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there's heavy surf breaking over the bar now. By ten it'll be impossible. and you couldn't reach it before H. Be content, David; you're powerless
 You're right know that" groan- ed Amber. his head in his hands. T was afraid it was hopeless, but but"
 T know, dear boy. know"
 With gesture of despair Amber resumed his seat For some time he remained deep sunk in dejeetien. At length, mastering his emotion. he looked up. How did you know about Quain-that We were together" he asked
 "Doggott saw you land this morn ing, and I've been watching you all day with my field glasses, prepared to take cover the minute you turned my way Don't be angry with me, David it wasn't that didn't yearn to see you face to face again but that i. l didn't dare.
 "Oh. that!" exclaimed Auhcr r'.h an exasperated fling of his hand IL. tween the two of you-you and Quai, you'll drive me mad with worry.
 Pm sorry. David. l only wish might say more. Il hurts bit to have you doubt me.
 T don't doubt Amber declared in desperation; at least, mean l won't if you'll be sensible and let me stand by and see you through this trouble whatever it is.'
 Rutton turned to the fire. his head dropping despondently That may not be-. he said heavily "The great
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County Judge w. M. Van Hook of Union county was in the city yesterday purchasing road machin- ery and supplies. Judge Joe Asher took him out for an inspec- ton trip on the road work which is going on in this county. Judge Van Hook is deeply interested in road building and expressed satis- faction at the progress that Pulas- Ri county is making in furthering the movement. Arkansas Gazette
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Presiding Elder R. w. Mckay of Camden occupied the pulpit for Rev. Rushing at Union churcf Sunday night and held his second quarterly conference at the close of the services.
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A ten pound daughter arrived at the home of Mir. and Mrs. M. w. Mccoy last Friday. which accounts for the proud manner in which Marvin now walks.
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est service you can do me is to for get my existence, HOW and henceforth, erase our friendship from the tablets of your memory, pass me as stran= ger should our ways ever cross again" He licked the stub of cig- 4rette into the flames "Kismet!
 I mean that. David. from my heart. Won't you do this for mekone last avor, old friend?"
 Amber nodded
 Then ' Rutton attempted to divert the subject T think you said Quain? Any relation to Quain's Aryan Invasion of India?'"
 The same man. He asked me down sor the shooting country place across the bay: Tanglewood.
 "A very able man; I wish l might have met him. What~of your- self? What have you been doing these three years? Have you married?"
 I've been too busy to think of hat. I mean, till lately"
 "Ah?"
 Amber flushed boyishly. There was a girl at Quain s-a guest But she left before I dared speak Per haps it was as we'll"
 "Why?"
 Because she was too fine and sweet and good for me. Rutton."
 Like every mans first love-
 The elder mans glance was keen too keen for Amber to dissimulate sue cessfully under it. You're right he admitted ruefully. It's the first sure-enough trouble of the sort ever experienced. And. of course, 1t had to be hopeless"
 "Why?" persisted Rutton.
 "Because-Ive half a notion there's chap waiting for her at home"
 At homer"
 Tn England" The need for a con fidant was suddenly imperative upon the younger man. She's an English girl-half English, that is; her moth CT was an American, a schco mate of Quain's wife; her father, an English man in the Indian service.
 Her name?"
 Sophia Farrell" reculiar quail ty, a certain tensity, in Rutton's man ner, forced itself upon Amber's at tention Why" be asked Do you know the Farrel,s? Whats the mat ter?"
 RuttoD's eyes met his stonily: out Of the ashen mask of his face. that suddenly had whitened beneath the brown, they Jared, afire but unseeing His hands writhsd his fingers twisting together with cruel force, the knuckles gray. Abruptly, as if abandoning the attempt to reassert his self control. he jumped up and went quickly to win dow, there to stand his back to Am Der, staring fxediy out into the storm racked night. q knew her father he said at length his tone orstrained and odd, Tong ago, in India.''
 He's out there nowza ro'itical. believe they call him, or something ot the sort.
 "Yes."
 eSfe's going out to reioin him"
 What" Button came swiftly back to Amber, his voice shaking. What did you say?'
 Why. yes. She travels with friends by the western route to join Colonel Farrell at Darjeeiirg, where he's sta tiored just now. Shortly after came down she left; Mrs. Quain had wire day or so ago. saying she was CT the point of sailing from San Fran cisco Good Lord. Rutton are you i,l?"
 something iu the mans face bad
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A letter received from MT. and Mrs. A. Morley, who spent four months here last winter with their daughter, Mrs. J. D. Lloyd, states that they arrived home at Pied mont. Mo, safely and are greatly pleased with the cordial reception accorded them here.
