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under such happy circumstances. But
my men are becoming impatient Do
you surrender"
Under what terms?" he parleyed.
None, but we are not savages. You
will be treated as prisoners Of war"
His hatred of me made him obsti-
nate. but the utter helplessness OF
their position was too apparent to be
ignored. A Hessian muttered some
thing in German, and Grant dropped
the point Of his sword with an oath
Good" I said promptly, "Lieuten-
ant, have your men disarm the pris-
oners."
There was no resistance, and the
militiamen herded them against the
bank, encircled by a heavy guard.
Duval singled out the officers from
among the others, and brought them
forward to where l stood. There were
but three-Grant and two Hessians.
| looked at them keenly, recalling the
slight figure Of the young lieutenant
with the boys voice. Could the lad
have been shot, or what had become
of him?
Are you three. all that are leftH"
| questioned bluntly. who command.
ed the vanguard2"
The two Hessians looked at each
other stupidity, and l asked the ques-
ton again before Grant saw fit to re-
ply. His manner was excessively In
solent. .... ..n.
THAT is more than ! know. We
joined after dark, and / did not meet
Delavan's officers"
He vas vat you call maybe a vol
unteer l%eftenant," added one Of the
Germans brokenly. AT Mount Holly
We met, yah. and from there he
joined"
mot one Of D~elavan's men them"
81 dink not: he vas Light Dragon.
| hat the wagon guard-the first vag-
ons-an' see him there. Mine Colt!
he come pack vid his men all right
slash, shoot--his horse rear up: that
vas the last see already"
THE lad got away, with three 9TH
ers, sir" broke In a new voice at my
back. They wheeled and rode
through us, cross the water. We
thought the horse guard would get
them over there, but | guess they
didn't; anyhow there was no firing.
The fellows must have turned in un-
der the bank, and rode like hell"
Satisfied as to this incident, and not
altogether ~regretful that the boy had
thus escaped, l held a short consuIta-
ton with Duval, seeking explanation
as to why the command had been so
unceremoniously thrust upon me. A
few words only were required to make
the situation clear. Farrell's ability
to injure and annoy the enemy largely
depended on his Leadership not being
known. While taking part in every
engagement, he always required his
lieutenants to represent him in nego-
tiations, SO that up to this time, what
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section OF the wagon train looming
over the ridge behind them. The
norsemen passed us, the officer turn.
ing In his saddle with an order to
close up their ranks. / recognized
Grants voice. and then, sharp as a
blow, rang out Farrell's whistle at
my very ear.
There was a leap Of fame from
ooth sides the road, lighting up that
gash In the clay bank as though II
was an inferno, the red and yellow
glow cleaving the night asunder, with
ear-splitting roar / was on my feet,
my rife splitting, yet hardly conscious
OF any act, stunned by the suddenness
Of the reports, confused by those
black, figures leaping forward through
she weird glare. / saw and heard, and
yet 1t was all a confused medley, In
which ! bore active part while scarce
ly realizing its significance. 1t was
a fierce hand-to-hand melee so swiftly
fought as to be over with almost In
a minute, and yet SO desperate the
narrow roadway was strewn with ID.
les. Frightened horses whirled and
ran; wagons were overturned; hem,
med In against the high walls, Ger.
mans and British made one mad effort
to extricate themselves: the advance
guard came squirting back, pushing
blindly into the ruck. the boyish voice
