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The Washington times., 1912-04-21
ALEXANDRIA STORE
ENTERED BY THIEF
Marauder Takes Clothes Shoes and Trnkets and Eats
Quart of Peanuts Before Taking
Departure.

the first and second prizes will repre-
sent the local school at the meet to be
held in Manassas May g.
The following were officials of the
contest: e. b. Pettyman, referee: S.
@. Blanton, starter; w. A. Anderson,
jr., T. w. Cook. F G. Knight, judges at
the finish: Thomas Jones, Mr. Poss,
frank Curtin, and r. Il. Knight, jr.,
clerks.
At meeting of Post F. Travellers
Protective Association, held in the rooms
OF the chamber of commerce last night.
officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Julian Y. Williams.
president; Robert NJ. Graham, secre-
tary; Albert d. Brockett, state chair
man OF the railroad committee. The
Following were chosen as delegates to
the State convention which meets in
Norfolk May II and IS: w. w. Ballin-
ger, Robert +. Downham, Raymond
Hulfish: Mark l.. Price, John II. Trim
yer. Alfred Thomson, w. G. Rogers,
Peter Won der Westerlaeken. Harry
Kirk. Wallace Lindsay, T. A. 7Sommers,
and o. II. Kirk.
The Washington times., 1912-04-21
Lowell Operators "
Get an Increase

LOWELL, Mass, Apr. 21.-The big mill
strike in this city. which has been on
since March IS. and was followed by a
lockout that threw 1900 persons out
OF employment. has come to an end,
which the strikers claim Is victory
for them. The operatives get a straight
10 per cent increase in wages and all
the mills will resume work tomorrow
morning with full forces.
The Washington times., 1912-04-21
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

hl$bNtANDItiAJ Va, AItNlJ El'
The clothing and furnishings store OF
e. Goldsmith. King and Lee streets,
was entered early this morning. The
thief calmly outfitted himself from head
to foot, selected several other suits OF
clothes, three pairs of shoes, a set of
miscellaneous mems wear, and then
took his departure through a side door.
In the rear of the store large travel
ing case had been opened, apparently
to be used In carrying away some of the
stuff. The thief ate quart of peanuts
during his stay, the shells being found
on the floor.
This IL the second time this store has
been robbed within a year. The total
value Of the goods taken this time is
between $50 and $75.
Should all the aspirants for city Of
fees from the board Of police commits
the personal OF that body would be
entirely changed. Thomas A. Fisher.
now secretary of the board. is a can
didate for mayor; Albert Bryan for
city councilman, and Robert s. Bar
rett for Snowdens unexpired term In
city council. August Oehlert. alone,
has NJ aspirations. II Mr. Fisher is
elected, he will by virtue of his office
as mayor, preside over the commits.
sioners.
The field day of Alexandria High
school held yesterday, was an entire
success: There were many events for
both girls and boys and the winners
were given handsome prizes donated by
local merchants. Those carrying of
The Washington times., 1912-04-21

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Valid for return until June q. For par
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Station.
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safe enough" he said grufiy. There
hasn't a shot come within a foot Of
the sill. The ground slopes out yon-
der, aud those fellows can't fire low.
Put the new men at the central win
dow, and let them shoot at every flash
they see. Bradley win pass back their
empty guns"
wondered how long our supply Of
ammunition would hold out with such
a fusillade kept up, but ventured upon
no protest, for ! was already cropping
my way through the darkness along
the inner wall, Furniture lay over
turned en- every direction. and / ex-
%perienced considerable difficulty In
making progress through the debris
without attracting attention. A great
square piano stood directly across the
entrance to the back parlor, left by
the drawing nearly together OF the.
Gliding doors. / waited until Bradley
had crawled through with an arm
ful Of loaded guns, and then entered
also, creeping silently between the
plano legs as | did so a bullet struck
the case above, and the whole instru-
ment trembled to the impact. giving
forth a strange moan, as II Ia pain.
Some one was groaning IA che cor
ner at my left, and supposing the
wounded TO be- lying there, / turned
more toward the right, keeping as
close as possible to the wall, hopeful
! might come IA contact with one OF
the women. do not honestly know
why ] did this-really I had no excuse.
except my natural distrust OF Brennan.
coupled with an eager desire TO be OF
service to the woman Of my heart
There was little 70 guide me In the
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sir he protested. seemingly anxious
70 shield bis officer from adverse
criticism. you see see q double par.
