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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

through good man like Adam Balm,
and then I have to reconstruct, my
whole formula of the average cussed
ness of human nature"
Alexander Blair's clenched hands
went to his temples in a singular ges-
! ture, and dropped again. What in
terest did Schlager and Balm have in
the matter?' he added in a low tone.
! why, Schlager had done some
dirty work for you and wanted to
even accounts with his own con-
science. As for Balm, we needed a
third man we could trust. / asked
him and got him. 1t was no small
risk for him. If you felt that his
risk is worth some reward. you
might"
Yes. yes" interrupted the other
eagerly. DO you think a thousand
or perhaps more
Kent smiled. by thinking hard !
could think thousand he said.
But not more. in this case. 1t
wouldn't be safe. Balm might not
survive the shock. Thank you very
much. Mr.. Blair"
And now" said the older man, IL
am still in the dark as to your interest
/ in the matter"
milne? Why. for one thing. I dis
like to leave any affair unfinished.
nave the catlSIdGlioH VI hHuWlIE
now that this is forever settled and
done with. Besides. there was prom
ise-practically a promises near a
promise as ! often permit myself to
go. in a world Of accidents. errors and
uncertainties-made to Mrs. Blair. Is
she back from Europe?"
She is at Hedgerow House Blair
communed with himself for a time.
then said abruptly. by the way. do
Irlg - IL
would come over 20 a pickup dinner
before we leave?'
/ kent's face lighted up. Ask him"
said he heartily. land see'"
II will. as soon as / get home
Good day" Blair hesitated. He
seemed to have difficulty in going and
embarrassment in staying. He cough
ed and cleared his throat, looked over
Kent's head and down at his feet; and
finally got himself into words.
Kent" he blurted out. II realize
now why you won't take my money.
I can always buy brains: but / can't
i buy the bigger, better thing. 1t isn't
in the market. Thank you." He
caught the scientists hand in swift
hard grip and strobe off down the
road.
Chester Kent went back into the
house with a glow at his heart. He
chpoSSo aPoNhAi0 w A1Cdb VIM, Lo VIZ
with your work, Frank. / want to loaf
and invite my soul for an hour.
Where's your reading NATTER"
Shelf in the corner" answered the
artist. You'll find a few things in
your line-Darwin's Origin of Spe-
cies,' LIE Conte's-'
The devil take Darwin cried
Kent impiously. II want Bah Bal
lads, or Through the Looking Glass,
/ nr anv at n inu lilo IN reulfv At for r,
Aspiring ttsteilect. s.. Nexer rntnd. In
forage for myself"
Three minutes alter he was stretch
ed luxuriously on the divan, with the
window shade pulled down and the
big electric chandelier glowing. i'm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

