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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-29

mark Il have lived here only five
years. I'm adopted and Uncle Gray
is going to give me all his money" she
confded naively.
so understand" Blair said
You have heard OF me?" Molly's
eyes opened wide.
Il have heard of the protege Of
John Gray-yes But had not known
she was so-grown up, he finished
lamely.
Well beautiful then" lie looked
deep into his eyes.
She returned the look wonderingly
oh. OH feel such funny little
thrill inside-here' She clasped both
hands over her breast; and stood gaz
ing at him
Blair turned swiftly away from the
innocent awakening in her eyes.
Perhaps you had better come down
from my caravan" His own voice
was a trifle husky. Or will be
tempted to become gypsy and run
of with you"
But ! don't want 10 come down |
feel happy i want TO sing and
dance-and-" She broke off alb
ruptly and that wondering look swept
Blair's own.
Blair vas silent for moment
while he struggled against the tu-
multi in his heart This witch had
breathed on hidden chords; he felt
strangely unaccountable for his ac-
tions, his words
You are tired" he said finally,
and little girls should be in bed at
this time OF night Gomez"
But Molly Ashwell stood still and
looked down at the arms extended to
lift her from the step, then her eyes
travelled up 10 the face on which the
light shone full
DO you know ste stated. that
you look very much like Uncle
Cray"
Blair turned swiftly from the glare
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-29

30, as sne passed. ne opened LIS
lattice wide Mary"
Her eyes met his. and the color
went out of her face
you ere?"
Eyes. | came with Gregory.
thought recognized in Mercedes
Harding possibility of hope"
And now that you are here
WHAT"
II want you in my life again,
Mary"
ITO play my little part' No,
Oliver My days here are full of i'll
terest. | cannot 60 back to be a
p:aything."
You were never that"
Il was never your comrade. your
companion. your helpmate wanted
to stand by your side. fighting. not
to be thrust aside"
She was flaming with the thought
Of her grievance. btu he said only,
Il love YOU"
Il cannot call 1t that and can.
not 60 back with you"
when Mercedes marries Gregory
what them"
He shall not marry her vii!
comics my unhappiness | have
never told her the truth"
"She has right to know. and
Gregory has right You must not
forget that Mary"
II do not forget that men seem ia
have all the rights" Her steady eyes
sent forth a challenge. IF the time
has come to tell Mercedes, shall
have the strength to do it Hut
must be alone"
NO. he said. sharply; lei me
too, plead my cause with my daligh
ter"
She seemed to make up her MIND
rapidly Come then" she criol. "tt
my room There she shall choose"
The lovers came reluctantly
Dinner is ready" Mercedes pro
tested
ut can wait There are more i'm
pOrtant things, dearest" For a me-
ment Mary's voice fal,crrd. then sh,
said. quietly "Th. gentleman Mr.
Morgan. has u claim on our attcn
ton. At one time he WAS very neal
and dear to me When Won We're ;
baby he often held YOU in his arms
You knew me-" turned to Nor
gan.
YES he came over and took hcl
LANDS in his Il am ,our father
Mercedes
She clung to him. sobhing Blu
mother said YOU were dead"
"lIc WAS dead to me-" Mary toll,
her. Il left him because he did no
love me. |, who would have died fO
Fin had no place in his life wa
pushed aside for other interests
codes That's what men do to wa
men"
From ont of the silence that fol
lowed the wild cry came her hus
bands voice. sternly:
And what do women do to men
You thought | cared only for m
profession" he continued, heavily
shall tell you, then. what bag
pened? My love for You had been tn
handspring of my existence Whcl
YOU left me WAS broken man 10
day | am n ruined one have spcn
the years and my fortune in search
ing for you Nothing else has mat
tered NV income is a mere pi'tance
my life tends toward nothing. Tia
is what a woman can do to a man
Mary"
She stared at him as one WHIT
wakes from dreadful dream. "fo'
cared as much as that"
At that moment she came into he
heritage of loving wifehood. Sh'
went over TO the man bowed in deeI
detection before her "YOu shall sta.
mere with me. Oliver" she said u
need you. doar-yOn can help M
with my people hay" l0nged 81
often for surgeon who could do thu
things that YOU can do We can worl
together"
Mary" he said, brokenly, and she
crept into his arms and. with he
lead pillowed on his breast, she
talked of the wonderful future whcl
they would spend together.
And Gregory and the girl stOl'
away TO the garden, with dinner for
gotten. everything forgotten. eXcep
the wonder of the love that ncNc
dies
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Copyright, 1911. by Associated Liter,
Press.)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1911-12-02

