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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
A LAKE UNDER PHILADELPHIA
Engineers Say Quicksand May InguIf
Skyscrapers Any Time in
Quaker City,

Observation-Disclosures in charge
Of the excavations for the foundations
Of the addition TO the Ritz-Carlton
hotel at Broad and Walnut streets as
serted that central Philadelphia with
its skyscrapers is resting on floating
island and may at any moment be in
quilted in quicksand.
Forty-five feet below the street level
worhmen pOked their picks through
the shell-like covering of an under
ground lake, the waters of which rise
and fall with the movements of the
tide. The engineers assert that far
underground this lost water is
ebbihg and flowing just like at the
open seashore
How high the water rises or how
low it falls is difficult to figure, they
say, for this subterranean food which
is surging backward and forward be-
meath Philadelphia is not free wa
ter.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
ALLIGATOR STIRS UP TOWN
Five Feet Long, He Created Panic
in Street Until Shot By
Policeman.

Shreveport, IA big alligator
crawledi tout Of a sewer in Texas street
and created panic. He landed right
in the midst of a crowd OF women
shoppers and pedestrians on their
way to noon lunches. The alligator
seemed to have Business of his own,
and promptly set out up the sidewalk
at lively gait.
Persons screamed and ran in all di.
recti0Rs. Several were knocked down
and hurt slightly. st the door of
department store the reptile paused,
and seemed about to enter when a
quick floorwalker slammed the doors
shut
Two negro men attacked the alliga-
tor with clubs and policeman's pistol
finished him. He measured over five
feet in length.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
MANS TROUSERS BLEW OUT
Garment Contained $3.50 in EN-, and
Whole Train Get Excited over
Accident.

Los Angeles.-Without trousers and
minus $3.50 contained therein, Smith
Beavers, a travelling salesman, gave
passengers on a west-bOund train a
scare. The train was spec ding sixty
miles an hour between Ontario and
Los Angeles when Beavers trousers
slipped out of window in the sleep
ing car Beavers made known his
predicament with shouts and wild
gesticulations.
The train was stopped and the con-
ductor telephoned back To Ontario, re-
questing the baggage agent to insti-
tute search for his passengers gar.
ment The train then resumed its
journey to Los Angeles with Beavers
wrapped in a blanket.
The trousers were found with the
money in EN-.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Walked Out With Il.

There came into the office of a
western lawyer a man who was ex-
cited because his wife had left him,
and he feared she would run him into
debt all over the country.
IN that case" said the lawyer.
you had better post her"
His client, not knowing what post
ing meant, said he did not know where
she had gone. and besides, she was
fully as strong as he. and he did not
believe he was able to post her. The
attorney explained that he meant put
ting a notice in the newspapers say
ing: Whereas, my wife Helen has
left my bed and board without any
just"
But that amt true" interrupted
the client. she didn't leave my bed.
She took it with her"-Sunday Mag
aZine.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
CHAPTER w.
Sweet Little Miss Clark