Tor. with a wa1 an' foldin doors
atween, an the women are an IN the
rear room. OF course. It's almighty
dark back there. an they has to lie
pretty close, but blamed n I know Of
any better place for them This
house haint got no cellar"
A man CROPPED his way IN from the
lighted hall. but halted close beside
the door, unable to perceive Us in the
darkness.
lie Captain Wayne here7" be asked.
Eyes; what is 10"
Major Brennan has had two Of his
men hit sir, and wishes you to spare
him three Of yours, unless you are hot
~ pressed"
"All right; there's nothing doing
here" j answered, Instantly determin-
Ing upon my course. Corporal. /
shall leave you IN command Of this
side for a few minutes. believe 4
a be Of more immediate value else
where. Bungay, you and Elliott come
with me-"
The lower hali. having no windows
In it, was the only safe place In the
building, and here a light had been
kept burning. The door which. as 4
judged must lead into the back par
Tor, was closed. and fastened upon
the inside. At least It refused TO yield
to my hand when tried. Another in
front stood very slightly aiar.
Report to Brepnan," / whispered
into Jed's ear. and forget to mention
l am with you. / desire to investigate
matters for myself a few moments"
He nodded to intimate that he I'M
derstood, and then we crept. one at a
time, into the front apartment. hug
ging the floor closely to keep beneath
the range of the bullets which swept
every now and then through the
broken windows, and chugged into the
wall behind us. / was the last to
wriggle in through the narrow open
ing, and rolling instantly out Of the
tiny bar Of light, / lay silent for a
moment, endeavoring to get my bear
ings. l was determined upon just one
thing-to obtain speech with the wom-
en-, learn. If possible, their exact sit
u%ation. and. If 1 found it necessary,
insist upon their better protection. An
insane jealousy Of me should not con
tinue to Expose them to unnecessary
peril.
Brennan was directly across the
room from where I lay. 1 could hear
his voice Issuing low. stern orders.
IF you'll only keep down you're
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was mostly broken, and there were
other evidences that the firing bad
been both heavy and continuous.
found two soldiers Of Brennan's party
within, both lying upon the floor. and
peering cautiously through the aper-
lures Of the blinds. They glanced up
at US with undisguised amazement
TITS all right, lads" I said heartily.
Never mind u colors tonight. we
arc OIL fighting the same way"
I had taken with me B0ngay, TO-
gether with three Of my troopers. and
after placing them as advantageously
as possible, / stretched myself out on
the floor, and applying an eye to a
convenient opening took careful SUR
vey Of the situation without This
present cessation Of activity was. Il
felt convinced, only temporary. I did
net expect. from all / could now see.
that the final assault would take place
upon my side of the building. The
masslng Of the main body OF the be-
siegers before the front entrance. to-
gether with the presence there OF
their leaders, was sufficient to con
vince me that this was to prove the
principal point of attack. and from my
knowledge Of such affairs / decided
that probably the first signs OF return
ing daylight would be the signal for a
determined assault The dark Interior
Of such a house as this offered too
many defensive advantages whfch the
daylight would largely overcome.
Have you had some hard fghting7"
asked Of the man lying next me, a
manipulating fellow, wearing the yell
low chevrons Of a corporal Of cavalry.
They pitched In mighty strong at
first, sir" he answered civilly. AN
we had so few men they pretty nearly
rushed us, fer sure, It was our re-
peatin' rifles tibet drove EN- back"
We ~relapsed into silence, each in
tent upon the uncertainty without. AS
1 lay there, gazing %anxiously into the
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search, az the fame Of tho d~ischargina
rifles ala not penetrate here. Once 4
heard the rustic of a skirt while a
faint sound of whispering reached me
from the rear OF the room Then my
hand, cropping blindly along the wall,
touched the lower fold Of O dress. re-
felt like coarse calico 10 my fingers.