of their young lieutenant sounding
above the uproar. But our men were
between the two, a compact body,
each borderman fighting independent.
ly, but knowing the game. l heard nc
word of command, no shout of direc.
ton from either Farrell or Duval, yet
we ripped them asunder with sweep.
Ing rifle butts. and, almost before ]
could catch a second breath, the few
who remained on their feet were help.
lessly trapped. Farrell saw it was all
over, and his whistle sounded again,
stilling the uproar. Up to that mo.
ment he was beside me; with the
echoing of the shril blast he had dis.
appeared.
1t was Duval who emerged from the
wreck Of the train, demanding surren.
der.
Who commands here?" he shouted.
Speak up quick"
There was h%esitancy, and then out
Of the black mass huddled against the
bank I recognized Grants voice.
I suppose l do; has any one seer
Captain Delavan?"
HE fell at the first fire. sir" an.
swered some one huskily.
Grant stepped forth into the moon.
light, bareheaded, his sword in hand.
Then l am the senior officer" he
announced, his voice shaking slightly
WHO are your" ..s,
Camden minute men. Do you sur.
render?"
He took a long breath, glancing
about at the dark shadows. Some one
held a lighted torch, the red fame
casting a sudden CLEAN we the sur
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used to denote a soft, insinuating and
deceitful manner Of speech"
1t Is said that Queen Elizabeth her
self was the first to use the phrase
ut Is all barney"
Samuel Lover has written about the
Blarney Stone. The best known verse
Is:
no say, would you find this same
'BlarneyT
There's a castle not far from Willar
ney, .
On the top Of its wall
H(But take care you don't falD
There's a stone that contains all the
Blarney.
Like a magnet It's influence such IL,
That attraction is gives all II
touches"
If you kiss 1t, they say
From that blessed day,
You may kiss whom you please With
your Barney"
The exact position Of the stone 10
another matter Of considerable dis
pute and the doubt is much too re-
muneratiye to be disposed Of.
The general superstition is that the
stone Is the one fixed by irons to the
parapet of the large square tower
(which used to be the donjon or keep
Of the castle) some feet from the top.
In order TO kiss the stone 1t Ia nee
essary TO lie on your back over the
machicolation."
Others maintain that this is not the
stone at all, but that the right stone
lies loose on the ground. So far there
is no record of the Lancet having
drawn attention to the danger of pro
miscuous OSCILLATION such az BlarneJ'
invites, a curious omission,
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Certainly | saw him." more deeply
puzzled than before at his insistence.
That was what aroused my interest
He seemed such a mere lad as he rode
past, and later / heard his voice.
the voice OF a boy"
WAS that all?"
"All! What else could you sup
pose? 1t was dark, only a little CLEAN
Of moon revealed outlines. | couldn't
distinguish the face, but when he fail.
ed to appear after the fight l remem.
bered him, and was afraid he had
been hurt. Now | want to know
what you mean Who was the lad?"
He had seated himself on tho
stump, and "a leaning forward, his
face hidden from the light Of the fire.
well, go on then" be returned
finally. IF that's all you saw OF him
it's all right"
mo. it's not all right" l insisted.
aroused by his peculiar actions. What
is all this mystery about? You told
me you didn't know the man"
81 said l hadn't seen him, that we
Joined Delavan after dark" he cor
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
RAISE MANGO IN FLORIDA
Government Experiment rs succeed
With Tree Given te'odieiaI by
Prince In lHfdia.

