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CHAPTER VII.
A World Of Ghosts.

A deathly stiffness had all at once
fallen like blanket, plotting out Nc
Carthy's violent speech. The rafting
typewriter in the next room was alb
ruptly stilled. The roar of the city
died as living creature is cut by the
sNord-all at once, without the tran
STORY running down of most silences
Absolute dense stiffness. like that OF
sea calm at night, took the place
of the customary city noises. In his
astonishment Mccarthy thrust heavy
inkstand off the edge of his desk. II
hit the floor, spilled, rolled away; but
noiselcssly, as would the inkstand in
a moving picture.
To have ones world thus suddenly
stricken dumb, to be transported oral
ly from the roar OF city to the peace
of a woodland or becalmed sea is
certainly astonishing enough.
But this silence was particularly ter
rifying to both Mccarthy and Jack
Warford, though neither would have
been able to snalyze the reason for its
NCll uICsS. TOI SlISliSS - III iNdiiiy
composite of many Lesser noises. In
a woodland almost inaudible insects
hum, breezes blow, leaves and grasses
rustic; at sea the tiny waves lap the
sides and equally tiny breaths of air
stir the cordage; within the confines
OF the human shell the mere physical
acts of breathing, swallowing, wink
ing. the mere physical facts of the cir
culation of the blood, the beating of
the heart, produce each its sound.
Even a man totally deaf feels the
subtle influence of these latter physical
phenomena. And underneath all sound
perceptible alike to those who can hear
and those who cannot. are the yibra-
tons that accompany every activity of
nature as the manifestations of motion
or of life. An ordinary deep silence
is not so much an absence of sound
as an absence of accustomed or loud
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CHAPTER Iv-Continued.

II must use your telephone" said
he. without apology.
He was gone barely minute; ther
returned to the table with a clouded
brow. Almost Immediately after ths
company had arisen from the board, he
excused himself and left.
After he had assumed his coat, how.
ever, he returned for final word
with Helen.
Where is Jack this evening"? hs
asked.
Dining out with friends. Why"
''Will you see him tonight"
Il can if necessary"
do. Tell him to come down to my
room as near 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning as he can. I've changed my
mind"
"OhI" cried Helen joyously. Their
you've concluded I'm right, after all ?
NO" said barrow; but if this
thing carries out to its logical conclus-
ion, I'm going to need good bull-ter-
ricr pupp
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as this man has is scientific expert
with full scientific equipment. II
he communicated at all. il would be
BY wireless, as that is the easiest way
to cover his trail | remembered your
telephone message from the fanatic
about sending a sign \ Immediately
after, the Atlas Building experienced
on small scale what next day the city
experienced on larger scale. 1t was
legitimate inference to connect one
with the other. OF course. if our
telephone friend was the man who had
brought these things about, he had
done il to force you to do what he
demanded. But he would lose the eff
feet of his lesson unless you under
stood his connection with the matter.
Hence, L concluded that you must have
received messages-by wireless-and
that they must have repeated the warn
ing as to sign being sent. 1t was
very simple.
You're smart, all right" conceded
Mccarthy.
After a moment the wireless oper-
ator came in.
Simmons" said Mccarthy, answer
this mans questions"
They will be in regard to these
messages" said barrow. Where are
they from?"
Somewhere in the one hundred to
two hundred-mile circles, depending on
the power of the sending instrument"
replied the operator promptly.
Are you sure?"
Il know my instruments pretty well +;
and I've had experience enough so /
can tell by the sound of the sending
about how far off they come from"
And this was from somewhere
about one to two hundred miles away,
you think?'
"Yes, sir"
DO you know whether any other in
struments caught this"
mo, only mine" He was very pos
tive.
How do you know"
"Mr. Mccarthy had me inquire
How do you account for it?"
Il don't know, except that maybe
my instrument happened to be just
tuned to catch it. That's another rea-
son ! know it was from far off, The
farther away the sending instrument,
the nearer exactly it has to be tuned
TO the receiving instrument. II it was
nearer. most anybodyd get it"
Percy barrow nodded.
That's all, l guess. No, hold on.
Did any of these come between and
8 o'clock last EVENING""
For the first time the operator
smiled.
No. sir; my instrument was dead"
He went out.
"Well?" growled Mccarthy.
Il don't know; but l can see more
trouble"
Let him turn off his juice" blus-
tered the boss; well be ready next
time"
Percy barrow smiled.
will you?" he contented himself
by saying. Then, after a moments
pause, he added, I'll agree to stop
this fellow if you'll give me an alb
solutely free hand. I'll even agree to
find him"
What do you WANT"
Il want job. good engineering
construction job, for a friend of mine"
What can he do.''
"He can learn. ! want a good, hon
est place, where he can learn under
good man"
Who is he."
I'll bring him in"
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CHAPTER VII.
Percy Darrow'. Theory.