Mrs. Bungay." I whispered eau
tiously. "ts this your"
The woman started at sound OF my
voice, but replied ia the same low
tones "Thets my namei who mought
ye be9"
"a friend Of yours. and Of your hua-
band" I answered, for I doubted II
she would recall my name. did you
know Jed was here2"
MY man? Hiven be praiaedl But
I'll knock Their head on ther little devil
II yer / git my hand on him, I VIII
thet Whar's Their little imp bin all
Their timer"
Hunting for you. and crying his
eyes out. I answered. smiling to my
self IN the darkness. Where IS Mrs.
B%rennan?"
"Jist beyond me. thar in Their cor
ner."
AS she spoke a bullet whizzed past
us, having missed the obstruction OF
the piano. I could feel the wind
stirred by its passage, while its pc
culiar hum told me It was a MIME
BAH.
You are too far out from the WALL"
l protested. you are in range"
Cant help It II / be. I'm yere ter
take Their guns from Their soier. an
pass 'em back"
/ crept slowly along beyond her,
keeping close to the wall, but had
progressed hardly more than a couple
Of yards, when 1 felt a hand lightly
touch me.
II recognize your voice. said a soft
whisper, land am 80 glad you are
here"
Who can guess the motives that In
spire a woman? This was my well
come, where / had anticipated cold
ness and repellant pride.
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Il can't tell you anything about my
grandpa" said solemn little Hustaoe.
questioned by a happier comrade as to
his more recent ancestor, because I
never had any. All my grandparents
died before I was born"
But, you had grandparents Just the
same. dear" ~interpolated a listening
adult. "The fact that they died before
you we're born doesn't alter the fact
that they yer your grandparents"
But If our fathers and mothers he'd
died before we were born they
wouldn't have been our fathers and
mothers, would they7" the wondering
child questioned, $50 I don't see how
what you say can be true
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CHAPTER Xxx.
a unIon of I'm Ia -.

A Union Of Yank and Ken.
As the heavy door changed behind
us some one upon the outside began
pounding upon It, while with deadly
chug a bullet crashed into the oaken
panel.
"Donnerwetteri shouted a deep
voice. wildly Captain ana yet out
nit der bullets
With a crash I flung aside the thick
iron bar which answered as a lock
and drew ia the Sergeant. yet painting
heavily from his hard run.
"By Chiminy, lot vas d narrow
squeak" he exclaimed, as i released
my grasp upon him and hurled the
door back into rs place.
A dim light swinging suspended
from the ceiling of the great wide hall
revealed clearly the scene within AS
Z turned d heheld Brennan for the first
time. end hts face remains a memory.
Standing with his back 10 the stair
railing a revolver grasped tightly in-
either hand hts eyes burning. his
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those times, and said that I ought to
have an operation. Iwould not listen to
that, and when a friend Of my husbands
told him about Lydia X. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what Il had done
Cor his wife, / was willing 70 take it.
Now J. look the picture Of health and feel
like II, too. / can do all my own house
work, work in the garden and entertain
company and enjoy them, and can walk
as far as any ordinary woman, any day
IN the week. Iwish / could talk to every
suffering woman and girl, and tell them
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me. Mrs.
DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Remember, the remedy which did this
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Compound.
It has helped thousands Of women who
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Inflammation, liberation, tumors, irreg-
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The story opens IN a Confederate tent
nt a critical STAGE on Gle rtHu WAR Cen
Lee fmpart9 10 Capt Wayne ain Important
message 10 L9nRatreet. Accompanied by
starts ON his mission. They get within
the lines OF tho enemy and in the dark
ness wayne iH taken for a Federal Of
ncel ana q young lady on horseback ia
girl and attempts TO escape. One OF the
nQraea succumhs and Craig goes Through
Win the dispatches. while Wayne and My
LADY on the North are left alone. They
seek shelter III a hut and cnterinQ "a IA
the dark "a huge maatin attacks Wayne
Ane hirl shoots the brute Just IN time.
We owner Of the hut, Jed Bungay. and
W Nile appear and soon q party OF
hofaenen approach. They are led by n
man claiming TO be Red LOWrf1. but who
proves 70 be Maj. Brennan. a Federal
gllcef whom the Union girl recognizes.
He orders the arrest OF Wayne al a spy
no ne ia brought before Sheridan. who
threatens him with death unless he re-
me secret message. Wayne believes
1ultn brennan to be the wife OF Mai.
bfennan- he Is rescued by lad Bungay.
