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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23

Jack Keith. a virginian. now a Dor
det pIainsman. Is looking for roaming wal
parties of savages. He sees a wagon team
when Keith reaches the wagon the raid
ers have massacred two men and de-
parted. He searches the victims finding
trait. Keith is arrested at Carson City.
charged with the murder. his accuser pc
Ing a rutfian named Black Bart. A negro
companion In his cell named Neo tells MN
that he knew the Keiths In Virginia Neo
says one Of the murdered men was Jonn
Sibiey. the other Gen. Willis Waite: form
eriy a Confederate officer. The plainsman
come Upon a cabin and find its occupant
to be a young girl. whom Keith thinks
he saw at Carson City. The girl explains
had deserted from the army. and that a
Mr.. Hawiey induced her to come to. the
cabin while he sought her brother. Haw-
ley appears. and Keith in hiding recog-
rihc battle In the darkened room In when
Keith is victor. Horses are appropriated.
and the girl who says that her name Is
his situation and the .fugitives make for
Fort Larned where the girl is left with
the hotel landlady. Miss Hope tells that
Keith and Neb drift into Sheridan. where
Keth meets an old friend. DR.. Fairbain.
Keith meets the brother of Hope waite.
i S"us / ta' an sSo% becomes na'ne eo Sr need that
Black Bart has some plot involving the
two. Hope learns that Gen. Waite. who
was thought murdered, Is at Sheridan.
and goes there. where she is mistaken for
Christie Maclaire. the Carson City singer.
Keith meets the real Christie Maclaire
and finds that Black Bart has convinced
her that there is a mystery in her life
which he is going to turn to her advan-
tage. The plainsman tells Hope Waite Of
ner resemblance to Christie Maclaire.
They decide that Fred Willoughby may
hold the key to the situation. Keith finds
Wtlioughby shot dead.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23

sieve that. IL have heard 1t whis
pered 1t might be because Of the Other
girl"
"The other girl!" in complete sur
prise at this swift return.
Yes. sir" conscious Of having at
tanned the upper hand. Miss Hope
Waite"
Some more Of Mr.. Hawley's fan
cies." he retorted. perplexed that 90
much should DO suspected. Have you
seen herr"
why. Of course. I am q woman,
Mr.. Keith. with all the natural curl.
osity Of my sex. In this case I had
special reason to be interested. One
does not meet her counterpart every
day"
"The resemblance between you ID
certainly most striking"
"Suflciently so," she said slowly,
her eyes on his face. ito abundantly
confirm in my mind the truth Of all
that has been told me-"
The waiter approached with the or
ders, and the two remained in silence
until he had deposited his load upon
the table. and departed. She was
watching the face opposite through
lowered lashes that yelled her eyes,
but Keith was first to break the still
ness.
:" wish l might be told what that
was"
ITO what do you refer?" apparent
ly forgetful as to where their CONVEX.
sation had been broken.
ITO Hawley's proposition"
mo doubt" her lips smiling. "but
you have come to the wrong market,
Mr.. Jack Keith"
yet" he insisted earnestly, If this
is all straight. with no fraud conceal
ed anywhere. II you have the proofs In
your hands, why are you afraid to talk
openly? The very manner in which
Hawley works should convince you
he Is himself afraid to face the truth"
mo. you are wrong. There are per
fectly satisfactory reasons why we
should for the present keep u plans
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23

