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haven't kept you waiting" Noticing
her agitation and traces OF tears. he
looked surprised. He made no com
ment but turned to Annie:
Il have been talking to DIR. Bern
stein over the phone" .,
Annie approached him softly and
said in a whisper: !
tive told Mrs. Jeffries that you have
undertaken Towards defense"
Judge Brewster smiled at his
wealthy client. almost apologetically,
Annie thought. Then addressing her,
he said: 'r'.' f..
YES, I've been quite busy since
saw you. / have put three OF the best
detectives we have on the trail Of the
woman who visited Underwood that
night. | don't think the police have
been trying very hard to find her.
They're. satisfied with Towards con
fession. But we want her and we'll
get her" =
OH" gasped Alicia.
The Judge was proceeding to tell Of
other steps he had taken when the
door opened and the head clerk en-
tered, followed by Mr.. Jeffries.
81 told Mr.. Jeffries that Mrs. JEFF.
fries was here" said the clerk.
"You might have told him that there
were two Mrs. Jeffries here" laughed
the Judge.
The clerk retired and the banker.
completely ignoring the presence of
his daughter.in-law. turned to his wife
and said:
Il regret, my dear, that you should
be subjected. to these family annoy
ances."
Judge Brewster came forward and
cleared his throat as If preliminary to
something important he had to say.
Addressing the banker, he said bold
ly:
Mr.. Jeffries, l have decided to I'm.
dertake Towards Defense"
His aristocratic client was taken
completely by surprise. For a mo-
ment he could say nothing, but sim
ply stared at the lawyer as If UNI
able to believe his ears. With an eff.
fort, he at last exclaimed:
"Indeed!-then you will please con.
slider our business relations to have
ceased from this moment"
The lawyer bowed.
LAS you please" he said ~suavely.
TIE banker turned to his wife.
"Alicia-come."
He offered his arm and turned to-
ward the door. Alicia. in distress,
looked back at Annie, who nodded
ie~assuringly to her. Judge Brewster
rose and. going to the door, opened
L. he banker bowed stifiy and said
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That Price Has Been Demanded for
Drawing by the Famous
Leonardo da Winch.

Let no one say that art does not
pay. when right in Fifth avenue 1t Is
offered at $500 the square inch, which
is considerably more than the lots
that front in that exclusive thorough
fare would bring.
Stroll into the new galleries at
636, and in a dingy little Frame, with
several other patches, you will see a
drawing by Leonardo da Vinci in red
chalk. 1t is only 81 inches square,
and, taking out the trimming of its
upper corners. it contains ten square
inches.
The price is $4,000. 1t is entitled
The Head of a Young Man. and,
small as it is, the skill of the Italian
painter inspires every line Of the tiny
masterpiece.
There Is not far away a small draw
Ing by Rembrandt. which is there
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CHAPTER XVII.

The news that Judge Brewster
would appear for the defendant, at the
approaching trial of Howard Jefries
went through the town like wildf1re.
and caused an immediate revival in
the public interest, which was begin
ming to slacken for want Of hourly
stimulation. Rumor said that there
had been a complete reconciliation in
the Jeffries family, that the banker
was now convinced Of his sons limo
cence; and was determined to spend
a fortune, If necessary. to save him.
This and other reports of similar
nature were all untrue. but the Judge
let them pass without contradiction.
They were harmless, he chuckled, and
If anything. helped Towards cause.
Meantime he himself had not been
Idle. When once he made up his
mind to do a thing he was not con-
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A Wish yor the Future Of U. S.

Washington, D. C.-Peace. but with
four new ~battleships each year'to as!
sure it, is Admiral Deweys wish for
the future of the United States IN
Its foreign relations: As head OF the
general naval board the admiral rec
commended that four new men OF war
be built; but an effort probably VIII
be made in congress toScut the NUNS
Der down to two. The admiral is
quoted as saying: Il am for peace,
but peace with four. more battleshfps
as an assurance that 1t Will be main
tanned"
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WIN Arbi.rass pitsreness.