Sweet Little Miss Clarke.
When we took our seats at the
breakfast-table, it was with the feel
ing of being no longer looked upon
as connected in any way with this
case. Yet our interest in it was. if
anything, increased. and when l saw
George casting furtive chances at
certain table behind me. leaned over
and asked him the reason, being sure
that the people whose faces | saw
reflected In the mirror directly before
us had something to do with the
great matter then engrossing us.
His answer conveyed the somewhat
exciting information that the four
persons seated in my rear were the
same four who had been reading at
the round able in the mezzanine at
the time of Miss Challoner's death.
Instantly they absorbed all my at
tention, though l dared not give them
a direct look, and continued to OBJ
serve them only in the glass.
rs it one family?" | asked.
Yes. and a very respectable one.
Transients, OF course. but very well
known in Denver The lady is not
the mother of the boys. but their
aunt. The boys belong to the gen.
tleman, who is a widower."
Their word ought to be good"
George nodded
The boys look wide-awake enough
if the father does not. AS for the
aunt, she is sweetness itself. Do
they still insist that Miss Challoner
was the only person in the room
with them at this timer"
They did last night | don't know
how they will meet this statement Of
the doctors"
"George?"
He leaned nearer.
Have you ever thought that she
might have been a suicide? That she
stabbed herself?"
NO. for in that case a weapon
would have been found"
And are you sure that none was?"
Positive Such a fact could not
have been kept quiet. If a weapon
had been picked up there would be
no mystery. and no necessity for
further police investigation"
And the detectives are still here?-
Il just saw one"
"George?"
Again his head came nearer.
Have they searched the lobby?
believe she had a weapon"
Laura"
Il know it sounds foolish, but the
alternative is so improbable. A fam
lily like that cannot be leagued to-
gether in a conspiracy to hide the
truth concerning matter so serious.
To be sure, they may all be short
sighted, or so little given to observa-
ticn that they didn't see what passed
before their eyes. The boys look wide.
awake enough, but who can tell? l
would sooner believe that"
| stopped short so suddenly that
George looked startled. My attention
had been caught by something new
saw in the mirror upon which my
attention was fixed A man was look
ing in from the corridor behind, at
the four persons we were just dis
cussing He was watching them in
tently. and l thought | knew his
face.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06

ing both in his dress and appearance.
What could see of his face was bare
Of beard, and very expressive. He
walked with the swing of an athlete,
and only looked mean and small
when he was STOPPING and dabbling
in the snow"
His clothes. Describe his clothes"
There was an odd sound in Mr..
Slater's voice.
He wore a silk hat and there was
fur on his overcoat. l think the fur
was black"
Mr.. Slater stepped back. then NOV
ed forward again with a determined
air.
Il know the man." said he.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Saves Time on Telephone

thought to be, and the average man
is apt to allow himself to be tyran-
nized by his pockets.
l have known men to carry large
bundles of letters, to say nothing Of
a large letter case, massive cigar
case, a couple of pipes, a box of Gig
arettes, bulky tobacco pouch and a
few other odd things. These same
men bave come to me and asked how
it is that their coats always seem to
look shabby so soon.
The answer, in word, has been:
The pockets have spoiled the clothes.
lie Comte in London Evening Stand
ard.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06

room, and with whom in another
moment l saw him step out. Thus
deserted, sank into chair near one
of the windows.
Where was he? The man who had
carried him off was the youngest in
the group. What had be wanted of
George? Those who remained showed
no interest in the matter. They had
enough to say among themselves. But
was terested-naturally so, and,
in my uneasiness, glanced restlessly
from the window, the shade of which
was up. The outlook was a very
peaceful one. This room faced a side
street, and, as my eyes fell upon the
whitened pavements,. | received an
answer to one, and that the most
anxious, of my queries. This was the
street into which we had turned, in
the wake of the handsome stranger
they were trying at this very moment
to identify with Brotherson. George
had evidently been asked to point out
the exact spot where the man had
stopped, for l could see from my
vantage point two figures bending
near the curb, and even paving at
the snow which lay there. 1t gave
me a slight turn when one of them
| do not think 1t was George-began
to rub his hands together in much
the way the unknown gentleman had
done, and, in my excitement, | prob
ably uttered some sort of an ejacula-
ton, for | was suddenly conscious of
a silence in the room, and when
turned saw all the men about me
looking my way.
They are initiating the man."
cried; my husband and-and the
person he went out with. 1t looked
dreadful to me; that is ALL
Meanwhile, Mr.. Slater had ex-
changed some words with the two Of
ficials, and now approached me with
an expression of extreme consider
alton. They were about to excuse me
from further participation in this in
formal inquiry. This l saw before he
spoke. OF course they were right. But
| should greatly have preferred to
stay where l was till George came
back
l was greatly interested, of course.
and had plenty to think of till l saw
George again and learned the result
of the latest investigations.
Miss Challoner had been shot, not
stabbed. No other deduction was pos
sible from such facts as were now
known, though the physicians had not
yet handed in their report, or even
intimated what that report would be.
No assailant could have approached
or left her, without attracting the no
tice of some one. if not all of the
persons seated at a table in the same
room. She could only have been
reached by bullet sent from a point
near the head of a small winding
staircase connecting the mezzanine
floor with a courtroom adjacent to the
front door. This has already been in
sisted on, as you will remember, ana
If you will glance at the diagram
which George hastily scrawled Tor
me, you will see why.
A. B., as well as c. D., are half
ircular openings into the Office lobby.
. F. are windows giving upon Broad
way. and G. and party wall, necessari-
" .unbroken by window, door or any
other opening. 1t follows then that
the only possible means of approach
to this room lies through the archway
H., or from the elevator door. But
the elevator made no stop at the mez-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
CHAPTER III.
The Man.