In recovering these; but. with time
limited. he had been sent back on q
wild goose chase. while Keith alone
knew. with any degree of p~ositiveness,
where those documents really were
Hawley certainly had them in his poa.
session the day before. for he had
taken them to Miss Maclaire to thus
convince her as to the truth Of his
statements. And Hawley was still
In Sheridan. However. It vas not
likely the man would risk carrying
documents Of such value, and docu'
ments connecting him SO closely with
that murder on the Santa Fe Trail.
about upon his person. At best. life
al cheap In that community. and
Black Bart must possess enemies In
plenty. Yet II not on his person
where? Scott was only a tool. q mere
ignorant desperate. not to be trusted
to such a degree-yet apparently he
was the only n working with the
gambler IN this deal. the only one
cognizant as to his plans. Christie
Keith came to a stop in the street at
the recurrence Of the woman's name.
Why not? II she had been convinced.
II she really believed that these pa
pers proved her right to both property
and parentage. then she would guard
them as a tigress does her young. And
Hawley would know that, and must
realize they would be far safer in her
hands than in his pocket. She could
not use them without his aid and
guidance. and yet, whatever happened
to him they would still be safely be.
yond reach. True. this might not have
been done; the gambler might not yet
have felt that he had sufficient hold
upon the woman to trust her thus far.
but 1t was, at least. a possibility to be
considered, and acted upon.
Still wrestling with the intricate
problem. Keith entered the dining
room. and weaved his way. as usual.
through the miscellaneous crowd, to-
ward the more exclusive tables at the
rear. A woman sat alone at one of
these. her back toward the door. His
first thought was that 1t must be
Hope. and he advanced toward her.
his heart %throbbing. She glanced up.
a slight frown w~rinkling her forehead,
and he bowed. recognizing Christie
Maclaire.
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B0ATMAN HAD HIS OWN n
Absence Of Expected "ripn ny
Out Excellent Sample Of Rs
Irish Wit,

A good story Of Irish reparts|
been published concerning
Bright. He was always ready RI
mon fishing, and on several occs1
went to Ireland with Mr.. Georps
body, the American philantud
One day Mr.. Bright, noticing \
liceman on the bank, inquired n
what sum the boatmen were al
to ask for rowing up the Shamu1
q days fishing. He said TINT |
seven shillings and slxpence /
shillings was the usual payment ,
Mr.. Bright said to Mr.. Pal
Have you three half-crowns! n
no change"
Mr.. Peabody produced the ID
and gave it to the boatman. re
dissatisfied. and said:
And is that all ye're giving Ne!
That's ALL" replied Mr.. Pal
well, that bates all | ever ID
answered the boatman. AT
call We Paybody. Faith, ! shoda|
ye Pay-nobody!"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23
CHAPTER XVI.
A Chance Conversation,

The opportunity thus so unexpected.
ly afforded was not one to be wasted,
and Keith accepted 1t with swift deter.
mination. The expression in the wom-
ans face was scarcely one OF well
come, yet his purpose was sufficiently
serious to cause him to ignore this
with easy confidence In himself.
Il am. indeed. most fortunate to dis.
cover you alone. Miss Maclaire," he
said. avoiding her eyes by a swift
glance over the table. and evidently
at a time when you are only beginning
your meal. May I Join your"
She hesitated for an instant, debat-
ing with herself. and as quickly de-
Gliding on disagreeable tactics.
81 presume this is a public table.
and l consequently have little choice
in the matter. If you insist" she re-
piled. her voice more civil than her
words. Still. Mr.. Keith, I am not
accustomed to associating with GRIM
inals."
He smiled. holding his temper in
check. more than ever determined to
| win.
Then. possibly. you may rather
welcome a new diversion. can as.
sure you our criminals out here are
the most interesting portion OF our
population. ! wish l might have your
permission"
Standing there before her, bare
headed. his slightly tanned face strong
and manly. his gray eyes filled with
humor, Miss Maclaire recognized
again that he was not of the com.
mon herd. and the innate coquetry of
her nature obtained mastery. What
harm could 1t do for her to chat with
him for half an hour? 1t was better
than eating a lonely meal. and, be-
sides. she might learn something of
value to report to Hawley. Her own
eyes frightened. the slight frown dis.
appearing
"You are certainly an illustration OF
your theory" she said pleasantly. 81
shall have to say yes. but. really, l did
not suppose you would enjoy being
ranked among that class"
He drew out a chair. and sat down
facing her, leaning slightly forward
upon the Intervening table.
Nor would l. only ! recognize you
do not comprehend. The ource Of
your information is a bit polluted,
Miss Maclaire. There are those whose
good opinion ! do not seek, and you
| should not form your decisions on the
unsupported testimony OF q personal
enemy"
"Oh. indeed" rather resenting the
words. and already regretfui of her
compliance. Surely / have as much
reason to trust my informant as
have you. He. at least. has proven
himself a friend"
Il wish | could feel as fully assured
of that as you d." he returned honest.
ly. Il would then have very tempta.
ton to NEEDLE further taken away
from me. Do you realize that my in.
terest is very largely upon your &C.
count?"
"Oh, no." laughing. II couldn't be.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23

