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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Ancient Enemies

Suddenly he and Francis Tyrrel met. Etherington at once drew his pistol and Tyrrel drew his.
 "why come you here?" angrily de- manded the earl
 ''To prevent villiany,' retorted Tyrrel.
 Etherington, in white rage. fired and Francis fired at the same time. The bullet of Tyrrel just grazed the temple of the early but his second shot broke his arm
 Then he himself fell with a bad wound In the side. Not so bad. however. but that-the earl departing hastily toward The Wel--but that Tyrrel was able to drag himself through the woods to a secure place of retreat
 Now the relation in which these two men stood to each other was this:
 Francis fourth Earl of Etherington, had married in his youth and In France. Ma rie, Countess de Martingny. Upon his return to England this secret marriage was not announced by the then Lord Oakendale dhe second title in the fam ily) and at his fathers commands he married Ann Bulmer of Bulmer Hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Plans Upset

So well did he contrive that at length a marriage was arranged, persuading the simple clergyman of St, Romans that it was his duty to perform the cer- emony in order to save the young girl from becoming a mother before she was a wife-a lie of course.
 Valentine having enlisted by bribes Clara Mowbray's attendant Hannah IT, win, on his side and hasing by threats and promises also enlisted his valet Silmes In his nefarious work, saw with joy, in anticipation, the consummation of his work.
 The day before that arranged for the secret marriage between Francis ard Clara, there came to Valentine a letter from his father, the earl, who was nearing his death.
 This letter told him that as Valen- tine had mentioned in his letters the family of Mowbray of St. Romans he would say that large estate, that of Nettlewood, would accure to the heiI of Burlington should he marry the daughter of the ancient Scottish house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

You ar mistaken, Clara" returned Tyr rel, II scarcely know your brother
 True, truei' returned the lady, "it was my father, my poor father, with whom you quarreled. But come to Shaws castle on Thursday at o'clock-John will be glad to see you. Good evening"
 The lady rode on and Francis Tyrrel returned to the CleilSum inn at Old Town and to the minstrations of the worthy and ancient Meg, who, somehow, could not make him eat that night, spite of her best cooking and coaxlng
 He drank at first and then saying "Pshawi" threw down his wine cup and retired to his room dhe blue room and Mistress Dods besD at an early hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Removing Temptation

The wild. agonized look upon clarl face was his first answer. Then ! fell upon her knees and cried out: John, o, brother, do not kill me"
 For. seeing the look upon his sistel face the infuriated man had half drav the hunting knife which he habituai wore
 He tore himself away from her al rushed to an open window, out which he leaned far. Then somethin fell clashing in the courtyard.
 What is 1t, brother?' gasped Clara <. My hunting knife.' replied he, would be free from temptation. Whs this mystery is I do not know, but ha, seen enough in your face to tell me ths the gossip of the Well was not all il vention. Clara! Claral let me lead yo to your room.'
 And with stately courtesy he col ducted his sister through the long ga lery to the door of her apartment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31

casms which were flying about her table
 My dearest Clara! Why so late and why thus? Will you step to my dress ing rooms; Jones will get you ono of my new gowns. We are just of a size, you know. Do pray, for once. let me be proud of something of my own by let ting me see you wear H."
 These remarks were bstowed upon tall, pale, elegantly formed young lady who appeared at the door of the dining room dressed In riding habit and with black veil over her face.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Touchwood Resolves to Meddle

Meantime there had arrived at the Cleikum Inn at old Town a man eaihhs himself Touchwood--a meddlesome busy body and a great traveler; man or great wealth. too. who insisted upon h. structing Meg Dods in the mysteries or making curry,
 He was, in fact. that disinherited son of Stogie Mowbray, who. though scornins 10 take the name of Mowbray at his father s bidding. had. nevertheless. taken that of his fathers partner, old Mir. Touchwood, who had in return taken him into busi- ness and left him much wealth.
 He had taken a fancy to look after tne affairs of Francis Tyrrel and 1t was in his business house that the papers proving the marriage of Marie de Mar figny and the old earl were, deposite1 as well as the death bed confession of the early acknowledging Francis Tyrre as his heir.
 Copies of these papers had ben sent to Valentine Bulner upon the death of his father-and he had burned them, The well meaning, but fatuous, old man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
A CLASSIC
 IN A p AGE