The Man.
You know the MANI"
Il do; or rather, know man who
answers to this description. He comes
here once in a while.
His name"
"BrothersOn. A very uncommon per
son in many respects; quite capable
of such an eccentricity, but incapable,
l should say of crime. He's a gifted
talker and so well read that he can
hold ones attention for hours. OF
his tastes, l can only say that they
appear to be mainly scientific. But
he is not averse to society, and is
always very well dressed"
Meanwhile, George had advanced to
speak to a man who had beckoned
to him from the other side Of the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06

canine on or near the time of the at
tack upon Miss Challoner; nor did any
one leave the table or pass by it in
either direction till after the alarm
given by her fall.
But a bullet calls for no approach.
A man at X. might raise and fire his
pistol without attracting any attention
to himself. The, music, which all
acknowledge was at its full climax at
this moment. wC-, drown the noise
of the explosion, an the stair case,
out % view of all but the victim, af-
ford the same means of immediate es-
cape, which 1t must have given Of
secret and unseen approach. The coat
room into which it descended COM
municated with the lobby very near
the main entrance, and if Mr.. Brother
son were the man, his sudden appear
ance there would thus be accounted
for.
1t began to look bad for this man, If
indeed he were the one we had seen
under the street-lamp; and. as George
and | reviewed the situation, we felt
our position to be serious enough for
us severally to set down our impress
sions of this man before we lost our
first vivid idea. / do not know what
George wrote, for he sealed his words
up as soon as he had finished writing.
but this Is what l put on paper while
my memory was still fresh and my ex-
element undated:
He had the look Of man of power
full intellect and determined will, who
shudders while he triumphs; who
outwardly washes his hands of a deed
over which he inwardly gloats. This
was when he first rose from the
snow Afterwards he had a moment
of fear; plain, human, everyday fear.
But this was evanescent. Before he
had turned to go, he showed the self
possession of one who feels himself
so secure, or is so well-satisfied with
himself, that he is no longer con-
scious of other emotions"
Poor fellow" I commented aloud,
as l folded up these words; 'he
reckoned without you. George. BY
tomorrow he will be in the hands of
the police"
And with this sentence ringing in
my mind, lay down and endeavored
to sleep. But it was not till very
late that rest came.
At last | slept, but it was only to
rouse again with the same quick real
ization of my surroundings, which
mad experienced on my recovery from
my fainting fit of hours before. Some
one had stopped at our door before
hurrying by down the hall. Who was
that someone? l rose on my elbow,
and endeavored to peer through the
dark OF course, | could see nothing.
But when woke a second time, there
was enough light in the room, early
as it undoubtedly was, for me to de-
tect letter lying on the carpet just
inside the door.
Instantly | was on my feet. Catch
ing the letter up. / carried it to the
window. Our two names were on it
Mr.. and Mrs. George Anderson: the
writing, Mr. Slater's.
l glanced over at George. He was
sleeping peacefully. 1t was too early
to wake him, but l could not lay
that letter down unread; was not my
name on it? Tearing it open. l de-
voured its commensurate exclamation
made on reading it, waking George.
The writing was in Mr.. Slater's
hand, and the words were:
Il must request, at the instance of
Coroner Heath and such of the police
as listened to your adventure, that
you make no further mention of
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
TO RECLAIM SAHARA DESERT
Modern Methods and Machinery Fol-
low Advent of italian CivlIiza-
ton in Tripoli.

