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here s. =. "a 80 llcrss. : 49,. ,
band yet who pnrports to be SUCH
1T may throw some light on the
matter II announce that the gentle
man In question Is my aiiianced hns.
hand" Il was Miss Fowler who spoke
Every one stared At her as she moved
over to Brooks side.
: 1"lf ron viii look 10 the once you
will find a telegram there for me-
went on Mrs. Medcroft. pale. but .abso-
luteIy confident. The manager called
out through the door. Absolute silence
reigned while the reply was awaited.
no telegram FOR Mrs Medcroft last
night or today. announced the man
ager sternly rs he'glanced through the
slim bunch Of blue envelopes. There
are four here for Mr.. Brock. who has
not set arrived In
rRrock!- shouted three voices In one.
A tail man. forgetting bis English
and his eyeglass. sprang forward and
grabbed the kilograms from the man
ayers hand Holy mackerel. Give
'em here!- he shouted. Two eager.
beautiful young women were hanging
to his elbows as be ruthlessly broke
one Of the SEALS The chump! It's
from Rox. They're all from Rox-and
they are two or three days old.'
Just then the unexpected happened.
The Office door opened with bang.
and the real Roxbury Medcroft step
ped into the room. He halted just In
side the door and looked about In mo-
mentary bewildermeAt.
This Is u private began the man
ager. stepping forward. A flying Dc.
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faEnasI "a -s-..< 81 oT iese nIaJesty.
Don't tell anybody" called Con-
stance as she banged the door behind
her. = e
Soon after midnight a closely yelled
lady droFe up to street corner ada
cent to the city prison. doIorous look
ing building which doomed up still and
menacing just ahead. She alighted
and. dismisstng the cab. strobe Oh
! quickly into the side street. At a dis
tant corner. in front Of crowded eat
ing house. two spirited horses. saddled
and in charge Of a grumbIing stable
boz. champed noisily at their bits. The
young woman exchanged few. rapid
sentences with the boy and then re-
turned IN the direction from which she
came. A man stepped out Of door
way as she neared the corner. accost-
ing her with a stealthy Difference that
proclaimed him to be anything but an
unwelcome marauder.
After eager pleading on one side aud
stolid expostulation, on the other,
small package passed from the hand
Of the young woman into the huge
paw of. the man. The latter gave her
d quick. cautious salute and hurried
back toward the jail a@@ ~
The yelled young woman. very nerv-
Gus and strangely agitated. made her
way back to the spot where the horses
were standing. Making her way
through the cluster of small tables
which lined the inner side OF the side
walk she found one unoccupied at the
extreme, end. n position which com
manded a view OF the street down
which she had just come. - ~ Z
Half past I. then O'Clock. The mer-
ryinakers were thinning out; she, was
quite alone at her end Of the place.
By this time a close observer might
have noticed that ashe was trembling
violently: there was an mir OF abject
fear and despair In her manner.
Why did he not come? What had
happenedg Had the plot failed? Was
he even now lying wounded unto death
as the result OF his effort to escape
captivity? A hundred horrid thoughts
raced through her throbbing. over
wrought brain He shonId hare been
with her two hours ago-he should now
be far on his way to freedom Alas.
something appalling had happened.
she was sure Of ii.
At last there hove In sight, coming
from the direction In which lay the
prison. q group Of three men. II was a,
jaunty party. evidently under the infu-
.ences of many libations.
They bore down upon her. The next
instant they were solemnIy shaking
hands with her. much to her dismay.
Constance. we've been lookfn. f.fer
yon everywhere In tewn W-where on
earth re You been?' asked Mr.. Rod
tney thickly. with a iaudable attempt
at severity.
Ever sinch ieven O'Clock, Com
shance. supplemented Freddie. trying
to frown.
sMy dear Miss EFowier." began
0deil-c Carney ID his most suave man
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Ieappu 10 ner Tes:. Eltn q short scream
and was clutchine bis arm frantically
son hail. At half past 10? Good
heavens. them hen-oh. are you sure?''
Positive. abs1ntely."
Then what has become Of my 1900
crowHs?'' ~
"You en- search me. Constance"
murmnred Freddie.