Rewards,


Summer had waned from the coast
and with 1t had passed the keenness
~ local interest In the stranrest vic
tim of Lonesome Cove. Even the in
tiefaEigahle tongue of Elder bennett
had almost ceased to ciack on the
topic by the fail OF the first snow.
Other subjects Of absorbing interest
supervened during the long winter:
the wreck OF the schooner yacht off
Dead Mems Eddy; the coming of the
new Presbyterian minister at Martin
dale Center whose wife was reported
to be a suffragette: the mysterious
benefaction that had hefallen old Mrs
orcutt late in February. enabling her
to leave her home next 10 Annalaka
churchyard and take her asthma
southwark in search OF cure: the
rumor that Hedgerow House was to
be sold before summer.
And young Blair's body along with
II, / expect" remarked the Elder
malevolently. Seems to me, If l was
a millionaire like Alexander Blair,
wouldn't sell my own flesh and blood.
dead or alive"
OF Alexander Blair himself. moth
ing had been seen in the neighborhood
since mid-July, nor of his daughter
in-law. Hedgerow House was in
charge of Gansett Jim as caretaker.
same time as the Blairs. But Francis
Sedgwick had stuck to the Nook.
studying first the cold grays and
browns Of November. and later the
wonderful blazing whites and subtle
blues of drift and shadow spread be-
fore him in winters endless piano.
rama, with the same enthusiasm that
he had devoted to October's riot OF
color. Though the work prospered.
+ r. Lad 40
opinion OF Martindale Center and An
nalaka alike that the painter Teller"
was looking right peaky and piny. like
one whose conscience ached. But
Eodgwfck had nothing worse; than a
heartache, and the fates were MAX
ing medicine for that.
Wind borne on the blast of a mid
March gale, Chester Kent dropped
down at the door Of the Nook one
wild afternoon, without warning. AS
always, he was impeccably clad,
though his stout boots showed the
usage OF recent hard wear. Leaving
Austin that morning. with hts light
valise slung to his shoulder, he had
footed the fifteen miles OF soggy
earth to Sedgwick's place. in luxu-
rious tussle against the wind. Throw
ing open the door, he called his
friends name.
Instantly the artist came ioning
down the stairs and had him by the
shoulders.
"I'v got q caller up above" he said
after the usual greetings and ques-
tionings were over.
Yes? Have you gone In for To-
cal society?"
mot exactly local. It's Alexander
Blair
"Hel-lo'" said Kent in surprise.
What bring him %
why, he came down to Hedgerow
Hause to look after certain books and
Ipapers. and ran over here to make
his amende hoporablc In form. Chef.
III hate being apologixed to-
.'Of Course. Every one does.
Nevertheless, it's good exercise for Mr..
"a. Blair Esquire. Brings into action
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

mersed in the joyous nonsense OF
Rhyme and Reason. The wind alter
nately shouted profane protests at the
window because IL couldn't get IN,
and then fell silent, waiting for an
answer In one of these lulls Kent
heard footsteps outside.
He dropped his book. The foot.
steps approached the window. Then
the gale rose again. and the loose
end OF a garment Tapped softly
against the glass He half rose. lis
tening There was silence outside.
Have ] fallen into another mys-
tery?" groaned Kent Us there no
rest for the weary 2?
The footsteps mounted the side
porch Kent waited a knock. None
came.
odd" he observed to his pillow.
/ Few people find the outside of q,
door so fascinating that they stand for
two minutes in wet gale admiring
it."
/ Tiptoeing to the door. he threw IT,
open. There was a startled cry from
without and an equally startled grunt
from within. Chester Kent and Mars
torie Blair stood face to face.
I'LL beg your PARDON" gih-i
I bered Kent. whelmed instantly In 9
morass of embarrassment. IL,
didn't mean to frighten you"
1 Feminine wise she built UP her self
possession on the ruins of his. Il
wonder" she said with smile.
whether I'm the worse-frfghtened
one of U.S.
you see" he said lamely 1T was
so sudden. your--your coming that
way. l didn't expect you"
And for that reason you intend
To bar me from the house, It's quite
disgustingly wet out here"
! With muttered apology Kent steps
pad aside, and she entered. Even
amid his ill-ease he could not but
note how the girlish loneliness had
/ ripened and warmed. vet without for@
/ fetting anything OF that quaint APP
/ pealing usefulness which made her
charm unique. But there glinted now
| In her deep eyes an elfish spirit OF
mischief partly inspired by the con-
| fusion of the helpless male creatures
! before her, partly the reaction from
/ the mingled dread and desire Of the
prospective meeting with Sedgwick:l
for she had come on a sudden un-l
controilable impulse to see him. and
would have turned and fled Mt the
last minute had not Kent surprisedl
her. Perhaps there was little flavor'
of revenge fos this, too. in her atti-s
tude toward hlm.
w nat Il suIpiise " i'iiu yuu AhSt -
Mrs. Kent" she remarked sweetly.3
! "Or are you calling yourself Mr.. Blair
nowadays? And how is your poor
caro-
Chester Kent Immediately seized
that unoffending member and chung
to it with much the lost and anguish-
ed expression of the pale martyr In
the once popular Rock OF Ages
chrome. His tormentor constdere0
him with sf4la f.sissxs eyes
Did any woman ever say 'BQo!' To-
him suddenly, l wonder?" she unused
aloud.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