This romance of Sir Walters is con- slderably out of the line. of hfs. general work. II it had not been for the fact that the laird of Abhotsford lived before Dickens and Thaokeray one would say that he had been influenced by the writ ings of these two authors.
 For in his characteristic description his divergence. from the main story-to indulge in the building Up of persons not necessarily related to the story-he writes like Dickens. In his society de- scriptions. his sarcasms upon .gentilily. he makes one think of Thaekeray-
 When he had written the novel all his friends who saw the manuscript and his publishers wrestled long and valianlty with him to make notifications. And the good natured baronet made them.
 Who knows but that if Sir Waiter ence having struck this vein had meen left to gang his gait the vein would have developed great richness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Sung By Pride and Scorn

Days passed and, ingratiating himself with Mowbray Valentine made the laird play deep and loni, until he had won from him such an amount of money as were it paid-woud ruin St Romans completely
 He had heart to heart talk with St. Romans and Mowbray agreed to his be- ing suitor for his sisters hand. Ether ington told the laird exactly why he wished to marry Clara-agreed that after the marriage they should separate at once but concealed the fact of his former and invalid marriage.
 Mowbray, desperate. urged his sister to accede to the proposal.
 At first Clara refused to meet the earl at all Then she consented, and they had a short and painful interview alone Stung by her pride and scorn, Etherington TOW determined to make her his at all haz- ards
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Now, having had his fling, and being desirous of making Clara Mowbray his bride openly and legally-for he needed the Nettlewood estates after his dissi- patton of his paternal fortune-he had come to Scotland to aga1n seek out the girl whom he had so tricked 1nd wronged.
 Francis having returned from his travels and having rece-ved mysteri- ous and anonymous fntimation that Valentine was about to journey to St. Romans, had preceded him there, when the encounter took place IS has been described.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
A Dragon in the Path

Old Meg Dods met hlm at the door and recognized him at once as one of the tribe which were her natural enemies-the peo- pie at The Well. 'I am Captain Me Turk of the - regiment, said the warrior peremptorily.
 ''McTurk?" cried Meg.
 ''Yes, honest woman,' returned the cap tain. "Hector McTurk-have you any ob- jection to the name?"
 'No objection" replied Meg in her Scot tish dialect, 'it is a very good name for a heather. But, Captain McTurk, since you are captain, cen face about and march your way home to tune of Dumbarton Drums,' for you are going to have no speech with Master Tyrrel or any other lodger of mine.'
 Come, come" cried the captain, relaps- ing into a broad "IIighland' accent in his discomposure, "a gentleman Is not to be treated this way, so make room upon the doorstep for me to pass, or 'py Got I will make it for myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
A Challenge Accented

With many apologies for the action of his landlady. Tyrrei. suspecting the mo- tive of his visitor in calling upon him. ushered him with stately politeness to his own room and begged to know what had procured him the honor of this visit
 "Py Gotr' cried the captain. arrang- ing his disordercd attire. had she been but man--even were 1t the King himself however, Mr, Tyrrei. came on a civil efrand--and very civiliy have I been treat ed-the old witch, if there are stocks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Enter Captain NcTurk

The conversation turned upon shooting, and Tyrrel observed that he had sent for favorite setter of his to be brought down. "A setter?--a pointer, I suppose you mean7' cried Sir Bingo. in whom the wine was now beginning to awaken a de- sire to revenge the snub Tyrrel had given him.
 No, sir" replied Tyrrel-"a setter.
 ''I never heard that a setter was fit to follow at a gentleman's heels" sneered Sir Bingo.
 "You hear it now" retorted Tyrrel
 Then into the controversy came the fiery Capt Hector McTurk (retired), who man. aged to make matters more warlike while he was ostensiby endeavoring to make peace.
 The result was that the first thing he knew and without apparent cause Tyrrel found himself engaged in violent quar- rel, seemingly with almost everybody in the room.
 Make way cried Tyrrel, starting to pave the drunken and beligerent crowd. And he said if like one who if not obeye ed was likely to force obedience.
 Come, come" said Mowbray of St. Ro- mans stepping forth, this will not ao sir. You come among Us an entire stranger and assume airs which would become a duke or prince We must tnow who or what you are before we al ow you to carry such a high feather
 ''Mr. Mowbray," returned Francis, 'l eek no quarrel with anyone here-leas ~< all with you. came here by invita- efon. expecting much pleasure and sup posing myself secure from incivility. + that I find I was mistaken. Good night.
 "Damme,' cried Sir Bingo, i've will not let him off that way"-and threw himself between Tyrrel and the door.
 Bestowing upon the knight most ein phatically the epithet "Fool!' Tyre seized him by the collar and flung hin out of the way with some violence.
 T am to be found at the old Town o St. Romans by whomsoever 1t may con. cern.' said Tyrrel with suppressed rage and. lowing haushtily. left the room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Disuuieting Information

