He
can sit and listen and debate with
great men and women-salt Of the
earth. He >zn almost hear them talk
reading is mutual: One can not
read what one does not wish for. any
more than one can lend an ear 10
that which one does not want TO
hear. Such man Deed look nowhe-e
else than in books for quiet mock u
while away . vacstion-such q man
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| throw II on, he clustered. stormed at
and abused them for pack Of liars
But in the end he sprang down into
one Of the boats. and said be would
fetch the box himself Whether he
believed their story, or not. 1t was
the only thing for him to do
As he pulled shoreward he tried
hard to convince himself that he did
not believe It; that Rose and Carlson
had probably forgotten all about the
box. and had trumped up the story to
avoid the necessity of going back for
II.
He beached his boat. scrambled
ashore and set out walking doggedly
along in the direction of the hut. The
fog was still all but impenetrable, even
to his practised vision. but he knew
the shore like the palm of bis hand
and he trudged on without a pause.
until he was within ten PAGES, per-
haps. Of his destination.
But there he faltered and stopped.
turned about, under an irresistible Inn
pulse of fear. and would have fed
had not sheer necessity compelled
him to stop again. There was light,
a diffused yellow glow, faint but un-
mistakals. shining out of the windows
of the hut.
He knew be could not go back to
the Aurora without that box; II was
necessary both TO his future safety and
his present command Of the situation.
His one hold upon those sullen follow
ers Of his depended upon his being i'm
pervious alike to terror and to defeat.
II he we're to 60 back now without
accomplishing his purpose. It would
only be question Of days before they
murdered him. They all hated him.
enough for that, he knew.
Yet, even under that necessity. Il
was three or four minutes before. at
the command of his burly will. he be-
gan creeping forward on hands and
knees toward the lighted window Of
the hut
And when he reached poipt where
he could command its interior. his
knees slipped out from under him and
he lay prone upon the icy beach. his
face buried In his outstretched arms.
For those two sailors had told the
truth
Presently he drew himself up and
squatted back on his launches, star
ing Human or not. the figure there
in the hut seemed unaware Of his
presence. II was staring at the ex-
piring flame of the candle in profound
abstraction. When it stirred. as pres
entity IL did, 1t was with q natural.
human motion And then the candle
went out
In the few seconds of silence which
followed, his terror returned upon
him with full foro~- Ss.s Il went
away as suddenly as It had come, and
with its recession there surged up in
him a wave of british anger. 1t was
no ghost that had sat In contempla-
ton over the contents of that box.
for II was moving now. with human
ootsteps-faltering uncertain foot
steps, at that And when Il appeared.
Just visible and no more. outside the
doorway, It called aloud in hunal
voice. wcman's voice.
CTo BE c0NTINuEDJ
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the very morning when Roscoe had
murdered him. Its discovery would
go a long way toward bridging the
gap which Roscoe meant to leave in
their departing trail In short, II that
rosewood box we're left behind. RIOS
coe would always feel that he was In
more or less danger OF detection. And
he didn't mean to have a thing like
that hanging over, him.
Consequently, when he discovered
that the box was not on board, and
that his particular injunctions con-
corning II had been either neglected
or disobeyed, he came raging up on
deck again. a most formidable figure,
which caused his companions. harden
ed rufians though they we're, to cover
and shrink away from him.
In a torrent of furious blasphemy.
he demanded to know why that box
had not been brought aboard; and the
concentrated lees OF his rage he
emptied at last upon the two men
whom he had ordered to do II.
Now" he concluded. when the tor
rent had spent itself. you go ashore.
you two. Yes. you. Carlson mean
you-and you. Rose; go ashore now
and get it."
Then, after a momentary silence.
he ragged out the command again.
amid foul food of abuse.
But still they made no move to
obey. and the big Sweds. in evident
terror. answered him. u won't get
it, Roscoe. II you want that box, you
can get it yourself"
What in hell do you mean?" the
leader stormed. But his voice, even
as he spoke. lost its confident tang Of
authority.
you tell him." said Carlson, nod
ding to his companion. Rose. Evident
ly 1t was Rose who had told the story
to the other members of the party. He