Marjorie Blair got to her feet. She
was ghost white: but her voice and
eyes were steady, as she faced Kent
IT must understand this all, she
said. "wilfrids body Is where? p
FIN Annalaka churchyard."
'Then who--what is buried IN his
crave at Hedgerow House p
Nothing" said Alexander Blair.
"A mock funeral.
my dear" said the mamie seem
ed To have grown suddenly old under
the unspnken arraignnent---'I could
not tell you what l thought the truth.
Thought then that Wilfrid had en-
, countered Mr.. Sedgwick, and that
that there had been a fight in which
he was killed. Rather than face the
scandal OF murder trial. scandal
In which the family name would have
. been dragged through the mire of the
public prints again, | chose the par,
OF decent. I'd have brihed hundred
oficers of the law rather than have
had you dragged to the witness-stand,
: and have been compelled to give tes-
I timony myself There has been
enough Of public shame In my life. :"
s'Bit you made me believe that Mr..
: Sedgwick killed Wilfrid!' she accused
II n believed it myself" he retorted,
I. eBut what basis had you for sus-
pecting me Of the. crime?" cried Sedg-
wick, turning to Marjorie Blair. ~ on
didn't know of his visit to me in wo-
mems clothes. You knew nothing OF
] the quarrel, it seems, until just now.
+ Fer what Possible reason. IN your
belief, should | have Killed him?
ss She flushed to her temples II
thought" she murmured, that ne
might have known Of our aequaint-
. Ance. and have misconstrued:' that ne
might have gone to find you. and at
Aacked you. and that you killed him.
In self-defense. / mean
Il '.ThaniS you for that fast, ut feast.
said Sedgwick rather bitterly. Then,
Is he saw her vince. Forgive met"
he added in low tone. But TO be
suspected by you, even though you
were misled---'' He stopped, catch
ing Kcnt's frowning glance.
'Who discovered that the burial
!. was false one?" she asked. after
.Professor Kent" said Blair. 'rHe
and Mr.. Sedgwick exhumed the coz
sTfiat was the night" her eyes
questioned Sedgwick.
THAT I found you at Hedgerow
House. Yes he said gently.
ma that my father-in~iaw charged
za,ou with being my husbands MUIR
b nv N: dear Mrs. Blair" said Kent
1 isSncornf0rtably. .Remember what
9ssti6ct Hon he thought he had
1Shcss .6pnsidered moment. .'You
~ rs1 It, she raid with an effnrt.
~ 4 don't mean 70 be unjust Her
head dropped in thought Whateven
w xrid may have BEEN" she eorltinl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

Twenty Personally Conducted
Excursion TO NIAGARA FALLS.
TORONTO. CANADA. BI FFAIO, OR
ROCHESTER,. ATLANTIC CITY AND
WASHINGTON. benefit of Working
Girls Room in the Retreat for the sick.
Ton days trip. fare s45.00 r. II.
tickets good for Is days. Same trip
as above including Thousand Islands,
$500. Leave Richmond July 18th.
Leave Washington July 18th. iafa.
Includes round trim ransportation,
OF rs miles in Toronto,
For further Information apply to
MISS MARY NORWOOD, President of
Madison 1s9s-I4: MRS. ANNA r. RAHh.
Retreat for the Sick. phone Madison
1851. MISS BETTY EI.LYSON. l0l
E. Franklin St, phone Madison los
MISS MARY RAHM. 21e y. Harrison
St, phone Madison 1891.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

