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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-04

The porter then understood that he
was dealing not with species of
mild lulacy, but with that kind of
light-hearted cynicism upon which
tie world (as porters know III had set
its approving seal. In brief, he smiled
family; and II he had any pleasantly
manager. now clothed metaphorically
in deferentialism. relegated 1t to
the limbo of things thought but left
unsaid.
Here is letter for you, Mr.. Ry-
anne. Have you any more luggage? ?"
NO" Mr.. Ryanne smiled. Shall
I pay for my room in advance?"
"Oh. no. sir!" Ten years ago the
manager would have blushed at hav-
Ing. been SO misunderstood. Your
room. is 2oS."
viii you have a boy show me the
way7"
81 shall myself attend to that. II
the room is not what you wish 1t
may be exchanged"
The room is the one telegraphed
for. 1 am superstitious to a degree.
On three boats l have had fine state
rooms numbered 2oS. Twice the num-
ber of my hotel room has been the
same On the last voyage there were
2OS passengers, and the captain had
made 20S voyages on the Mediterra-
mean"
Quite coincident"
"Ah, II roulette could be played with
such a certainty"
Mr.. Ryanne sighed, hitched up his
bundle. which. being heavy. was begin
ming to wear upon his arm, and signi-
he'd to the manager to lead the way.
As they vanished round the corner
to the lift, the head-porter studied the
guest-list. He had looked over it a
dozen times that day, but this was the
terested in it. AS his chin was fresh
ly shaven he had no stubble to stroke
to excite his mental processes; SO
he fell back. as we say, upon the con-
soling ends of his abundant mus
tache. Curious; but all these persons
were occupying or about to occupy
adjacent rooms. There was truly
nothing mysterious about 1t, save that
the stranger had picked out these very
names as a target for his banter. For
tune Chedsoye; 1t was rather an un-
usual name; but as she had arrived
only an hour or SO before, he could
not distinctly recall her features. And
then, there was that word bucolic.
He mentally turned 1t over and over
as physically he was wont to do with
postcards left In his care to mall.
He could make nothing of the word,
except that 1t smacked of the East
Indian plague.
Here he was saved from further
cerebral agony by timely interrup-
ton. A man. who was not of bucolic
persuasion either In dress or speech.
urban from the tips OF his bleached
fingers to the bulb of his bibulous
nose, leaned across the counter and
asked If Mr.. Horace Ryanne had yet
arrived. Yes, he had just arrived; he
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-04

pairing minutes from timetables. For
a man in his business II WAS clever
expedient. deoeiving all but those who
knew him. He hesitated at the door,
however, as IL he had changed his
mind In the twenty-odd PAGES 1t took
to reach 1t. He stared for long
period at the elderly gentleman who
was watching the feluccas on the
river through the window. The white
mustache and imperial stood out In
crisp relief against the ruddy sunburn
on nis face. II he was aware OF this
scrutiny on the part OF the pursy gem
tleman, he gave not the least sign.
The revolving door spun round. send
ing a pun OF outdoor air into the
lounging-room. The elderly gentleman
then smiled. and applied his thumb
and forefnger to the waxen point Of
his imperial
In the intervening time Mr.. Ryanne
entered his room. threw the bundle
on the bed, sat down beside 1t, and
read his letter. Shadows and lights
moved across his face; frowns that
hardened II, smiles that mellowed 1t.
Women hold the trick OF writing let
ters. Do they hate. their thoughts
flash and burn from line to line. Do
they love, 'tis lettered music. Do they
conspire. the breadth of their imagi-
nation is without horizon. At best,
man can indite only a polite business
letter, his love-notes we're adjudged
long since a maudlin collection of
loose sentences. In this letter Mr.. Ry-
anne found the three parts of life.
She's good general; but hang
these birthstone efforts of hers. She
talks too much OF heart. For my part,
prefer to regard 1t as mere phys
ical function, pump. a motor. pow
er that gives action to the legs. either
In coming or in going. more especially
in going" He laughed. well, hers
is the inspiration and hers is the law.
And to think that she could plan all
this on the spur of the moment, down
to the minutest detail! It's science
He put the letter away, slid out his
legs and glared at the dusty tips OF
his shoes. "The United Romance and
Adventure Company. Ltd. OF New
York, London, and Paris. Sfe has the
greatest gift of all. the sense OF hui
NOR"
He rose and opened his kit-bag
doubtfully. He rummaged about In
the depths and at last Strengthened
up with mild oath.
Not a pair of cuffs In the whole
outfit, not a shirt. not collar. Oh,
well, when man has to leave Bagdad
the way l did. over the back fence,
so to speak. linen doesn't count"
He drew down his cuffs. detached
and reversed them, he turned his fold
ing collar wrong out, and used
the under side OF the foot-rug as a
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Fortune Chedsoye" His blue
eyes became less hard and his mouth
less defiant Il repeat. the heart
should be nothing but pump. 9th
erwise 1t gets In the way, becomes an
obstruction. bottomless pit. Will
power. that's the ticket l can face a
lion without an extra beat. | can face
the various countenances OF death
without an additional fiutter; and yet.
here's girl who, when I see her or
think of her. sends the pulse soaring
from seventy-seven up to eighty-four.
Bad business; besides. it's so infer
nally questionable. It's hard work
for a man to keep his balance 'twixt
the devil and the deep. blue sea- Clio
conda on one side and Fortune on the
other. Gioconda throws open windows
and doors at my approach; but For
tune locks and bars hers. nor knocks
at mine. That's the way It always
goes.
IF man could only go back ten
years and take a new start. ASST
balling his fist at the reflection In the
mirror. "Snivel and whine over the
bed of your own making You had
your opportunity, but you listened to
the popping OF champagne-corks. the
mutter of cards. the inane drivel OF
chorus-ladies. You had a decent col
lege record, too. Bah! What a guile
less fool you we're! You ran on, didn't
you. till you found your neck in the
loop at the end of the rope? And
perhaps that soft-footed. estimable
brother OF yours didn't yank 1t taut as
a hangmans? You heard the codicil; |;
into one ear and out the other. Even
then you had your chance; patience
for two short years, and million. No,
thousand times no. You knew what
you were about. empty-headed fool!
And today. two pennies for a dead
mans eyes"
| He dropped his fist dejectedly
| Where had the first step begun? And
where would be the last? In some
drab corner, possibly; drink. NOR
phine, or starvation: he'd never have
the courage to finish 1t with bullet
He was terribly bitter Everything
! worth while seemed to have slipped
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-04
CHAPTER III.
The Holy YhIorde..

