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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
SYNOPSIS.

The scene at the opening of the story is
laid in the. library of an old worn-out
southern plantation, known as the Bar
The be sod aad the
Quintards, is the subject of discussion by
Jonathan Crenshaw, business man,
stranger known as Bladen, and BOD
Hazard, a mysterious child Of the old
southern family. makes his appearance.
Yancy tells how he adopted the boy. Ma
thaniel Ferris buys the Barony, but the
Quintards deny any knowledge OF the
boy. Yancy to keep Hannibal. Captain
Murrell. friend of the Quintards, ap-
ony. Trouble at Scratch Hill. when Han
nibal is kidnapped by Dave Blount, Cap
tain MurrelPs agent. Yancy oVertakes
the boy. Yancy appears before Squire
Balaam, and is discharged with costs Tor
the plaintiff. Betty Malroy, friend Of
tain Murrell, who forses his attentions on
her, and is rescued by Bruce Carington
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home.
and Hannibal disappear. with Murrell on
their trail. Hannibal arrives at the nome
Of Judge Slocum Price. The Judge recoE,,
time friend. Murrell arrives at Judges
home. Cavendisn family on raft rescue
Yancy. who is apparently dead. Price
at Belle Plain. Hannibars rife discloses
some startling things to the Judge Han
nibal and Betty meet again. Murrell ar
rives In Belle Plain. Is playing for big
stakes. Yancy awakes from long dream
less sleep on board the raft. Judge Price
makes startling discoveries in looking up
land titles. Charley Norton. a. young
planter, who assists the judge. is mys-
teriously assaulted. Norton informs Car
rington that Betty has promised to marry
him. Norton is mysteriously shot. More
light on Murrells plot He plans upris-
ing Of negroes. Judge Price, with Hanni-
bal visits Betty. and she keeps the boy
with Hannibal they meet Bess Hicks.
daughter of the overseer, who warns
Betty Of danger and counsels her to
leave Belle Plain at once. Betty. terri
fed, acts on Bess' advice, and on their
way their carriage Is stopped by Slosson:
the tavern keeper, and confederate ana
Betty and Hannibal are made prisoners
almost inaccessible spot. and there Muir
rell visits Betty and reveals his part In
the plot and his object. Betty spurns
his proffered love and the interview is
ended by the arrival of Ware, terrihed
at possible outcome of the crime. Judge
Price, hearing of the abduction, plans ac-
ton. The Judge takes charge of the
is instituted. Darlington visits the Judge
and allies are discovered. Judge Price
visits Colonel Fentress. where he meets
Yancy and Cavendish. Becoming enraSed.
Price dashes a glass of whisky into the
colonel's face and duel is arranged. Muir
rell Is arrested for negro stealing and his
bubble bursts. The Judge and Mahaffy
makes frantic search for Betty and the
boy. Darlington finds Betty and Hanni-
bal, and fierce gun fight follows. Yancy
appears and assists in the rescue.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04

counter, yetit was well to provide for
a possible emergency-hadh he not his
grandson's future to consider? While
thus occupied he saw the afternoon
stage arrive and depart from before
the City Tavern.
Half an hour later Mr. Wesley, the
postmaster, came sauntering up the
street. In his hand he carried a let
ter.
"Howdy," he drawled, from just be-
yond the judges open door.
The judge glanced up, his quill pen
poised aloft.
Good evening, sir; won't you step
inside and be seated?" he asked gra-
ciously. His dealings with the United
States mail service were of the most
insignificant description, and in per
sonally delivering letter, If this was
what had brought him there, he felt
Mr. Wesley had reached the limit OF
Off icial courtesy and despatch.
We'll, sir; it looks like you'd never
told us more than two-thirds OF the
truth" said the postmaster. He sur
veyed the judge curiously.
Il am complimented by your opin-
ion of my veracity," responded that
gentleman promptly. 81 consider two
thirds an enormously high per cent.
to have achieved
There is something in that, too,
agreed Mr. Wesley. who is Colonel
CI0n,1r, Drjca T1,rhoruiI1o7'
The judge started up from his
chair.
Il have that honor" said he. bow
ing.
We'll, here's letter come in ad-
dressed like that, and as you've been
using part Of the name 1 am willing
to assume you're legally entitled to
the rest of it. 1t clears up a point
that off and on has troubled me con-
siderable. l can only wonder I want
smarter"
What point, may ! ask?"
why, about the time you hung out
your shingle here, some one wrote a
letter to General Jackson. It was
mailed after night, and when seen it
in the morning was clean beat. l
couldn't locate the handwriting, and
yet l kept that letter back a couple Of
days and give it all my spare time.
1t amt that I'm one of your spying
sort-there's nothing of the Yankee
about mel"
Certainly not" agreed the Judge.
Candid, Judge. I reckon you wrote
that letter, seeing this one comes un-
der frank from Washington. No, sir
Il couldn't make out who was cor
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
Molding of a Character