Il don know what you're talkin'
bout. Constance" said Mr.. Rodney in
a rery hurt tone We've put up se-
eurity fr fve tllous'n dollars. that's
what we did, This is all the thanks
I'VE getsh for It URgrachfulr'
Constance had been thinking very
hard. paying no heed to his maudlin
defense. It RAPIDLY was dawning upon
her that these men had secured her
lovers release on. hail at half. past 10
o'clock. an hour and half before she
had given Der bride Of 5000 crowns to
the jailek. That being the case. It was
becoming clear 10 her that the wretch
deliberately had taken the money
knowing that Brock was not in the
prison anu WIN me pam oesisn 20
TOD nef OF the anouht. ~ was : trans-
.action IN HuicH ne. seou.u ps ie'S
secure; pIIDal llis oi pup'ie otl'eia,s - d
solemn ouense U Austrla anu oef'
man sne eOu'u nave 10 Iee'uIs y,
could make no conplaint- her money
was gone:
Where y AT. Br-hr. MederoftE
she demanded. her voice fnil OF ankle
~ II he were out OF jail why nad ne
failed to come In the meeting place!
He's locked ln. : persisted Freddie.
, That's just II. Miss Fowler. ex-
planned Odeli1 Carney glibly. fou shee
see. 1t was9this way: We got him
out on bail % condition he'd pear To-
morrow morning Tore the n'aelstrate.
Alter we'd got him ont ne insisted on
coming round here SOS ne could run
away with you Tint wassen gen,
,nelmanly thing to 90 aHer wed put mp
our money. We coniiI uIord have hiln
runnin away WITH you. 80 we had
hiu locked IN = room on Top moor OF
the motel, wnere he. TUB |. get OUT y
ieaSe iis 70 noiu Tue Dag. uou : YOU stti.
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vi II auutttShJ. SAHONhs Wtso = !" -
rage and ehagrin. had paced
his temporary prison In the top
story OF the Tirol from II
O'Clock tn 2. bitterly cursing the fools
who we're keeping him in durance
more vie than that from which they
had generously released him. He real
lied that It would he unwise to create
disturbance In the house by elamor-
Ing for freedom. because. In the drst
place. there already Ind been scandal
enough. and. IN the second place. his
distrilstfnl bondsrnen had promised
faithfully to seek out the devoted Con-
ME aud apprise heFof his release. He
had no thought. Of course. that in the
meantime she might be duped into pay
Ing a bribe to the guard. =.
Not only was he direfully cursing the
trio. but also the Anticipated Medcroft
and his own adtIiebated self. 1t IL to
be feared that be had harsh thoughts
of all the Medcrofts. as far down as
Raggles. His dream OF love and hap
piness had turned into a nightmare:
the comedy had become tragic snarl
of all the effects khown to melodrama.
1t occurred to him Mt 2 o'clock that
pacing the floor. ID the agony Of sus-
pense was very useless occupation.
He would 20 to bed. Morning would
bring relief and shrcease to his troll
bIed mind Constance was doubtless
sound asleep in her room. Everything
would hare been explained to her long
before this hour She would under
stand. So. with the return Of his old
sophistry. he undressed and crawled
into the strange gbed. Somehow he
did not like 1t az well as the cot in
the balcony below.
Just as he was dropping OF into the
long delayed slumber. he heard light
tapping at his door. He sat up in bed
like a fash. thoroughly wide awake.
The rapping was repeated. He called
out in cautious tones. asking who was
there. at the same time slipping from
bed to tumble In. the darkness for his
clothes
Ssh" came from the hallway. He
rushed over and, put his ear to the
door 1T is l. $Are you awake? I
can't stay here. It's wrong. Listen.
Here's a note-under the door. Good
night. darling: I'm heartbroken."
"Thank God. it's YOU be cried soft
ly. How | love you. Constance."'
Ssh: Edith Is with me: Oh.
wish it were morning and could see
you have so much to say"
Another querulpus voice broke in:
For heavens sake. Connie. don't
stand here any longer. Our reputa-
tons are bad enough AZ it is Good
night Rox bury He distinctly heard
the heartless Edith giggle. Then came
the soft. quick swish Of garments and
the nocturnal visitors were gone. He
picked up the envelope and. waiting
until they were safely down the hail.
turned on the light.
Dearest. E..Dreac ~ was not my
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ure sped past liifh; q delighted little
shrek rang lpr bis sarss He saw Edith
Medcroft hpsl barselk into the arms Of
her own husband sc the same mo-
gment Brock bouBdef across the room
and pounced es lpon the welcome
intruder.
.Thls Is my husband!' cried Edith,
triumph In her voice. tears In her eyes,
as she faced the astonished observers.
.Now, what have yoii to saygy
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cHApTER xllI.
The City Prison.
ceDgnshl > Doaa. 80 : Ca

The City Prison.