was her name fireman. $50 t,r
Tepuena'si TO ua. Yet / SueA st
Why
'YGu rGc rs trl,fsh born a Il X :.
de- said q!ra5!ntly. and a!itH
! spoke i0~. "" ~ere 80 c'ose -
.ether that ny Inj.s..,.trciet d.siiI'.V
I, her ears. We al.e been sui
cieutly coEce;red ID sYrnns" t"at ~
be an accomplishment peculiar :" .'lr
southern women.
Il have been accustoUI,. : fu re
sincc childhood she Replied -of!"r
shortly. and vas conscious 80 q II"
straint in her manner FAR from Ilees
ing. Yet | yentured upon one more
effort at conversation
Is Major Brennan an officer ga
Sheridan's stat
Il was not aware" | c0u!u not
mistake the accent of v!ndict!.eness
in her voice-''that prisoners were
obliged 10 converse against their
VIII
Il ask your pardon. am sure
returned soberly Put my question
was not altogether an idle ona. ]
have CHANGED TO Meet several Of
General Sheridan's staff. and thought
possibly Major Brennan might have
been of their number. Seeing that
we must associate for ,ime, nat
urally felt It would prove Dieasanter
for both of us If 3 might discover
some mutual tie"
There was no response
The road We were following here
took sudden trend downward, and
we could tell from the sharper ring
OF the hoofs. and the splitting Of .itnty
sparks Beneath us. that No were
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of the sergeants horse; and SO anx-
ious was | TO economic time that
was already urging, our mounts tor
ward when his shadow grew black IN
front. and he wheeled in at my side.
mo picket. sir.
Very well, sergeant: when We
come to the turn you are to ride few
rods in advance OF us. and will set
a good pace. for we must make up
for all this lost time
Very we'll. sir: here is the turn
to your right
could dinly distinguish the open
ing Designated and IS we wheeled
INTO 1t he at once c!apped spurs to MS
borse and forged ahead. In another
moment he had totally disappeared.
and as | urged our reluctant mounts
10 more rapid speed all sound OF MS
progress was instantly lost In the
pounding of our own boots On the
hard road.
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CHAPTER v.
A Disaster On the Read.

To NE she was merely woman
whom IL had become my duty TO pro-
rect. and whatever OF chivaIrous leei-
lng | may have held toward her was
based upon nothing deerer than this
knowledge. She had come to us unde
ired and in darkness. her form en-
ve!oped in cavalry cloak. her iace
hrouded by the night. AS to wheth-
er she was young or old ! had scarce
means of knowing saving only that
he tone Of her voice and the graceful
amer of her riding made me conf
ent that she had not lost the agility
of youth But beyond this vague i'm
pression lit was little more). and a
feeting CLEAN of the starlight In her
eyes as she faced me in anger. | was
as totally unaware Of how she really
looked as though we had never met
Her very name was unknown to me.
Who was this Major Brennan? Was
he father. brother or husband? and
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CHAPTER ~.
a Woman Wlsh a Temper.

| think We must have been July an
hour at Il, riding at no mean pace.
ind with utter disregard OF danger
Ithough I knew little Of where We
we're. and nothing as to the condition
Of tho path We traversed, yet SO com
plete was my confidence in Craig mat
ielt TO hesitancy in bilndiv following
the pace he set Then black shape
,ooued up before us so suddenly that
il was only by a quick EFFORT pre-
vented q collision Even as he'd
nv horse POISED half in air, per
ceived ii was Craig himself who
blocked the way
"Whai is 1t. sergeant?
"A picket. sir. al the END OF the
road" he said. quietly Il kinder reck-
oned they'd hev some sort o guard
thar so | crept up on the quiet ter De
SIRE The Teller helped me out bit
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among rocks once more Then our
and held them up long enough to
drink. felt thirst strongly myself.
and slipping out OF the saddle filed
my canteen
Would you care for drink"
asked. s:emmlng the stream To reach
ner side. and holding the vessel with
in easy grasp Of her hand
actually believe her first impulse
was 10 refuse haughtily this profrered
civility from an enemy OF her coun-
try. but the deep sense of need CON
quered her to accept the Offering An
other hill followed. and then another.
and finally we swept swiftly down a
long slope densely bordered by trees
and with irregular piles OF rock up
rearing ugly heads on either hand
caught q swift glimpse Of rough
log house on the right, SO set back
among trees that | half doubted its
real existence. When--there was a
slip. the cruEching OF stone. a long
my hand loose from the woman's rein.
and then. hopelessly struggling to re-
gain his feet. my horse went down
with crash. head under. and | WAS
hurled heavily forward upon my face.
Craig, startled at the sudden crash BE-
hind him. spurred back to learn the
full extent of my disaster by this
time | had regained my feet
I'm all right. think. sergeant" |
said hastily. but the sorrei has brok-
en- her neck"
He begcn 10 swear AZ our III luck.
but stopped him With a gesture he
knew better than 10 ignore
Enough OF that" | commanded.
sterny. Bad fortune is seldom ret
tered by hard words First o! all.
help me 20 drag this dead body out OF
yignt"
ITO Pc Continued
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Disaster Repeated.

