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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20

who has sat as delegate ih~every Re-
publican national convention since the
party was first organized.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20

out less than three minutes. The speed
with which the trial was conducted
was due to the desire of the authori-
ties to avoid possible lynching.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-02-20
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09
A NOVELTY IN MYSTERY STORIES
THE SECRFTOF
LONESOME COVE
By
SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
AUTHOR OF AVERAGE JONES ETC

said. "Wilfrids body is where?"
TN Annalaka churchyard."
Then who-what fs buried In his
grave at Hedgerow House?"
Nothing" said Alexander Blair
"A mock funerali"
MY dear" said the mamie seemed
to have grown suddenly old under the
unspoken arraignment-"I could not
tell you what thought the truth.
thought then that Wilfrid had encoun
tered Mr.. Sedgwick, and that-tbat
there had been fight in which he was
killed. Rather than face the scandal
OF murder trial, a scandal in which
the family name would have been
dragged through the mire of the public
prints again, chose tire part of de.
ceit. I'd have bribed a hundred off.
GERS of the law rather than have had
you dragged to the witness-stand, and
have been compelled to give testimony
myself. There has been enough Of
public shame ih my life."
But you made me believe that Mr..
sedgwick killed wilfrid!" she accused.
I believed it myself" he retorted.
But what basis had you for suspect
ing me Of the crime?" cried sedgwick,
turning " Marjorie Blair. You didn't
know cf his visit to me in women's
'iotheg. You knew nothing of the
quarrsL Il seems. until just now. For
What possible reason. In your belief,
should have killed hiraf"
She flushed to her temples. Tt.
|hoakhkr she murmunsd, shat he
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09
CLUB HELD
AN INTERESTING MEETING
SEVERAL MATTERS GENERAL INTEREST WERE DISCUSSED
COUNTY DEMONSTRATION AGENT PROS
PEcTs-NEEp IMPROVEMENTS CITY SUGGESTED.

The meeting of the Commercial Clul
Tuesday night was largely attended
President D. Emmett McInnis presidet
and Secretary Hauenstein read mum
Der of communications, several o
which were warmly discussed. Among
these were three emanating from al
many sources, in which the club wa!
urged to ask the Mississippi senators
and the congressman from this distric
to oppose the proposed tax of so cent
bale on cotton future contracts. Tht
opposition to this proposal was quite
pronounced and without any urgen
advocacy its defeat became so certain
that the motion proposing that the
club communicate with the congress
sional delegation as requested, was
withdrawn.
The secretary reported that upon his
request, the city commission had pre-
pared an inventory of property owned
by the municipality as follows:
Property estimated July l, 1918
shows seven school buildings valued
at $167,500; water works, $166,500;
city hall, $4,000; sewerage, 100000;
crematory, $4,000; street paving 1885,
900; iron bridges, $4,000; fire stations
(3), $13,S73; Gamewell fire alarm sys.
tenn, $4,000; sanitary department
teams and equipment, $1,000; street
department teams and equipment,
$3.2S5; city cemetery, $500; engi-
neer's office and equipment $4,000;
general Office equipment, $1,000; Kan
per Park, $4,000. Total $7O1,729.
In addition to the above Hattiesburg
invested $4,000 in the Mississippi
Normal College and the bonds out
standing on that account are included
in the s7OS,0OO of the existing bonded
indebtedness of the city.
The secretary submitted his report
of receipts and disbursements of the
club for the past six months, showing
that all expenses had been met and a
material reduction of the previously
existing debt has been paid.
Brief reports from several commit
tees were made-E. l.. Robins for the
Good Roads committee, stated that
the contract for the first installment
of roads was lie: Tuesday and work
will begin at an early date and be
pushed to completion.
H. A. Carpenter, county demonstra-
ton agent, reported that the crop out
look at this time is very good and
that Mr.. Tolbert north Of Rawls
Springs, with the largest individual
cotton acreage in the county-60 acres,
reports his cotton stalks now well
loaded with bolls, assuring him, he
thinks, fully a half bale Of cotton to
the acre. Mr.. Ford in the eastern
part of the county, also reports his
cotton fruiting we'll Mr.. Garner, who
recently visited the county, In the In
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09