Neutrality-suspicious. Taft has
been presented 9th a fine basket OF
East Indian ~r6angoes raised in the
United States. The bureau Of plant
introductio.% which Is experimenting
with hundreds OF foreign fruits in the
effort Vi find new varieties that will
grow here, raised the mangoes in
Florsha. They care from a tree pre-
Sc tied to David Fairchild. chief OF
ne bureau of plant introduction, when
me was in India some years ago, by
one Of the princes Of that land. Mr..
Fairchild says mango growing in the
United States a be made a com
mercial success.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

They we're talking about the value Of
regular physical exercise, and one OF
the group, noticing that Meredith
Nicholson, the author. seemed pretty
fit, asked him what he did to keep in
condition.
who, me7" he exclaimed. why, I
don't need any calisthenics or things
Of that sort. l live In a house on the
sunset side Of the street, and / get all
the exercise my system needs in build.
ing the fire every morning"
THAT doesn't seem to offer much
chance for exercise" remarked a
friend. what kind Of fire is It o
build, wood or coal?"
Neither" replied Nicholson. I'VE
use gas, End / have to scratch a match
every time / light the fire."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Little Telephone Conversation Between
Husband and Wife That Hits Off
Modern Conditions.

Mr.. Jones lat the telephone)-Hello,
is that you, dear?
Mrs. Jones lat the other end)-Yes.
Edward.
Mr.. Jones--T won't be home for din
e tonight and probably not until
very late afterward. Don't sit up for
me.
Mrs. Jones--What is It. lodge night.
or work at the Office?
Mr.. Jones-Neither. Collins and the
gang want me to stay here at the club
for dinner and there's to be q little
game In the evening. | think | al
bring home a few dollars to you for q
new hat or something.
Mrs. Jones-Oh. very we'll. But II
you lose, don't you dare say anything
to me about what I dropped at bridge
yesterday. And Edward
Mr.. Jones-Yes, dear.
Mrs. Jones-Come home moderately
sober. Stick TO beer. The last time
you mixed 'em and you remember--it
took two Of your friends and a cop to
bring you home. | won't be UP when
you come h~ome--don't wake me.
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rounding faces. It was clear that
further resistance was useless. yet
Grant temporized.
Are you in commando"
NO." said Duval; but I represent
the commander"
Il deal with the one responsible in
this affair and demand terms. Who
is your leader?"
Duval smiled, turning his head in
quiringly.
Il don't think You have much
choice" he commented dryly. How
ever. perhaps you are not too proud to
talk to a regular who outranks you
I present Major Lawrence, Of the Con
~tinental Line"
Surprised as I was by being thus
suddenly thrust forward into supreme
authority, | as instantly understood
the purpose. and stepped to the front
Grant stared at my face In the CLEAN
OF the smoking torch, almost as
though he looked upon a ghost.
'Youl"
Certainly, Captain. 1t is a pleas
ure to meet with you again, especially
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swered. impatiently. Farrell under.
stood that, | have important lnforma-
ton for Washington, and only came
with you tonight because you we're
following along my route. I've got to
go on"
That's all right; Just give your
orders, and we'll attend to the rest.
What we want is for these lads to
go back to Philadelphia saying they
were attacked by a force of militia I'M
der command Of an officer of the Con-
tinental line. That will give Clinton
a scare, and turn suspicion away from
us. Grant knows you, / understand,
so he'll report the affair that way.
You can be off within thirty minutes"
It vas easy to grasp the point of
view, and | saw no reason for refusing
assistance. | gave the necessary or.
ders. standing under the torchlight In
full view, and waited while a squad
Of pa~rtisans rounded up the disarmed
prisoners. and guarded them down the
slope to the edge of the stream.
Teams doubled up, and several
Of the heavy wagons rumbIed away
into the darkness. Two, too badly In.
jured to be repaired, were fred where
they lay, the bright flames lighting
up the high banks on either side the
road. l found a big black horse. with
British arms on the bride, and a pair
Of loaded pistols in the holsters, a
finelooking animal, and came back
into the fire glow, determined to lose
no more time. Duval had disappear
ed, but, as | stood there looking about
for him to say goodbye, a young
country fellow came up hurriedly
from out the darkenss.
You're wanted down thar" he said,
with the jerk Of a thumb over his
shoulder. The Tory officer wants
to see ye."
What officer7 Captain Grantr"
II reckon that's the one" indiffer.
emily; anyhow / was told to fetch We
down thar. Bannister sent me-"
went as he directed down the
rutty road. my newly appropriated
horse trailing along behind. Grant
was pacing back and forth restlessly.
but, as soon Is l appeared within the
fire radius, he came toward me.
Can l see you a%lone?" he asked
b%rusquely.
If there Is any reason for privacy,
certainly" I answered in surprise.
What do you wish to say?"
This Is a matter strictly between
u.s." evasively, 81 prefer not to dis.
cuss It publicly here"
had a suspicion of treachery. vet
was not willing to exhibit any reluc-
lance.
Very good. Bannister," to the par.
tisan in charge, 81 want a word with
Captain Grant, and will be responsible
for his safe return"
The man looked after us doubtful.
ly, yet permitted us to pass beyond
the guard lines. There was a stump
beside the ford, barely within the flick
er of the distant fire, and there | stop.
ped, leaning against my horse, and
turned so as to look into the mans
face.
We'll, Grant" I said, rather sternly.
I'VE are alone now; what Is IT."
He cleared his throat, evidently
uncertain how best to express himself.
why did you ask 30 many ques-
lions about Delavan's lieutenant?" he
began s~ullenly. What we're you try.
ing to find out?"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
CHAPTER X.
A Capture.