Paris-Following the advent Of
italian civilization I'm Tripoli-for-
merly part of Turkeys North African
empire-modern methods and machin-
cry are rapidly being brought into
play to reclaim its sandy wastes. as
the French have done i'm the neigh
boring states Of Algeria and Tunisia.
and as the English have done in
Egypt.
Lack Of water for irrigation being
the chief handicap of Italy's new col
onies Of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica.
every effort is being made by the
conquerors TO develop the precious
fluid. In the picture is shown a wind
mil which. it is confidently predicted,
will solve the problem. 1t is not an
ordinary windmill The usual flimsy
type of air-motor manufactured in
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
CHAPTER n.
q" Know the Man."

Yet he made no effort to detain
Mr. Slater. when that gentleman, I'M
der this renewed excitement, has
tily left u.s.
Il want to feel sure of myself" he
explained. Can you bear the strain
of waiting around a little longer,
Laura?"
Yes, | can bear it. Don't you think
the man we saw had something to do
with this? Don't you believe"
Hush What are they saying over
there? Can you hear?"
mo. And / cannot bear to look.
Yet / don't want to 60 away. It's all
90 dreadful"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Just Married, Too.

Young man. said the magistrate.
severely, the assault you have COM
mitted on your poor wife is a most
brutal one. Do you know of any rea-
son why | should not send you to
PRISON." IF you do, your honor" re-
piled the prisoner at the bar. hope
fully, 1t will break up our honey.
moon"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
indignant Woman Leaves Church.

New York-A lecture on Painted
Women by Rev. w. l. Southerton
drove one from the Baptist Temple
in Brooklyn. He told of the women
who come painted and attired as no
woman should be" to church. He
bowed to a woman I'm one OF the
front seats and said: Pardon me.
madam" The woman left the church
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Pockets SpoiI Mems Clothes

1t would be a good thing if some
mems pockets were sewn up. One
could be left for a handkerchief-the
hip pocket Of the trousers is a good
place for that-but the other pockets
are seldom so necessary as they are
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06
Cat Nursinu Rabbits.

Butler, y. J.-"Tanguary," a pet cat
in the Hotel Butler here, is nursing
three rabbits. Recently she reared q
litter of rats.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06

what you saw in the street under ouI
windows last night The doctors find
no bullet in the wound. This clears
Mr.. Brotherson."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-12-06

turned a questioning look up at
Georges face.
1t was fixed with a purpose / had
no trouble in understanding.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Sherry, Brandy and Rum Stirred Through Flour
and Spices of Cake.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-To the ar
tistic brain OF Madame Blanche,
maker of wedding cakes for the
Goulds, the Roosevelts and other per-
sons of fame and fortune, was en-
trusted the responsibility of building
the cake that will ornament Miss Jes-
sic Wilson's bridal feast.
In madame's establishment No. II
West Sixty third street, the fOunda
ton plinth was finished Wednesday,
1t is % inches in diameter and inch
es high Eighteen ingredients are
combined therein, and 1t weighs so
pounds.
The entire cake-a marvellous fab
ric-weighs 1926 pounds and repre-
sents an investment of $3.50 in spices,
eggs, -four, sugar, fruit. labor and so
on. It will be delivered by Madame
Blanche personally. No profane
hands may def1le such a poem of ca
tering
Stirred throughout the admixturc
of spices and flour are goodly portions
OF sherry wines, brandy and rum
Madame left no sections dry. 1t had
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
State Veterinarians
Will Meet at Athens
Special Surgical Clinic Under Di-
rection of DR.. 5urson Will
Be Feature.