This was under the will of an uncle of the early, whose real name was Scrogie, but who, believing himself re- lated on his maternal side to the Now brays of St. Romans, had adopted Now bray as his surname and had disin herited a son who had refused to do likewise.
 This uncle of wealth came in py an alliance which the Tyrrels had made with rich City farmfly. the English aristocracy not being ayerse in times of necessity to ally themselves with the cloth of gold fron, the mercantile world
 This letter changed all the plans Of Valentine. He saw at once that in- stead of making Francis deadly enemy of his father byfmarrying him to Clara Mombray he would only do so much more in the Way of inducing the earl to make his eldest son his heir to estates and title.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Both Drawn to the Scene

brothers parted, with the agreement that neither of them should ever again come near St. Romans or see Clara Mowbray. The marriage which had been performed was illegal-void-bu if was enough to wreck the lives oi Clara and Francis. -
 Francis went travelling in the East. and Valentine returned to his father, who shortly after died. leaving him ti- tular Earl of Etherington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Good Resolves

70 as to that'' said Touchwood 1T have plenty of money and intend to make Francis my heir and have him married to Clara As to you, sir. I would only be too glad to let you have the money to pay off what you have lost to that sharper Valentine Bulmer. Ecod, sir,- did ye not know that he was kinning ye?"
 reputation St. Romans saw a new fire} spring. Hope sat upon the break of the next day-and how many good resolves he made, as he laid his head upon his pilloT that night 2. @s .s
 The only thing that kept him pm slumber was the thought of how cTue1 he had been to Clara. But he would make 1t all right in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Lost to Human View

There IS little more to tell of this trag- edy.
 Mowbray retired to England. saved his money dismanted the fashionable resort of The We'll.
 The old medder, Touchwood. was, at the, end of the story, still alive and 1t was thought would make St. Romans his heir.
 As to Francis Tyrrei, he fled the coun- try and was never heard of afterwards. The estates and the title were open to him but-he never claimed them.
 Tn what far gardens of rest and reflec- tion-or perhaps of monastic severity and ef-condemnation-he ended his life will never be known.
 But the little watering place of St. Romans Well has returned to it's prfmi- tive obscurity the lions and lionesses with their several jackals. blue surtouts and blue stockings, fiddlers and dancers. painters and amateurs. authors and crit ics. have disappeared like pigeons by the demolition of a doveeote and havs sought other scenes of amusement and recreation.
 Next weeks One Page Classic will be Labrengrc hv George Henry Borrow.
 Copyright, 1912, by Irving King.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Plottinp a Brothers Ruin

The two young men were sent to the University of Edinburgh and. during the long vacation were allowed by the earl to travel about Scotland, his lord ship stipulating that his younger son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Another Chapter in the Tragedy

Meantime at the tea table of Lady Penelape had appeared another char acter of the tragedy which. all un- known to them, was being acted out before the moths and butterflies of the fasi,topsbIe and futile company gath cred in st. Romans Well,
 Angels and minister's of grace" cried Lady Penelope. bi eakiHg into the titfie-tstile and gossip and yelled sar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Mowhrayj

Lady Penelope al cred more or less that the preence of of MT. Touchwood something to do vi sister.
 Malice sought it's Mowbray, ruined, des his last card game3 heard. as he passed n table. words which upon the character of
 He rode home at and went into Claras pal
 You must marry Etheri he had ben drinking hd will be beggars. And how common gossip is busy with yd What have you done? What your life is not disclosed to me
 T remember now, when I was 5 and in England, some rumors reach me--or some hints, it may have been, fri my fathers letters-that there had bd trouble with you. What is it, Clat For Gods sake, what is it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
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SIR WAL

had come to St straight. He
 valet, in his pas
 But, like mostJ game for the gal skillfully and tos human equation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-31
Without Annetite

think there is some old grudge betwee you"
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-17
SAW NO CAUSE FOR WORRY
Small Boy Pretty Well Satisfied That
the Future Was Not Likely to
Be Hard One.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says;
A Lakewood woman was recently
reading to her little boy the story OF
young lad whose father was taken
i'll and died, after which he set him
self diligently to work to support him
self and mother. When she had fin
ished the story she said:
Dear Billy, if your papa were to
die would you work to support your
dear mamma?"
"Naw!" said Billy, Unexpectedly
But why not?"
Amt we got good house to 1--we
in?"
yes, dearie-but we can't eat tht
house, you know"
Amt there lot O stuff In the pam
try?"
Yes, but that won't last forever"
It'll last till you git another hus-
band, won't it? You're a pretty good
locker, mai"
Mamma gave up right there.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-17
GENERAL.