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w. B. Smith of Fl Dorado, who has the contract to build the build- ing for the First National Bank of Huttig. has commenced work on the same and expects to have 1t completed by June IS. The build ing will be 25x5O feet and built of hrick
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About one hundred Confederat veterans from Farmerville ant Marion passed through here Mon day morning on the special trair over the Iron Mountain route te the reunion at Little Rock.
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Mrs. S. A. Winbourn arrived home Tuesday from visit with old friends near Hamburg. She was accompanied by Mrs. D. A. Jay, who will visit her grand daughter, Mrs. Dan Winbourn.
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Henry Yocum and Hendrix Al phine of Fl Dorado are among the ninety three graduates of the Uni versity of Arkansas this year
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Mrs. B. w. Walker left last Fri day for a months visit with her mother at Nashville. She was ac-
 companied by Miss Dorothy Walker.
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E. s. Esteredge, manager of tht Southern telephone company. wal among the reunion visitors to Little Rock this week.
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companied home by the editor s father, M. c. Berry, of Nebraska City Nebr., who will visit witt them several days.
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Mrs. A. R. Reddich returned tc her home at Stephens Sunday after a few days visit with her aunt, Mrs Addie B own.
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W. R. Diekerson visited his mother who is very sick near La pile Wednesday night.
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MT. and Mrs. c. r. Thompson were among the Huttig visitors al Little Rock this week.
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The editor and wife attended the meeting of the Arkansas Press as sociation and the reunion at Little Rock this week. They were ac-
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E. w. Bird and son were at Lit tie Rock attending the Confeder- ate reunion this week.
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Mrs. c. s. Watkins was at Mans field. La, thls week visiting with relatives.
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Miss Sallie Williams of Winns- field, La. is the guest of her cousin Mrs. Al Smith.
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w. H. Lee was at Fl Dorado last Sunday visiting his parents.
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Cashier C. s. Watkins was at Monroe last Saturday.
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W. A. Gay visited relatives near Strong Saturday and Sunday.
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W. c Boyer was at Fl Dorado Saturday.
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pr. R. P. Burns attended the Confederate reunion this week.
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Mrs. J. c. Barmore was very sick this week.
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c. H. Andrews and c. s. Farmer spent last Saturday in Monroe.
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and one other. You knoN whether or not I would seek to ue4uoe ,ote Dayld. And knowing that could not, you know why it seems to me imperative that, this hole being discovered, Doggott and I must be- take ourselves elsewhere. Surely there must be solitudes-," He rose with gesture of impatience and be gan restlessiy to move to and fro.
 Amber started suddenly, flushing If you mean"
 back into his chair. Sit down. David 1 never meant that--never for an in stant dreamed you'd Intentionally be tray my secret. It's enough that you should know 1t, should occasionally think of me as being here. to bring misfortune down upon me, to work an incalculable disaster to the progress of this civilization of ours.
 You mean" Amber asked uncer- taiuly, thought transference?
 Something of the sort--yes." The man came 10 a pause beside Amber. looking down almost pitifully into his face. 'I daresay all this sounds hope lessly melodramatic and neurotic and tommyrotic. David, but l can tell you nothing more. I'm sorry
 But only let me help you-any wav in my power, Rutton. There's noth- ing I'd not do.
 q know, David, know it. But my ;e oi1 eli, | o m rowerless to apply remedy myself .'
 And you are powerless?"
 Button was silent a long moment Then, Time will tell,' he said quietly There is one way He re sumed his monotonous round of the room:
 Mechanically Amber began to smoke, trying hard to think, to pene trate by reasoning or intuition the wall of mystery which, it seemed, Rut ton chose to set between himself and the world
 Presently he grew conscious that Rutton was standing as if listening his eyes averted to the windows.
 What is it?" he inquired at length unable longer to endure the tensity of the pause.
 Nothing. I beg your pardon, Da vid" Rutton returned to his chair making visible effort to shake of his preoccupation It's an ug'v night out there. Lucky you blundered or this place. Tell me how it happened What became of the other man-youl friend?"