was squatly built man with stub
born jaw. and Plsnck, in the days OF
his command, had always disliked him
as that most undesirable pest that can
be found in a forecastle-a sea law
yer.
What did you leave the box in the
hut fort" he demanded. "He might
not have come back If you had left
1t in the cave"
Come back" echoed Roscoe. with
a growl.
That's what said. We went to
the hut to get It,. and there was a
light inside. and there he sat. Just like
he used to. And he had the box
open"
"Hel Who do you meanr There
was no trace of turbulence In Roscoe's
voice now. He spoke as though his
throat was dry.
1T was Captain Fielding: him to
the life. And. yet. 1t was different
from the way he used to be- We
couldn't see It very we'll Its face was
sideways and the light was behind It..
and 1t looked smaller and thinner
more-more like a woman (If Rose
had had the word spiritual in his vo-
cabulary, he would have used 1t. In
default of 1t. he gave up trying TO
express just what he meant) Any
way. there he sat with the box open
beside him. and that red book of his
open on his knees. Go back for IL?
Well. guess not"
There was momentary silence aft
er he had finished. and Roscoe could
feel II, as It stretched itself out to The
length Of half a minute or so. the chill
OF their terror enveloping him. To
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do. though her mind never, never
hesitated over .the slightest detail Of
the necessary formula of procedure.
She knew in just what order to press
IN those innocent-looking little orna-
mental tacks in the brass binding; re-
membered the right moment to turn
the box up on its end and let the
just released steel ball roll down its
channel to the pocket, where 1t must
lie before the last pressure upon the
last spring would prove effective. She
no more faltered over 1t than she
would have faltered over her alphabet
And at last, when her numbed fin
gers had completed their task. the
counter-weighted lid rose slowly by
itself, just as 1t had used to, and re-
vealed TO her swimming eyes the con-
tents of the interior.
Up TO the moment she had not real
ized what the finding of the dispatch
box meant 1t had not occurred to
her that full account of her fathers
expedition, a narrative which would
reach. perhaps. to the morning of the
last day of all, was lying here. right
under her eyes.
But now when the cover opened and
she saw beneath 1t a thick volume,
bound In red morocco. she realized
that here, under her hand, was the
very object, in search of which the
Aurora had set out upon her perilous
voyage.
The first sight of her fathers clear.
erect, precise handwriting warmed
her with sudden courage. But even
this new inspiration of courage did
not make her strong enough to turn
back and read the last entry in that
tragic journal first. She tried to do
1t. but the will failed her. So she be-
gan at the beginning. Once she had
plunged into the fascinating nara
tive, the whole Of the outside world
faded away from her. She was oblivious
to the fact that the darkness outside
was no longer the mere darkness of
the fog: oblivious to the rising wind
that poured its icy stream through the
leaky walls of the hut and made the
candle flicker; obiivious, even to the
very sound which she had meant to
wait for-the sound of Toms voice
calling out to her from the yacht. and
the sound Of other. more alarming.
nearer voices.
They all fell on deaf ears as she
turned page after page of that pre-
cious record Of her fathers life. 1t
was written, IN the main, in the scien-
tifc. observant, unimpassioned temper
which she knew so well. He chron-
icled those days of peril, when their
ship, crushed in the ice, and only kept
from sinking by that very ice. which
had Just destroyed her. was drifting
along in the pack TO what seemed
certain destruction. as quietly and as
explicitly as he did the uneventful
voyage through Behring strait. The
mans courage was so deeply element
al In him that he could not be self
conscious about II.
He told of the land, the strange, I'M
charted shore, whose discovery offer
ed them respite. at least. from that
destruction: told how he got his re-
naming stores ashore and built the
hut. where, in all human probability,
he and his companions were to spend
the rest of their lives,
Finally she reached the record of
the day when he had consigned to the
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report was drawn up. and has now
been submitted to the senate. The
exact difference between London and
Paris Is minutes q seconds. and the
change win be made as soon as the
senate has approved It by a vote.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-29
PIeasure In Readinn.