"Astraea!" said sedgwick and ia,
in breath.
Yes. 1t was one OF those strange
and complete assumptions of person.
atty which puzzle the alienists. Will.
frid Blair's diseased mind had fas-
tened upon the strange history of his
ancestress, and brooded on 1t until he
became convinced that her spirit was
reincarcerated in himself. Undoubt-
eddy his striking likeness to the por-
trait of Camilla Grosvenor powerfully
aided the obsession. There were her
letters, In the library, to give color
to his unconscious imitation. AS is
common in this forms of dementia, he
was secretive. But there can be no
doubt that from the time when he
recognized in Preston Jax's advertise
ment, the call Of As'raea's kindred
soul, Hermann Won Miltz, his one
overwhelming desire was to re-enact
the drama of the last century, In his
own assumed personality. Jax has
told us how cleverly and secretly the
plan for the double suicide was ma
tured. This obsession must have been
Of long standing"
I'VE thought it melancholia." said
Alexander Blair. "As you say, he had
been yery secretive. Very silent, too.
We kept Gansett Jim with him as a
sort of body-guard."
Marjorie Blair got to her feet. She
was ghost-white; but her voice and
eyes were steady. as she faced Kent.
4 must understand this an" abe
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terest of his work as district demon
stration agent, pronounced Mr.. Har.
per's cotton the best he had seen In the
state. Mr.. Harper lives seven miles
due east of Hattiesburg.
DR.. ]. L. Johnson reported that the
Woman's College will at once begin
the erection of an administration build
ing to cost $4,000, to be of brick and
of the most modern design and equip
ment..
DR.. Johnson also upon request, spoke
at length on some of the things Hat.
tiesburg needs. Three he specially
urged. The first was the fixing Of the
streets around the government post.
office. In advocating the need of this
improvement DR.. Johnson said that he
knew the impression made on stran-
gers by the unsightliness of the city
property in the vicinity of the post
office and this impression serves to
discount the entire city in the mat
ter of civic pride. The second thing
he advocated was a Y. M. c. A. The
third, was a country club and in speak
ing on this last proposition the speak-
er gave several reasons why such a
resort would be helpful to the civic
life Of this community.
]. e. Brown, who is here lecturing
at the Mississippi Normal College,
made an address in which he urged
the necessity of a concerted effort to-
wards securing liberal appropriation
from the legislature when it meets
next January, with which to erect
needed buildings and put the Normal
in position to meet the unprecedented
demand that has come and will come
from the rural teachers of Mississippi
for the educational advantage 1t Of
fers.
Mr.. Brown was asked as to his NOV
ing his school for boys to Hattiesburg
anu lcpllcu IudI NC was pl0pdICu "
consider such a move whenever Hat
tiesburg felt it was ready to make
him an offer.
A committee was appointed to draft
resolutions, thanking the Hattiesburg
Traction Company for the work of
it is doing in the city.
Senator ]. D. Donald advocated the
endorsement by Commercial Club of
the proposal of Senator Works of
California for the submission to the
people of an amendment to the Federal
constitution providing for the prohibit
ton Of the manufacture and sale Of
whiskey, brandy and alcohol within
tn, United States, except for scien-
tific and mechanical uses. Senator
Works having introduced motion in
the q. s. Senate providing for con-
current resolution submitting the mat
ter to the people. A motion endorsing
the proposal was adopted by a major
ity vote Of those present.
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For the space of five seconds Pres
ton Jax's chin was motionless. Then
a minor cataclysm convulsed it..
Speech emerged from that facial
quake, in a half-stutter, half-blubber,
wholly absurd and laughter-provoking
and heart-moving.
"Wh-wh-whutll say? What1l do,
to thank you, ma'am? I-I-Ill just
tell you this. It's me for the straight
and-narrow from now on. And If ever
you or Professor Kent or any of you
want an Al, special charted, extra
celestial star-reading for self or
friends, you-you-you- c-c-c-come-"
He made rush for the hallway, and
the door banged a period to his emo
ton.
Il think" said Chester Kent grave
ly, that lesson will last"
AS Marjorie Blair stood smiling,
soft-eyes, at the door whence the over
come Star-master had disappeared,
Sedgwick started to pass. With quick
and unexpected tact, Alexander Blair
drew the sheriff and the lawyer aside,