ABE anticIimax had struck the
Hotel Tirol some hours be-
fore II came upon Brock and
Miss Fowler. Mr.. Citizens de-
manded the person OF the man calling
himself Roxbury Medcroft. The prin-
cipal bank In the city was also repre-
sented in the company OF Investigators
Likewise there was q Iaconic gentle
man from the British once
Mr.. Medcroft was ont. Then. they
ngraN. Il was necessary to see Mrs.
tlcdcroft. OF the lady representing her
self to be such. Mr.. Citizens was per.
mitted 70 80 TO her rooms In company
with the manager Of the hotel, What
transpired In those rooms during the
next hfteen minutes would be quite
impossible to narrste short Of an en-
tire volume Edith promptly collapsed.
subsequently she became hystedcai.
She begged for time. and. getting II.
proceeded to threaten every one with
prosecution.
Il am AIRS. Medcroftr' she declared
ritcOusly "Where Il the American con,
DuIl ] demand the American consnlr'
what has the American government
70 % With it9 grufBy demanded Mr..
tIilens
Mr-the gentleman whom you
1cf1se y On American eitizenE she
0IEnmered.
Vnol Then be is not an English
u refuse to answer your questions
ION arc impertiDept ] ark rou. SIR.
~ TIE munger Of this hotel. to elect
this man from my rooms. The man
1geo smiled biapdly and did not eject
The nan.
But. madam be said. I'VE hase
right q know who and what you are
q ~ Nedcroft Is IN London this gen
Icunp surely eapnot be be. the real.
AZ Nederoft. We must have an ex-
|'1N4t'pnR
'IqI-I WIN explain eserything to.
morrow Oh. 81 the way. is there q
iel.Sfam for me IL the ofscee There
must be- I've been expecting II all
1.I ] teiotriphed to LONDON foF A.
There q no telegram down there.
madam
Al this jnhcture Mr.. Odeficafney
appeared o. the scene uhlnvited. but
welcome.
eWot's al fhIss'' he demanded stern
Is. Everybody proceeded at once 10
le|l him. Somehow be cot the drift 81
tie story. eGcf out. an Or your be
aid. y stand sponsor FOR Mrs. Mod
croft. she \ Mrs. Medcroft. bang ron.
rIr. II you come around. here bother
i6e hcf again TN have the Inv upon
ron. The hedcrofts are English citi
&ens ande-
..oh nv arc. arp fheyYs, sneered Mr..
f.,,,..-s <-ifh : sIsietef bhnekie. &
w. ~ 6.vii are van slrr.
49,, 49,, - ,.,.,,,ssd yaran
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cHAPTER Wv.
The Prcslissl Husband.

TAFIE inItieky brock. wild with
rage and ehagrin. had paced
his temporary prison In the top
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AHE anticiimax had struck the
Hotel Tirol some hours be-
fore It came upon Brock and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-04
TURKEY TROT CAUSES
LONG NAME DISEASE
RESULTS. PHYSI-
CLANS FIND. FROM PREV
ALENCE. OF DANCE.

PHILADELPHIA. June 3.-Medical
men in this city have been called
upon to treat so many society women
and men with Inflammation of the
muscles of the thigh that have been
caused by excessive turkey trotting
that the surgeons who have studied
the muscular affection say that the
disease Is due to what they term "sar-
toritis.'
The affection gets it's name from
the longest muscle in the body, the
sartorius, which extends from the pei
vic bone TO the attachment at the
inner side of the knee.
Invariably the patients have shown
the physicians their limbs and this
muscle was so badly strained that they
were advised to keep off their feet
until the injury had healed. The
women were all affected on the right
limb, while the men were strained
on the left leg.
Surgeons say that this is because
and following the steps Of the dance,
the women bear down on the one
side and the men on the other, about
fifty degrees greater than the weight
on the other side. This excessive
strain produces an inf1ammatory con-
dition of the muscle, which is injured
in this way, and they have ascribed
the name sartorits to the disease,
which the social favorites have i'm
properly termed the turkey leg.
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CONTINUED on Third PagAl
MREYlNOLDS is GOING
AFTER TOBACCO TRUST
HAS PLAN OF GRADUATED TAN
WHICH WILL FALL HEAVILY
ON THE BIG CONCERN.

WASHINGTON, June 3,--The Will
son administration Is planning new
move against the American Tobacco
company Attorney General McRey
holds has proposed an amendment to
the pending tariff bill. levying an in
ternal revenue tax on the manutac-
turers Of tobacco. graduated in such
a way as to fall more heavily on the
large than the small concerns.