to weigh our own defects and look
them bravely in the face; but it is
only by so doing that we may over
come them and cast them aside. Shall
we be content to drift along without
striving to rise above the level of
those who do not care? Our charac-
ter lies in our own hands. There Is no
one else in the world who can
make or mar it, We may be infiu-
enced, of course, by good or evil as
sociates, but with ourselves lies the
uniform molding Of our career. We
are the sculptors, our life is the clay.
We can make it an indistinguishable
mass of material or the masterpiece Of
Michelangelo. Which shall we
choose?
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
CHAPTER xxIx.-(contInued.)

But Betty shrank from him in in
voluntary agitation.
"Oh, not now, Bruce-not now-we
mustn't speak of that-it's wrong
It's wicked-you mustn't make me
forget him!" she cried brokenIy, in
protest.
Forgive me, Betty, I'll not speak
. of it again." he said.
wait, Bruce, and some time-Oh,
don't make me say it." she gasped,
''or, l shall hate myself" for in his
presence she was feeling the horror
of her past experience grow strangely
remote, only the dull ache OF her
memories remained, and to these she
clung. They were silent for mo-
ment, then Darlington said:
After I'm sure you'll be safe here
perhaps I'll go south into the Choctaw
Purchase. I've been thinking of that
recently; but I'll find my way back
here-don't misunderstood me-Ill
not come too soon for even you, Bet
ty. / loved Norton. He was one ,of
my best friends, too," he continued
gently. But you know-and l know
dear, the day will come when no
matter where you are shall find you
and not lose you!"
Betty made no answer in words,
but a soft and eloquent little hand
was slipped into his and allowed to
rest there.
Presently a light wind stirred the
dead dense atmosphere, the mist lift
ed and enVeloped the shore, showing
them the river between piled-up
mass of vapor. Apparently 1t ran
for their raft alone. 1t was just twen-
ty-four hours since Darlington had
looked upon such another night, but
this was a different world the gray
fog was unmasking-a world OF hopes,
and dreams, and rich content. Then
the thought of Norton-poor Norton
who had had his world, too, of hopes
and dreams and rich content
The calm of a highly domestic ex-
istence had resumed it's interrupted
sway on the raft. Mr.. Cavendish, as
sociated in Betty's memory with GER
tain ear-splitting manifestations OF
ferocious rage, became in the bosom
of his family low-voiced and genial
and hopelessly impotent to deal with
his five small sons; while Yancy was
again the Bob Yancy of Scratch Hill,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
Ought to Know One

A man, evidently from the rural dis.
tricts, stepped up to the ticket seller
in the Fortysecond street subway sta
ton and asked:
Been in town long?"
Quite q WHILE" replied the ticket
seller.
Know a man named O'Connell?"
No
Sure you don't know O'Connell?"
Say" said the ticket seller, i'm
patiently. there are million people
in this city. Do you expect me to
know everybody here?"
No" replied the ruralist. but
thought you might have sense enough
to know one."-New York Telegraph.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
Collars and Cuffs.

