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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-29
M'MILLAN IMPROVES
IN ASHEVILLE, N. C.

Asheville n. c., March 2S.--(Special.)- y
Robley H. Mcmillan, who formerly
resided In Ensley Greater Birmingham
and was recently hurt in an automobile
accident while driving along the crest of
Sunset mountain, near .Ashevlle, Is stead
lily improving, and it Is believed that he
will be able to leave the local hospital,
where he is confined, within the next few
days. Mr.. Mcmillan is "A geologist and is
id to be well known in the Birmingham
ietr. tot
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CORN GROWERS WILL
MEET IN GREENVILLE

Greenvlle. March 2S.-(Special)--on
Saturday, April ), meeting of the But
Ter County Boys Corn club will be held.
All boys who intend to participate in tho
contest for this year are requested to be-
present. A number of prominent agri-
eulturists viii take part in the programme.
A fifth Sunday meeting OF the Butler
County Baptist association will be held
Saturday and Sunday at Mckenzie.
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MIZZENMAST LOST
DURING HURRICANE

Mobile, March 2s-The american schoon-
er Alice Lord, from San Juan, Porto Rico
for t;ulfport, Miss, pur into Mobile today
for repairs The vessel lost her mizzcti-
mast during heavy weather in the gulf
ssrly In the week.
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crease in money circulation for the Tri-
Cities.
Knights of fShorassan from the Tri-
Cities will have a parade Friday night at
$50 o'clock through the streets of Flor
ence, which will be spectacular affair,
and Is an event of great social Importance
to that order. The local knights will en-
tertain their friends in the lodge room In
Florence.
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A negro was jailed late yesterday after
noon charged with kidnapping a girl IL
years old. The man was named IL l..
Wallace. He took Rosa Lee Richards
with him to Sheffield, and when he was
charged with the crime succeeded in
spiriting the girl away She was located
in Birmingham and returned to Florence
last night The man is. in Jail.
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FLORENCE COUPLE
CLEARED OF MURDER
Mr.. and Mrs. Heathcote Are
Found Not Guilty of Kill
ing Joe Sharpston

Florence March 2s-Yesterday the i,,rv
IN the case Of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Heath
cote, charged with the killing of Joe
Sharpston, near Killen, in this county.
returned a verdict of acquittal
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The chief of police and a few assistants
arrested a number of lawbreakers yester-
day afternoon, who were found operating
blind tigers in different parts OF the
city, bringing in several sacks of whisky
among the spoils
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Hunter Smith, man who was arrested
as being an aecomplce to, the murder
of John Lawrence, over crap game, last
November, will be tried this morning at
. o'clock
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The mureury dropped below freezing
in the Tri-Cities yesterday and the snow
continued to fall for some time.
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Five miles west of Florence the state
engineer has commenced work on the
Florence and Waynesboro pike force
of men and teams are working near Pc
tersvile. This is one of the important
highways in Lauderdale county
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The United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy will bestow crosses of honor to the
Veterans who have never received one
on Memorial day, at the courthouse
This will occur on April 26 The Rev
G. L.-Bell will be the orator of the oc-
casion.
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again went out, and in her vivid I'M
agination she pictured him as buying
great clusters Of American Beauties,
and sending them to the stage he
roine.
She wished now that she had not
seen the play nor the man. Way
down In the depths of her nature
something had stirred. Was It the
play or was It the man beside her
whose personality seemed to have
overpowered her?
Whatever It was Millicent waited
with rapidly beating heart for his re-
turn. y,
The light went down and she began
to think he was not coming.
How perfectly ridiculous ana silly
Of me to feel this way" She laughed
scornfully at herself and ended with
wistful eyes.
Against her will she turned toward
the back Of the theater. Yes, he was
standing there. A moment later he
came down ana took his seat beside
her.
The last act was drawing to I close
when resolution suddenly became ap-
parent In Millicent. The color crept
slowly up to the shadows beneath her
eyes and her lips smiled.
With . very gentle almost unfslt
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A PLAIN BUSINESS WOMAN