Percy barrow in the police station,
where he had been assigned an I'M
used Office instead OF a cell, amused
himself reading the newspapers. of
which he caused to be brought in a
full supply. Theories had begun to
claim. their share of the space which,
up to now, the fact stories had COM
pletely monopolized barrow, ais feet
up, a cigarette depending from one
corner of his mouth, read them through
to the end. Then he INDUCED the
white walls of his little apartment with
one of his slow smiles. The simplest
of the theories had to do with comets.
The most elaborate traced out an an
alogy between the blind spot" in
vision and point of rest" in physi-
cal manifestations-thi point of rest
had just now happened to drift to a
crowded center, and so became man
ifest.
''Ingenius but fantastic youth" was
Percy Darrow's tribute to the author,
Prof. Eldridge, of the university.
The 'human-interest" stories of both
the evening before and those in the
extras describing the latest freak in
tHe htids Duuuihs- oiiO" PoSSeH
over with barely glance. But GER
tain figures he copied carefully into
his note book. When he had found all
of these. and had Transcribed them,
they appeared about as follows:
Atlas-Wednesday, 5 rs. ; tabouD !:
9 hr. IS min.
General-Thursday, 6. ESQ (exacD.
hr. So min. -
Atlas-Friday, 1910 1913 (exact !:
SO min.
On the basis of these latter figures
he made some calculations which.
when finished. he looked on with doubt
full satisfaction.
NEED more statistics,' said he to
himself, before | can pose as a
prophet, just now I'm merely a
euesser."
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CHAPTER vi.
The Wrath to Come

The Wrath to Come.
Did you ever meet Mccarthy? ?
asked barrow, as the elevator Of thu
Atlas sprang upward.
Never"
We'll, no matter what he says Of
does, / want you to say nothing
nothing"
Correct" said Jack I'll down
charge"
! That's right" Darrow approved
First of all, wait outside until cal
/ you"
! Mccarthy was already at his desk
and in evil humor. Darrow entered
| he merely looked up and growled.
Good morning." barrow greeted
him easily. Any wireless this morn
ing?"
Mccarthy threw back his heavy
head.
That damn operators been leak.
ingT he cried.
so there are wireless" observed
barrow. No, your operator didn',
leak. Who is he?"
IF he didn't leak, what did you
say that for?"
I'm a good guesser," replied Oar
row enigmatically. They say any
thing about sign being sent, and
such TALK"
You've been gettin' the dope your.
self out of the air" returned Nc
Carthy sullenly.
Look here. my fat friend" drawled
barrow, his eyes half closing. I'm
getting nothing from anywhere excep,
in my own gray matter. What dc
your messages have to say?"
why should l tell you:"
Because I'm interested-and be-
because | know who sent EN-"
so do l." snarled Mccarthy, in a
gust of temper.
And Pm beginning to suspect he's
man to look out for. And / doubt
if you'll ever find him. Of course,
he's responsible for the row last night
as well as for the trouble in the Atlas
Building the night before"
Il don't know whether he is or not.
'Oh, yes, you do; and | do; and
the wireless man does. We're the only
three. The rest of them are still fig
uring on comets"
"Wel1?"
81 don't suppose there's any real
doubt left in your mind but that this
man can turn the juice of again, if he
wants tor"
Il don't know as he did it." persist
ed Mccarthy stoutly.
Now, how long do you suppose
you'd last if the public should get on
to the fact that this hidden power was
going to exert itself again unless you
left town."
A slight moisture believed McCar-
thys forehead.
Not all your police, nor all your
power could save you, if the general
public once became thoroughly con-
vinced that It was to 60 through an
other experience like last nights. I'M
less Il ousted you. Why, a mob OF
a million men would gather against
you in an hour. You see" drawled
Percy barrow, why you'd better look
after that wireless man OF yours-and
me-;
And you, repeated Mccarthy.
what do you want
i want to see those wireless mes
sages trst OF al, said barrow, reach
ing out his hand:
Mccarthy hesitated; then swiftly
thrust forward the himsies. barrow, a
slight smile curving his full red lips,
held them to the light. They read as
follows: .
Mccarthy: A sign was promised
you at o o'clock. It has been sent.
Repent and beware! 10 while there IS
yet time. NJ"
There were four OF these, eounehed
IN almost identical language. The nth
and last message was shorter:
Mccarthy: Flee from the wrath to
come. NJ"
What" said barrow, is TO pre-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-15
SUPERVISORS
APPOINTED

