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His head hunQ down, on his chest

the Job. This made the task all the
more delicate, because the more peo-
pie to know Clarence Handsykes' Sc.
cret connection with the Battery Trust
the mpref aagger @as there that the
secret would BECOME public property
] went down 20 Handsykes' office
at the end OF ten days association
with Vaudeville.
"Mr. Handsykes," I said, will you
give me a list Of tho names OF the
men who knew Of Clarence's little az
fair vita sB9 Battery Trust?"
Certainly" said ne fIlcro they
are: Dawson. the president; James,
the first vico-president, and old Davis,
the cashier. Davis served q year In
jhii he's an OLD retainer Of the family,
as you might put IT, The other two
have had their mouths stopped with
a Wad OF bills large enough 20 keep
even Wall street fnanclers silent"
us there any one else who might
b. any chance know OF this AFFAIR.""
"Nopeh
Then one OF those gentlemen is
behind young Mandeville's artistic let
ter said l. "Mandevillo hasn't the
heart to hurt q flea He would rather
staTye than stoai cent-for himself
Are these other men friends Of yours,
Mr. Handsykes1"
why do you ask?"
Because It's probably one Of them
that We will have TO put tho screws
on"
They are all friends OF mine" said
he Tho best friends 10 the world.
And the tighter you put the screws
on, Cornell, the better III be pleased
no matter how dear the friend. Is
that quite clearW
THANK YOU 7 said
And ] don't care how you get tho
screws on, either" said he. a. he
bowed me out
A few days work on the part Of 9TH
or men Of the agency showed me that
Of the trio I'm question Davis was i'm
England. James I'm q sanitarium I'm
South Carolina and Dawson living in
retirement IN his country home up
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the Hudson. so began TO watch wa.
ter Vaudeville again ny wotch.ug
him. don't mean that | watched only
his person; watched everything
that might concern him or his aCai~5.
including everybody that called on
him. every letter or note that he e.
ceived. every telephone cell tina. 70
answered. Naturally I didn't do al!
this myself, but from the inmate t'ss
espionage was established knew
what Vaudeville was delnc about cs
well rs he knew himself lie GiaD
move without my knowing where cr
why Therefore when he meCc q h.r.
riod trip 10 Dawsoa's place ne Ito
river it Wasn't remarkable that i&reV
he did IL IN answer TO q poremptory
call from Dawson. And Dawson's tele-
phone call didn't surprise me, either;
for had been looking up Mr.. Daw.
son.
Vaudeville went up on the New
York Central to Nw Rochelle. where
an automobile was waiting for him.
Dawson wasn't in the automobile at
the station; he stopped It and got in
when the car had gone out OF town
about five miles. You see. Clutter. my
partner, had taken the place of Daw.
sons regular chauffeur, who had been
taken suddenly III two days previous
after Clutter had shown him q roll
OF bills. So Clutter got all that passed
between Dawson and Vaudeville on
the road up to the Dawson house. And
that was enough to give me the lead
l sought to work on.
Well" Dawson said as he climbed
In, have you heard from the old
goat2"
No." said Vaudeville. Not &
word"
Well" continued Dawson, angrlly,
you write. him another letter tonight
and give him just another week to
come across. If he doesn't give up
you give the story 70 the public"
But Dawson" protested Mande-
Vile; at which Dawson said: Either
that or-you know what happens. You
VIII never, never know where your
wife is living"
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got careless through losing hope Daw-
sons hold on him was the strongest
In the world; It was the only thing
that would have made him do what
he was doing. 1t was his only hold
on life; 1t was life itself to him. this
hope that some day he would see his
family.
thought the thing over for a long
time. l knew It would be next TO an
impossible task to find the woman.
Dawson wouldn't have left any loose
threads by which she might be traced.
l knew OF no way in which Dawson
might be scared off the Job. thought
OF Handykes, 1t was best 10 go be-
fore him and tell him all that knew.
1 did. He listened, and as he heard
OF Dawson's perfidy his face changed
as never had seen a face change
before. All the geniality-almost all
the oyillzRtion-left II. l wouldn't
have liked to meet him as an enemy
at that moment
All right. Cornell" he said. You've
done good job. Now you come with
ME and Wen go up the river and meet
Mr.. Dawson"
| shall mover forget that ride up to
Dawson's home. We went I'm Hand.
e!tc* y tcuring car with the cur
ta.ha pulled down and the electric
hts turned on. He never spoke a
Word durirr TIE whole trip. He just
sat and r. 5cd straight ahead of him
With tl.' ugly. set expression on his
lace, cad no more movement about
him tit a craven image When we
got into tho open country past New
hochello he ordered the curtains pull
ei up and the lights turned of. We
we're near Dawson's home then. When
We rolled up the driveway and stopped
Handsl kes said gruffly; Follow me-"
AID entered the house.
He seemed perfectly at home.
Send for Dawson" he said to the
butler. We went into<a reception
room and waited standing.
Daweo came IN and found himself
face &c face with Handsykes. whose
oppression had not changed. For sew
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Almost the Same.