A consideration OF this proposition
and the decree entered in the Tobacco
trus, case consumed practically the
entire session Of todays cabinet meet
ing. Whether the Wilson admins
tration lis committed to the remark
able proposition suggested by the at
torney-general is not certain, oat
there was little doubt tonight that
some move is to be taken by the
president, and his advisers Tor the pro-
lection OF the Independents tobacco
manufacturers.
The renewed activity on the part
of the federal government In regard
to the American Tobacco company
has been prompted by complaints that
have been made by independents that
the American Tobacco company has
not been dissolved in accordance with
the mandate Of the supreme court,
which held that II was com DlnA-
ton in violation OF the Sherman anti
trust law. Reports have come to the
attorney-general that the combina-
ton is still working. and that Jade
pendents are being pushed hard by
the so-called trust. The Wilson ad-
ministration has been warned that
unless relief comes to the independ-
ents some OF them will be driven to
the wall
Attorney General McReynolds OPP
posed the decree which was entered
in tho lower court In the Tobacco
trust case, after having been accept
ed by Attorney General Wickersham.
Mr.. McReynolds prosecuted the To-
bacco trust case as special counsel
for the government. and he contend
ed that the decree, as entered and
accepted by the attorney-generai. did
not conform to the mandate Of the
supreme court Since Mr.. Mercy
nolds came to Warrington he has con-
Hdered the tobacco case. but has
been unable to fnd a way to reopen
the decree.
Now that the independents. how
ever, are making fresh complaints.
and are contending that the combina-
ton still exists. the Encouragement
has been casting about for some new
way to meet tho situation. He has hit
upon the plan of levying a graduated
internal revenue tax.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-04
Down the Alphabet They Go
Without Success Until
They Get to K
REFINED METHODS
EMPLOYED, HE SAYS
Use Of Money Relic of the Crude
Past. but Establishments
and Promises of Social
Advancement Used

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The SEN
ate investigators worked down the
alphabet all the way to tx" before
they found member of the upper
house Of congress who was willing
to venture the belief that there is a
lobby" in existence against the tar
If bill The ''find" was Senator Ken
yon, of Iowa, who expressed the con-
viction that President Wilson was
indeed right in the charges he has
made that a powerful lobby was at
work in Washington to hinder or pre-
vent the passage of the Democratic
tariff bill"
Senator Kenyon could not give de-
tails or names, but, nevertheless, his
conviction was firmly fixed that inffu-
ences such as the president has de-
scribed had been at work.
How They Work Now.
Senator Kenyon did not believe that
money was being used outright. That
method is a thing of the past, and is
too crude. The modern lobbyist. as
the senator from Iowa sees him. wins
his way through f'attery and holding
out promises of social advancement
through giving elaborate social en-
tertainments. dinners. banquets, the
ater parties, motor rides, and yacht
ing excursions.
Senator La Toilette. of Wisconsin.
also ventured the opinion that there
are Hobbies still In existence in Wash
ington. He could not give names.
and was free to acknowledge that their
influence had for long time been on
the wane. and that conditions today
are much better than they had been
twenty-five years ago. When the
senate investigators called the days
work done, at 10 O'Clock tonight. they
had examined all told thirty-three OF
their colleagues. Gt this. one-thfrd
or more Of the entire senate, only two
members. Kenyon and La Toilette.
have come forward with statements
that can be construed AZ favorable 70
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-04
MOVE FOR SOCIAL
RETIREMENT soon
INTERDENOMINATTO CONFER
ENCE ON EUGENICAL MAR
RAGE.
DISCUSS 1T MONDAY
MINISTER'S YESTERDAY POST
PoNED ACTION ON MORAL AND
SOCIAL QUESTION TO MN
ISTERIAL UNION MEETING.
DISCUSS 1T MONDAY

Representatives OF the various
Protestant denominations of Rich
mond met yesterday afternoon at st
Paurs Episcopal church to discuss the
question of making an announcement
of intention TO require medical GER
tificate from the groom as a precedent
to the performance of the marriage
ceremony, in conformity with the
action Of the diocese OF Virginia a,
Charlottesville recently.
After a conference it was decided
to take no action at this time. but
to bring the matter up for further
discussion before the Ministerial
union at its regular monthly meet
ing Monday.
Individual Announcement.
At this meeting there will be NO
effort made to secure endorsement by
the union of the Episcopal resolutions
or Of any similar set of resolutions
but to secure individual announce
ments. A paper viii be drawn up be-
fore the date of the meeting embody-
ing resolutions similar to those adopt
ed by the Episcopal diocese. an an
nouncement of intention to abide by
them and q declaration OF the reasons
for such action. This paper will be
fully discussed by the ministers pres
ent and all who wish to do so will
sign 1t.