secret. There are details yet to be de-
cided upon. and MI. Hawley's present
objection to publicity Is only ordinary
prudence"
She leaned toward him, her fingers
playing nervously with a knife.
Mr.. Keith, I cannot help but like
you. and I also feel most kindly dis.
posed toward Mr.. Hawley. wish In
this l was no longer compelled to con.
slider you an enemy Of us both. There
is no reason why I should. except for
your blind prejudice against this other
man who is my friend. I know you
have some cause, for he has told me
the entire story. yet I am sure he did
no more than his actual duty. He let
me realize how very sorry he was that
the marshal at Carson City had called
upon him for assistance"
Who? Hawley?" Keith questioned,
hardly trusting his own ears.
YES; indeed he is a very different
man from what you have been led ia
believe. know he Is a gambler, and
all that. but really It Is not altogether
his fault. He told me about his life,
and 1t was very sad. He was driven
from home when only a boy, and
naturally drifted into evil company,
His n ambition Is to break away,
and redeem himself. I am SO anxious
to help him. and wish you could real.
lie his purpose. as ! do. and become
his friend. Won't you, for my sake
Why. even in this affair he has not
the slightest mercenary purpose-he
has only thought of what was rightful.
ly NINE"
Keith listened. feeling to the full the
woman's ~earnestness. the impossible.
ty Of changing her fixed conviction,
Hawley had planted his seed deep and
we'll in fruitful soil.
you make . strong and charmlns
advocate. Miss Maclaire," he returned.
feeling the necessity of saying some.
thing. II should like to have YOU
equally earnest on my side. Yet II
will be hard to convince me that
Black Bart Is the paragon Of virtue
you describe. I wish l might believe
for your sake. Did he also explain
how he came into possession of these
papers?"
"Oh. -. indeedI there d no secre,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23
INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE.
Millsaps, A. & M. and Mississippi Viii
Participate,

Clinton.-Realizing that no form of
mental activity is more conducive to
growth and development than exercise in
debate, three colleges, the Agricultural
and Mechanical, at S%tarksville: Millsaps,
at jackson, and Mississippi College, at
Clinton, have arranged for an intercol-
iegiate debate, to take place in the neal
future, the time, place and question to
be selected by . committee representing
the schools interested. There are to be
four representatives from each college.
to be chosen by preliminary debate.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23
Too Far or Business.

II see King Georges uncle d
New York"
Him! That's bad for George
why so?"
what will he do If he has occ,
to 60 and see his uncle?"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23
Whiskey in Jury Room.

Meridian.-A number OF empty wits.
Key bottles, scattered around the petis
jury room in the court house, attract.
ed the attention of Judge Buckley and
was the subject of a special charge to
the grand jury, for investigation as to
who brought the bottles in the court
house, also calling attention to the fact
that it was unlawful to carry whiskey
IN a court house and also unlawful to
drink it there.
The judge expressed his determination
70 probe the "bottle mystery" 10 tina
bottom.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23

r.'"" Henmann. never :
Finally I seemed not to co,. ~
and the pains in NV uoaah "
and l could rest at night s"'' n
am well now and cured II. /,
cough and sore throat u'fa oAs
you how grateful l am, and
thank Peruna enough. Il !
where doctors have failed 10y u, I,
feruna wherever / go, reconm .se
everybody. People who @:s
nave consumption better y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23

You want $50 for that dogi tn
pTep0sterous."
But he's q splendid bloodhound
Then BY your own admission. he,
only worth Z scent"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23
Experimental Farms.

Yazoo City.-Mr. Bradner ]. Moore,
representing the bureau Of plant indus.
try OF the national department of agri-
culture, is in the city with a view of
establishing two experiment stations in
tins county, one in the hills, and the
other in the delta.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23
ParapluIs prs,&I..

Why didn't you bring my umbr.,,,
back before?"
Its been raining Ill TIA v...-
Lippincott'A
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23

Many a girl fails TO select the
husband because she is afraid q
ing left.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23

A self-made man nearly "
makes a play for a tailor maze b
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-02-23
HAD 'THR0l11
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$.A7ALE or THE PLANS
by RAnDALLpAR