VINO starts 20 reach Gen. Zee. while
nAayne IN disguise penetrates to the ball
room beneath which he had been im-
pllsoned. He Us i-ntroduced To 4 Miss
Mlhol ana barely soap being unmask-
~ Huith fenna recognising Wayne.
aya ne VIII save him. Securing a pass
1lkoukh the lines, they are confronted by
brennan. who is knocked sanseless. The1
pldqinG Edith adieu. WAYNE makes a
1aan lor liberty. He encounters Bungay;
Aley reach the Lee camp and are sent
nltl relnforcements to Join Early. In the
Datte OF Shenandoah the regiment IS
overwhelmed n Wayne. while ia the
1ohpital, Is visited by Edith Brennan.
eyne ana bungay are sent on a scout
ine detail, and arriving at the Minor
pace, Wayne meets Miss Minor and Mrs.
2unBay, and later Edith appears.
y ayhes detachment IS besieged BY guer-
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CHAPTER xxvuI.-contInued


All that occurred next was but the
impulse Of a second. stood with
hand resting lightly upon the mules
neck, his long head dropping sleepily
beside my shoulder. 1 saw Red Low.
Tie throw up his gun, all bis evil ma
ture written in his face, his cruel eyes
instantly ahame with anger. and, in
spired by the desperation of our case.
stopped suddenly, and blew with all
my force into that long. pendant ear.
Beelzebub gave vent to one o Of
mingled rage and terror, and then let
drive, backing into that cluster Of
choice rascals like a very th~undefbolt
OF wrath, cleaving his way by every
lightning blow Of those nlmble legs.
and tumbling men to right and left.
There vas a yell Of fright, a wild
scramble for safety, a perfect volley
OF cursing-I saw Red Lowrie 20
tumbling backward, a heel planted
fairly in the pit Of his stomach. and
the next instant Craig, swearing like
a pirate, was iammed down on top Of
him, a red cash across his forehead.
It was all accomplished so speedily,
that it seemed but a medley of heels.
Of wildly cavorting mule, Of scram-
bling, falling men.
"Firel" | cried excitedly. Sock II
into them. lads, and follow mel"
There was a quick outburst Of
fame, a %thunderous report. and. with
out waiting to see or hear more. 1
sprang forward through the dense
smoke, and raced madly toward the
front door Cation painted at my side.
and I could hear the heavy feet Of
a score Of men pounding the tue be
hind US. The rush was so rapid, the
noise SO great and confusing, / could
not distinguish whether we were even
fired upon from the rear. but i marked
a red fash at one of the windows In
our front, and heard behind me a
sharp wall Of agony.
If any man drops. pick him uplY
/ called. and at that momen we
sgrang up the steps, and began pound
ing loudly against the door.
Open up!" shouted the Lieutenant,
%Rnxiously. Brennan, p up, quickl
It's Cation with help"
l though It never would open. A
volley crashed into us, End Sands
picked down upon his face, %clutching
at the man next him as he fell. 4
glanced back an%xiously-a dark. con-
fused mass Of men, without military
formation. were running across the
open space toward us.
Bout facei" I shouted. LOAD at
will-drel"
We poured n scattering volley
into them II halted their movement
for a moment, and then the door
opened a seant crack.
rs this you, Caton?~
Eyes; for Gods sake. open upi"
The heavy door swung slowly in
ward, and with a Wild rush to be first,
we surged headlong inlo the hall.
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CHAPTER XXX.

A Conversation In the Dark.
In my extreme surprise at the in
innate cordiality expressed by her
words and manner / failed in utter
ance Anticipating GOODNESS, indiher-
ence, possibly even resentment at my
presumlng to approach her, / was in
stead greeted by an unstudled warmth
of welcome that made my heart beat
hercely.
Surely / am not mistaken" she
questioned, rendered doubtful by my
silence. rs not this Captain Wagner"
There is no mistake" ! FASTENED to
assure her, but 1 had anticipated
from our last meeting a far less cor
dial greeting"
oh" she exclaimed, with a light
laugh, and is that all2 Yet surely, II
| was to believe my own eyes l was
perfectly justified in my actions then.