COUNTY COURT NAME THE MEN
WHO ARE TO HAVE CHARGE OF
COUNTY ROADS.
The county court today appointed
the following supervisors to oversee
the work to be done on the county
roads:
Grant dtstrict-George c. Galliher,
William H. Marley,
Pawpaw district = D. D. Cunning
ham, Joseph Mccoy.
Lincoln Districts. L. Hess, Thomas
cambridge, Charles Parrish, R. E. Da-
Wis.
Winfield Samuel Sergeant,
Clarence C. Vincent.
Union district-A. A. Vincent, Jacob
Harr.
Fairmont district-Thomas Ice.
Warrington district. E. Holber.,
Scott C. Straight, William Richardson,
S. l.. Ash.
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East Park
Continued from Page One.l

recommended Commission Govern
ment on the non-partisan plan Wit
the direct Initiative, Referendum an
Recall features,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
That we, the citizens of East Park an
vicinity, in mass meeting assembled
hereby express our appreciation OF tn
work Of said Committees and the o.
ton Of the Chamber OF Commerce L
accepting and approving same.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
That in as much as said Committee
have prepared two, Charter Bills. on
for all the cities OF the State and on
a special Charter Bill for the city o
Fa!rmont, that we insist uron our rep
resentatives In the legislature to vol
and work for the SPECIAL cHARTEF
BILL FOR FAIRmoNT.
RESOLVED, That a copy Of thcs'
resolutions be sent to each OF the IL
cal daily papers, that a copy be pre-
scented to the Chamber Vi Commerce
and the Business Mems Association
and copy forwarded to each of on
representatives in the House and Sen
ate Of our State Legislature
Done by the citizens OF East Par
and vt2intty at a mass meeting he'll
at the East Park School House, Fair
mont, W. Va, Jan. IA, 1918.
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Police Court
cope EATER is GIVEN A CHANCE
TO SECURE WORK IN THE
CITY.

Police court this morning still held
the usual record of two plain drunks
or rather one plain drunk and one
man charged with being drunk, but
who proved to be done eater. He
was questioned as to where he had
obtained the opiate which he was us.
ing, and he at first stated that he had
found 1t. and later that he hal bought
It In Grafton.
The man resides in this city, and
the Mayor ordered him returned to
the city Jail to allow him to think
. little and see whether or not he
could not ascertain where he bought
the stuff in this city.
Two men who were Charged with
fighting, appeared before the Mayor,
but as both men denied having been
in any fight, they we're held over I'M
I'll. Z o'clock this evening, when they
will have their trial. Immediately aft
err leaving the court this morning the
two men started up Main street, and
just as they got in front Of the Noun
tain City Drug store, the men went
into battle again, resulting in one OF
them being placed in the city lookup
for the day. He will be given trial
this evening before the Mayor on two
charges c: fighting now, instead of
the one whlch rested against him this
morning.
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Washington, y. c., this week on bust
ness.
w. T. Smith acme over from Ohio
for a visit over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Ken are visitors
in Wheeling for a few days this week
Mrs. A. w. Prichard and Miss Bell
Prichard are visiting in Wheeling to
day.
Mrs. Ellis Yost and son have return
ed home from Morgantown after /;
visit with Mrs. Caleb Burt.
John L. Hays was stricken suddenl
i'll at his home on Center street Sur
day morning. His condition today J..
reported as much improved.
Mrs. Walter Morton is quite Ill with
tonsilitis at her home in the Dancer
apartments.
Frances, the Oldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Robey, IS critically
III with typhoid fever.
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sYmpHoNY ORCHESTRA.

The largest private music library
in the world is owned by Walter Dam
osch, conductor of the New York
Symphony Orchestra: II occupies one
enormous room with shelves from
floor TO ceiling. In Sthe center is con,
aimed almost every opera from Gluck
Wagner and every symphonic work
" note, many of which bear dedieeo
ions from composers. For twenty
iears, Hans Goettich, Mr.. Damrosch's
.brarlan, has been in charge of these
,rchives. Its insurance ts25,Oqol
rould not, in event Of its destruction,
lefray the cost or worth of the thou
sands Of notations, expression marks
md corrections added in years Of le
aearsals.
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Bank Meeting
I continnsa nom Page one..ll