 The thought of Quain stabbed Am ber's consciousness with menta pang as keen as acute physical an guish. He jumped up in torme mt "God." he cried chokingly. I'd for gotten, He's out there on the bay poor devil,-freezing to death If not drowned Our boat went adrift some how; Quain would insist on going aft CT her in leaky old skiff we found or the shore - and didn't come back. waited till it was hopeless then concluded I'd make a try to cross to Shampton by way of the tidal bar And I must,''
 Its impossible" Rutton tod hin with grave sympathy.
 But I must think of his wife ant children. Rutton. There's a chance yet-a bare chance; he may have reached the boat If he did. every minute waste here Is killing him by inches; he'll die of exposure, Bu from Shampton we could send { boat"
 The tide fulls about midnight to night" interrupted Rutton. consultir his watch. It's after nine--ane
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-David Amber. starting TOT duck shooting visit with his friend, Anthony Quain of Tanglewood Lodge, Nakonis, comes upon an attractive young ady equestrian who has been dismounted oy her horse becoming frightened at the sudden appearance in the road of burly Hindu. Amber is about to attack the ba bh aux the latter convinees him that he is ahosent of being the intentional cause of ne young lady's mishap. He declares he Behar Lal Chatterji the appointed nouthpicce of The Bell" addresses Amber ls man Of high rfnk and pressing a .hysterious little bronze box The To- Rem; into his hand disappears in the nearby wood Turning to the girl at his sloe Amber Is astonished to hear her cali hl--hy-Z
 ~4f7,. -. II.-His wits come 10 his rescue and he addresses her as Miss sophie Farrell. daughter of Col Farrell or the British Diplomatic service in India and visiting his friends the Quains. She sufmises that Quain had written informa- Ioh leading to this deductive reasoning They agree to keep secret the meeting Wllh the Bengali and the matter of the mysterious box. Several nights later the ,9ualn home is burglarzed and the bronze bcy-stc1an.
 --R III.-Amber and his friend yuan go hunting on an island and be- come lost when darkness comes on. Start ihS Tor home in a boat, the yawl slips away Tn the night with Quain aboard and Aihper Is left marooned. He wanders aoout nnally spies lights in the distance reaches ~ cabin and knocks for adnts-
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Pm not laughing, Rutton; but you must know that's a pretty large or der Most men would"
 Call me mad. Yes, know" Rut. ton took up his words as Amber paused, confused. q can't expect you to understand me: you couldn't unless l were to tell you what I may not. But you know me-better. perhaps. than any living man save Doggott
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-01
MASTERS SALES.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
In Court Of Common Pleas.


Pursuant to a decree of the afore-
said Court, in the case named below.
] will offer for sale, to the highest
bidder, in front Of the Court House
door, at Walhalla, S. c., on Monday,
tween the legal hours of sale, the
tracts Of land below described:
Jesse Lay, Doctor n. Lay, Mary A..
Pool, Ina Dacus. Charles NJ. Lay
and Archelaus Lay, Plaintiffs,
against
Jesse Lay, as Administrator Of the
Personal Estate of Jesse Lay, Sr.,
deceased, j. p. Anderson, Eliza
beth J. Anderson and Lorena
Moody, Defendants.
tract OF land, situate, lying and be-
ing in the County OF Oconee, and
State Of South Carolina, known as
the "Home Place" of the late Jesse
Lay, Sr., deceased, and containing
about eight hundred and fifty acres,
more or less, same being made up Of
three tracts. known respectively as
the Moss Tract" the "Deadman
Tract" and the "Gilley Tract" on
both sides of Little River.
ALSO,
The tract known as the "Mountain
Tract" made up OF seven different
tracts, as follows: The mill Tract"
the Morton" or Hopkins Tract"
the Harris Tract" the Hudson
Tract the abbott Tract" the
white Rock Cove Tract" and the
Robbins Tract" containing in the
aggregate about eight hundred and
sixty acres, more or less, on Little
River, adjoining lands Of G. H. Rex
ford, ]. B. Alexander, Reuben Lee,
j. l.. Hudson and others.
Terms Of Sale: Cash. That In
event of failure Of the purchaser or
purchasers to comply with the terms
of sale within five days the Master
to re-advertise and resell said prem
ises on the following saleday, or
some convenient saleday thereafter,
at the same place and on the
same terms as heretofore set out,
at the risk Of the former purchaser
or purchasers, and that he do con-
tinue SO to do until he has found a
purchaser, or purchasers, who COM
ply with the terms Of SALE
Purchaser to pay extra for papers.
w. O. WHITE,
Master for Oconee County, S. G.