DIR. w. Russell Bowie, pastor Of st.
Pauls church, said last night that the
resolutions adopted by the Virginia
diocesan council and also that Of the
council for the diocese OF Southern
Virginia, which met at Lexington last
week. were not mandatory upon the
ministers OF the Episcopal church. ex-
pressing merely the sentiment OF the
two councils that such action would
improve moral and social conditions
and gave It as the sense of the coun-
ellis that Episcopal ministers should
require a medical certificate from the
physician of the brides family to the
effect that the groom suffered from
no disease OF immoral origin.
Many Will Act.
DR.. Bowie said that many of the
Episcopal ministers would take this
action, he thought. but that they had
not done so as yet. because. they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-04
Flour and Meals and the Raw
Materials. Also, to Go
On Free List
SHEEP AND
HOGS ALSO ON LIST
Visit Of Senator Simmons to
White House, Results In
Subcommittee Back
ing Up

WASHINGTON. June 3.-"On. sec
ond thought" the subcommittee on
finance of the senate has decided that
-four and meals shall remain on the
free list, az in the Underwood bill. At
the same time the raw materials"
that enters into their production
wheat AMI oats, and cattle. sheep and
hogs-will enter the United States
market free. Under the Underwood
bill, as 1t stands now. cattle. sheep.
and hogs are taxed 10 per cent. and
wheat and oats 10 cents a bushel.
Thus the demand of the Northwest
ern millers that the duties on grains
and the duty on -four. be ''equalized"
has been now met by making both
free. In like manner there has been
an equalization as regards live stock
and meats by putting them both on
the free last.
Credit to President
This is the most important move
In the interest of the consumer that
has been made since the Underwood
bill left the house. and the credit for
1t belongs chiefly to President Will
son. He has stood for the free list
ing Of grains and Of cattle. and other
meat producing animals. in the face
of great opposition from the farmers
of the country. 1t was this featnre
of the Canadian reciprocity bill that
brought \ food of protests in upon
President Taft. and II Is predicted
that Mr.. Wilson will be now sub
1ected to the same kind of PRESSURE
Just about the time that the an
nouncement Of this important change
was being made the department OF
agriculture was issuing a statement
which forecasted that the price Of
beef. and other meats of this coun-
try. will increase steadily unless the
American people learn TO conserve
the supply
HAS Second Thought
1t was announced yesterday that
the subcommittee had adopted the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-04
EXPECTED SENSATION IN JOHN
soN-MERCER FIGHT FAILED
TO DEVELOP.
.SPRING-LIKE CALM
CANDIDATES CALL UPON VOTERS
TO SUPPORT THEM, AND
CROWD GIVES ALL GLAD
HAND.

The sensation which was expected
at the meeting of the Henry Clay
club last night, did not develop. 1t
was believed that Candidates Johnson
and Mercer, who are aspirants for
the office of sheriff. would tear the
shirts off each other. and a large
crowd gathered to witness the fray.
After the candidates for the legisla-
ture and other municipal candidates
had spoken. Mr.. johnson was called
upon.
The crowd got close together. They
expected to see the wool fly, but they
were disappointed.
Il am candidate for the Office Of
sheriff of the city of Richmond" said
Mr.. johnson. II. upon looking over
good sheriff, ] hope you will vote
for me. l stand upon my reputation,
and promise, II elected. to fill the
office as 1t should be filled. Thank
YOU
Then the crowd called for Sheriff
Mercer -a4's--' = s'AA'4e7s.l4
"All have to say is" said Sheriff
Mercer, that if you look over my
record as sheriff you will find that
have conducted the Office as it should
be conducted, and l ask you to vote
for me to succeed myself. If elected.
l promise to carry out the duties OF
the ONCE as | have done in the past.
Thank YOU"
No Sensation.
That was all. The crowd were dis
appointed because there was nothing
to start sensation. MIR. johnson had
said things about Mr.. Mercer, and the
latter had replied, SO it was figured
out that this might be repeated or
even something new sprung up last
night, but II was not to be.
Other speakers were candidates for
the legislature. Dreamer Cox. Cannon,
Myers, Toney. Curtis Stratton and
some one to represent Mr.. Hobson.
OF all those who had spoken
Messrs. Stratton. Toney and Myers
were the only ones who had not been
heard by the club.
Mr.. Stratton said that he had
served the city and the State for
many years and had served the South
when service meant much.
Captain Myers said that he had
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