George drank his burgundy perfume
torily. Had 1t been astringent as the
native wine OF Corsica, he would not
have noticed 1t. The little nerves
that ran from his tongue to his brain
had temporarily lost the power of com
munication. And all because OF the
girl across the way. He couldn't keep
his eyes from wandering in her d.
rection. She faced him diagonally.
She ate but little. and when the elder
ly gentleman poured out for her q
glass Of sauterne, she motioned IT.
aside, rested her chin upon her fold
ed hands. and stared not at but
through her vis-a-vis.
1t was lovely head. topped with
coils OF lustrous, light brown hair;
an oval face, of white and rose and
Ivory tones; scarlet lips. small. reg
ular nose, and a chin the soft round
ness OF which hid the resolute lift to
It. To these attributes of loveiiness
was added a perfect form, the long,
flowing curves Of youth, not the abrupt
contours of maturity. George couldn't
recollect when he had been SO inn
pressed by face. From the moment
she had stepped down from the car
riage. his interest had been drawn,
and had grown to such dimensions
that when he entered the dining-room
his glance Immediately searched for
her table. What luck in finding her
across the way! He questioned II he
had ever seen her before. There was
something familiar; the delicate pro-
file stirred some sleeping memory but
did not wake 1t.
How to meet her, and when he did
meet her, how to interest her? If she
would only drop her handkerchief, her
purse, something to give him an ex-
cuse. an opening. All. he was certain
that this time the hydra-headed one
should not overcome him. To gain
her attention and to hold 1t. he would
have faced lion. a tiger. wild-ele-
phant. To diagnose these symptoms
might not be fair to George. Love
at first sight" reads well and sounds
well. but we hoary-headed philoso-
piers know that the phrase is only
poetical license.
Once, and only once, she looked In
his direction. 1t swept over him with
the chill OF a winter wind that he
meant as much to her as a tree, a
fence, meadow. as seen from the
window of speeding railway train.
But this observation, transient as It
was, left with him the indelIble I'm
preston that her eyes were the sad
dest he had ever seen. Why? Why
should young and beautiful girl have
eyes like that? 1t could not mean
physical weariness. else the face
would in some way have expressed 1t.
The elderly man appeared to do his
best to. animate her; he was kindly
and courteous and by the gentle way
he laughed at intervals was trying to
bolster up the situation with jest or
two. The girl never so much as smiled.
or shrugged her shoulders; she was AZ
responsive to these overtures az mar
BILE would have been.
cTO BE coNTINUED)
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was even now on his way to his room.
The urban gentleman nodded. Then.
with n finger slim and well-trimmed.
he trailed up and down the guest-list.
"Ha! / see that you have the Duke
Of What-d'-ye-call from Germany here.
I'll give you my card. Send It up to
Mr.. Ryanne. No hurry. shall be In
again after dinner"
He hustled of toward the door.
He was pursy, well-fed. and decently
dressed. the sort Of man who. when
he moved in any direction. created the
impression that he had an important
engagement somewhere else or was
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shoe-polisher. 1t was the ingenious
procedure Of man who was used to
being out late nights. who made all
things answer all purposes. This rapid
and singularly careless toilet COM
pleted. he centered his concern upon
the more vital matter Of finances He
was close to the nadir: four sover-
eigns. fiorin. and collection Of bat
tered coppers that would have tickled
the pulse of an amateur numismatist
mo vintage tonight. my boy; no
long. fat Havana, either. A bottle of
stout and few rags Of, plug-cut;
that's the pace we'll travel this eve
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-04
SYNOPSIS.