1t was a local concert, and all the
swells OF the neighborhood had turn
ed out. The second turn" was Mr..
P1peclay Cramon, and he had large
number OF songs for the ediflcation of
the company. But. that was not all.
Mr.. Cramon was also OF ample pro-
portions.
My dear" exclaimed one fashion.
able" to her friend, hasn't Mr.. Pipe
clay Cramon an extensive repertory?"
We'll. shouldn't like to say that"
said her friend. but he certainly is
getting rather fat!"
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Vaudeville almost ohoked at this.
Great heavens. Dawson" he pleaded,
''bow can q human being have such
a stone for q heart as you haveY You
know that there is Just one thing In
thig world that makes mo want to
1.-Two; that's ~ SEQ my wife and son
Just once mofe-~Just once. ANA yOi
happen to have found where they are
living
"And hidden so that you never will
find them," sneered Dawson "she left
you because of your drinking at col
legc, Vaudeville. She thinks you're
stih tue halfcrazy booze.fgbter you
were then. She's bringing the boy up
to forget you. She's afraid youll
turn up-as you used to be-"
HAnd you know that I'm decent
nowt that ia DO q man II / could
find them and work for them, and
you won't tell me-" said Vaudeville.
II ought to kill you, Dawson"
Then you never would find them,
would you, Manvllle7" laughed the
old man mo; you know the only
WY ~ bel I'D lnucu WIN lucm 10 70
got this 100000 for me that ! need
to keep myself from disgrace. And
that's to be got through Hand8ykes-
the old brute. Well. you'll get It fo-
$40. don't fear ny boy I know old
Handsykes; he'll give It to you"
Gut he wouldn't give 70 to you
would he?' asked Vaudeville. "God
have you killed FIRST wouldn't ho
Daws0nY
Dav sou paled little % this. CIuf
fer told me later lie was watching
them iu the mirror IN front Of him
wei" said Dawson "you1l got mo
that money-or you1l never see your
wife,
That was tho story that / got from
CluGef that evening BY plecing IL
out with what ! learned from Mands-
ville's friends j found that tho young
fellow had married q poor girl while
he was nj college. that she had left
him because of bis habits. that he had
been decent for FIVE years, trying TO
nnd the wife and boy. and thon had
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An Arkansas hunter cred one shot
at Gock Of ducks and brought down
three. They fell I'm the river He ran
downstream 20 where there was n log
and, holding to e. caught the ducks rs
they hoated down. AS be stood in the
winter Gsh wedged into the legs OF his
trousers 80 tightly that "a he waded
ashore n button few or and killed
fobbit that was sitting on the bank
81. Louis Post Dispatch.
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does, suess. That's what makes him
Handsykes"
was rather proud of my work.
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he who Is feared by many feara
many German Proverb.
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"RespooifgllY yours,
walter Vaudeville.

ADteA AfNNAbbs run ave.
''Whewl" I said when I had read
through r. Hes the prince OF en-.
whoever he w."
Isn't hel" saiq Hapdsykes. appre
eiatiYeIY
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II wouldn't shave myself today"
said she quietly.
want TO inslnuato that I'VE been
drinking, ehY he stormed.
Not az all, but that isn't a cup OF
lather you brought in from the kitchen
just now. That's n charlotte russo
Washington Herald
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-11
F AVOR|TE S WIN
ON JUAREz TRACK