giving to the young people their mo-
ment. She looked up at Sedgwick
with lifted eyebrows.
"Are you not going to speak to me?"
she said sorrowfully.
What is there to say, except one
thing-and that l may not say now"
mo, mol" she whispered, in alright.
But say you forgive me-"
you! For what?"
For having believed, even for an
instant, what Father Blair said, that
you were the murderer"
Sedgwick smiled bravely. THAT is
all past"
"And you'll think of me at least
kindly?"
I'll think Of you with every beat
of my heart" he said pascionately.
Across her face passed the look of
fairy usefulness that was all Ler own.
NO." she said, sit would be better
for both of us-that you should for
get, for the time"
He leaned over her:
" What shall assuage the unforgotten
pain
And teach the unforgetful to forgetT"
he quoted very low.
'sAnd yet" she persisted, at would
be easier, now that am going away"
Going awayl For long"
She nodded with compressed lips.
sedgwick turned very white.
"Oh, don't look like that!" she fall
tered. II can't bear it! Can't you
see that, after what has happened. l
must go? l must have time to forget
There is so much to forget! Surely
you can be patient-and trust"
Again he smiled at her, with a cour.
age shining through his pain that
brought the quick tears to her eyes,
Yes. l can wait and trust-and
love-" Again he leaned to her:
And think how she, far from me.
with like eyes
Sees. through the untuneful bough the
wingless skies.'"
He drew her gaze to his own, held
It for the space of heartbeat, and
was gone.
ITO be continued.l
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might have known of our acquaintance,
and have misconstrued that he might
have gone to find you, and attacked
you, and you killed him. In self-de-
Tense, mean"
Thank you for that, at least,' said
Sedgwick rather bitterly. Then, as he
saw her vince, Forgive mel" he ad-
ded in a low tone. But, to be sus-
pected by you, even though you were
misled--" He stopped, catching Kent's
frowning glance.
Who discovered that the burial
was a false one?" she asked, after a
pause.
Professor Kent" said Blair. HE
and Mr.. Sedgwick exhumed the cof-
fin"
That was the night" her eyes
questioned Sedgwick.
THAT found you at Hedgerow
House. Yes" he said gently.
and that my father-in-law charged
you with being my husbands murder
err"
my dear Mrs. Blair!" said Kent IN
comfortably. Remember what justi-
fication he thought he had"
She considered a moment. You
are right" she said with an effort. 81
don't mean to be unjust" Her head
dropped in thought. Whatever Will.
frid may have BEEN" she continued,
after moments silence, "he was my
husband. 1 bear his name. And to
leave him in nameless grave is to
dishonor not him alone, but myself"
you would claim the body?" cried
Alexander Blair.
what else is there for US to dor"
she countered.
And bring down upon US unavoid-
ably the publicity which we have es-
capped at so bitter price?" cried the
elder Blair. Have we not suffered
enough from the scandal of his life,
that we should be further involved in
the scandal of his death?"
He's right, miss. 1t won't do" said
the sheriff kindly.
SILENCE is best" said Sedgwick.
What the papers would do with
this" opined Preston Jax, would be a
plenty"
my advice is to let be-" profrered
Lawyer Balm. 49,.
"Yeh." grunted the half-breed.
"oh. ars'>you all against ne" she
cried. ''Mr. Kent, you, too2 Do you
think me wrong?"
NO." said Kent.
win you drag our name, hers as
we'll as mine. in the mud?" cried the
head of the house of Blair.
NO." said Kent again.
"But how, then-tell me what you
intend"
mo-" said Kent, and with such abb
solute fat finality that the others
looked at him in blank silence.
The silence was broken by a tre-
mendous sigh. All eyes turned to
Preston Jax, who had risen and was
leaning against the wall, his chin jerk
ing galvanically.
"Well?" said Kent.
What about me?" asked the Star
master miserably.
Kent's fingers twitched at his ear
lobe. well, what about your" he re-
peated.
What are you going to do with
mel?
you? Oh! You go back to Irene"
said Kent, with his half smile. That's
your sentence, II Mrs. Blair approves"
The astrologer drew quick breath.
The light of great relief softened his
hard little eyes. A startled look wild
ened them as Marjorie Blair, her own
trouble forgotten for the moment, rose
and went over to him. the reflection OF
another's happiness shining in her
ACE and making 1t doubly lovely. AL
ing glinted in her outstretched hand. Ii
Take this" she said softly, sfor
'our Irene. May you be very. very
'appy togetheri.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09