What was the matter with the fel.
low? Could he have sent for me
merely to ask that question, insisting
on privacy? There must surely be
some hidden purpose behind this. Yet
If so. there was NJ betrayal In the
mans face. His eyes had an angry
CLEAN in them, and his words we're
shot at me in deadly earnest,
THE lieutenant" | repeated, not
prepared for a direct reply. why. |
hardly know-curiosity largely"
He stared at me in manifest unbe.
lief.
What do you expect to gain by
lying?" he exclaimed ~sulleniy. you
him, no doubt, or you would not
have asked what you did" \.
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ever the British might suspect, they
had no positive proof that he was
openly In arms against them. Duval,
In turn, taking advantage OF my pres.
ence, had shifted the responsibility to
my shoulders.
But what do you people do with
your prisoners?" | asked.
Send 'em to the Continental lines
when we can" he explained, "and II
we can't then turn 'em loose. No uss
paroling 'em. as they consider us
guerillas. II ! was you Id run 'em
back to the farm house across the
creek, an hold 'em there till we get
rid Of this stuff. Maybe it'll take
twenty-four hours to hide II all. and
burn the wagons. Then the boys can
turn 'em loose, an there's no harm
done. I'd like to take that fellow
Grant into our lines--he's a mean
pillaging devil--but It's too big a risk.
Bristol is about the nearest picket
post, and the redcoats have got cav.
airy patrols all along In back OF the
river
But I cannot walt here an
AM AAWNNN nv WI
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Picture of Modern Life

Its walls and ~expelling 1t when the
walls expand through heat. The mois-
ture introduced with the air is deposit.
ed In the cavities and may produce
serious damage through rust. The
popular notion that oil will protect the
inaccessible parts Of unused machin-
cry is held by experts to be incorrect,
since nearly all oils take up about
three per cent OF water In solution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
aRrsathInun Of MACHINERY.

1t has been pointed out that a
piece Of machinery, such as an auto
mobile, laid aside after being used 10
in danger Of internal rusting through
a kind OF respiration that affects cyiin-
ders, gear-boxes. clutch-chambers, in
terspaces In ball bearings. and go
forth. Every inclosed air space. IT
appears, "breathes." drawing in air
when a fall Of temperature contracts
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

The cictaphone which as been fused
In obtaining evidence in recent wears
Is not altogether a new INVENTION The
expression walls have ear a" origin.
ated a long time ago whe'h buildings
were constructed having Hidden tubes
In the wallis. 80 that what persons
were saying In n room could be-
heard In anothsx.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
SYNOD sls

Major Terrence, son OF Judge Law
renee Of Virginia, whose wife was a Lee,
Is sent on a p~erilous mission by Gen.
Washington. just after the winter at Val
Iey Forge. Disguised In a British uni
form Lawrence arrives within the enemy's
lines. The Major attends a great fete
and saves the Lady of the Blended
Rose" from mob. He later meets the girl
at a brilliant ball. Trouble is started
over a waltz, and Lawrence is urged by
his partner, Mistress Mortimer (The Lady
OF the Blended Rose), to make his escape.
Lawrence is detected dis a spy by Captain
Grant Of the British Army. who agrees
to a duel. The duel Is stopped by Grants
friends and the spy makes a dash for
liberty, swimming a river following a mar
row escape. The Malsr arrives at the
shop Of a blacksmith, who Is friendly, and
knows the Lady OF the Blended Rose.
Captain Grant and rangers search black
smith shop in vain for the spy. Law
renee joins the minute men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Dies Of lion site.