February s, 1911. 60
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-01
MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
In Court of Common Pleas

In Court of Common Pleas.
Pursuant to a decree Of the afore-
said Court, in the case named below,
| will offer for sale, to the highest
bidder, in front Of the Court House
door, at Walhalla, S. c., on Monday,
the 9Th day Of March, 1911, between
the legal hours Of sale, the tracts Of
land below described:
SilaS y. Butt, Plaintiff,
against
Mary Butt ct al, Defendants.
Tract No. ALL that piece, par
eel or tract of land situate, lying and
being in the County Of Oconee, Of the
State Of South Carolina. on waters OF
Brasstown Creek, waters Of Chattoo-
ga River, adjoining lands Of Jacob
Rothell and others, containing one
hundred and forty-two acres, moro
or less, and more fully represented
by plat Of survey thereof made by
!. II. Harrison on the 5th day of
April, 1894.
Tract No. ALSO, an undivided
one-half interest Of, in and to all that
certain, piece, parcel or tract Of land
situate, lying and being in the Coun-
ty of Oconee, Of the State Of South
Carolina, on waters Of Brasstown
Creek, adjoining lands Of e. II.
Shanklin and others, containing thir-
ty-eight acres, more or less, and more
fully represented by plat of same
made by l. H. Harrison, surveyor, on
the Gath day of November, 1894.
Terms Of Sale: Cash. That in
event Of failure Of the purchaser or
purchasers to comply with the terms
OF sale within five days from day Of
sale, the Master do readvertise and
resell said premises on the following
Salesday, or some convenient sales
day thereafter, at the same place and
on the same terms heretofore set out,
at the risk Of the former purchaser
or purchasers, and that he do con-
tinue so to do until he has found a
purchaser or purchasers who comply
with the terms of sale.
purchaser to pay extra for papers.
w. O. WHITE,
Master for Oconee County, S. C.
february 10, 1911. 10
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-01
CONEROSS HAS GREAT REVIVAL.
Meeting to Continue u While Longer.
Matters of Personal InterpSt.

| Meeting to Continue II While Longer
Matters Of Personal Interest.
Coneross. Feb. 27.-Special: The
regular meeting Of the Coneross Lit
! erary Society was held last FRIDAY
| afternoon. Friday being near the
birthday of George Washington. a
very interesting program was carried
out on the life of this great states
man. The program was concluded
by a debate: Resolved, That Chris
topher Columbus did more for Amer
lea than George Washington" Affir-
native, Misses Beulah Barker and
Code Alexander; negative, Misses
Bewley Hunsinger and Estha Arve.
The negative won. ]. D. Abbott, Roy
Burdett and Grady Crumpton acted
as judges. At the close Of the exer-
cises Prof. Barnett gave an address
to the visitors and school on the bene-
fits Of the school library and the
reading Of other good books.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ Hunnicutt were
visitors at the home of Mr.. Hunni-
cults parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. NJ.
Hunnicutt, of the New Hope section,
last Wednesday. They also had as
their guest, Mrs. j. M. Hunnicutt's S
sister. Mrs. Fricks, an interesting old
iOuS ltoAh NeOIS Sld.
Misses Lula Morgan, Ethel Alli-
son and Mamie Morgan, of Seneca.
were guests OF their friends. the
Misses Barker, recently. They were
accompanied by Mack Morgan.
The meeting which has been in pro-
gress in the Poplar Springs Baptist
church for the past week will still
continue for a day or two. The pas-
tor, Rev. ID. G. Williams, did all the
preaching and delivered some force
full sermons, laboring very hard and
earnestly. His sermons were charac-
teriZed by their deep thought and un-
usual clearness in explaining the
Scripture. The imm Mediate results
were five added to the church, and we
hope that there may be others be-
fore it closes, and that much lasting
good may be accomplished
Mrs. r. A. "A. Dean, Of Avalon, Ga,
visited in this community recently.
w. 0. Alexander, Jr., and wife will
leave this morning for Westminster,
where they will make their home.
We regret very much to have them
leave us.
d. Barker, Of the Bethlehem COM
munity, who is attending the Wal
halla High School, spent some time
here recently.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-01
OrOnrr Mill News.

Westminster, Feb. 25.--Spccial: A.
crowd Of young folks recently cniOyed
Il social given by the Sunlight Club at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. a. Dill
lard Singing. music. readings and
games took up the evening.