However, Captain, I have been forced
to realize the truth Of that situation,
and am now disposed to make up to
you IN kindness for all my unjust
suspicious"
Il am more than delighted to learn
that cloud is no longer to oVershEdow
us. Miss Minor has made a full ex-
PLANTATION, them"
You have been completely exon
Grated, and restored to my good
graces."
AS she spoke, l became aware that
she was busily engaged upon some
task. and when she ended / felt the
steel of a %gun-barrel touch my hand.
please pass this to Maria," she
said calmly, "and hand me back the
one she has"
You are loading, then?" I asked, a.
/ complied with her request
we have all been busy. Isn't It
terrible? / was so frightened at first,
but now they tell me that you and
your men have come. there is no lon
ger danger Of those horrible creatures
getting in here"
You knew. then, that / was in the
house?"
81 was told some noble C~onfederates
had accompanied Lieutenant Cation
back to aid us, but your name was
not mentioned"
Then my appearance must have
proven a complete surprise?'
YES, and no" she answered frank
ly. Il was not sure It was you. Of
course. and I did not venture to ask,
but I knew you were in the neighbor-
hood, and that such an act would be
IN a way characteristic. I was GER
tain you would come II you knew, and
IL. we'll really, ] hoped It was"
In spite Of a slight effort at restraint
I CROPPED in the darkness until I
touched her hand. For the moment
she permitted me to retain It. as II
unconsciousiy within my grasp.
"Why?" / questioned, scarcely rely
ing upon my own voice.
"Oh, always trusts friends more
readily than strangers, and / have
seen you in danger before, and pos
sess such confidence in your courage
and resource"
But Miss Minor took particular
care to inform me you felt little or no
interest Ia me-that you never even
spoke Of me except as she compelled
you to do So"
For a moment she did not answer
How constant the firing continues,
she said at last, as sat struggling
dumbly with temptation.
TO BE CONTINUmD)
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darkness, I could not lorbear wonder
ing where Brennan had concealed the
women TO keep them from harm,
Would he inform them of our arrival2
He could scarcely hope to keep the
fact long hidden. for they would GER
tainly see some OF my g~ray-jaekets.
and ask questions.
They seem to be pecldn' away pret-
~ lively out In 'front.'" said the cor
poral i%nterrupting my reverie.
Yes" admitted. IN my iudg-
ment that will prove the main point OF
attack. How many men did the Ma
ior have there before sc came?"
Same as here. sir"
And four of mine; that makes sew
en- altogether, counting himself and
two Of these ought to be posted IN the
upper story He's bound to need more
that firing Is very steady"
Hes got the loadin' for
him. and that helps some.
THE women I asked, staring az
him IN amazement DO you mean 70.
say Mrs. Brennan and Celia Minor are
there ia that front room?"
Don't Know who they are. sir
two nightly fine lookin' young ladies'.
an old lady with white hair an a big,
r~oughlooldn' female. sir The last one
wus handlin a gun 70 beat the band
just afore you came"
And he Keeps them there. exposed
to an tais heavy IRE? What can the
man mean? Why. Corporal. that con
slant shooting must have completely
shattered the wipdoWsa There could
be no safety tor any on,5 except lying
hat upon the floor"
We'll faint quite 30 bad e. that
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a. Stirling Calder, the Philadelphia
sculptor. was reminded at the Frank.
lin Inn club. apropos Of the Fourth OF
July and Liberty. o. a story about the
great Bartholdi statue ia New York
bay.
"An eminent English Critic, he
said, sailing into New York bay for
the FIRST time. saw Bartholdi's colossal
work and said:
IB that LihertyT
Yes. a friend replied.
Then. said the critic. give me
death"
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seven YEARS
OF MISERY
Flow Mrs. Bethuno was Re-
stored to Health By Lydia
F. Pinkbam's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
sTkeston, Mo. - "For seven years I
suffered everything. I was IN bed for

four or FIVE days at
time every month,
and so weak / could
hardly walk. I had
cramps, backacho
and headache. and
was so v and
weak that ] dreaded
to see anyone or
have anyone move IN
the room. The doc
tors gave me medi-
cine III casa mo ne
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Eventually every woman discovers
that her mirror isn't what It once
was.
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Harry-Where do you propose to 90
next summer?
Helen-I intend to propose to a man
who is In a position to take me Wher-
ever I want to go.
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