Continued Next sunday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

" What shall assuage the unforgotten
pain
And teach the unforgetful to for
get p"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-29

and I'm going to do the same with
every case of rustling that comes up
from now on. 1 don't care if it's only
one COW, I'm going to get it back
every trip. Now want to know if
you'll lead a posse down into the
south country and bring out that last
bunch and the man who rustled
them"
81 don't know" hesitated the
stranger. 49,.
Il offer you five thousand dollars
in gold if you'll bring back those
cows and the man who stole 'em,"
repeated Buck Johnson, "and I'll
give you all the horses and men you
think you need"
I'll do it," replied the two-gun
man promptly.
Good" cried Buck Johnson, "and
you better start tomorrow"
81 shall start tonight-right now"
Better yet. How. many men do
you want, and grub for HON long?"
I'll play her a lone hand
"Alone!" exclaimed Johnson, his
confidence Visibly cooling. Alone!
Do you think you can make herr"
I'll be back with those cattle in
not more than ten days.
"And the man" supplemented the
Senior. -
And the man" argued the strang-
er. Whats more, l want that money
here when 1 come in. don't aim to
stay in this country over night"
A grin overspread Buck Johnson's
countenance. He understood.
Climate not healthy for your" he
hazardded. 81. guess you'd be safe
enough all right with us. But suit
yourself. The money will be here"
That's agreed?" insisted the two
gun man.
Sure"
81 want a fresh horse-I'u leave
mine-he's good one. 1 want lit
flo oTr11h -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-29

OF i've hundred W1re-fenced acres.
"He means business, - he confded
to Jed Parker on his return. THAT
cavallo of his is heap sight better
than the Shorty horse we let him
take
"In the meantime the regular life
of the ranch went on. Each morn
ing Sang, the Chinese cook, rang the
great bell summoning the men. They
ate, and then caught up the saddle
horses for the day, turning those not
wanted from the corral into the pas
ture. Shortly they jingled away in
different directions, two by two, on
the slow Spanish trot of the cow
puncher All day long thus they
would ride, without food or water
for man or beast, looking over the
range, identifying the stock, branding
the young calves, examining gener-
ally into the state of affairs, looking
always with grave eyes on the mag
nificent flaming, changing, beautiful,
dreadful desert of the Arizona plains.
At evening, when the colored atmos-
phere, catching last glow, threw
across the Chiracahuas it's veil of
mystery, they jfngled in again, two by
two, untired, unhasting, the glory of
the desert in their deep-set, steady
eyes.
So the days went by, wonderful,
fashioning the ways and the char
acter of men. Seven passed! Buck
Johnson and his foreman began to
look for the stranger. Eight; they
began to speculate. Nine; they doubt
ed. On the tenth they gave him up,
and he came.
They knew him first by the soft
lowing of the cattle. Jed Parker, daz-
zled by the lamp, peered from the
door and made him out dimIy, turn
ing the animals into the corral. A mo-
ment later his pony's hoofs impacted
softly on the baked earth, he dropped
from the saddle and entered the =.
room
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
Japanese EmbaIming.

In the olden days in Japan the mas
ter embalmer was successful in se-
curing to posterity a perfectly extraor-
dinary amount of preservation in the
bodies on which he operated. The
Japan Chronicle draws attention to a
case of this nature which has re-
Gently come to light in Kobe. The op-
Grafton of laying out public park
there included the removal of some
graves of the Aoyama family. Two
graves were opened belonging to old
daimyo who were buried about 200
years ago. The graves consisted of
stone cells with large collins Of wood,
containing inner collins of earthen-
ware. On the spaces between the
cell walls and the wooden collins be-
ing opened those present were much
surprised to see that the bodies were
in a state Of perfect preservation. hav-
ing all the appearance Of wax fig.
ures. The old Amagasaki lords lay in
almost lifelike freshness. Several val.
liable personal belongings were found
in the graves. including two long
swords. women's hair ornaments.
boxes for pocket inkstones. gold fam
II yseals. writing brushes. etc.-Lon
don Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
LISTENING TO THE CHIMES
Message Of the Centuries Conveyed to
Those Who Have MInds A.
tuned to Hear.