The death angel visited the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Dillard last Sun
day and took from their midst little
Ray. the 5months-old babe. The
bcrcaNcd parents have the sympathy
OF the community.
Mrs. Jane Thomas Is visiting rela-
tivos and friends in Piedmont and
Grcenvillc this week.
Robert Gaillard, Of Ncwry, visited
friends and relatives in our village
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Brown and little
son Ernest, Of Anderson, visited Mr..
and Mrs. John Dillard last week.
Sidney Curry, Of Grccnville. is
spending some time with his brother,
=. p. Curry.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Y. Plemons arc
visiting relatives and friends in
Grccnvillc this week.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-01
Matters ut Madison.

Madison, Feb. 27.-Sp ecial: Rev.
f. G. Lavender filled his appointment
at the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing and evening. He was accomDa-
MED by his wife and sweet little
daughter, Martha.
d. l.. Cleland, Of the Southern Rail-
way, spent the past week with home
folks here
Carl l.. Bryan, of Greenville, spent
Sunday with homefolks.
Lewis Jones, Of Sand Mountain,
Ala, and sister, Mrs. Matte Howard,
of HendersOnville, n c., have re-
turned to their homes after pleas
ant visit to relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Jones have re-
turned from visit to relatives at
Marietta and Atlanta.
Miss Ada Gilbert has returned to
her home at Honea Path. She was
accompanied home by her niece, Miss
Matte Watt.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. p. Sullivan and the
formers mother, Mrs. Mary Sullivan,
made flying trip to A tlanta recently.
Miss Eunice Singleton, Of Brenau
College. Gainesville, visited friends
and relatives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Knight have re-
"'iSu " lhCll nome at ol. ftnn ncGS-
vile, III. They were accompanied by
their little nephew, Paul Knight IT.
win Mr.. and Mrs. knight made
many friends here who regret their
departure.
Mrs. p. p. Sullivan and Miss Clyde
Smith spent Saturday in TOccoa.
MIR. and Mrs. John p. Arvc enter
tanned the young people on the 22d.
refreshments We're served at the close
OF the evening.
Henry Spencer. Of Atlanta. visited
his father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
i. \. Spencer, last week.
Misses Alpha and Alma Powell, of
i.lbcrty, spent last Sunday with
friends here.
Miss Clyde Smith dclightfully en-
trrtaincd a few OF her friends Satur-
day evening at social
1t is with regret that we note the
continued illness OF Miss Viola Land.
We hope, however, she will soon re-
cover.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-01

Save the baby chicks. Purlna
checker-board chick feed is the best.
At Bauknight's.
Last Wednesday, February 22d,
Miss Ruby Frances Smith and Robert
Alexander Taylor were married at the
home Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus Y. Smith, near West
Union. Rev. c.. ID. Mann officiating.
Only few visitors and intimate
friends Of the bride were presen:.
The bride Is a very beautiful and at
tractive young lady, a general favor
lite with all who know her. The
Young couple left the next day for
their future home in Georgia. we
Join with others IN extending con-
gratulations and wish them a happy
and successful life. J. p. Ellison and
sister, Miss Celia, of Williamson,
uncle and aunt Of the bride, were
present to witness the ceremony.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-03-01
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

All persons indebted to the Estate
Of Eugcnia Patterson, deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to
the undersigned, and all persons hay
ing claims against said estate will
present the same duly attested within
the time prescribed by law or be
barred. j. II. PATTERSON,
Administrator.
West Union, S. c., Route No. I.
February IS, 1911. ITO
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-29

police court at the time he shot Cos
taniaR, and II was his opinion that the
defendant was conscious before the
tragedy, at the time of 1t and after 1t.
Mr.. Hunt objected to the line OF
questioning of the prosecutor, contend
ing that the ground was covered by
the hypothetical questions.
The court agreed that defense was
correct and the prosecutor went no
farther with Dr. Ives.
DR.. Warner l.. Babcock, superin-
tendent OF Grace hospital, another
alienist for the prosecution in rebuttal
ON medical expert testimony, was the
next witness, taking the stand shortly
before IL o'clock. He said he had
made mental and nervous diseases his
speciality. He said he mad held posi-
tions in different hospitals and asy-
lums, including those in Binghamton,
Ogdensburg and Bath, N Y.
Court adjourned at IL o'clock until
2:30 p. m.