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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

: with Mahany, CaNenaIsn aud 1ancy
trailing in his wake, memories OF what
had once been living and vital crowd
ed in upon him. Some sense of the
wreck that Uttered the long years, and
the shame OF the open shame that had
swept away pride and self-respect,
came back to him out of the past.
He only paused when he stood on
the portico before Fentress' open
door. He glanced about him at the
wide fields, bounded by the distant
timber lands that hid gloomy bottoms,
at the great log barns in the hollow to
his right; at the huddle of white
washed cabins beyond; then with his
big fist he reached in and pounded on
the door. The blows echoed loudly
through the silent house, and an in
slant later Fentress tall, spare figure
was seen advancing from the far end
of the hall.
"Who is it?" he asked.
Judge Price-Colonel Fentress,"
said the judge.
Judge Price" uncertainty, and still
advancing.
II had flattered myself that you
must have heard Of me-" said the
Judge.
81 think I have" said Fentress,
pausing now.
He thinks he has!" muttered the
Judge under his breath.
"Will you come in?" it was more a
question than an invitation.
eff you are at liberty" The colonel
bowed. "AlIow me- the judge con-
tinued. Colonel Fentress-Mr. MAJ
haffy, Mr. Yancy and Mr.. Cavendish.'
Again the colonel bowed
"Will you step into the library?" e
VERY good" and the judge followed
the colonel briskly down the ball.
When they entered the library Fem
tress turned and took stock of his
guests. Mahaffy he had seen before;
Yancy and Cavendish were OF course
strangers to him, but their appear
ance explained them; last of all his
glance shifted to the Judge. He had
heard something Of those activities by
means Of which Slocum Price had
striVen to distinguish himself, and he
had a certain curiosity respecting the
man. 1t was Immediately satisfied.
The judge had reached a degree of
shabbiness seldom equaled, and but
for his mellow, effulgent personality
might well have passed for a common
vagabond; and if his dress advertised
the state of his finances, his face ex-
planned his habits. No misconception
was possible about either.
May offer you glass of liquor?"
asked Fentress, breaking the silence.
He stepped to the walnut comfortable
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

His ponderous arm stiffened where it
rested on the desk, he Strengthened up
in his chair and his face assumed its
customary expression of battered dig.
nifty, while a smile at once wistful and
tender lowered about his lips.
"One other question" he said. I'm.
til this man Murrell appeared you
had no trouble with Bladen? He was
content that you should keep the
child-your right to Hannibal was
never challenger"
Never, sir. All my troubles began
about that time"
"Murrell belongs in these parts"
said the judge.
I'D admire TO to meet him." slid
Yancy quietly.
The judge grinned.
Il place my professional services at
your disposal" he said. Yours is a
clear case of felonious assault"
mo, it amt, sir-I look at it this-a.
why's; it's a clear case of my giving
him the damndest sort of body beat.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

boy, they'll use him to compel my ST.
lence and inaction. The judge took
a long breath. yet there remains one
point where the boy is concerned that
completely battles me. If we knew
just little more Of his antecedents
and radical move
Mahaffy was clearly not impressed
by the vague generalities in which
the judge was dealing.
There you go, Price, as usual, try
ing to convince yourself that you are
the center of everything!" he said, in
a tone of much evaporation. Lets
get down to business! What does this
man Hicks mean by limiting at sui
eide? You saw Miss Malroy yester.
day."
you have put your finger on
point Of some significance" said the
judge. she bore evidence of the
shock and loss she had sustained;
aside from that she was quite as she
has always been"
WSli' "AdC w you want W SSe
Hicks for? What do you expect to
learn from him?"
II don't like his insistence on the
idea that Miss Malroy is mentally un-
balanced. It's a question of some
delicacy-the law, sir, fully recog-
nizes that. It seems to me he is over
anxious to account for her disappear.
ance in a manner that can compro
mise no one"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
CHAPTER XIV.
Colonel Fentress.

The Judge had not forgotten his
ghost, the ghost he had seen in Mr..
Saul's Office that day he went to the
court house on business for Charley
Norton. Working or idling-principal-
ly the latter-drunk or sober-prin-
cipally the former-the ghost, other
wise Colonel Fentress, had preserved
a place in his thoughts, and now as
he moved stolidly up the drive toward
Fentress' big white house on the bill
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