notable salvage feat Was accom-
plisEed a; Queenstown harbor the 9th
er day when the huge Cunard liner
lvernia. which struck on IA submerged
reef at Dannts Rock Queenstown.
was refoated The iyernia Is a. 900
;on shin. 522 feet long. and her sal
wage was no easy matte: After she
vas be ,ched In III harbor many OF
ner compartments we're flooded. and
at high tide there we've six feet OF
water on her deck forward The
weight OF the great ship carried Ter
down into the sand Until some of tho
rorn plating was buried While the
'ivers were working on the Ivernia
hey found some 'mbers OF ship
.mbedded In the damage plating The
yeruia must have struck the rocks
Il point where some wooden ves.
sci was wrecked years ago
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hocrs' riding viii cover IT,. d,.tacca ;.
Why" in tone Of sudden surprise
Captain Hale certainty tod u. J.,
/ "as all If twenty mi'es,"
From Bear creek" questioned
| eagerly. for it vas ray turn t. ic-l
startled nov TIE map barely makes
| II ten
IL is but ten. ami scarcely that Dv
the direct White Ht.ar read: or Al
! al least. so | heard some OF the
younger officers say; but it seems the
COM ederate pickets are posted so
close to the White Griar tina; nv
riends decided It would tie unsafe 10
proceed that way"
ms was news indead-news so IN
expected and startling that forgot
all caution
Then what road DO they call this %
she laughed at my evident igno-
rance. as we'll IS the eagerness OF NV
tone
Really. you are most peculiar
guide, she exclaimed gayly. You al
most convince me that you are lost.
fortunately. sir. out Of my vast knowI-
dse OF this mysterious region, am
able to enlighten you to some extent.
We are now riding due southwark
along the Allentown pike"
Craig leaned forward so as to look
across her horses neck to where
role on the opposite side.
May speak word. sir?" he
asked. cautiously
Certainly. sergeant; do you make
anything out of all this?"
Yes. sir" he answered eagerly. 81
know now exactly how we missed IL.
aud where We are. The cutoff to the
y hite Briar spoke to you about this
afternoon cannot be more than hun
dred yards below here
Ride ahead carefully then. ard see
If you can locate it Be cautious;
there may lie a picket stationed there.
We will halt where we are until you
return
He swung forward his carbine
where it would be handy for instant
service and trOtted ahead into the
darkness. The woman's horse. being
comparatively fresh and restless,
danced little in al effort to follow.
but restrained him with a light hand
q the bit. ard we sat waiting in ST.
lence
was eager 10 be off. to make up
ty hard riding the tedious delay of
this nights work. ard constantly lis
teniNg in dread for some sounds OF
struggle down the roadway. But all
silent until | could dimiy
distinguish the returning hoofbeats
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CHAPTER i!i.-Continued.