George Percivai Algernon Jones. vice.
president OF the Metropolitan Oriental Rug
company of New York. thirsting for ro-
nance. Is in Cairo on a business trip.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-10-04
UneIe Penny,rIse saxs:

some Of us can laugh when the
Joke is on us: but none of US believe
in carrying that kinA OF joke too far,
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-06
TRAGEDY ON
PASSENGER TRAIN
Mrs. w. w. Judd is Instantly
Killed by Mrs. Jesse
G. Barnes.

Cookeville, Tenn, June 1.:-Mrs. w.
w. Judd, Double Springs, Putnam
county, was shot and instantly killed
on the rear of the Nashville and Mon
terey shopping tram on The Tennessee
Central railroad at Buffalo Valley by
Mrs. Jesse c. Barnes, of Caney Fork.
The tragedy occurred at ESQ o'clock at
Buffalo Valley, while the train was
standing at the station. Mrs. Barnes
used aSmith & Wesson pistol and fired
three shots into Mrs. judd's body.
Mrs. Judd was the wife Of W. w.
Judd, the Tennessee Central depot
agent at Double Springs. She was also
proprietress of the Judd hotel at Dou-
bic Springs. She was 80 years old and
woman of fine appearance.
Mrs. Barnes is the wife of Jesse c.
Barnes. one of the best known men in
this section of the state. He owns the
magnificent farm on the west side of
the Caney Fork river, near the Caney
Fork railroad station. For many years
he was diStiller in this county and
now owns saloon in Nashville, where
he stays most of the time. One of Mr..
Barnes daughters, who recently gradu-
ated from Belmont college, was a pas
senger on the train. She got off the
train at Caney Fork station near her
| home, one mile from the Buffalo Valley
depot. When the train stopped at Ca
ney Fork Mrs. Judd went out on the
rear platform of the passenger coach
and was still standing on the platform
when the train reached Buffalo Valley.
AT that place Mrs. Barnes was at the
depot and when the train stopped she
entered the rear passenger coach and
walked through the coach and while
standing in the rear door of the coach
shot Mrs.J udd without saying a word.
After the shoe ing Mrs. Barnes quietly
left the car and started toward her
home, a mile down the track but Sher-
if A. l.. Weeks, who was a passenger
on the train, followed and arrested her
before she reached her home. The
cause of the killing was the alleged
infatuation existing between Mrs. Judd
and the husband of Mrs. Barnes.
Mrs. Barnes is the second wife of J
&. Barnes. She was reared at Evans
vile. Ind, where she and Mr.. Barnes
were married four years ago. They
have one child. Both she and Mr..
Barnes had children by former mar
images. J. &. Barnes was in Nashville
at the time of the killing and Mrs
Judd was en- route to her home at Dou-
BILE Springs from Nashville. Mrs. Judd
leaves husband and four Children.
The tragedy has created the most pro-
found sensation throughout this entire
section.
Mrs. Judd died instantly and her
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-06
body was taken TO Double Springs on
the train on which she had been pas
senger.
Sel.ger
COSTNEE NEWS