ATHENS, Nov. 15.-rhe seventh
annual meeting Of the Georgia State
Veterinary Association is to be held
November 81 and ~ at Athens. The
program for the meeting has just
been issued.
One Of the phases Of the meeting
which is being looked to this year
with special interest Is the surgical
clinic, under the direction of DR.. w.
NJ. BurSon, professor of veterinary
science at the State College of Agri-
culture.
The program includes an address
Of welcome by Hon. David c. Bar
row, chancellor of the University II
Georgia; response by DIR. H. q
Carnes, of Atlanta, a. d the annual
address by DIR. w NJ. Burson, presi-
dent of the Georgia State Veterinary
Association.
The literary program includes ad-
dresses of general interest to veteri-
narians
officers for the ensuing year Will he
elected.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Laborers Scared Off
By Brewers Widow
Mrs. BergdoI Objects to Pole in
Front of Home. and
Points Pistol

PHILADELPHIA, Nov f5.-Tali-
ing sudden exception to the planting
Of a large wooden pole in front of
her home, Mrs Emma G. Bergdoll,
widow Of a millionaire brewer, chased
gang OF workmen from her prem
Uses by pointing at them u revolver
that seemed as big as horse pistol.
At least the foreman OF the gang
so described the weapon The work.
ers stood not upon the order of GO
ing, but fed rapidly to their tool
wagon.
Mrs. Bergdoll on several occasions
has shown that she entertains the
strictest notion Of property rights.
and when Workmen employed by q
Philadelphia electric company de-
scended on her neighborhood the
neighbors waited for her to assume
the offensive. Nor were they dis
appointed. A hole two feet deep was
dug alongside the sidewalk Of Mrs.
Pergdolls house when she pointed
her weapon from the open door
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16
Webs ANDF|RST
VIEWS BRIDE :
FACE At ALTAR
Dr.. Francis W. HartIey's Third
Venture Is Taken as "Leap
in the Dark"

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1j.-Declaring
that he had not seen the face Of his
bride until after the wedding cere-
mony Dr. Francis w. Hartley admit
ted to-day that he was married to
Mrs. Marian c. ArneJt, Of Philadei-
phia, in the Franklin uare Baptist
Church by the pastor, he witnesses
being Allen Hartley, the doctors son,
and few friends.
Mrs. Arnett arrived in this city
about 6 o'clock in the evening" said
DIR. Hartley. She wore a thin black
veil and went directly 10 the church
When we met in the church, she held
her face away fro me to prevent my
seeing it. When the preacher had
finished the ceremony and pro-
nounced us man and wife, 1t was
then, for the first time, that l saw
her face"
The ceremony follows a romance
begun in Cuba and aided by a mar
riage bureau and the long distance
telephone. The romance involves a
Cuban estate of mystery and an
tiquity, an Austrian chef and large
quantity Of the acts of Providence.
DR.. Hartley emphatlcally asserts the
latter
Mrs. Hartley Radiant
MIS-. hartley was RADIANT this ant
ernoon when seen at her new home
on West F'ayette street She beamed
on the doctor and declared him the
best man in the world. She agreed
with the statement of her husband
that he had not seen her face until
after the ceremony. All the court
ship was conducted by correspond
ence.
The bride was a widow. She is 45
years old DR.. Hartley is Sc. He has
been twice married before. This time
he married under the name of He'll
yer by which name he was known
when he lived in England before
coming to this country.
Bridal Veil Black
Mrs. Arnett was the first to answer
an advertisement Tor a wife. And
DR.. Hartley had vowed that the first
answer would be accepted
After the final ceremony, when the
widow and the twice. idower had
been married and DR. Hartley
had had the first glimpse under the
mysterious veil he handed to his
wife a deed TO his property in Balti
more, including the house at No 1904
West Fayette street.
DR.. Hartley said he had no fear
of the consequences of his i'm
plicit trust in Mrs. Arnett or of the
unique features OF his marriage, nor
was he afraid of being duped by any
other women than Mrs. Arnett wear
ing wells.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-16

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