Sitting In the village churchyard,
while the children play with flowers
upon the sodded grass. and the slow
gossips saunter past the gate and the
evening sunshine breaks In through
the golden shower of the laburnums
and rests peacefully on the worn head
stone. the Ginning Of the bells trem-
bles through the air like speech of
living voices. What. histories of hu-
man life have they not witnessed up
In that gray tower among the ivy!
What fears and jealousies, what greed
and passion and awful sins, handed
down in whispers Of dark tradition,
have they not rung in and out at
baptism and wedding and funeral!
What mysteries are sealed under
these tombs, but no mysteries to
them! How they have chimed for
every one that Is buried round, and
mixed with their thoughts, and wan
dered with them through other lands,
and come to them in dreams; dying
children have heard them call to
heaven; have fingered sweetly in the
ears of happy brides; lonely fathers
have wept with them for the dead;
the have softened the prodical's
heart in far country; they have rung
like the voice of peace through the din
of battle; they have startled the wick
ed thought and palsied the wicked
hand, and there they peal still. out of
the past into the present, over the
dead and over the living. 1t is only a
peal of bells, and we have heard them
a thousand times, and nobody thinks
of them; but yet all this, and a great
deal more is in them.-William F..
Stevenson
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
SETTLED STATUS OF POET
Douglas JerroId's Verdict viii Be In
dorsed by Many Who Have Tried
to Read Browning.

The writings Of Robert Browning.
which are in great favor among an
aesthetic few but continue to be
caviar to the general public, probably
received their keenest criticism from
Douglas Jerrold half century ago.
Jerrold was recovering from a violent
illness when a copy of Browning's
"Sordello" fell into the hands of the
convalescent. He began to read, but
not complete idea could he get from
that mystic production. The thought
then struck him that he had lost his
reason during his illness. Filled with
agony, a perspiration burst from his
brow. At that moment his wife enter
ed the room. Read this, my dear" he
cried out. thrusting the volume into
her hands. After several attempts
to make any sense but of it, as Jer-
rold related, she returned 1t, saying.
Bother the gibberish! I don't un-
derstand word of IT." THANK
heaven" exclaimed Jerrold. then
am not an idiot after ALL"
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
TELLS HOW EDITORS GET RICH

1t was am editor in Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, solemnly recitfng the unlimited
chances fer accommodating wealth ac-
corded him as a member of the
fourth estate, who wrote as follows:
"a fellow out west wants us to run
a lot of advertising for him for moth
ing and if it brings results he may
become subscriber.
"a gun firm wants us to run $40
Worth Of advertising and then send
lit $40 i'm exchange for a shotgun.
Such gun would retail at about Sc.
For ruITing SIT worth of locals we
can get a dollar magazine telling
us how to do dressmaking at home.
By running $50 worth of advertising
and sending S25 to an Atlantic City
firm we Will be given a deed to a
lot. When the tide is in, the lot
stands six feet under water
"A real estate firm will give us a
deed to a lot 22N60 feet for $40. We
wrote ito a fellow who knew of the
lots offered; he replied that they had
no cash value, but trading value OF
about IS.
I'VE can have almost any New
York daily paper sent us free. The
subscription price is only S4. but all
we have to do is to run $36 worth
OF locals.
For $40 worth of advertising and
SIS cash, we can own a bicycle. The
wheel sells at just s12. A nursery
firm will send us a 25-cent rosebush
for only five cents worth of adver-
tising For running a six-inch adver.
t,sement for one year, we get gross
OF Ellis"
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
NEvADAV|LLE NOTES