ing:~
Sir" said the judge, "I'll hold YOU
hat while you are about it,"
Hicks had taken his time in re
spending to the judges summons, but
now his step sounded in the hall anC
throwing open the door he entered
the room. Whether consciously OF
not he had acquired something OF that
surly, forbidding manner which was
Characteristic of his employer. A curt
nod of the head was his only greet
ing.
VIII you sit DOWN." asked the
judge. Hicks signifed by another
movement of the head that he would
not. This is a very dreadful bust.
ness!" began the judge softly.
Amt it?" agreed Hicks. What
. you got to say to me?" he added
petulantly.
Have you started to drag the
bayou" asked the judge. Hicks
nodded. THAT was your idea?" sug.
gested the judge.
mo, it want" objected Hicks
quickly. But said she had been
actin like she was plumb distracted
ever since Charley Norton got shot"
"How?" inquired the Judge, arching
his eyebrows. Hicks was plainly dis
turbed by the question.
Sort Of out of her head. Mr. Ware
seen it, too"
HE spoke of it,"
Yes, sir; him and me discussed it
together"
The judge regarded Hicks long and
intently and in silence. His magniti.
cent mind was at work. If Betty had
been distraught he had not observed
any sign of it the previous day. II
Ware were better informed as to her
true mental state why Aad he chosen
this time to go to Memphis?
Il suppose Mr.. Ware asked you to
keep an eye on Miss Malroy while he
was away from homer" said the judge.
Hicks, suspicious of the drift of his
questioning, made no answer. Il sup
pose you told the house servants to
keep her under observations" contin.
ued the Judge.
Il don't talk to no niggers," replied
Hicks, except to give 'em my or
ders."
well, did you give them that or
der?"
mo, l didn't"
The sudden and hurried entrance of
big Steve brought the judges exam
ination Of Mr.. Hicks to a standstill.
"Mas'r, you know dat ar coachman
George-the big black fellow dat took
you into town las evenin'? jes' been
down at Shanty Hill whar Milly, his
wife, is carryin' on something scan
dalous cause George amt never come
home!" Steve was laboring under in
tense excitement, but he ignored the
presence Of the overseer and adj
dressed himself to Slocum Price.
We'll, what of that?" cried Hicks
quickly.
Thar warn't no George, mind you,
Mas'r, but dar was his team in de
stable this morning and lookin' mighty
nigh done up with hard driving"
YES" Interrupted Hicks uneasily;
put pair of lines in a nigger's
hands and he'll run any team off its
legs!"
An the heritage all scratched up |
from bein' thrashed through the
bushes" added Steve.
There's a niger for you'll" said |
Hicks. "She took the rascal out OF |
the field, dressed him like he was
and pampered him up, and
now first chance he gets he runs off"
"Ah!" said the judge softly. Then
you knew this?"
of course | knew-wa'n't it my
business to know? 1 reckon he was
on skylarking, and when he'd seen
the mess he'd made, the trifiing fool
took to the woods. Well, he catches
1t when l lay hands on him!" |
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The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06
SOME PLAIN TALK AS TO MANNER
|NIWH|CH,CHARGES HAVE BEEN
MADE AGAINST THE COUNTY

Louis Meyer of the Clifton Dis
tress' seems to be of the opinion that
| there is a personal controversy on
between himself and the editor of this
paper because the Tribune recently
published the fact that County Com
missioner Thompson had presented a
bill of S61.05 for automobile hire
during the month of March; that it
was in his name, and he had received
the cash therefor after passing on it
as member of the county board.
There is no visible reason why Mr..
Meyer should take this matter to
himself and attempt to question the
motives of another newspaper man
for printing legitimate news of in
terest to the taxpayers OF Mesa coun-
ty. The commissioners are spending
public money, and the recent grand
jury seemed to think there ought to
be improvements made in the meth
DDS in vogue in this county.
To act the hired-man part by at
tacking fellow newspaper man who
has the temerity to print the facts as
he finds them smacks too much of
Denver journalism, and our friend
can have the field all to himself If he
desires it. In passing, however, it
might be mentioned that the editor
of this paper has never had print
ing contract with the county of Mesa,
but that he was "approached' both
last year and again this year with an
intimation of a deal" but declined
it and put in a bid for the work ac-
cording to published stipuations.
The apparent prices at which the
contract was let this year was of
such a nature, if conscientiously fol-
lowed, that the work could be pro-
duced only with the cheapest kind of
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06
MOVEMENTS
OF GRAIN AND FLOUR

The commercial movements of
grain and flour during March, 1912,
are shown in report just made
public by the bureau of statistics of
the department of commerce and la
Dor, as follows:
During the month OF March 3d.
060,4l bushels of grain were re-
ceived at Is primary interior mar
kets. This figure shows slight de-
cline when compared with the re-
ceipts at the same markets in March,
1911, at which time there had been
a decided shrinkage as compared
with the corresponding month of
1910. the receipts of grain having
been 54,351,2T4 bushels in 1911 and
7,36S,470 bushels in 1910. The
grain receipts in March of the pres
ent year were also considerably small
er than in either January or Febru-
airy. During the three months of
the current year, taken collectively,
however, the aggregate receipts show
a material increase, namely: 1884,
1876, 1913 bushels in 1912, as compared
with ia ,150,9S0 bushels in the cor
responding three months of 1911.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06