Juarez. March 1o.-Four heavily
played favorites scored this afternoon.
and the SPECTATORS enjoyed a profita BILE
day. The feature race, sprint af-
fair at i've and a half furlongs. went
to Parlor Boy. the favorite, which out
gained Salesia In the final drive and
won by . short length.
The purse race resulted in a rafting
good contest between Truly and Levin
The two fought 1t out all through the
hnal eighth, with Truly to be the best
Orb, a Texas colt, broke out of the
maiden class when he took the meas
ure OF big field of Juveniles in the
days opener. The winner was the me-
dunn OF a big coup. his price being
hammered down to 10 to / from an
opening of % to /. Summaries:
First race-four furlongs-Orb g to
-. first; Thcoderita 6 to ID. second !:
May l.. (even), third. Time, AS 20.
Ahednego. Korfage. Best Be. Colonel
McDougall, Barbara Lane. Corona and
Harbard also ran.
Second race-six furlongs-Salvagc
&c to -, first; Fort Johnson a to 81.
second Definite teven. third Time.
l;16 3-5. Lady Young. Dorothy Led
gett, Ruth Esther. Meada. Stonecutter,
Milt Jones Gene Wood. Lees Friar and
Sterlin also ran.
Third race-six furlongs-FaneuiI
Hall g to 81, first: Gift - to u. sec
ond; Zinkand q to j. third. Time,
lis 3-5 Lehigh. Pipe Vision, Phil Con-
nor, Ell Patio, Troublesome, Evran and
Transparent also ran.
Fourth race--fve and a half fur
longs-Parlor Boy tcNenJ, first; Sale
STA IS to -, second; Miss Jean q 10 p
third. Time. 1907 1-5 Ralph Lloyd,
Elizabeth Harwood and Anon also ran.
Fifth elk furlong s-Tru1y III
TO 100, first; Levin % to -. second
Fitzgerald tcvenD, third. Time. 1:l4.
King Stalwart Ancestor and Vega
nokc also ran.
Sixth observation-disclosures % TO 10),
first: Mamie McDee IS to 81, second
l.. NJ. Eckert O. to -, third. Time.
1910 rs. Sleepland, Oswald b. Lay
minister Abound. Lascar and Balcliff
also ran.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-11
SYNDICATE PAYS
$4,000 F0RLO1
Purchase of Richmond Academy
Grounds Closed, Though No i
Deed Is Recorded.

An agreement for the sale OF tha
Richmond Academy property. on I.onn,sF
nardy Street. between Park and West
Avenues has been reached between the
Richmond College board and a syndts
cate headed by the firm of Nforcans
Bros About $4,000 is tho amo,ineg
stipulated. No deed has been PRESENT.
ed FOR record, and the new owners will
not obtain possession until the sum
mcr of 1914 sisy
The unusually attractive plot occa.
pled at present by Richmond Academy
Is TO be broken up !nto building lots.s
to be occupied for the most part by
members of the syndicate. Associated
with Morgan Bros in the deal is RofI- I
ert r.. Peyton, Jr., and several other
professional men. Branch 3. Morgaf,S
and George D. Morgan compose the
firm OF Morgan Bros. The sale was
negotiated by tho purchasers directly
with the board OF trustees of Richmond
College. IL
The property which occupies neariy
an entire block. fronts IS feet OIL LorTis
hardy Street and extends back 36S feet
along Park Avenue and as feet along
West Avenue. The building which is
OF wood occupies only small section
or the lot on the southwestern corner.
while the remainder is used as ~ playsi
ground. 1t is therefore in an ideal con@
| dition TO be converted into building
sites. .
The syndicate will take possession
OF the academy property in the sum-
mer OF 1914, when Richmond College,
moves into it's new plant at WesthampA
ton and Richmond Academy ia housed
III us future home in the college build
+! ings, on the Broad Street side of the
| campus The board of trustees has
! definitely decided to retain that seq
tion OF the college campus which
fronts on Broad Street for some time
/ TO come. remodeling the present dor
mitory and other buildings to suit the
| needs OF the academy Eventually 1t
Is supposed. this section OF the campus
Will be cut up into store sites.
| The board has already begun ths
| actual sale OF lots on the campus This
transfer OF the academy property waa
made 1T is understood, to supply the
| need Tor ready money in connection
with the building OF tho new plant,
] ihe semi-circle at Franklin and Loni :
hardy Streets 100 feet facing Stuart
Monument has been apportioned or
for the site of a church or fashionable
partment house, The building COM
mittee of the Grace Street Presbyts-l
rian Church has asked for the price,
| on this Site 1t was learned Yesterday
but the deal has gone no further. Z.
The Franklin Street lots, already IN
the hands of q real estate firm, will
have thirty feet frontage and n depth
| OF about 100 feet. The lots to face on
Grace Street will be Approximately the
same inca surements. The city hax
taken steps toward providing for tha
| continuation OF Grace Street the two
squares through the centre of the coll
lege campus.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-11
GENERAL OUST|NG
IS NOT INTENDED
Postmasters Will Serve Terms
for Which They Were
Appointed.
ny r.. II. MCGOWAN.
IspccIal to INC TImes-DIspatch.