John Eva, resident of Nevada
until eight or mine years ago, now
living in Globe, Ariz.,> was an arrival
last Thursday. He had intended re
maining cnly a few days, but after
renewing the acquaintance of many
old friends, concluded to extend his
visit until June.
James Richards, after few days
visit with friends, returned Saturday
to Denver.
John Lying spent a few days with
friends in Central the latter part ol
the week.
Mrs. ]. Grenfen lis able to be
around after her recent sick spell
Several tests We're made this week
Of the best judges of Book at Krae
mer's thirst emporium. AIS the capa
city of SO many equal, it was i'm
possible to pick a winner.
Mick Warne. while at work in the
Alps mine last Friday, was struck i'll
the eye with several particles o.
steel. The attention of a physician
was necessary.
john Lying left this morning fol
Denver.
H. c. Bolsinger left this morning
for the valley on business.
EVERYBODY is invited to attend the
religious meetings at this place mex
Sunday, April 13. The Sunday schooi
viii meet at 2:20 p. m; preaching by
the pastor at $3.50; preaching by w
S. Clifford at Z.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1918.

Representative Richards, chairman
of the committee to which the i'm
famous Hecker press muzzling bill
was referred when it reached the
House this week, was quick to see
the danger of such measure and
lost no time in having it buried dn
a place where it will never see the
light of day again. The provisions
of the bill enforced such strict bonds
upon the newspaper men that had it
become law, nine-tenths of the
papers of the state would have been
edited by men behind the bars. The
first time the Editor of THE Obser-
YER would have attacked Guggenheim
and his smelter trust, he would have
been sent to Jail for life. You can
see what chance the common people
would have against the big combines
and their crooked politicians with the
press subsidized, muzzled and hog
tied.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

Services for Sunday, April IS, 1913.
Class meeting at 10 a. m, led by
VIM. Anger. A welcome to all.
Morning preaching servilce at IL.
Sermon by the pastor. Sunday school
at 2:45 p. m, c. o. Richards, supt.
Lessen, Jacob at Bethel, Gen. 49,
1922.
Epworth League Devotional meet
ing at p. m. Leader, Miss Nellie
Anger. Topic, 1.-The Promise of the
Comforter. John 14:16, II, 81, 33.
John Is to 26. John 16 to 27.
Evening preaching service at p.
m. Wednesday evening prayer ser
vice at 1880 followed by the monthly
official board meeting.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10
kh carsen, eeys Hero.

A notable boys hero Of the last gen.
GRAFTON not entirely forgotten yet was
Christopher Carson. popularity known
a. Kit Carson. who was born in Ken
tucky. December ~. 1909. removed to
Missouri while child and became .
famous hunter. trapper. scout and In
dian fighter. Col. John c. Fremont
used him as . guide in his explora-
tions and later he was very service
able to the government In making
treaties with the Indians. During the
Civil war he rendered great service to
the Union In New Mexico, Colorado
and the Indian territory. and was brew
cited brigadier general In 1867. He Wis
tied Washington with . deputation of
Indians. and afterward made q tour
OF the states with them. He died In
Colorado May 23. 1868.
Gilpin observer., 1913-04-10

That the Democratic administration
is keeping dts party pledges made
previous to the election is proved by
the new tariff bill now before Con-
gress. The trusts are curtailed and
vicious monopoly is virtually at an
end. A burden of eighty million dol
lars Us lifted eff the shoulders of
the common people in removing the
duties from he living necessities.
Other articles, such as dress goods,
implements, machinery, ETC., are re-
lieyed of an unjust tariff burden to
the amount OF 80 per cent. In an-
other part Of this issue will be found
schedule of the proposed reduc-
tions. To compensate for the loss
of revenue by the removal and re-
duction of tariff duties, q tax ON int
comes is proposed that will provide
a revenue of S10O,0OO,0OO annually
This tax win be paid by those who
can best afford 1T. Corporations and
the excessively rich will now have
to pay their just share for the MAIN
tenance of the government. Dem-
ocracy reigns with the result that
was foretold in these columns prior
to the November election, viz. the
people would once again come
dnto their OWN Taftism. Teddyism,
with all the other isms favoring the
privileged class, are now in the dis
card.