Richmond; Vas-FailufeftoaTeach an.
agreement in the matter of the sHftesns
cent increase demanded by the
telegraphers Of the chesapeake q
Ohio Railway, caused both Sides 70
concur in a proposition to submit the
whole question to Martina Knapp
the commerce court and Charles =
lNeiiL United States Labor Gommisr
sioner, for mediation. AsBtrike vote
submitted to the chesapeake q Ohio
branch Order OF Railway Telegraphers
on December IL, showed that the 800
members were unanimous In demand
ing an increase.
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tent with half measures. Night and
day he worked on the, case, preparing
evidence. seeing witnesses and ex.
perts. until he had gradually built
up a bulwark Of defense which the
police would find difficult to tear
down. Yet he was not wholly reas-
sured as to the outcome until Annie,
the day following the interview in his
office, informed him breathlessly that
she had found the mysterious woman.
The Judge was duly elated; now It
was plain sailing, indeed! There had
always beer the possibility that How
ards confession to the police was
true, that he had really killed Under
wood. But now they had found the
one important witness, the mysteri.
GUS woman who vas in the apart.
ment a few minutes before the shoot
ing and who was in possession Of a
letter in which Underwood declared
his intention Of shooting himself.
doubt was no longer possible. Acquit-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-03
Mule and Buggy Recovered.

Manning.-The mule and buggy
belonging to Joseph Sprott, colored,
the stealing of which was mentioned
several days ago have been recovered
by the owner. Through the efforts
Ct Sheriff E. B. Gamble and the pub
lefty given the matter, the team
was located at a livery stable in
;umter, where it had been left by a
tranger, who said he had found 1t
csc in the street. The owner is
'ad to get his property back but he
I'D lilse to know who 1t was that
ok it away.
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Tranquility Has Been Restored.

st. Petersburg.-A telegram rel
ceived from Tabriz says that after
q bombardment of the official qual
ter Of that city lasting two days the
fifth regiment Of the rifle brigade ef-
fected their entrance into the town.
Tranquility has been practically re-
stored among the population. After
the fight of the deputy governor gem
eral to the British consulate on De-
cember 10th all the property OF th
government was placed under SO
and q detachment Of the rifle
gade has been posted to protect
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-03
In tho Year 1000.

Transient-Who's that prosperous
looking fellow owe there?
Native-That's Squire Shuvvell, the
millionaire ditch-digger. Everybody
laughed at him years ago when he re-
fused to become a doctor or a lawyer.
and even turned down the CORE
spondence schools offer to make him
a window dresser or an electrical en-.
gineer. Time proved his wisdom. and
today. as the only unskilled laborer in
this section. be can command almost
fabulous prices.-Puck.
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a CONVENTION in NEAR FUTURE
WILL DETERMINE TN FORM
"a Or GOVERNMENT: 81
SUN YAT SEN WILL ACCEPT.
He Has Agreed 70 BE china's First
President " the New Body WI
Confirm His Election Is shs offies.-
Troops Not to Advance. i

shanghai.-The peace conferences
being held here between the rspress
entatives Of the Peking government
and the Revolutionary party agreed
that the form OF government % be
ultimately adopted for Chinaslshouldd
be decided by national convention
whose determination should be- bind
ing on both partiess II also va
agreed that pending the deeislcn of
the national convention the Manchn1
government was neither to1accept nor
to attempt to- obtain foreign loans.
Another agreement reachsd u that
all Manchu troops in the provinces
Of ShansStSi. Hu-Psh. Nganwet and
Kiangsu shall eyRcuate their present
positions and Withdraw frUmsthem no
q distance OF 100 II fabout 81 mtlss1
within 1--WE days, beginning from De
cember 81. *
The Republican troops, meanwhile
shall neither advance nor occupy the
places ayacuated pending sspectal e
rangements to be reached BY mutual
agreement. The Msnchu troops are:
not to advance nor to attack the p
sitions at Shantung held by the re-
publicans nor shall the Republican
troops advance upon q capture new
places.
1T IS understood that the national
convention I'd be called IS \ 9 include
those delegates at present in confer
ence at Marking who have elected
DIR. sun Vat Sen President 81 the 2
publiciand others TO be elected &
Tang Shao III received telegram
from Picking saying that Tuan:Bang.
formerly director general # the Huss
kang Railroad and exsyiceroy Of q the as
province OF Chilli, had arrfYedttn the
capital disguised as a coolie,
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Art at 5000 a Square Inch

through the courtesy of the new own
er. who bought It for $4,000 before
the dealers had a chance to hang II
and has permitted 1t to remain In the
show. The drawing. partly IN sepia
and here and there with a touch OF
crayon, was intended as a study for
a painting and is entitled Christ and
the Two Apostles" 1t is eight by ten
inches.-New York Herald.
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weedls Out program 8 1lns.