There's a world of satisfac-
ton in buying Uneeda Biscuit
because you knotO you will
get what you want soda
crackers that are oven-fresh,
crisp, clean, appetizing and
nourishing.
Uneeda Biscuit are always uniform
in quality-they are always alike
in crispness, in flavor they are
soda crackers you can depend
upon. And all because Uneeda
Biscuit are uncommon soda crack
ers packed in an uncommon way.
Five cents everywhere in the
mOisture-proof package.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09

The Carolina League race is so hot
that the newspapers printing the
league standing are likely to catch FIRE.
Five of the six teams are lowering
around the 500 mark.
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SITUATIONS WANTED

FlRsT-CLASs bookkeeper Of several
years experience with large firm.
would accept position in South Mis-
sissippi to take effect Sept. LIST
Place must be permanent and nay
not less than $125.OO per month.
Address Competent" care News
28-12t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09

LOOKOUT MoUNTAIN-Trish pota-
toes grown from selected seed. Only
successful potato for fall crop, WIN
come up In dry hot weather. have
grown them fourteen years with
success. Price 50 bushel. Glad to
give information wanted.-R, w.
Lemonds, Kossuth, Miss. 25-17t
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Losr-on Hardy street car, b,sek
leather haEa-bzs. containing papers
and car tickets. Finder please
leave at Owl Drug Store. SIT
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BASEBALL CHATTER.

ssnter Reiney. manager Of the
champion GAINESVILLE team of the Kit.
ty League. has resigned. !.
the Buffalo team IL 1rst in club
neloing and last IN club batting in the
International Lessue.
the Milwaukee team Of the wiscon-
S'n-l''ln0is LsssgA known - the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09

Mccormick, of the Giants, is one OF
the greatest pinch-hitters in the bust
ness, but when placed in the game as
a regular he seems to lose his batting
eye.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09

Catcher Ray Schalk, of the White
Sox, was chased from the field by an
umpire the other day, for the first
time in his career in the big league.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09
WANTS
WANTED-MisceIlaneous

WANTED-You 70 ring Ounberfand
500 OF Home 751 when you wish
furniture packed, stored or moved.
Specially Of hauling household
goods. HattIesbura Furniture Com
pany, 12S Mobile street. l-le-tf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09
THE OTHER VIEW OF 1T

The Florida Representative Republican
leader of the house. that the lobby investigation
public
1T strange that senate and house
the
Association time will
hereafter talk to him whenever
seeking to their views whenever thew have called and
my honesty gets must be
kept in glass to be will
stuens Whenever keep
from selling out to keep the
viii cease to degrade myself by representing
Our highly vtuous
fog atmosphere
what taking place this
attitudes the English Language itself hard understand Represents
tive" and lobbyist
representative a representa-
tive; they may be one and the they
lobbyist be representative;
raised
tatve of the National Association
REPRESENTATIVE OF special interest as oke Smith puts it. to make his
present his
corridors and butonoes members dimes
seeks caioe
take them disrepue big
is he entitled to an audience with an honest man Tbo 10 that dr
between representative"
investigating not honest honorable
believe the only way for me to keep from
selling out is to
by representing Them suggests the
Why
IN the of man who
Why not brand him Is
thing despsed and kick big
interest Because he
has been Such he endured
audiences yielded to- because
pule to deny their
have welded Congress every
honest man should turn his back them
In Mayor Hunt Cincinnati
be the right the
down the Ice plants that city and the
ness both Sides based the
ties Of the public would
"ouo WIN most Drought condition
Dry confronted the Mayor
entirely sensible thing
of police and plants put work When
both sides to the strike police
plants without them they settled
-@
Uncle Dan Turner of Los Angeles years
was never by
enough for hut many
another old will the old woman would
died. or would to the bad Besides
good woman? There being bachelor mis-
take that be remedied
Wceden Marshall forget congress and
30 on about their business With both nat
u important that in
neon to lobby honorable protect interests Tommie
should interpreter.
Now that they have the battle Of
1eoug some hilarious idiot southern
Confederacy!" Excuse
convinced house that there are no cor
rupt men on the o Mr. house. Then
why the lobby Mr. Mannf It
Atlantic Beach SUITS and incidentally
Also Pablo Beach SUITS In other suit the deacon Of
the TimesUnion. = t.
The Mayor Of Louisville Ky, for slit skirts
AND every mrn in town has volunteered Mayor
thing nvsstate the lobby lobbying with tha
lobby Investigating committees II
Poda hns these days. where
n
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HELP WANTED