AS it has been sometime since any
thing appeared in your paper from
this section, thought could drop a
few lines to let the readers of your
paper know that "Old Beeswax" was
still living.
The farmers have just finished up
corn planting, it stayed so rainy peo-
pie could not pillow, first planting look
ing well. Oats are doing we'll and
Irish potatoes. Wheat is looking fair
ly well, the fruit crop is rather light
that is apples, peaches and all kind of
berries seems TO be plentiful. Lumber
and bark hauling are in full! blast at
this place, the people at Costrer dec
grated on the 30th of May. Some two
or three hundred people together, had
nice time.
Then on the End of June they deco
rated on Webp's Greek. The health of
this section is very good at present.
Our merchants at COStneT. l.. A. FOW-
Ter and J. l.. Ramsey, seems to be do.
ing good business selling goods.
could report lots of visitors but
that is the poorest news ever read in
news papers.
notice Mr.. Robt. Dennis has made
his announcement for Sheriff. "Bob'
would make good sheriff if he could
be elected, but it is not common for an
Independent man to beat nominee
but politics is wearing out TO a grea,
extent in Tennessee and | am glad tC
knew it. And believe Ben, w
Hooper will succeed himself in office
as goyernW.-"OLD BEEswAX."
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-06
BAPTIST RALLIES TO
BE HELD IN JULY |

There will be all-day meetings held
by the Baptists of the East Tennessee
Association at the following places
and times: Liberty Hill, July l; Beth
Ell, July 2; Nough, July 3; Pleasant
Grove, July A; Union, July 5; Rankin,
July 6; Newport, July7.
The speakers who are to be present
are able men and will address the
people on the following subjects:
DR.. J. w. Gillon, on State Missions.
W. ID. Hudgins, on Sunday Schools.
Rev. G. p. Bostick, on Foreign Mis-
sions.
DR.. J. M. Burnett, on Education.
J. W. O'Hara, on Home Missions.
These will be all-day meetings, with
dinner on the ground. The committee
desires that every Baptist within the
bounds of this Association take advan.
tage of these meetings and be present
at one or more of them. Come, bring
your dinner, friends, and hear the
splendid addresses.
Roy Garland of Cosby, Tenn, and
Roy Brooks of Newport, are the regu.
larly appointed colporters for the AS.
ISOLATION and will be at each of the
meetings with full supply of good
books, and courtesy shown them by
our brethren will be greatly appreci.
ated by the committee. Also, any
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-06
pARMELEE FALLS
TO HIS DEATH
Noted Aviator Suddenly Killed at
N. Yakima, Wash, in Flying
Exhibition.

North Yakima, Wash, June L.
With a smile and wave of his hand
40 thousands who watched him in his
aeroplane, Philip O. Parmelee took
the air in the teeth Of gusty west
wind here this afternoon. Three MIN
utes later his broken and lifeless body
was dragged from beneath the wreck
age Of his bip!ane in an apple orchard,
two miles from his starting point. The
exact cause of his plunge to death
probably never will be known.
AS be rose from before the grand
stand at the fair grounds, Parmelee
swung to the west over the Yakima
river. He rose to a height of about 400
feet and his speed increased to almost
a mile minute although it was MOTTO
ed that his plane dipped and rolled,
and seemed to be controlled with diff
Guilty.
When he had gone about two miles
from the fair grounds, he swung in a
wide circle TO The eastward for the re-
turn journey.
AS he squared away before the wind
the great plane checked lis course,
fiuttering second like wounded
bIed and plunged below the line of
trees.
It's thought by Parmelee's mechan-
ieians that a sudden gust from one of
the draws or small canyons that notch
the sides of the valley, struck the ma
chine and rendered the elevating
planes unmanageable.
The body OF the aviator was dragged
from beneath the wreckage of the ma
chine by farmers who were working
in the orchard. His skull was fractnr-
ed, and he must have died instant
ty.
Before he prepared for his last flight,
Parmelee was urged TO postpone the
exhibition, at least until the wind
quieted, but he laughed at the persis-
tent and fatal misfortune that had
dogged aviators for the last week, and
climbed to his seat.
J. Clifford Turpin is expected to ar
rive from Seattle tonight to take charge
of Parmelee's body.
The biplaae was 50 crushed that me-
chanicians were unable to trace deiin-
Nelly the cause OF lis fall.
Philip o, Parme'ea was regarded BY
experts as the safest" of American
aviators as we'll as the most successful
Financially, o, those employed by the
Weights. ii was said to have earned
Si9T ,0JJ for the Wright brothers during
1911 and he quit their employ only d
few weeks ago.
When Parmeee and his partner, J
Clifford Turpin, came here two weeks
ago, after spending eight months in
Los Ante es, they brought with them
two "tractor bi-planes' which were
built under Parne!ees supervision ir
EoS Angles.
Parmece was born at st. Johns
Mich. about twenty-five years ago and
his first business venture was as 8
partner with bis father in the manu-
facture of gas engines. Later he be-
came an automobile tester. He drove
an automobile in the New York AT
ianta tour for Il large factory at Flint
Mich.
Two years ago Parmelee entered the
employ of the Wright brothers anC
went to Los Angles with Arch HoXsey
who was killed there on December 81
1910.
In Chicago last August Parmelet
established worlds altitude, fyins
TO a height of 10000, but the recorc
was broken on the next day by Lin
coin Beachey.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-06
BOY SCOUTS ARE
IN THE MOUNTAINS