WashingtSS D. Give offcers Of
the army, ali above the grade Of ma
jor have been ordered before retir-
ing boards in connection with the
army wedding out" program. They
are Col. VIM. l.. Pitcher, infantry.
Fort Mcdowell, Cal; Col. VIM. p
Evans, Fort Leayenworth, Kan.s
Lieut.. Col. James A. Goodin, seventh
infantry, army and navy general hos
pital Hot Springs, Ark; Maj. Wen
dell l.. Simpson, 18th infantry, New
York city, and Maj. VIM. H. Brooks.
medical corps, Fort Mcdowell, Cal.
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Maximum Weight is Retained.

Partly reversing itself on a deci'
sion made a week ago on the ex-
press rates, at a hearing at which
he Southern Express Company was
represented, the railroad commission
issued a statement by which Is re-
tanned in the rates of the Express
Company for the coming year, the
maximum weight of five pounds for
packages to be transported at the
charge of twenty-five cents in this
state. BY its new ruling, however,
the commission will increase the max
imum value of the packages.
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HA~0 AENARMT0VE OF
"" MN5UROPOlQUNN U1fSE
1HIpD DEGREI
%CHARLIS L y
- AND ~ %t-i.t. = -
ARTHUR HORNBLOW
ILLUSTRATIONS BY RAY WALTERS

"Pray don't trouble. Good morning.
sir"
AS Alicia followed her husband out,
she turned and whispered to Annie:
Come and see me at my home"
When she had disappeared the
Judge came back into the room and
sat down at his desk. ~
We'll, that's done!" he exclaimed
with a sigh Of relief. Rummaging for
O moment among his papers, he
looked up and said with an encoura-
gfng smile: {.
Nov, If you please. we will go over
that evidence-bit by bit"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-03
Bachelors Will Don War PAT

Ulysses, Kan.-Bachelors Of
county, Kansas, will don E
and feathers in their campo
tain suitable, sure-enoughl
themselves. A campaiga
Grant County Bachelors,I
year netted IS mives for
and these envied men v
Job as honor guests
out as exemplar of do,
ment. The club has t
bers. -"substantial, eli
of Grant county"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-01-03
Have More Than Earned Their Salary

Abbeville.-The rural police In Alb
beville county were commissioned
on September IL and have to this
date more than earned their pay, as
the following will show: Fines col.
lected to date, $1,219.O6; 16 prisoners
arrested and either Jailed or bound
owe to court; three men sentenced
to county changing. Against Thu
stands salaries paid the two police
men to date, sS33.44. This is a fine
showing and speaks we'll for the two
policemen, j.. A. Schroeder and C. D
Bruce. ...
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The disgrace!-the disgrace!-its
ruin-degradation! It's the end OIL
everything!-the end Of everything!"
Annie regarded with contempt this
poor, weak, wailing creature who
lacked the moral courage to do what
was merely right. Her voice was not
unkind as she said:
81 don't want to disgrace you-or
ruin you. But what am / to do-tell
me. what am 1 to do?"
II don't know" moaned her com
panion helplessly. '
Howard must be saved"
"Yes."
will you tell Judge Brewster OF
shall II"
Judge Brewster! Why should he
known" cried Alicia, startled. More
composedly and as II resigned to. the
inevitable, she went on: Yes, l sup
pose he must know sooner or later
but, l."
She broke down again and burst In
to tears. Annie watched her In 81
lence. J.. .t ~
cts tough-isn't it," she said sym
pathetically.
YES" sobbed Alicia through her
tears. "it's-it's fought" Rising, she
dried her eyes and said hastily: Don't
say anything now. Give me a few
hours. Then I can think what is best
to be done" ri
Annie was about to reply when the
office door suddenly opened and Judge
Brewster entered. Addressing Alicia,
he said:
Pardon me, Mrs. J%effries. l hope
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was in town but owing to the very
wet weather and the Christmas sea
SON only 9 small crowd visited it. Su
~pervisor Milling Of the county anc
Mayor E. C. Dennis and several al
dermen heard the arguments for goot
roads.
Columbia.-The chamber of com
MERGE did not elect officers for 1915
no quorum of the members being
present. This Is the second time that
the election of officers have beer
postponed on account of a lack of q
quorum. A date or another meeting
will be named soon.
Harvin. - Bruce Mccall, white
while handling a 38-calibre pistol shot
his wife, Lula Nichols Mccall.
through the right breast, inflicting ar
ugly wound, which may later prove
.atal. Mrs. Mccall is getting along
very well and resting fairly comfort
lbly.
misunderstanding to save his
log from death beneath a locomotive
Mr.. George F. Blackwell of this city:
,ut a native of EIberton, Ca, was
truck and instantly killed by q
;cuthern Railway train just outside
no city limits.
S%partanburg. The Spartanburg
elegation to the legislature will
old a meeting in the Office Of Sena'
+ H. B. Carlisle to consider matters
be brought before the Legislature
zen it meets early in January. Tho
legation will declare in favor O.:
=. Hydrick for chief justice
euccec" Chief Justice Jones,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
ARE YOU WATCHING
Railroads Are Busy Opening New
Rich Sections.