"ANTED-2 ladies to travel and
teach machine embroidery. Pleas
and and profitable work. Call Cum
berland 45. r-A
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OR SALE OR RENT-Houses IN an
parts of the city.-Thos. M. Ferav.
6-17-1mo
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LOST AND FOUND

AosF-oold heart locket and chain.
Engrave Trina" Return to 8. ].
York care News and receive reward.
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McQuillan of Columbus, Cutting Off
Milwaukee and Morgan of Kansas City
top the list of winning pitchers in the
American Association.
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WANTED-Paper-hangIng and paint
ing. c. Harvey, Sol East Pine
street. Home phone SIS Green.
9-24-tf
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ROOMS AND BOARD

FOR RENT-Farnished or unfurnished
rooms. 800 Second avenue. CumA
phone "a. -
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Perry Lipe's Savannah team finished
first with a percentage of 1854 for the
first half of the South Atlantic League
season.
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Mollys, has been transferred to F0n6
du Lac. AS Milwaukee has an AmeA
can association team the fans OF the
famous city" couldn't see the hollsss
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FOR SALE-Miscellaneo,,s

FOR sALE-L. G. Smith typewriter:
new model; cheap. Address p. a.
147.
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FUR SALE-2 IL H. P. Galloway gas
oline engine. Good condition.
Cheap.-o. W. Hamper. 7.st
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1t is said that the Wheeling team.
of the Interstate League, is to be
transferred to Newark, Ohio. in the
near future.
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Twenty-Five players in the ssioas22s
League and nineteen in the American
League are batting for 800 or better.
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The Mayor OF Louisville KY, he lookout for
nd every msn in town has help the Mayor
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First Baseman Bradley. the former
Red Sox performer, is holding down
the initial sack for Joe Kelly's To
ronto team.
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First thing to do would invssvae lobby lobbying
bby Investigating committees.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-09

am convinced from experience in the house that Their
men on the noo says Mr. Manu. Republican of the
why the lobby, Mr.. Mannf
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Atlantic Beach SUITS the Florida and incidentally
ao PABLO Beach SUITS In other words
the Times-Union. - =
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NOW that they have made all the
1eysbg some hilarious idiot southern
Confederacy" Excuse
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Vceresdent Marshall
30 on about their business With both nat
ura and important that big
ngon lobby n protect their interests Tomm
should Interpreter.
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Uncle Dan" Turner Angeles says his LII
never
enough LOT man TO praise the bridge
another old the old woman ould bav
0ed or would have quit 81
why does man want to live lot
good woman? There being bachelor ~ mis-
take that always remedied
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-07

she would be rather more reserved
with him the following day. Mr.
Branscombe noticed this, but said
nothing. Gradually her manner
thawed. They were becoming fast
friends. Neither of them suspected
that this friendship was ripening in
to intimacy.
It was a little event that. opened
Lucy's eyes, though it might have
been a big one. Mr.. Branscombe had
been defending a fellow lawyer
against whom a dissatisfied employe
had brought a charge of a serious
nature. His client was acquitted.
On the following morning Lucy, en-
tering the Office, heard voices raised
in loud alteration, then an oath
and a threat.
She ran into her employers room.
The fellow whose charge had failed
held Branscombe by the throat. With
his right hand he was striving to de-
press the muzzle of a revolver into
line with Branscombe's body. Brans-
combe held his assailant's hand, but
he was no match for him in
strength. Inch by inch the weapon
was falling into position. Lucy Bent
witch screamed and flung herself up
on him. That gave Branscombe his
opportunity to disarm the man, and
a moment later a policeman, whom
the clerks had summoned, came run
ming into the loom. Then Lucy col
lapsed into Branscombe's arms.
She must have tainted, for had
she been conscious she would never
have permitted such thing never!
And yet that kiss that awakened her
thrilled her whole being, so that she
could only lie still and motionless in
his arms, while he rained kisses up
on her lips.
my darling my own!" he whis-
pered.
Was this what her mother had