The armored cruiser Maryland
sailed from Puget Sound navy yard
for Nicaragua, via San Francisco ano
Acapulco. Mexico.
Chicago packers predict SO hogs be.
fore tho end OF October and CORE
spondingly higher prices for all hog
products.
The funeral of Jas Fielding Cosby,
veteran newspaper man and we'll
known Civil War correspondent, was
held at Los Angeles.
During the first nine months this
year 1,34G babies were born in Chi.
Cago. This is an increase of 9,S7S over
1911, or 46 per cent.
Three Cinnamon and white man
were instantly killed and three white
men seriously wounded in a shooting
affray in Chinatown, New York.
Robbers who attacked Miss Eva
Olson near her bone in Chicago,
broke the girls right leg in their eff
forts to force her to cease fighting
them.
The police made raid on the VIII
mington. Del, bicycle club and arrest
cd Hilda Partridge, aged &c, proIes,
sIonal dancer. who was both nude and
intoxicated.
Miss Ida NJ. Stevon5, a wealthy
young woman of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and
Miss Mary Pratt Of Santa Monica,
Cal, were killed, and b. B. Mcintosh
Of Glendale, Cal, an automobile dem.
onstrator, waG badly injured when
their automobile skiddod and turned
over on n steep hill at Los Angeles.
81 do not care rap about being
shot, not n rap" said Colonel Roose-
welt in his speech at Milwaukee.
Friends" he began, 81 shall have 10
ask you TO be as quiet as possible. I
40 not know whether you fully un-
derstand that ! have Just been shot,
but II takes more than that to kill
Bull Moose"
Rgbcis held up a passenger train lbO
miles south Of FL Paso. Tex, on the
border. r,gcd the mail and express
cars and detained John T. Cameron,
a wealthy stock broker ot FL Paso. Tho
train was allowed to proceed south.
Four OF the most desperate conyIcts
.r the Ohio penitontiary at Columbus
made daring escape by saving
through the bars OF a sewer manhole
behind the prison hospital, dropping
into the underground tunnal and
working their way to the outlet OK tho
sowor on the banks OF the scioto
river.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-17
SPORT.

Jack Curley of Chicago will direct
the next two fights in which Jack
Johnson, heavyweight champion, en-
cages.
The kentucky endurance stakes for
four miles on the Churchill Downs
course at Louisville was won by So,
temia, establishing a worlds record of
$40 As.
Prof. Sembower Of Indiana univer.
sity was elected president of the Big
Nine" university athletic conference
to succeed the late Prof. Johnson, also
Of Indiana university.
Fighting in the last tronch, the New
York Nationals repulsCd the on-rush,
ing Boston Americans and sont them
back to defeat by a score OF to in
the sixth game Of the world series.
William Edward Coburn. the jockey,
known as Monk" Coburn, died in a
hospital at san Francisco from tuber-
culosIs. It Is estimated that Coburn's
earnings during the last decade ex.
cccdoi S2,O0O,O0O.
Ernest Barry OF London. the worlds
champion sculler, defeated Edward
Hnnlon Durnan OF Toronto in race
for the scull.ng championship Of the
world over the Putney-to-Mort.lukc
course, on tho Thames.
Playing brilliantly on defense and
charging through every opening pre-.
scented by thglr opponents, the back
field of Nebraska university brought
victory To the Lincoln eleven over
Kansas Agricultural college.
}. H. Elspass Of Denver received a
telegram from Lexington stating that
bis famous Uucor Bradou Direct. had
won the Tennessee stake. for 2.O5
PAGERS, defeating the best out this
year. The race was won I'm straight
heats, in 2.o24, 2:03is and 2:03%.
Overcoming the New York Nationals
Saturday by a score Of . to 1, the Bos.
tons, pDnnant winners OF the American
league. need but u single victory to
attain the worlds baseball champion.
ship OF 1912. The world series stands.
Boston three games won, New York
one. and one contest tie.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-17
FOREIGN.