IN THE MOUNTAINS
Rev. J. p. Bross and Henry AleXan-
der took to the mountains, Tuesday,
nineteen Young ard enthusiastic boy
scouts. These youngsters are camping
seven miles from the 7. & n. G. rail-
road, after hike of that distance.
They are sleeping in the open and are
expecting four pleasant days, hunting
and fishing. The youngsters and their
escorts will be back Saturday or Sun
day.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-06

Miss Louise Mains, the charming
house guest of Miss TownZella Jones,
left for her home in Cincinnati, o.,
Monday.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-06

church desiring these young men to
preach for them can secure their SER
vices by writing them.
:. r. MCSwEEN, Chm. Com,
East Tenn. Baptist Asso.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-06

Mrs. c. X. Murphey of Morristown
spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. B.
w. Hooper.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-06-06

Mrs. Robert Miller and two children
are guests of Mrs. Frank Taylor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-13
RICHMOND LEADS
OVER MANY CITIES
Building Business Ranks Far
Above Atlanta, Baltimore,
Pittsburgh or Washington.

according to the comparative tables
Oo'hPi4ed by Construction News of Chi
caso' Richmond ranks among the
la gest cities of this country In the
volume of it's building opera lions,
surprising Washington. Baltimore. At
lahtic and many other cities which
ola'm larger population.
Although the 1910 census placed Rich
iohu as the thirty-ninth city in size in
the United States. it's total of build
ing operations for July. I'm comparison
win other cities of America. place
Richmond in fourteenth place. Among
larger cities in population which fell
below Richmond I'm the building table
were Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Birming ham,
DehNer. Washington, Baltimore and
New Orleans. Richmonds total OF
building permits for July was Sl,a3i,
o96. placing this city in fourteenth
place. Atlanta, which made nineteenth
place, had total OF building permits
Tor the month of Sl.039,55l or S29i,-
$40 less than Richmond. The ci.- of
washington. nothwithsta ndinG the
large building operations OF the Fed
eral government. fen twenty-siNth in
The list OF American cities Ia tho
building table with permits for SS7J.-
cal. Baltimore took twenty seventh
place, with permits for S7Sl,o09 Scw
orleans fell in forty first place, with
permits for s37eooo. Nashville took
sixty first place. Norfolk took the
nftieth place. with permits for $780,
600
New York. Los Angeles. Chicago
Philadelphia and Boston head tho list
in that order. Rochester. Toledo. Kan
sas City. Omaha and Albany all fall
below Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-13
POLICEMEN MUST
REPORT WARRANTS
Order Comes as Sequel to Off
GERS Quarrel in Police
Court.

AS u sequel the alteration between
Policemen Gentry and Golsby in the
Police Court saturday morning. which
was subsequently, made up between tho
officers. the following order was yes
terday issued by Chief of Police Wcr-
ner.
Members OF this department hav.
ing warrants in their possession Will
Immediately turn same over when
such arrest IS made by another OH
GER"
Failure to comply with this rule Of
the department caused the quarrel be-
tween Gentry and Gols5y and may
yet lead to an Investigation by the
Board OF Police Commissioners When
a. ii. Anthony charged with serious
offense. was arrested by Gentry Satur-
day afternoon. the warrant was in the
hands Of Gols;Jy. Even after he had
been baiied in the sum OF $4,000 by
Judge Earnest Wells, of the Hastings
Court tho charge on the books OF the
First Police Station was simply that
ne was suspected 6 felony
The warrant, sW~ out by Probation
Officer Wheaton, and handed TO Goisby
for execution was sim in the pocket
OF the latter when the case was called
in the Police Court. 1t was due 10
Goldsby's refusal to let Gentry look
IT over that the two came near en-
gaging In a fst fight. The warrant
never went on the blotter at the First
Police Station nor was the name OF
the bondsman or the amount OF bail
noted there when Anthony gave bond.
In fact. the warrant was never entered
up until IT was presented at the desk
of Justice Crutchheld In the Police
Court Saturday morning.
In conference with Major Werner
Sunday. at which the patrollmen
agreed to let the matter drop as far
as any personal feeling was concerned.
the chief frankly said that both men
had made mistake; that Goldsby
should have delivered the warrant AMI
that Gentry should have furnished tho
First Police Station at once with al
tho data concerning tho bailins Of
Anthony.