Are you keeping an eye on the
new sections of the Northwest,
Southwest and South. throug b
which NEW LINES OF RAILROAD have
recently been run, and which are
just now entering upon a period of
developement, perhaps as great as
that through which the Middle
West has already passed?
There are several of these dis
tricts now opening. Some of them
are RICH IN THE PROMISE OF FUTURE
WEALTH. The Journal has accurate,
authoritative information concern
ing them, and will gladly furnish
1T upon request. If you are interest
ed in any particular region or part
OF the country, and wish to know
more about it, drop the Journal a
line.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
Special Announcement

The Journal has made arrange
meuts with the publisher OF PRO.
ftable Farming" whereby anyone
renewing, paying in advance, or
subscribing new will receive this
magazine, which is a high class
semi-monthly Farm Journal, pub
lished at st. Joseph. Missouri, FREE
for three years. This offer applies
to ALL those who have paid one dol
lar or more since the big contest
may hereafter do so. 1t is neces-
sary merely to ask that it be sent
you. Write or call up the Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
Trade Your Small Farm
for This
A Half Section of Iowa's Richest
Bottom Land to Trade for a
Quarter or Less

A half section that is mostly we'll
drained bottom land is hard to find.
Here is one. 1t is at the headwaters
of the No6away River in Adeir coun-
ty, seven miles from two good towns;
has r. f. D.; ninety acres magnificent
blue grass pasture; big orchard; medi-
UNI sized buildings, some nearly new;
nine room house, with new bricked
cellar; new granary and corn crib;
good horse barn, hog house, etc. good
windmill with plenty of water; all is
we'll fenced.
Owner will sell at $l10 per acre on
easy terms, or will trade for smaller
place. It is rented for 1912 on terms
that will improve its condition. The
increase in value on this place during
the next ten years will amount to q
small fortune.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
A Good One on the Bar
gain Counter
Two or Three Years on this One and
ga Little Expense, will Take You
Handsome Profit

We have at sacrifice price q good
quarter section less than twenty miles
from Des Moines, and five and one
halt miles from good station on a
main line of railroad. It is German
Lutheran community and one mile
from church.
1t all lies we'll, with the exception of
five or six acres, upon which the
buildings stand. This is somewhat
rough. The coil ia rich loan, with
clay subsoil.
Improvements consist of large nine
room house, with good cellar, large
barn, corn crib, hog house and all nee
essary buildings. All are in fns con-
dition but need paint. Farm is fenced
and cress fenced. There is q large
spring piped to every point whore
water 10 needed.
It will be sold at 500 per acre on easy
terms, So 800 down, balance at five per
cent. Land in that section is selling
at 500 to $3.50 per acre. We are relia
bly, informed that the farm adjoining
this one recently sold at $125, notwith-
standing it is worth no more than the
one described above.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
II3 Acres at $I25
A Medium Priced Farm That Is Quot
ed Low for Quick Sale

One of the Journals best offer.
inga is highly improved farm of
113 A., nine miles from Extra. 1t has
r. r. D. and telephone. Corn on it
averaged 48 bushels per acre this
year. It lies we'll; has running wat
er; and buildings are centrally locat.
ed. They consist of medium-sjzed
house, two barns, two poultry
houses, hog house, etc. All are in
good condition. Has brick cave and
good water system. Price 1925. per.
$500. down, balance optional. Ad-
dress the Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
100 Acres at $I27.5o
A Splendid Stock and Grain Farm
That is Worth More than the
Price Asked

A fine quarter section in Audubon
County. Most of tract lies we'll
but one forty somewhat rough and
used as timber pasture. Good seven
room house, cistern, good well, mill,
and supply tank. All fenced and
cross fenced. Forty rode to school.
Commanding location. Good barn
with cement floor. Corn crib 24x28.
Poultry house 8x24. Machine shed.
Hog house with cement floor. Has
R. F. D. aud telephone. One Of the
best producing farms in Iowa. Price
$l27.50 per acre, $1,000 down, balance
time. This place is only three miles
from tewn with down hill road all
the way.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
BOUT A TRADE?
If Your Property Does Not Suit You,
You Can Get One That Does.