The lady. Heavens. What ode
,nrn nj fortunes wheel was this? The
indy. ] heard Craig's smothereC
chuckle, but before had sufficiently
rexained control over my own feel
mrs TO venture upon suitable reply
The entire party had drawn forward
the leader, pressing so close to my side
that felt safer with my face vel
shaded
Where Is your escort. major?" ne
asked. and the gruffness OF his tone
PIT me instantly on defense.
sJdst behind u.s." returned. with
affected carelessness, and determined
nov to play out the game. lady or nc
lady ! was extremely sorry for her
but The cause outweighed her comfort
TIE sergeant and | rode out ahead
when we heard you coming. Where
Is the lady,"
He glanced around at the group
huddled behind him.
Third on the left"
'All right. then. Nothing else.
believe" for ! was eager to get
away. Sergeant. Just ride In there
and lead out her horse We will have
to be moving. gentlemen. for II Is a
rough road and dark night"
'Beastly," assented the other. heart
by.
] fairly held my breath as Craig
rode forward II one of them should
shace to strike a match to light q
pipe, or any false movement of Craig's
should excite suspicion! If he should
even speak. his soft southern drawi
would mean instant betrayal. And
nov cooily he went at It: with a
anarp touch of the spur. causing his
Rded horse to exhibit such sudden
'estlessness as to keep the escort
vel 10 one side. while ranged close
W TO Our unwelcome guest. and lay
ms nrm hand upon her horses bit.
~ forth to where | waited. II was
quickly. nObly done, and I could have
aassed the fellow.
Well. good luck to you. major.
and . pleasant ride. Remember me to
brennan. Deuced queer, though, why
ae JAILED 10 show up on such an oc-
casior as this
NO was unfortunate enough to he
sen' out In the other direction with
'spatcnes-goodnight. gentlemen
y was sweet music to me to listen
q 'nelr hoof-beats dying rapidly away
.'uino US as We turned back down the
'sis road. the sergeant still riding
.1n Ills one hand grasping the
saangers rein. | endeavored to scan
Vet hguFe in The blackress, but found
s1s e0ort useless. as little more than
snacow was visible. Yet it was IN
pesseo upon NE that she sat straight
'au hrm IN the sadd,e. SO concluded
sue must be young.
MADAM. | began. seeking to feel
ny way with caution into her conf
sslee J fear you must be quite
'eaf'ed by your long ride"
scice DN "
w! at all. sir; am merely eager
! pusn on Besides. my ride has not
49,. q long one. as We merely came
- veheral Sigei's headquarters.
"e voice was pleasantly modulated
yes. certainly" | stammered
- u' lest had made a grave mis-
u But really had supposed
-, s.gel was a: Coulterville."
49,. aofanced TO Bear creek yes
g. spe returned quietly so
4. We had covered scarcely more
shfee niles when we met. How
kcftrer is 1t 10 where Major
nsn Is s,ationed?"
f J vas guilty of hesi,ancy, but
]. y o.ils 10! moment
- unable 10 tell exactly. for. as
4 ces. fave never yet been in
led. but should Judge that two
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SYNOPSIS.

n. story opens in Confederate tent
a, critical Stage Of tie CiYil War Gen.
lee tmparts to Capt wayne an important
asrrf Craig. an old army scout, Wayne
stayts on his mission. The two. after a
Ia rtde ger within the lines OF the
.nsmv IN The darkness. Wayne Is taken
sor a federal officer who came TO keep an
snpuntmeEt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-10

picked out7" asked Miss seakmunn, snxIousiy.
"5lIks" replied our hero.
"Why, never even gave him a thought" said
Miss seakmunn, In great surprise. "He was
pleasant chap but heard Of him; he
Is not on Wall streetj no Isn't trust anything
at alp
EXCUSE me, he has Just bought good foreign
tts three foreign castles and eleven estates In thIs
country; he has thIrtyseven touring and other
automobiles; he thirteen big hotels street
lines, eight railroads, three ocean steamships
has relatives, bad habits. Is madIy In love
with you and"
"But, Mr.. seezIt while know you are great
detective, ! think you have made mistake; he
never mentioned these things to me, and ons
heard much about him. But II you can prove
to that what you say lie true I'll marry him at
once"
"AIi right Miss seskmunn, give mo the 1o2 dIs,
mond rings you have collected this week and Will
go. l have performed my work II you doubt mo
after tell you, III give back all the rings. Mr..
BIIks controls the hat checking business In every
big hotel and cafe In Amerlea"
Twenty minutes later Miss seakmunn had
turned to the hotel and publicly announced her
engagement to Mr.. 5lIks while hero HE
way back to the city and more eonsenial tasks- :
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"Good, fine; the doctor says Pm-ah, | beg par
don, you my stipulation An, yes; will go
TO the sweIIatona for month and act as your
engagement expert the consideration that you
do not get out some moonlight evening and get
engaged 70 you"
"of course, not; how stupid Of you..
agreed"
"By the way, Mr.. seezit, what was the opera this
EVENING"" asked Miss Seakmunn as they were
about to depart.
al am sure didn't take notice; sort Of
thing with considerable singing and music in 1t,
imagine, had difficulty In hearing what
you said at times"
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them rad perfectly good title, but no money.
At the end of the third week, however, instead
OF getting full report for the previous nights
roundup Of engagements, Miss seakmunn got
note from our hero. IL read:
Take canoe trip with tonight. Break all
other engagements. Have landed your and
must tell you In detail. S. S."
That evening there were six peevish young men
who wandered about the hotel and grounds, won
derIng why the beautiful Miss seakmunn did not
keep her app lntment with them, for each had de-
termined to propose that evening.
But they doomed TO disappointment for
Miss sea<munn, all eaeerness, met hero, and
together they padded out into the lake.
In the shadow of little island they drffted 81
IentIy about.
"You didn't want Wilkins, because he was worth
only two millions, and of such a good disposition
you could scarcely find grounds for divorce. 10
that right7" asked our hero.
"Yes I would have liked De Borecy, with his
title, but couldn't live love, and he hadn't
penny"
al know. You turned down Sn1Ithers, the
chewing gum man, and you were right, for despite
his seventy millions, remember he is paying ALI
mony in seven directions"
%5ut tell me, which one Of these men have you
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CHAPTER v.