Marion county Judge Haymond's
son. Attorney Frank c. Raymond.
WIS elected in his fathers place. The
officers viii not be elected until the
next meeting on Tuesday OF next
sebk The directors are George N.
cobs, d, y. Hutchinson, H. ]. Hart.
ley, Duncan Sinclair, George L. Amos.
9. Jones, Frank Ct Raymond. Har.
sltaw, W. s. Meredith. Howard X,
surbee, II. L. Heintzelman, J. NJ.
sBrowniIeld is cashier.
The bank had a very successful
scar
AT tile annual stockholders meet.
ing of the Falrmont Trust company
held yesterday afternoon the follow,
Ing directors were reelected; c. L.
Shaver, Smith Hood, J.. B. Crowl, J.
Walter Barnes, Jno. F. Phillips, Lee
swisher, w G. Canoe, ]. E. Dowden
sS;has: p. Reed, j. A. Jamison. Elias +.
Eddy, NJ. u. Fetty, Benz. +. Ramage
III II. Beckman, r. l.. Burchinal, A. s.
Prichard, ]. =. Anderson. J. W. Nc.
honald, Festus Downs. w. C. Jamison,
N. Alexander, M. NJ. Nicely, NJ. A.
Fletcher, Geo. T. Watson, James 0.
Watson, Walton Miller, H. D, Mere.
sdIth.
The following officers were re.eIect.
& g: L. Shaver, president; Festus
Downs, vice president; Smith Hood,
Vice president; J. A. Jamison, vice
president; M. A. Fletcher, treasurer;
y. Leech, secretary; Charles &.
Hood, teller; Ward N, Downs, book.
slSeeper.
ffter paying the regular eight per
cent. dividend the sum CT $4,000 was
sgel to surplus and undivided rroI
The deposits Of this bank at the
end Of the year were $525,214.0S.
y rhe. stockholders OF the Mononga
lIela Bank elected the, following direc.
tors and officers yesterday afternoon
+. HaTr, president; Moses Kinkead,
tce president; B. L. Butcher, b. f.
q . + E.
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SCENE FaoM ar faovAroaEAT GRAND OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT

porarily diverted Andrew Carenste's
thoughts from architectural fantasies
Of Libraries to that ideal Of muslcai
temple. Carnegie Hall, fine build
ing, with great auditorium and Of.
fees swarming with teachers OF hu.
sic was the outcome. Tschaikowsky
was the musical guest OF honor at It's
opening festival.
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DIRECTORS ELECTED.

At the stockholders meeting OF the
American Laundry company held last
night the following officers and direc-
tors were elected: Smith Hood, pres.
ident; N. L. Ashcraft, secretary and
treasurer; ]. c. Miller G. c.. Michael,
Q. +. Tough.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-15

COURT TAKES $4,000 BOND AND
ORDERS cHAs. REUM's RE.
LEASE.
(By United Press)

8 CHICAGO IN, Jan. ,15F7The Cir
cult Court fof Appeals today accepteu
the. $4,000 bond. submitted for the
release of Chas. Buem, of Minneapolis,
one OF the S6 convicted dynamite CON
spirators and he will be released from
the .penltentlary as soon as the papers
reach there.
On motion Of Attorney Miller, of III
dlanapolis, the bonds submitted for
Frank Ryan and William shipe. as
well as for R. H. Houlehan, all of Chi.
eago, and VIM, E. Reddin, Of Mllwau.
kee. were rejected on. Miller's com'
plant that the property scheduled for
ali tolrSwas insnticient New. bonds
stili bei sought. VA 3S5 q Il X n
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-15

"Who is the young fellow leading
he orchestra tonight" asked a
,tIanger in New York one night, about
wenty.eight years ago, at a New York
ymphony Orchestra concert. 81 sup
ose he's violinist, flllin' in, Regu-
ar conductor il?" he continued. mo
lr!" replied the man in the next
at. sThat's the regular conductor.
Young Damrosch,' son of the late DR..
Leopold Damrosch who founded this
orchestra and the Oratorio Society OF
New York about twelve years ago.
md this isn't Young 'pamrosch's' only
Job. He's conductor al the Metro.
,olitan Opera Hose ana is leader OF
he Oratcrlo Society. You never saw
!, son tit better into his fathers SHOES
han has this young fellow"
1t was with full realization OF the
iusical possibilities Of America that
)r. Leopold Damrosch left the Father
and. He had had earnest converse
ion with his. father. Anton Rubinstein
md 1t was at the latter's ursings thai
lie started the musical bodies with
which his sons, Walter and Frank.
lave SO long been connected.
Walter Damrosch it was who tenn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-01-15
MT. CLAIRE AND VICINITY.