Ottawa, ont.--John Carroll Of New
York, an employe of Haag's circus, Ia
dead at Moncton, New Brunswick. He
had his arm mangled by a lioness and
blood poisoning followed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06

selves responsible
for. 1t costs so
little, and is so
common, that the
world does not APP
preciate its value.
But II our Savior's
words be true. that
for every Idle
VOID that men
shall speak, they
shall give account
in the day of judg-
ment," talking ID
pretty serious bus
mess.
1t Ia sale Of
Samuel that The
Lord lat mona pf
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
4 MILES FROM CORK
Location Of Famous BIarney
Stone in Ireland.
It Has Curious History~-some Say
Kissing Rock Gives EIoquence-
Others Merely the Ability
to Bluff.

Dublin-The story OF the Blarney
stone is surrounded with a careless
vagueness Of historical detail charac,
t~eristic Of its comfy OF origin and
quite appropriate to the nature of the
yarn itself.
Blarney Is a village four miles
northwest Of Cork. with 800 inhabi.
tants. It is situated on the Blarney
river and has some celebrity for It's
tweeds, but the castle and Its stone
ARE, of course, the main glory Of the
place.
The castle is little more than a
Square tower 800 feet high, with
Pnachicolated battlemeuts, and it was
the stronghold of the McCarthys,
The famous stone is of triangular
shape, and 1t lowered from the north
angle Of the castle, about 20 feet from
the top, 1t bears the following in
scription:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
Religious
Conversation
By Rev. Howard W. Pope
Superintendent d Mca, MOODY Bible Institute
Chicago

TENT: Only let your conversation be
rs becometh the Gospel OF Christ,-Phtl..
In.
Talking Is ono OF the things that
many people do not consider them
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-06
"Cormac Mccarthy Forts Me
Feri Feclt, A.. D. l446,"

How the stone acquired its reputa.
ton Is disputed, but the version given
by Wheeler's Familiar Allusions'
holds the field, probably because it is
the only connected story offering any.
thing like an explanation.
When or how it first got Its singular
reputation Is not known, but the su.
perstition concerning 1t Is firmly fixed
In the minds Of the Irish peasantry,
hundreds Of whom resort to the castle
every year for the purpose of kissing
a stone endowed with a property 80
marvellous.
The story run that In 1902 Cormac
Mccarthy, the lord Of Castle Blarney,
concluded an armistice with Carew,
the lord resident. on condition OF sur
rendering the fortress to the English
garrison, but whenever the fulfllment
of his pledges was demanded he In.
vented some smooth and plausible ex.
cuse for delay, till Carew became the
laughing stock of Elizabeth's minis
tiers.
Thus" says Wheeler, 1.-THE term
'blarney' became a byWord and was
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-18

George Holesworth. the Reno con-
tractor, arrived from the north to-
day and will remain here for sew
eral days.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-07-18
.CANOLE Wins
IN EIGHTH FROM
DELL ON FOUL
DELL APPEARS TO HAVE DE-
LIBERATELY DISQUALIFIED
HIMSELF

Willie Candle. the San Francisco
lightweight, won from Harry Dell
last night at the end Of the eighth
round Of a scheduled 2O-round
bout. Dell lost the match on
foul.
The fight, which was staged at
the Nevada theater under the man
agement of Promoter Jake Good
friend was good while it lasted.
but the ending served TO wipe
the good spots from the memory
Of the spectators. The house was
well filled, many fight fans hay
ing journeyed over from Goldfield
to witness the contest.
In the seventh round Dell DELHI
erately quit fighting, and holding
up his hand. declared that Candle
had fouled him. Referee Charlie
Ferry of Goldfield declared a yaca-
tion for the fighters, an unusual
proceeding and summoned Drs.
proceeding, and summoned Drs
where an examination was made Of
DELL The physicians announced
that no foul had been committed
and the eighth round of the figh
was resumed Candle was on thu
ropes and was landing blows FIRE
| quently when suddenly the referee
crowded between the boys and de
clard Candle the winner of the bout
1t was observed clearly by tn
spectators that Dell clearly and de
| liberately fouled Candle two times
Throughout the fight Candle wa
fighting like a demon and appear
ed to have Dell at his mercy II
appeared to better advantag
than on the Fourth Of July whe
he boxed Harry Ryan a 20-roun
draw.