Detachable collar and cuffs are al
ways a good idea These may be
made from linen pique, or any Of the
lingerie materials. Sometimes a plaid
or striped fabric is corralled for this
purpose. 4 little of the plaid or
striped silk can be used most effec-
lively to give the desired touch Of
color to an otherwise sOmbre blue
serge dress 1t may be added as a
hem. with the yoke and sleeves of the
plaid in true kimono style, or it may
only appear as a binding to the dress,
with perhaps a perky little tie of it to
hold together the collar. 1t VIII prove
a useful adjunct in either direction.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
Ill-Discinlined Children

The child allowed to follow the
path of least resistance, to turn aside
because of the most shadowy obstacles
in the road to accomplishment, Is the
father of the man who seeks sine
cures, who, with the most selfish sense
of self-preservation well developed,
stops at no mean or underhanded
method to save himself real work and
honest effort
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
Lovely Cake,

Break two eggs into a cup. Fill
cup with rich cream, add this to one
cup sugar and stir for ten minutes,
then stir in one and a half cups flour
in which two small spoons of baking
powder have been sifted. Add one
spoon vanilla and bake in two layers.
Filling-One heaping tablespoon
butter, which is warm enough to be
soft but not melted, one and a half
cups confectioner's sugar. Cream as
YOU would butter and sugar fos cake
thin with cream and favor.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
More Black and Ws5Ie,

The black charmeuse or fine cloth
skirt-with the short cutaway "Direc-
toire" coat in white charmeuse, is pc
culiarly smart. especially when it has
large black buttons and is worn with
q folded jabot of sponGing period.
This has certainly been the best class
of model this season, and rumor tells
us that "Directoire" modes are in no
-cncc moyihUrd
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
TWO NEAT COTTON DRESSES
Costumes Easy to Wash, and May Be
Made Up in Almost Any Kind
of Thin Material.
Either of these simple dresses would

Either of these simple dresses would
be found easy to wash, and might be
made in any cotton material.
The one on the left is in pale pink
cotton voile with a ring spot of
darker shade. The skirt is made with
q front panel and band at foot cut in
one, and set on with piping of pink
mercerized lawn; scallops are cut in
sides of panel, in which buttons are
sewn. The bodice also has a panel
front, trimmed to match; lace col
lar and black satin bow add smart
ness.
Materials required: Az yards voile
40 inches wide, l dozen buttons, II
yard lawn 40 inches wide for piping.
Gray and white striped gingham is
used for the ether design. 1t is
made with a deep band at foot of
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04

Toast the required number of slices
Of two-day-old bread, dip quickly in
hot salt water Zone teaspoonful to a
pint of water), butter and lay in fat
pan, then pour a little rich milk over
it and place in a hot oven for fifteen
minutes. Take up on a platter, and
pour two tablespoonfuls of cream on
each slice, place the platter in the
oven just long enough to heat through.
and then serve at once. Slices of crisp
bacon may be placed around the toast
This is an excellent breakfast dish.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
Spaohettl and Tomato.

Break into two-inch pieces one cup
spaghetti. Boil until tender In salted
water, stirring frequently. When soft,
place in buttered baking dish, pour
over it one-half can tomatoes, four ta-
blespoons sugar, one teaspoon salt,
pepper and bits of butter then add
a thin layer Of fine cracker crumbs.
Bake in moderate oven until brown
and f1rm.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Judge Receives a Letter,

After he had parted with Solomon
Mahaffy the judge applied himself
to shaping that miracle
working document which he was pre-
pairing as an Offset to whatever risk
he ran In meeting Fentress. AS san
guine as he was sanguinary he conf
dently expected to survive the en-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
Paper CUPS and Towels.

Most useful to picnickers, travellers,
motorists, etc, are the paper cups
which are to be had in sealed pack
ages of one dozen for five cents. The
sanitary towels made Of crepe paper,
which come in half dozen packages,
are also extremely useful to travellers,
walking parties, etc. Incidentally, the
housewife who is determined to take
things easy during her summer in the
country may also consider these addi-
tions to the list of household articles
which may be used once and then
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
Tea Testino as a Business.

In the far east the chasi is the
most important man in the tea bust
ness. He inspects and tests samples
of all teas offered to his firm, and his
Judgment determines the price to be
paid. In Formosa the tea testers are
Americans or Englishmep.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04
Music as a Municipal Asset.