The Turkish government declines
to allow the powers TO intervene in
the question Of Macedonian reforms.
The Italian fleet, it is said, will be
concentrated in the Aegean sea, unless
Turkey promptly accepts Italy's peace
conditions.
An attempt to break jail by Miguel
Guerrero, a rebel leader, resulted in
two prisoners being killed and several
soldiers wounded at Guadalajara, Mex.
Mrs. J. Talmage, sister-n-law Of the
late Rev r. De Witt Talmage, died
at Annoy, China. The interment took
place in the Mission cemetery at Ku-
langsu.
Posses are searching the hills near
Nicomen, fifteen miles from Mission
City, B. c., in the Frazor valley, for
William Mclaughlin, a white ranch
man, suspected OF Staying two Indians
and white man near there.
A London dispatch says three Ger
mans have invented machine which
digcsts vegetables like a COW and
gives chemical milk. Sir William
Crookes, the scientist, tested some OF
the milk and he said he liked It.
Parliament convened in London for
what promises to be the most TEN.
| pcstuous session In years. Three mat
ters Of vital Importance are to be dis
posed of: Irish home rule, d!sestab
lishmcnt of the Church of England in
Wales and election reform.
Antonio Ayala, messenger of the
National Bank of Cuba at Havana
has been arrested by order of the
special judge in charge Of the lnves
tigation into the disappearance of a
package containing 100000, which
was supposed to have been sent by
registered mail to the National Park
bank Of New York on September a.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-17
WASHINGTON.

Brigadier General Frank G. Smith,
U. S. A, retired, died, aged seventy.
one.
Fifteen thousand miles of moving
picture films were exported from the
United States during the last fiscal
year. while other countries furnished
but 5000 miles to the United States
Pre-cG1vention campaign funds of the
Democratic presidential aspirants
Woodrow wilson, S215,76S; Judson
Harmon, sl5O,946; Oscor w. Under
wood, $4,000; Champ Clark. s5O,465.
The unexpected departure of Am
bassador Page Bryan from his post at
Toxic Just before Secretary Knox
sailed from Japan. has given rise to
report that a change in the ambas-
sadorshIp to Toxic is imminent.
Arrangements have been completed
for making the new parcels post
stamps. Their will be twelve kinds, all
larger than common stamps, which
will not be allowed for use on parcels
post matter. The stamps will be ready
to issue December l.
Two Americans are being held for
heavy ransom by Mexican rebels, John
7. Cameron, Ell Paso stock broker, re-
moved from the Mexican Northwest.
orn train, held up by rebels, is held
for $4,000. Arthur Mccormick, fore
man of the Palomas Land and Cattle
company ranch, also is held for ran
som, on tho American ranch property.
THE money or the hostages DEATH"
is the rebel warning in both cases.
The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-17
"GooD STUFF"
A Confirmed Coffee Drlnker Takes to
Postum.

A housewife was recently surprised
coffee. She says:
For the last five or six years I have
been troubled with nervousness, in
digestion and heart trouble. couldn't
get any benefit from the doctors med.
icine so finally he ordered me to stop
drinking coffee. which | did.
II drank hot water while taking the
Doctors medicine, with some improve
ment then went back to coffee with
the same old trouble as before.
"A new servant girl told me about
Postum-said her folks used 1t and
liked 1t in place of coffee. We got
package but told her did not be-
lieve my husband would like 1t, as he
was a great coffee drinker.
TO my surprise he called for q
third cup, said 1t was good stufY' and
wanted to know what It was. We
have used Postum ever since and botl
feel better than we have in years.
My husband used to have bad
spells with his stomach and would be
sick three or four days. during which
time he could not eat or drink any
thing. But since he gave up coffee
and took to Postum. he has had no
more trouble. and we now fully be-
lieve 1t was all caused by coffee.
u have not had any return OF nv
former troubles since drinking Pos-
tum, and feel better and can do more
work than in the last ten years. We
tell everyone about it-some say they
tried 1t and did not like IT, tell them
1t makes all the difference as to how
it's made. 1t should be made accord
ing to directions-then 1t is delicious-
Name given by Postum Co.. BATH,
Creek. Mich. Read the book. 'aTbs
Road to Wellville," In pkgs. There,
a reason"
Ever read the above Istterr p.r
one appears from time to time, Tb,,
are genuine, true, and full Of bumn.
interest. Adv.