tSpCclal TO Inc JlneS- DlSpatCn.I
Washington. March 1O.--Perhaps the
most important decision reached to-
day by tho new administration in any
of It's departments was the future pol
icy of the Post-Ofice Department..
annunciated to Congressman Frank
Clark. OF Florida. and others who
called to discuss post office appoint
ments. that present Republican APP
pointees. regardless of how much long
err their commissions might run. would
not be disturbed TO make place for
Democrats except in case of inefficlency
or neglect Of duty.
This announcement. which was made
direct by Postmaster General Burleson.
came as n distinct shock to the Dem
ocrattc congressman. who have been
laboring under the impression that
there would at least he q gradual call
ing in of commissions held by Roose-
Welt and Taft appointees and that the
vacancies so created would at once be
filled my Democrats. In plain words,
this means. taking the South as an eX-
ample. that at Richmond Postmaster
Allen VIII serve out his term: at Sa =
vannah, Postmaster Baker. who has
almost four years to run. will remain
that at Columbia. II. Il. Huggins, the
incumbent. will not be disturbed: that
at Jacksonville, D. r.. Gerow will re-
main in Office until his time runs out.
and that elsewhere throughout the
country there will he no summary
ejectments In favor of the Democrats.
While the Democratic congressman
who received this Information to-da Y
were loath 10 criticize Mr.. Bur1eson.
the matter was seriously discussed. 1t
was pointed, out that in case these men
tho present appointees-remain in,
and that the country should not again
elect n Democratic President. or the
Senate get back into the hands of the
Republicans. that far as patronage
Is concerned. the Democrats would get
very little from the Post-Ofice De
partment.
To put 1t mildly. those who saw Mr..
Burleson in the interest of various con-
stituents were amazed at the promul-
cation os the order. They failed TO
understand why. for the sake of form
ulating a policy for the Post Office De-
partment, good. loyal Democrats all
over the country should be kept wait
| ing for the post-onices in their terri
tory to become vacant. for as long as
four years In some instances.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-11
RACE
AT WHITE HOUSE
Youthful Contestants Are Seek
ing Favor of President Of
United States.
BABY 10 IS IN LEAD
Wilson Finds Time Each Day to
Devote to His Young
Relatives.
10 is IN LEAD
Especial to The Tlmes-pispatch. !

Washington. March 10.--A fourier
try race for the favor OF the President
OF the United States ia going on in
Washington among the three grand
nieces and the erandnephew of Presi-
lent Wilson. Baby 10 Cothran. who
lives In the White House. is In the lead
at present and James Wilson Howe.
his four-year old sister. Virginia. and
Elizabeth Wilson, the fve-year-
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Will
son. are also very much In the race.
President Wilson finds some time dur
ing his busy days TO devote to his
young relatives. who climb UP on his
lap and demand stories or attentions
from him.
The White House baby. Josephine
Cothran. asks for the President as soon
as she wakes up in the morning. and
Is taken in to see him by her colored
nurse. Baby 10. VINO sleeps in the
nursery made famous by the Cleveland
children. lives by r set schedule. which
is approved by all the authorities on
child culture She eats n hearty
breakfast OF eggs and bread and milk.
and goes for a ride in her perambula-
tor after she has greeted the Presi
dent. Part OF the morning airing is
taken In Lafayette Park. opposite the
White House. on clear days she is
allowed to Join the children at pla: on
the grass.
She has already become firm friends
with the children of the Argentine
Minister and Nine. Naon. James Nc
MILAN Gibson, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Preston Gibson. and other children OF
well known parents.
Luncheon with her small cousins at
the same table with the President and
his family an afternoon nap, an auto
ride, light supper and a romp at
the children's hour ROUNDS out the busy
day for BABY 10.
Baby 10 has set style OF infant
democratic simplicity In the matter OF
clothes, for she effects only the most
simple raiment Her proudest pos
session. however. IS string of tiny
gold beads. the gift of her grand
uncle, the President of the United
States.
new use has been found for the
silver cups OF the famous White House
silver service, for they make ideal
milk mugs for Baby 10 and her small
relatives.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-11
BUSCH ON HIS WAY
TO PETERSBURG
Some of Goober Regulars Have
Not Signed. but Fast Team
Is Expected.
[Snecial 10 NC Times. Disnatch |