amounted to $41,S4S.54, and the year
following they were $21,O5439. One
item alone for a piece of machinery
for the pumping plant shows that
the express charges amounted to 81 =
296. 1t was ordered by telegraph
and sent p. d. O., and the PEOPLE were
charged with the bills. Mr.. Thomp-
sons personal bills, paid by the dis
trict that year (19O9), amounted to
1,65S.60.
If this sort of management is to
be employed in the affairs of the peo-
pie of Mesa county, it is no more than
right that they should be informed
of what is going on; and, If they are
satisfied to let them continue, it is
entirely their business To impugn
the motives OF those who publish the
facts, however, is poor excuse for
! continuing to do those things that
are in violation of the Colorado stat
utes-The Palisade Tribune (repub-
| lican).
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06

I help. The editor of this paper be-
| lieves in getting a fair price for the
work turned out of this office, doing
| it in a tirst-class manner and paying
a living wage to the help employed.
The commissioners of Mesa county
isare public officers, and they are han
ding public funds, and the people
have a right to know where these
funds go. The county taxes this year
are excessively high, and that, too,
in face of the fact that there was a
large loss in the crop output and the
ranchmen have known what hard
times mean.
A few months since a spasm of
economy struck the commissioners
and the salaries of competent clerks
in some of the county offices were cut
in a manner that savored somewhat
of politics. The action brought forth
indignant protests that resulted in an
investigation of the commissioners
methods by the grand jury, which
was called principally to Investigate
the conduct of the county's affairs.
1t was a noticeable fact that the man
agement of all the other offices was
commended, but the commissioners
methods We're criticised and it was
recommended that certain things be
rectitied. BY their subsequent acts
the commissioners have declined TO
follow the suggestion, and the pay
ment of the bill of Commissioner
Thompson for automobile hire,
to s61.05, is merely a
sample found in one months personal
Three years ago the ranchers OF
the Mesa County Irrigation District
had a sample of Mr. Thompson's man
agement and they are still paying the
bills, and are likely to be for some
time to come. The year preceding |
his management the operating eX-
penses were S21,4S1.9S; but, during |
his term of office, the expenses |
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06

Bring your feet and let us fit them
at half price. Boston Shoe store.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06
NEW RECORDS IN PRICES.

New York, May 6.-The next 12
months will see some new records in
high prices for meats, eggs and but
ter, according to II. l.. Preston, edi-
tor of trade paper.
The cold season has put the hens
far behind in their work, the expert
declares, and the supply of butter in
sight is not likely to balance with the
public demand.
The price for potatoes would go to
IS per barrel, he adds, if it were not
for Irish and Belgian importations.
The cabbage crop is short, and cab
bages, like artichokes, are becoming
luXuries.
Poultry is the one product, he de-
clares, that has not risen in price by
leaps and bounds.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06

If you have anything to sell, try
Want Ad.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06
BOOK CLIFF COAL MEANS GOOD COAL.
Phone Hickory 1722. W. PHILLIPS, General Manager.

The receipts of flour at y leading
interior markets in March, 1912,
were almost the same as those in
March, 1911, namely: $685. ,996 bar
rels, and 1,399,395 barrels, respect
lively. In March, 1910, the receipts
of flour were 2,139,522 barrels. The
receipts of -four during the three
months of the current year show a
slight increase, however, when COM
pared with the receipts during the
corresponding period of 1911.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06

American Press Assoeiaton
n of
+
half After
meanwhile the Caha
the
He
the
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06
SHALL THESE THINGS BE 2

Boulder, Colo, May 6-The town
trustees of Nederland have decided to
put the following questions to re-
ferendum vote May Z:
Shall chairs be allowed in the sa-
looms?
Shall card tables be allowed in sa-
looms?
sidewalk be allowed in front of the
windows?
Shall rooms of saloons be open un-
til midnight Saturday nights?
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06
READ THIS NOTICE.

For a bargain in Nursery Stock:
Bartlett and Anjou Pear Trees in
STANDARD and Dwarf, two years old,
in fine condition. Jonothan apples,
10c. Prices on Pears up to you.
Yard 529 Grand avenue. Phone
Hickory 1902. ID. VOLLMER,
Grand Junction, Colo.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06
MIDLAND GIVES SPECIAL RATES

Boulder-Account Grand Army
OF the Republic annual encampment
One fare for the round trip. Tickets
on sale May 10, IA and Is. Final
limit May 10.
Denver, Colo.-Account high
school day, one fare for the round
trip. Tickets on sale May 1G and
II. Return limit May 20.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06
LOW PRICES ON COAL

Clean Lump or Nut Coal, $3.50 per
ton, cash on delivery
We also handle the best Red Ar
row coal. Nothing better. Phone
Junction 200 or Junction 1893
RED ARROW COAL co.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06

When a man is set in his ways he
is not apt to hatch out any new
ideas.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06

Having trouble with your eyes?
Glasses don't fit? See Stong about
II.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06

The greatest bargains in the histo-
ry of the country. Boston Shoe store.
The daily sentinel., 1912-05-06

The Blackstone Jewelry CO. repairs
rings and guarantee their work. 534
Main.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
cranks End Life by Gas Route.