I. AUTHOR OS NY LADY Or ne. Sourt
~ WHEn MLorRnEse Was kINd Erc,trc
htvsrRAr,cna BIZ DEARnDRnM elvul.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-25

grandchildren that she knows Of
Her Youngest daughter is now an
old woman Granny continues
even at this age 10 make her living
BY working in the fields She still
clines 10 her old clay pipe and says
il is a great comfort when she comes
in after a hard day 5 work.
iruaton RecI-trr
The railroad men certainly have
their full share Of grief when the
blizzard strikes the land All trains
have been late the past two weeks,
making time is out of the question.
Train No. 10 in running from pOr-
lar Bluff to St. Louis one morning
last week lost three hours and half
time Al Mill Spring the wheels Of
the engine froze to the rails while
taking water and getting loose was
no easy job No; 3 last Friday ar
rived here from st Louis at 6.l5
O'Clock p III, FIVE hours on the road
from ST. Louis.
The other night a young man
from Pierre City was peacefully
shmberine in a room in a Carthage
hotel when he was awakened by the
noise Of a rat" says the Monet
Times, Hastily he rang the bell
and was surprised by having the
bellbov run up and throw a cat into
the room Soon there came a ire
mendouS pounding at the door.
Who is that" he asked. Its me,
said the bellboy has the cat caught
the rat YETI" No, replied the guest.
We'll" came the voice from the
other side, lets have him. There's
another rat in room ten -EX,
Piedmont Banner.
Passenger train No, 10 turned
over at HendrickSon Wednesday
morning, three cars remaining on
the track Two passengers were
slightly injured Railroad Surgeon
|. I. Toney of Piedmont was called
to the wreck hut his services were
not needed when he reached there
Derailments are becoming frequent
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-25

markets and business stability, com
polling the reduction Of prices below
fair margin Of profit aud often even
below the cost Of production Wages
ARE forced 10 the lowest limit in a
vain effort 10 lower the cost Of pro-
duction to that Of the prision con-
Tractor. until In some cases Il has
resulted in n deterioration Of quality
Of material used aud in others an
entire abandonment to the prisons
Of the manufacture Of certain grades
of goods
Those states which have no re-
strictive laws IN REGARD To the sale 81
priSon.madc en,sls ~Al liz IN M wise
affected by the legislation here pro-
posed. while all that seek TO interdiCt
such sale within It's own boundaries
OF which insIs, upon Distinguishing
labels or standards Of quality will b.
furnished the protection Of which
they stand In dire need
The following states have statutes
requiring good 5 manufactured
wholly or In part by convict labor Ia
bc 81 marked " labelled Colorado.
Indiana. Kentucky Maine New
Jersey New York Ohio. PennSylyn-
mia and Wisconsin
The following states have public.
usc system Tor employment, II con
yictS Illinois Iowa, Louisiana, and
South Dakota
The che't OF prisnn-madc gooiS on
business can not b. arrived nj by
any calculation Of percentages. but
Il Is safe to say that this competition
IS most severely felt by class least
able 10 hear it
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-25

west from iionrrsyilt at an early
date
DO you remember Sunday, De
ccnber 81 OF course you do for il
vas only few days ago But there
Was one popularity about It that
you probably did not notice twas
the SD Sunday But one year IN
the las, 100 years has had So Sun
days and the other l0S have had
only -. You will never live to SEE
another year with 50 Sundays The
new year Of 1912 is leap year
which accounts for 1911 having 53
Sundays -EX
Frraertcktpwn pemocrAt- News.
On last Saturday morning about
$50 o'clock the home Of the Widow
Martin who hives near Cornwall, was
destroyed by fire She lost nearly
all OF her household goods an | when
the neighbors arrived on the scene
the house was almost burned up.
The fire is supposed to have started
from defective tiue or overheated
stove pipe AT the time of the fire
the thermometer was way below
zero NelshborS cared for Mrs, Mar
tin
| ESSEX Leader.
Last Monday afternoon our citi-
zens witnessed sight, that brought
To the older ones memories OF Essex
at an early day 1t was sixteen
yoke of work oxen being driven
| through the streets Such a thing
would not have been unusual tren-
~ years ago, but this day of auto
mobiles and flying machines, thcy
were quite a curiosity The cattle
| BELONGED to ". W. Norman at
Huntervillc, and were being shipped
to market,
Doniphan Hustler.
Granny" Wagner, who lived in
fancy county. is said to be the old
est woman in the Ozark country
She is 40 years old, She has sixty.
five grandchildren, fifty-one great
| grandchildren aud eight ereat-great'
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-25
Notice of Final Settlement

Notice is hereby given 10 all cred'tor,
and others, Interested in the estate Il
William Berry, deceased, that We J. \.
Berry, J. H. Berry and NJ, h. Whitener,
executors OF said estate intend to MAKE
0nal settlement thereof at the next term
OF the Probate court OF Bolhnger county,
state of Missouri, to be held at Marh 2
Hin on the 10Th day OF February, 1912.
J. A. BERRY.
J, II, BERRY,
NJ. h. WHITENER,
Executors.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-25
Southeast News.