CHAPTER v.
IT HREE weeks had elapsed, but as this is not an
English novel, the twenty-one days has moth
Ing whatever to do with plot, which Is soon to
thlcken.
Every night seIdum seezIt received a list Of
names of men to whom Miss Seakmunn had become
engaged, and every day our hero worked hard,
talked with the men, sent secret code kilograms,
used the long distance phone, consulted his Brad
street and Ills Burke, and then secretly returned
report to Miss Seakmunn.
few of the men were fairly wealthy one Of
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ssHeavier-T han-Air" Jokes

Blu A. Y. A'TORR

neE Great Britain Rights ResSvuL
man, singing" 7's sEFEs y
That so? What did they have for music?"
Here's the programme" and Screecher
produced the following:
Come, Birdie, Come, and Fly With Me-"
ave Maria"
81 Want to be an Angel"
Wright Wings
Soaring, Soaring, Over the Deep Blue
Sea-"
"My Bonnie Flies Over the Ocean,"
Come Take Ride in My Airship."
"come, Josephine, in my Flying Machine"
ArieFs song from ''The Tempest"
'What Goes Up, Up, Up, Must Come
Down, Down, Down.
"Bi-pIane Waltz"
:. "EIiiah."
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A NsWER TO CORRESPONDENT - No,

A NsWER TO CORRESPONDENT - No.
"A you are mistaken. You will find no
instructions for awaiting in fly paper.
CGI HAVE story about an airshlp burning In
md-air," said the reporter to the city
editor.
"AH right call 1t confIagraviation'."
EtT HIS here aveeashun amt nothin'," said
cap'n Wetmore, of Salem, Mass,
"yvhy witches used to go aveeatin' around on
broomsticks in this here town two hundred
years ago.
ssXYT HAT you doing. mister. digging an
w artesian WeII?"
''No, I'm searching for links, the aviator
This is where he landed when he fell 5000
feet"
sen n OTHER, may go out to fy7"
wi Eyes, my darling daughter,
But If you find that you must fall
just tumble in the water!''
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ssN TOW remember, daughter" commanded
Nfond mother as her Mary was about
to take bi-pIane ride with her fiance, eff you
fall out, be modest about it and descend
head firstT'
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand
Are useful as planet
Whereupon to land.
GO OF fine new sport now"
NJ 'What is it?'
= Catching flying fish from an airship."
what do you use for bait7"
"FIies, of course"
sNYTHERE have you been, Mr.. Screecher?"
w "Down at the Aviation concert, old
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CHAPTER II.

CARMEN was having fearful struocIe WIFI ~.
dagger but neither our great detective hero
nor Miss seakmunn needed her aaonized exprea
sion nor her asonized singing. M8
you see, It Is like this" Miss seakmunn wa.
saying while at the sweIIatona shall need YOU
every day for probably month";
~ am reflective, Miss seakmunn not an esoor+
or dummy husband or anything Of that sorta said
our hero with considerable pride.
"oh, this Is altogether straight detective works
begun Miss seakmunn when seidum seezIt Inter.
Tupted.
''You know little Of detective work" he said
TOR none Of i is quite straight, but 90 on, / am
Interested"
"Look here" said Miss seakmunn. and 81.
opened a little velvet opera bag and showed him
the contents
Il was filled with diamond rInasI
these are all my own rings, each one renre..r,.
ing engagement, and p
COLLECTED" suggested our hero.
sNo, won them all In one season.
SWELL, where do come NJ" asked our great do
tSctIve.
NListen, ! have no fortune, cannot afford to pay
you the big prices you always demand, as dear
mamma has only dear papas alImony to live upon.
but ] will give you these rings torth about $4,000
altogether, and guarantee to give you as many
moro within another month, II you will come to
the sweIatonIa and help me-"
you've got rly goat, Hiss seakmunn and ri do
Il, solely out of curosIty"-
"oh, you dear detectiver- ~ *.
"And the rings" ~ EFT
@certainIyE
"5ut tell what on earth can do at the SvveIia-
-=toFaa4to~lneip you," Insisted sefdum seezIt.
ssaast Act Is engagement expert" said Miss Soak
MUM.