Mrs. Mile Hayhurst was visiting
Mr.. Will Hayhurst Monday.
Mr.. Martin vangilder was calling on
Lovers Lane Monday. \
Mr.. Hershel Toothman was visiting
schools in Winfield district Monday,
Mr.! Joe Bunner was visiting Mr..
Brooks Vangilder Sunday night.
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And School
Association

A meeting Of the Home and School
Association will be held tomorrow ev'
ching in the Fifth ward school, when
the anti-cigarette bill will be discus
sed. The members of the association,
as well as the general public interest
ed in the movement are invited to be
present.
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STOCKHOLDERS, MEETING.

The stockholders OF the Terrace
Apartment company last night elected
the following officers and directors:
NJ. R, Frantz, president; ]. c. Miller
secretary and treasurer; f. B. Moore,
Dr. ]. T. Hill, /. N. Morgan.
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Gasklns, C. D. Robinson, P. B. swear.
ingen, M. D. Orr, Hugh f. Smith,
cashle..
The year Just closed was prosper
GUS one.
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WARRINGTON BRIEFS

Mrs. o. H. Neatly is critically III at
her home on Main street,
H. B. and J. F. Beatty have been in
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-17
Miss Willie Darden Entertains.

Special to Independent.
Grubbs, June 16.-Miss Willie
Darden entertained a large num-
Der of friends Saturday evening
in honor of her cousin, Miss Jes-
sic Littleton of Newport, at her
beautiful home on South Main
street with, with e. lawn party.
Various of games were played,
tables being spread and the lawn
was decorated in pink and white
candles of contrasting color,
making it scene Of beauty.
Miss Jesse Littleton and Miss
Maude Hale served cream and
cake and a string band furnish
ed music throughout the even
ing.
Those present were:
Misses Ethel Byrd, Maude
Hale, Jesse Littleton, Bessie
Vance, Mabel Collins, Allie
Lashlee, Willie Darden, Cynthia
Coffman, Sudie Nance; Messrs,
and Mesdames E. Bowman, L.
Mayer, Newt Nance, D. J,
Browning, Jas. Ivy, = Hopkins
Chas. Grizzle, Joe Williams;
Mesdames H. J. Hale, L. Byrd,
John Grizzle, Sr., John GIlzzle,
Jr., Messrs. Robt. Loftin, Al
bert Mayer, Albert Nance, Jas.
Grizzle, Ray Byrd, Cary Camp,
Almos Vance, Pete Cloud Err
nest Ray, Joe McElrath, Kirk
Hale, Grover Lambkins, P. Hes
tor, Otis Ivy, Frank Walters,
Guy Byrd, Tiln1an Hale, Hardy
Williams, John Cloud, Fletcher
Johns.
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Weather Will BE Warm.

Washington, June 15.-Warm
weather with clear skies over
the greater part of the country
is predicted for the week by the
Weather Bureau.
There will be scattered thun-
der showers the first part of
the week along the northern
border" the weekly bulletin
says, land by the middle of the
week showers will set in along
the east gulf and south Atlantic
coasts.
! "No important storm is char
tered to cross the country dur
ing the ensuing week, although
a disturbance of minor intensi-
ty will form Tuesday or Wednes-
day over the western Plateau re-
gion and advance thence IN a
northeasterly direction attend
ed by local thunder showers, and
reach the region of the Great
Lakes Thursday or Friday
sweltered today under the first
Practically the entire country
real hot wave of the season, and
the weather experts held out no
hope for cooler weather within
the next AZ hours. Omaha and
st. Joe were the hattest cities in
the United States today, with
the mercury lowering around SO
degrees. Chicago ran a close
second, with the thermometer
registering 81.
Washington suffered its hot
test day Of the season, and one
heat stroke occurred. The max
limum temperature at the Wealth
err Bureau today was 81. but
the government thermometer
registered 100 degrees.
Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-06-17
WISHED SHE
COULD DIE


Columbia, Tenn.-"Many a time, -
says Mrs. Jessie Sharp, OF this place.
ii wished I would die and be relieved
Of my suffering. from womanly troubles.
| could not get up. without pulling at
something to help me, and stayed In bed
most Of the time. ! could not do my
housework.
The least amount OF work tired me
out. My head would swim, and would
tremble for an hour or more. Finally, I
look Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I
am not bothered with pains any more,
and don't have to 60 to bed. In fact,
am sound and well Of all my troubles"
Cardui goes to all the weak spots and
helps to make them strong. II acts with
nature-not against her. II is for the
tired, nervous, irritable women, who feel
as if everything were wrong, and need
something to quiet their nerves and
strengthen the worn-out system.
Ifyou are a woman, suffering from any
of thu numerous symptoms OF womanly
trout e, take Cardui. II will help you.
At al druggists.
Wias to. Chattanooga Medicine Co. Ladies'
Aduz.ry Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for .S,srfsi
Insfvk<fis~s on your case and o<-pago book, Home
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