The deep wave of enthusiasm for
music is in the country; the crest of
the ve is in the cities. Every me-
tropolis-we have more than one-is
q mammoth conservatory. Six cities
support symphony orchestras of the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-10-04

skirt, set on with piping of material
cut on the cross, and beaded at sides
and back with material cut so that
the stripes run horizontally.
The bodice is Magyar, and has
yoke of lace with strip of insertion
beneath material in the cross out
lines the yoke. Lace is used for the
cuffs.
Materials required: yards ging-
ham 80 inches wide, Il yard insertion,
q yard lace. l dozen buttons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11
JUDGE DIGHTON CORsON

Judge Dighton Corson, at present a
member of the Supreme Court, is can
didate for re- election to the same posi-
tion in which he has served the state
for the past % years. The Clark Coun
ty Courier in an article discussing the
candidacy of judges at some length,
says: "Who would for a moment con-
slider the advisab,lity of exchanging
Judge Corson, the Nester of the bar of
this state, for man without expert
ence upon the bench? Judge Corson
has served upon the supreme bench
since the state was organized, and with
such eminent legal ability and judicial
fairness that not only the members of
the bar but the people of the state in
general have approved and indorsed his
opinions and decisions. During these
years he has served the people of the
state with an industry and integrity of
purpose rarely equalled and never ex-
celled. We have yet to meet member
of the bar or we'll informed citizen
who questions Judge Corson' s success
at the primaries and election"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11
NOMINATIONS BY PETITION

With the approach of election time
the state legal department is being
called upon to settle questions per-
tanning to the acts of franchise, one
being the status of the unorganized
counties in relation to primaries for
the selection of party nominees for
county offices. The law fixes the
number of names allowed upon petit
tions at not more than five per cent,
and not less than one per cent of the
party vote cast for governor in the
county at the last previous election.
There is no other basis fixed. Now
as there was no vote for governor in
any of the counties organized since
the last general election, there is no
basis on which to fix the number of
names which should appear upon a
petition, and the attorney generals
department holds that SO far as coun-
ty officers are concerned in such
counties. they must become candi-l
dates by petition at the general eiec-
tion, the same as they did at the elec-
tion for organization, and after q vote
for governor is secured they can come
under the primary.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11
THE BOOSTER

Have you ever met the man who
always knocked about high prices of
land? Do you know him? Well, go
and ask some one who knows as to
his financial standing. You will find
either that he is IA professional mon
ey loaner and that dollar looks big
ger to him than to most people, or you
will find that he has not any financial
standing whatever with those who do
know him.
Then go and ask about the fellow
who always was an optimist, even
prices were high, and you will find
that he has property of his own;
sometimes more than he can easily
handle, but he always has his share
of property, and he is always sharing
in the growth and progress of his
community.
The booster has about everything
to gain, and not much to risk to loss {.
The knocker generally loses, and has
not much to gain even when the wave
of prosperity sweep over his commun-
ity. Boost and the world boosts with
you! Knock, and you knock your
own
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11
WITH A FLOWER AND A FLAG

Col. Thos. H. Brown commandment of
the Grand Army of South Dakota, has
issued an official order asking the pub
lie to observe Decoration day in con-
nection with the G. A. R. posts. In q
number of places the posts have, be-
cause of the advanced age and infirmi-
ties of the members felt compelled to
surrender the management Of the ok-
servances of younger hands and we feel
sure that the public can be everywhere
depended upon to make the annual eel
ebration even more general and earnest
than before. Too much cannot be done
In honor of the memory of the boys in
blue and it is real privilege to the
young men men of this time to lead in
commemorating the valor of their dis
tinguished fathers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD

Occasionally one will me,t a man
who processes to see in the present
situation prospects for a repetition of
last years condition. To us it looks
very much as if conditions had start
ed out for good old fashioned crop
season of plenty. A year ago farmers
were in the field as early as March 6,
working with harrow or disc, and the
wind was blowing the dirt in clouds.
1t was either heavy wind from the
south, or from the north almost daily
during that month, In fact the wind
blew from January to July with let
up no more than day. There has
been very little wind since the first
of the present year, and the seven
inches of rain that fell in Septem Der
and October is stored in the ground
at the present time. Ii looks to us as
If conditions right now were better
than for several years. Another fav-
orable circumstance is the fact that
the states to the south of us, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri
have had heavy rains. 1t is when
those states are dry that we have the
burning sun, which burns ciops
from the top, and there seems little
prospect of such an aflliction this
year. 1t looks good to us.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11
A sENsELEss FOREST BILL

Consider these forests facts: The
national forests contain nearly one-fifth
of the standing timber of the United
States. They protect the head waters
of every important western river, and
support for part of each year one-half
the sheep and nearly one-tenth of the
cattle feeding on the western range.
Dependent upon them is vast irrigat-
ed tract, redeemed from aridity and
semi -aridity by an investment of over
$500, 900, 600. In these national forests
there are $500, 900, 900 feet of mer-
chontable timber worth, if valued at
only 81 per thousand feet, $500, 900, 900
more than half the national debt. At
present the government spends about
5,000,O00 or SO. 900, 900 net to protect
this timber. Spread over an area great
er than all the Uuited States north of
the Potomac and east of the Ohio river,
is u field force of about 1000 men,
whose duty it is to keep an eye out for
fires. The force seems large, yet there
is only one ranger to every $50 square
miles.
An intelligent man told that there is
now pending before the house of repre-
sentatives bill which affects the for
est service, would naturally suppose
that wise body of Legislators intended
to remedy this wretched condition by
providing adequate protection for so
| valuable national resource Incredit-
able as it may seem, the 1912 House
bill actually reduces an appropriation,
! which has averaged about $500, 600 an
nually for the past live years, $275, 600.
1t is difficult to believe that the senate
will permit so senseless measure to
become law, still more difficult to be-
lieve that the president will sign it, if
the senate should concur with the house.
10 protect our national forests more
money should be appropriated, not less.
Surely one man cannot adequately pro-
tect one hundred and fifty square miles
of timber land. Surely on three cents
an acre valuable timber cannot be ade.
quately protected. How can the build.
ing of roads, trails, bridges and tele-
phone lines so urgently required to get
men quickly to the fires be carried on
efficiently if congress ties the hands of
the Forest Service? Just as good farm
ing means building up the productive
capacity of the land. not merely pre-
venting it from running down, so good
forestry means not only protection, but
also Improvement. Congress apparent
| ly has nothing else In mind than the de-
gradation of national timber lands.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11
OUTLOOK MORE CHEERFUL

The cheerfulness in financial circles,
as manifested by the buoyancy of the
stock market, has presented a curious
contrast to the development in indus
trial and political circles. A partial
explanation may be found in the change
for the better in the steel trade and the
strength of the copper industry. An
other is the continued ease in the money
market, and a third is the natural tend
ency of the American public to look up
on the optimistic side of situation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11
LAFoLLETTE DELEGATES

Huron, April s-A. B. Blake, Sec
retary of the state LaFollette club,
left Huron this morning for Pierre
to file the straight LaFollette ticket
of delegates to the national republi-
can convention.
The following names have been
fled:
At Large-Wm. S. Elder, Dead
wood; Charles A. Laseth, Lake Pres
ton; w. S. Bowen, Huron; A. r.
Brown, Canton.
District delegates
First District-H. A. Ustrud,
Sioux Falls; Louis Berven, Center
Vile.
Second District-George H. Fletch-
er. Aberdeen; l.. L. yarmouth, st.
Lawrence.
Third Dstrict-Julius II. johnson.
Fort Pierre; w. E. Robinson, Rapid
City.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-11
ARE SELLING MUCH LAND

The officers of the department Of
school and public lands are meeting
with great success in the sale of sur
plus lands. Three counties have
been visited. 2432 acres were dis
posed OF in Douglas at an average of
S53.20 per acre, netting $129, 1886; 1860
in Dawson at $50. 80 per acre, adding
up to 500, ,1S4: while $50 acres in Au-
rora brought 5000. These large
sales at these prices indicate that
there must be good deal of loose
money laying around these counties.