Chicago.-What is believed to have
been a conspiracy against the life OF
col. Roosevelt was ended by the death
If Maximilian Caxello. twenty-four
-ears old. and Miguel Ortez, the came
ige. both of the United States Of Co
ombia. The men were asphyxiated
by gas in their room in the Fifth
Avenue hotel That these men planned
o kill Roosevelt and that they even
yisited Mercy hospital for that pur-
Jose is an established fact, say the
police. These men. 1t is said, have fol-
owed Roosevelt for months. They WIS.,
ted the Mercy hospital in company
With Luis Monilla. son of Colombian
,enator. whose whereabouts are un-
xnown. They insisted on seeing
Roosevelt but were turned away. A
etter was found in their room warn
.ng Col. Roosevelt that "the time had
come for you to mediate on the black
sst spot in the history OF your hfe."
Remember" added the men In the
etter. that although you are and
aave been great world citizen, the
iomago you received when you came
back from Africa was marred by the
-efusal of the Vicar of Christ to see
-ou."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
Pointed Paragraphs.

When the cats play. the mice get
away.
Friendship and confidence are
plants OF slow growth.
Usually man is a poor Judge OF
his own Importance.
A woman seldom eats II there is
anything else for her to do.
Many man can't afford to dress
well because his wife does.
Love laughs at locksmiths, but 1t
sometimes cries over spilled milk.
Some men who boss their wives in
public are as meek as lambs at home.
Too often IT Is the things we
shouldn't do that seems to make life
worth living.
The man who attempts to call uo-
mans bluff must be looking for trou.
BILE.
Virture may be its own reward. but
the reward isn't always legal tender
at the corner grocery.
The young man who marries an
heiress may not have to wait so years
in order to celebrate his golden we'd
aing.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
ITCHING AND BURNING

1766 West 46th Ave-, Denver, Colo
II had very sore leg. 1t troubled
me for some twenty years and finally
broke out to a running sore with
much fever and terrible itching and
burning. 1t burned and ttched SO bad
ly could not rest day or night and
was obliged to lie in bed. The sores
were in spots just as raw as piece
Of beef. used medicine. yet 1t
wouldn't heal. Seeing the advertise
ment for Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Immediately wrote for some. The
immediate cure was more remarkable
than can describe. I was complete
ly cured" (Signed) Mrs. Curry
Brown. April II, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston"
Adv
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
The Cook Came Back.

Servants In the Sandwich Islands
have a curious habit. says q writer.
of calling their employers by their
first name. Hers, she adds. was al
ways saying. "Yes. John" to her hug
band. and Very well. Mary" to her.
When We get n new cook told my
husband to avoid calling me Mary"
so that the cook. not knowing my
name. would have to say "missus" to
me. So John always called me sweet
heart or "dearie." never Mary
One day we had some officers to
dinner. and / told them of the rule
had adopted AMI added. by this SER
want, at least, you won't hear me call
ed Mary"
Just then the new cook entered the
room. He bowed and said to me.
Sweetheart. the dinner is served"
what" l stammered. aghast at his
familiarity.
Dinner is served, dearie," answer
ed the new cock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-11-01
DETECTIVE CARPENTERS STORY.

although the thief is the natural
enemy of mankind, occasionally job
of thievery is done that cannot help
but arouse a certain degree of admira-
tion either for its ingenuity or its
daring. Such a case was the robbery
of the big wholesale house of - G
Co.
When Z first received the commits
sion to look up the burglary 1t seemed
like a very easy task. The thieves
had left behind them a most unusual
clue, no more nor less than one of
their number. But before l got
through my head was in a whirl.
when the clerk whose duty 1t was
to open the store In the morning ar
rived at the place he was surprised
to find both doors to the shipping
room standing wide open. All the
goods which had been boxed Satur-
day for shipment on Monday morn
ing were gone.
"He could not understand this, but
he presumed that all was regular and
that some arrangement of which he
had not been informed had been made
for an earlier shipment than usual.
He called the name of the watchman,
but received no reply. Even this
failed to arouse his suspicious. as on
several occasions the watchman had
left the store a little while before
the arrival of the first clerk.
"But when the shipping clerk ar
rived he also was ignorant of any
plan for an early shipment. The two
men called a policeman and together
they searched the store. They found
the watchman lying on the floor un-
conscious and bleeding from q cut