The Journal has num5er of pro-
perties on it's list, which are subject
to exchange. If you want to trade
your farm for larger one, or for
one in different location, write Us
what you want and we will try to
make you an offer.
All com munications of this ma
ture will be held in the strictest
confidence.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
so Acres at SS5
A Good Farm In Guthrie County at
Real Bargain and On Easy
Terms

Eighty acres at $s5, six miles from
town; good six room house; deep we'll
aud windmill fair barn; splendid
cattle shed, corn crib, granary and
chicken house; good orchard; all fenc-
ed hog tight, and 20 acres fenced off
hog tight. This is snap at $S5; a
$4,000 mortgage at per cent at five
years, owner wants equity, $500
down.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
so Acres at $I45
Here is Little Farm That viii Make
You Proud of the Ground
You Walk On

Eighty acres in Cass county Of land
as good as any on the map of Iowa.
The surface is slightly rolling, part Of
it tile drained, and it never overfows.
All fenced hog tight except 40 rods,
line and road fences, new. Never
failing running water on place. Good
SIX room house, big three story base
ment barn 32x50, almost new; corn
crib, hog house, poultry house; never
failing deep we'll, windmill and good
water system; all kinds of fruit, two
orchards on place. It is situated al.
most On River to River Road, 81 miles
from two towns.
Price is sl45 per acre, $1,000 down,
balance on easy terms. Most Of 1t can
be loft in first mortgage.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
90 Acres at $I2o
New Land, New Buildings, and a
Gently Sloping Surface Make
This Little Farm a Jewel

A tip-top tract of ninety acres in
Extra township. Most of it slopes
gradually to stream ALI cultivated
or can be. Buildings are new. Fine
room house, baTTBB; double corn crib
and granary, hog house, etc. Good
water. Price $l2o, $500 cash, March
1, 1912, balance time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
A Famous Stock Farm
A Farm, Pre-emlnently Suited for
Stock, That Has Made Its
Owner Rich

The Journal offers for sale. the Oak
wood Stock Farm, lying between Ex-
ira and Brayton. 1t is we'll known to
stock breeders throughout the land
and has made it's retiring owner
handsome fortune.
1t consists Of $50 acres, all bottom,
100 acres under pillow. Splendid real
deDce, inexhaustible we'll near door,
two barns, three other buildings that
could be used Is residences, complete
water system with $50 barrel reservoir,
16 acres hog tight, orchard one acre,
blue grass pasture.
1t is held at . reasonable price and
the terms are easy. For information
address the Journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
80 Acres at $40
If You Want to Reap a Big Advance
in Value, Here Is Your Cnance

Eighty acres at $40, seven miles
from good town, all pillow land except
four acres in native grove and hog
pasture, fair buildings, all fenced hog
tight, $1,950 mortgage; owner wants
balance of equity.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
so Acres at $IIo
This Farm Will Easily Pay Itself Out.
Terms are Easy and Land
Is Good

Good eighty only few miles from
Extra. Largely bottom, balance lies
we'll. Practically all under plow. Corn
averaged forty bushels per acre this
year. Good house. Fine water system;
unfailing spring. No burrs. Posses
sion given anytime. Price $110 per
acre, $500 down, balance easy terms.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-01-04
200 Acres at $I35
A Splendid Farm Near Elk Horn at
Reasonable Price and on
Easy Terms

We offer q 200 acre farm one mile
from railway station, three miles from
creamery, one mile from church, half
mile from school. Large house, large
barD, hog house, double corn crib and
grsnary combined. Beautiful grove,
orchard, chicken house, machine shed,
fine water system, windmill, WING
spring; fenced hog tight. Theh an
osherset- Of imPffssEsessszaaeefh g ID
enough for an eighty on another pant
of the same farm. Will divide the
farm and offer 80 acres of it with one
set of Improvements at $3.50 per acre;
and the 100 acres at $140 per acre. The
terms can be arranged. Large amount
can be left in the farm. This farm is
worth $3.50 per acre, but will go at $l35.