Drrruyille Sun.
4 Cow and Two yearlings belong
iug to n d Bnllinerr wcre frozen to
death during the severely cold ~enth-
er last week is also reported that
J. T. Wilcox lost sone stock from
the same cause
kdfercs NeW-ErA
While in Caps GlTardca, last Sat.
uriay Ne noticed quite b" people
crnSSing the river on foot The nNcr
WAS fruzc over possibly l. inches
thick rs W. werr informed Il did
seem queer to SEE little blacs >p,y'ks
IN the form Of people walking across
the Father nf Waters
Advance Nev.Fys.
Sunday morning between six and
seven O'Clock. fire broke out under
the flO0r Of James Kinder saw mill
At Kinder. Mo. and completely de
stroyci the mill aud about | 500 feet
of hickory rims aud a few ties on
the dock The north bound passene-
er train removed all ears which were
on the siding near the mill
CharleSton CnHrter.
Charleston is In the sripo coal
famine. local dealers not having an
trirated such call for coal and the
railroad shipments being delayed by
the severe weather So far. they
have managed to keep anyone from
suffering but coal is delivered in
small quantities instead OF ton lots
A similar and even worse. condition
exists in many other places near this
city
Iiayu Herald
The free printing furnished to bus.
inesS men by soap factories ~hiskey
houses, Butler Bros, ct al, and the
cheap government stamped enve-
lopeS. is making pretty heavy in
roads upon Our business Ii makes
no difference however We must still
80 ahead and boost the town, get
mixed up in politics and elections,
etc II is pretty tough work on an
empty stomach.
Dunelin Democrat,
/ Looks like the Deering and South
western railroad meant business at
Hornersville. They have just accept
ed from that growing little city nice
depot and terminal grounds, part of
the Judge Black place. in the edge OF
town. along the P. S f. road. They
will build a good depot. The road
now runs daily trains to Caruthers-
vile and, il is said, will build south
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1912-01-25
A. FEW
Business Boosters

Now Is the time To buy Your SeasOnable :
Merchandise. January Is the month of Low
Prices at my Store. Just to stimulate business :
a little during the next few days, We offer the .
following Special Bargains:
Small Boys $500 Overcoas ages to wears OS-
good value while they last ............. >oS
fS s", s5 S Sn x &C. he 5 ss S' black SoS
Mems 81 so 0veconls assorted sizes and coos c. IN
with Presto collars splendid bargain each p<'oo
Mems double breasted $500 Suits heavy winter c. IN
weights special while they last per suit only p<'oo
s ss, Ds sssyy ave-. ,ss .s s S275
Mems 81 50 Pants assorted sizes and color, including {, M
some Conuroys yer pair only p1.Vo
Mems - Pants in assorted sizes styles AMI cours c. 90
heavy winter weights per pair only pi''o
S; ra, % S5" Sea S'1S IA; s se na &c
Nf %s 5D TS5S s S' %se for Tc d h'' lined SOC
Women and Misses 81 80 heavy winter SHOES assorted OS
kinds and sizes extra good value choice for 'o>
Mems 81 80 and s. heavy Work Shoes mostly large CT
sizes 9s and los big bargain for men pi/o
Misses and Chldrens i5c RuberS Oyershoes )O
sizes 10 , special to close out per pair only %"S
Mems Is Rubbers in large sizes only mostly los 4,-
special 10 close out per pair 'oS
Ladies S575 Coats 50 inches Ions black only nicely S,Oc
trimmed bargain, each .... po''o
Ladies DRESS Skirts black only the value you ever 90
saw a the price special while they hast each 9CS
Ladies' Understands made of nice rIsne black {, oo
: Iailine each ....... pl.OO
. ASK about our bargain coEnter. Just come and
see what ) and Ioc will buy.
H. B. COLE. LutesW|Ie. Mo.