Petersburg. Va, March l0.-Heine
Busch. manager of the Petersburg
baseball team for the coming season.
left Cincinnati direct for Petersburg
to-day. AS soon as he arrives. trans
portation Will be forwarded to the
players under contract. with instruc-
tons to report here on March 30.
Very few contracts have as yet been
sent in by the reserved players of last
seasons team: in fact. only Busch.
Barnett. Brennagan. Hedgepeth and
Blackstone have been signed
Quite number OF "tryouts" have been
signed by. the local management. but
these recruits will have to show good
form TO win out
Among the players who wore the
Petersburg uniform last season
Blackstone Simmons. Spencer Morri-
son and Kline. a tryout, will he can
didates for the outiield Barnett.
Krepps, Howedell and others will fight
for the infeld Laughlin, Brcnnagan.
Leibs and q youngster that Busch has
under cover will look after the receiv-
ing end, while the pitching staff will
include Brooks. Hedgcpeth. Vance,
Moreanroth and several youngsters.
The management has determined to
get together a bunch of fast ball toss
ers and team that will make run
for the pennant Metosh and Fowler.
local pitchers, who worked in the
Wiregrass League last season. will be
given tryout during the training
season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-11
IOWA SCHOOL IS
WINNER OF MATCH

Washington. March Jo-Iowa City
High school won first place in Glass
4 in the High school League rife CON
tests concluded last week. The boys
won nine straights. Deering High
School was second, with eight victories
and one defeat In class Il. Salt Lake
City High School was second. with
eight victories and one defeat. Iowa
City and Salt Lake city schools Will
shoot off for the championship and the
winner Will receive the national trophy
presented by the War Department. The
hnnl scores follow:
Class A-Iowa City High School
Rifle Club, sci. We. Morris High School.
OF New York City, 9l6: Deering High
school, Portland. Me. 97l. vs. Baltimore
Polytechnic School. ss3: Western High
school, Washington, ID c.. 192, vs..
stuyvesant High School. New York
New York City. $40: Eastern High
school and High School OF Commerce,
drfaulted.
Glass B-salt Lake City High School.
ei5. VIZ. Utica Free Academy. $50: Sault
Ste Marie. Michigan High School. S9s.
We Business High School, of Washing
ton. D. G., 1917 Springfield. Mass,
Technical School. 911. VS.. Tucson. Ariz.,
High School. defaulted; Portland. Me,
High School. sac, VS.. Manual Training
school st Louis, No, 72S. SusQuehan-
ma, Pa, High School. $50, VS. Manual
Training School, of Washington, ID. G..
g33
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-11
PRINCESS THINKS
FEE is TOO LARGE
She Is Unwilling to Pay $4,000
for Collection of $lO,-
Especial to The Times Dlspatch.l


New York, March 10.--Through her
counsel. Princess Catherine Youriew-
sky. the morganatic widow of Car
Alexander H.. OF Russia, has started a
suit here to recover $4,000 from Vic
tor p. CARTE, New York lawyer
Gartz was retained By the Princess
fouriewsky In r9l1 to collect a bill
amounting to more than 100000. Tho
lawyer succeeded in getting $4,000
cash and note for S12.5OO and. after
substractng $4,000 as his fee. he sent
the remainder of this to tho princess
With tho 500 retainer that had al
ready been given CARTE. this made his
total $4,000. In her application to
Justice Donnelly. In the Supreme Court
to-day the princess. whose home is In
Paris. announced her readiness to pay
$1,000. although she thought even that
excessive. but she wanted the difference
returned.
According to the story told in court
Krucien luigi, OF whom attorneys for
the princess know little. was indebted
to her for between 100000 and S20o,-
600 In 1910. lie was then In South
America. although employed by an
American concern.