There is a pleasurable wealth of
recreation, as well as fine creation
OF newer delights and views. IN the
contents Of the worlds best books
that lets the day run from sun % sun.
and slip and slide into the quick-so-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-29
'sench Legal Time ls at Last Mace
% Conform to That Of Eastern
Europe.

french legal time is at last to be
oosnt INTO conformity with the In
nanonai time Of Eastern Europe.
Is TO correspond exactly TO that
London. For this purpose TIE
y clock VII have to be put back
minutes. he difference between
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-29

First Housefly- They're going to en-
terminate as. What shall we do?
Second Ditto-Do7 Why. ven make
things hum
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-29
cIrcumstantIal ExIssne..

cIrcumstantlal EsIiencs-
He says that he thought all j4,
yesterday that 1t was Saturday
DO you think he really did?"
Il guess so. he took hath"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-29

can wander away to tbs Indies q
Azores in al easy chair By his ows
Preside. and at TIE same time enjoy
home and vtfe-and pipe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
The Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley Railroad COMPANY.

Tichets on sale DAILY after May 18th
to Sept. 30th 1912 good returning until
October 31st, 1911.
To Dawson Springs, KY, and return
$14.O5.
On sale daily May 18th final limit six
months from date Of sale.
dress
WILLIAM C.. LEE, Tiki Agt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23

adopted by the sum
mer Sons of Fash
ion: the shirt, the
collar and the scarf
to match. Really
chic are these silk
nd-linens shirts, with
soft French cuffs, IN
plain c%olors, white,
tar, slate, cream and
blue, with both a
carefully cut wash
able collar and mar
row tub scarf which
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23

DR.. G. L. Holcomb, Dentist, Office v
5 and10 Cent Store.
Mrs. W. r. Bell is visiting relatives
at Cleveland this week.
Fh, Worlds Famous pictures ON Sale
Monday for soc at G. B. Gillespie 4 Co.
Mr.. Sell Jones was down from his
plantation neal Black Bayou yesterday.
Unprcclidental Values in Picture
Monday at c. e. Gillespie & Co.
Miss Blake Parker was the guest of
Miss Ress Haley, at 4tta RRena, this
WWeeE.
Whooping cough is not dangerous
when the cough is kept loose and ex-
dectoration easy bz giving Chamber
lain:s Cough Remedy. 1t has been
used in many epidemics of this disease
with perfect SUCCESS. For sale by all
aesle.<.
Gen. aud Mrs. Monroe McClurg have
returned from a visit TO vieksburg and
jackson.
Mr.. ". s. wingfeld, of sheilnaound.
Wednesday and Thursday ;
tbs city. ="
Hon. J. ". Bradford was over from
Itta Bena on professional business
yesterday,
Messrs. Douglass Robinson and Doug
lass Smith were up from Sidon on bust.
this week.
Mrs. Martin Anderson is visiting the
family of her daughter at Lambert FOL
several weeks.
Aessrs. Thomas Lucas apd ]. D. Nc
Gaskill yer down from shellmound On
BUSINESS Yesterday:
Hon.. r. e. Mortimer, of Belzoni
candidate for District Attorney, was in
the city last Wednesday.
DR.. Dickson, Of E sstern Arkansas, is
in the city prospecting for the location
af a'M A. iadu stry.
The friends of Mr.. John Wingfeld. Of
Sc4later, are glad to know that he is
seco1ering from typhoid fever.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
THIS IS SIGNIFICANT.

The Register, of Clarksdale,
Miss, the home paper, printed in
the home town of Earl Brewer, is
out in a column editorial repudiat-
ing the man designed by John AL
len as a 'Vile wretch,' and who is
now a candidate for a State office.
The Register says that the Mis-
sissippi Legislature made an inves-
tigation of the charge of bribery
brought by this man and by an
overwhelming majority reported
that his charge was false.
That the Yazoo jury also re-
pudiated this maa and acquitted
EHaianeE, and it was proven that
some Of the money which it was
enlarged had been used by
Dulaney for bribery was not issued
by the government until after the
alleged bride had taken place.
In Short" the Register says, etc
believe that man an honorable
gentleman and a faithful servant OF
the people it is necessary to con
vict an entire Legislature, a Judge
Ion the bench, and a Yazoo county
jury of most unbridled wickedness
and corruption"
It is said that Earl Brewer does
moi want this man elected, and who
can blame him.. At one time Earl
Brewer was also the principle own
er of the Clarksdale Register, and
it is understood that he is still one
of its stockholders.
That makes the editorial quoted
above more significant than ever
ClarionsIedgeI.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
4 Pretty Mef1M

T." b me Il NJ. md ArAeA.AAvsdAon
on y shis Rton aveoues Hasneaan1, Sune
9th, lien near ssssefs safsaf
VIE united II nosy weasce3 20 III.
z u s.os klcr, = 1Ake f~1ovlasnees Ia.
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
Lost

One gold trimmed Cameo Belt Pin.
LIBERAL reward Tor return to W. M
Hammer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
SAVINGS
FOR GREENWOOD.
sysfem 70 be lnsuxurated On the
18th Of July.


Postmaster W. G. Peel has received
notice from the department at Wash
ington that Greenwood is soon to be
q of the Postal Savings cfices in
Mississippi.
In q few days an official of the Saw
ings Department will visit this city and
give the postmaster and his assistants
thorough instructions in connection
with this new feature, preparatory to
its Inauguration on July 18th.
The government pays its ~depositors 2
cent. and there will be only eight points
in the State where Postal Savings are
to be established for the present.
Greenwood is proud of the distinction
of being one of the cities named by the
DEPARTING Mt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
DOIN6 Their DUTY.


10 alter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
when they fail to do this the kidneys
are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills follow,
Help tho kidneys do their work.
Doan's Kidney Pills have cured thou
sands Of severe cases.
Proof in the following:
Eli r. Wineman, HOG s. Broadway,
Greenville, Miss. says:
II was greatly annoyed by pains in
my back for five or six years. At night
| could not lie on my back and tho
kidney secretions were 30 frequent in
p usage that my rest was disturbed.
D ,an's Kidney Pills brought me almost
immediate relief aud less than the
contents Of one box removed every
symptom Of my kidney complaint. Ny
back is now a great deal stronger, l can
rest we'll and my kidneys are normal.
l am very grateful for the benefit l
have obtained from the use of Doan's
Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23

We direct sn.esial attention to the
sara Of /. W. Barnweli, general in
surance agent. Mr.. Barawell repre-
sents several of the very best fire,
accident, health and liability iazgraaoe
companies 10 s1ietaass, ara respect
ipi'y solicit. . share Of your business.
Misses Edna p. and Gertrude Acahane
have Returned from . most delightful
session at Ward's Seminary, at Nash
They were accompanied hone BY Miss
Mary Lucy Fusate. OF Adairsville, KY,
and Miss Sarah Railaw, Of Edgeton.
KY, two Of Kentucky's fairest young
social favoriteA
Don't try to raise chirfs with > hon
anttes. yoaf are prepared to keep then
free from lice. Apply little Of Con
keys Head Lice Ointment 10 the head
OF each chick and start them right,
Wilson Feed st5fs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
Tours via So. Ry. Co.

Greatly reduced round trip fares to
points East, West, North and North
west. Liberal return limits. Stopovers.
Plan your summer trip now. Nearest
ticket agent, Southern Ry. Co., in
Miss, will be pleased to give full in
formation regarding fares, etc, or
write
Il. D. Jones, Dr., A. G. p. A.,
Columbus, Miss.
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For Rent.

House and lot. Fqfnished. Montreal,
Nc. Call phone No, ksaAAr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23

Messrs- Waiter Ben an1 La
Clurg left yeseerd4y Tor aie11oR e -
guests s ths To~nss honss party.
Gen-a ana Mrs. s. r. Ksesler and fam
lily ~ enjoying tho cool bfeczes ..
Aontreat, n. G., 1t their snmmer home.
The uniform ucces that attended
the use Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy has made Il a
~favorite everywhere. It can always be
upon. For sale by all dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. L. WORKMAN, Of
Memphis, are the appreciated guests
of Judge and Mrs. s. r. Coleman this
week.
1t is worse than useless to take any
internally for muscular
or chronic rheumatism. All that is
needed is . free applicant of Chamber
lain's Liniment. For sale by all
dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. e. Calm left today
for their summer vacation to Phila-
delphia and other eastern points Of
interest.
What's wrong with my chicks: Well
it's some guessing but our frst would
be that it Is lice, Those pests are not
responsible for all the chick losses, but
they are killing their share right along.
If you have not used Conkey Lice
Preparations, try them. Wilson Feed
Store.
Hon. T. 4. Everett, of Indianola,
candidate for District Attorney, was a
Greenwood visitor the latter part Of
last week.
Mr.. W. L. Pryor, connected with the
US. Dept. Agriculture, was in the city
Thursday and made this Office an ap-
preciated call:
r
The woman of today who has good
health, good temper, good sense, bright
eyes and q lovely complexion, the re-
suit of correct living and good diges-
ton, wins the admiration of the world
If your digestion is faulty Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will
correct it.. For sale by all dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. R. Riddle and
daughter, of Lancaster, S. c., visited
their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. 1no. A.
shute, this week.
Monday evening quite an enjoyable
dance was given at STEMS Hall ont of
compliment to tho visiting yoHns
LADIES in the city:
-
Mr.. ]. b. Lanham attended the
Mississippi Electrical Association
which convened last Tuesday and We'd
nesday at Gulfport.
Mr.. Richard Clarke has returned
home for Il the VACATION ;ron' tpe
Christian Brothers college at Memphis,
where he made a splendid record the
past session and wen the medal for the
best essay in his class.
The quarterly statement Of the Delta
Bank appears in this issue. It makes
splendid showing for that s~tauncff
financial institution.
quite a number of our citizens at
tended the barbecue and speaking al
ltta Bena last Tuesday, and report (:
very pleasant ataiirE:
Messrs. Steve Mitchell. Jim Gre.
and Pete Shields, of the Shaw club tina,
played a series of games at ltta Ben'
the middle of the week, spent Wednes
day night and Thursday morning il
the city.
TIL. re is one medicine that ever,
family should be provided with as,
especially during the sfsnnefS month:
viz, Chaimperlain,s Collie, Cholera an.
Riarrhoea Remedy. It is almost ceI
tain to be needed. It costs hpt
quarter, CAP yoq afford to be withou
it? For sale by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-06-23
Safety Is the First Essential

One of tho principles carefully
observed in the management Of this
ptannkk is that safety for money is the
first essential. The hanks capital
amounting to 100000 aud it, ample
resource ., affords unquestioned security
tor funds! The business man, the
farmer, the wage earner and the man
employed in any occupation can safely
entrust his money to this hank.
BANK OF LEFLORE.
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