patrician features to trace other indi-
cations of the type of character he
field 1t must indicate. Nor was he
disappointed.
As he sat fancifully endowing her
with fitting mental attributes, the car
stopped and she arose and passed
quickly to the street, not noticing in
her haste that sho had dropped a
crumpled blue glove inside the door.
Kent sprang gallantiy to its rescue
and followed its owner out of the
car, only to find hs was too late.
He fingered about the place for a
few moments, hoping 70 catch sight
of her: then thrusting the glove in
side his pocket. he entered the next
car.
Upon opening his safe the mex,
morning, he came upon the box Of
jewels. by Jove! its rather queer
he soliloQuised. that Fate, figurative-
ly speaking should ding two gantlets
at the feet Of matter -of-fact bust.
ness man. like myself. On tho same
day. too-and each with an element
OF romance!"
Placing the impromptu Jewel casa
upon his desk, he laid the second
glove beside 1t. and bent to look clos
er. Examining each curiously. ho mot.
cd the size and make,
"Counterpartsl" he exclaimed with
= low whistle Of surprise.
A tiny rip had been mended alike
In each, and from both gloves the
same faint perfume emanated. He
smoothed them out gently and laid
them together beside the box.
The face Of the girl in dark blue
serge came back to him and he found
himself earnestly wishing he might
restore to her that which was evil
IDENTIFY her property. Perhaps she had
missed the Jewels and was worrying
about her loss, at the very moment
he had been dreaming about her.
Then he regretted he had no way
OF discovering her identity, until COM
mon sense came to his rescue and
suggested m advertisement. Calling
. messenger, he sent carefully
worded paragraph to the evening pa
pers.
Business the next day proved un-
usually exacting, but the junior part
ner found himself awaiting the ad-
vent Of a tall, graceful figure in worn,
blue serge At 3 o'clock, the anti
thesis Of his mental picture appeared
at his desk. a little old lady. who re-
minded him Of fairy godmother.
II have come to inquire about the
Jewels which were found Wednesday, .
she announced. Tho Lost and Found
man said you would be able to tell
mo all about them" Her faded eyes
were starry with hope and excite
mont and dashss Of red burned in her
withered cheeks.
"You have lost jewels. madam"
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his hand He dropped to his knees;
and the command was commander
less!
The fates were eager to give Burg
er his chance. With yell he snatch
ed at the sword and swung it high.
With tall figure erect, his head
thrown back and q strong arm. steel
pointed showing the way, he held the
wavering line for the critical moment
Then, with sublime faith In his fol-
lowers. he turned his back and leap
ed for the stone-wall entertainments.
The squad did not fail him. Led by
demonized chief It swarmed the en-
emy in rush and staked the game on
a hand-to hand conflict.
And the spirit behind that charge
won. The enemy fell away. The
edges Of the line thus broken weak
ened and bent backward. Then an at
tack in force was hurled through the
break, sweeping tho enemy into q
heap upon itself % . whirlpool might
circle driftwood into I central spot.
The battle was over and the day
was won. The firing changed from a
steady, unbroken roar to intermit-
tent vOlleying. and then to spits.
Prone on the ground, Burgers mon
found him! They carried him back
to the field hospital, where he lay for
hours. too far from the world AZ un-l
eerstanding y know that the charge
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Thank you, yes" He raised his
hat and Millicent went into the we'll
6ll0d theater.
A moment before the curtain arose
she knew that he had come In, and
that he was sitting beside her. Mil
licent felt peculiarly aggrieved that
be had not 90 much as looked at her.
At the same time she knew that IL he
had acted otherwise she would in all
PROBABILITY have left the theater.
II wish he were--not quite SO good
looking" she found herself thinking.
The curtain went up and she be-
came interested In the play But
through 1t all Millicent was uncom-
fortably conscious of the man beside
her.
Notwithstanding the fact that he
was sitting in the next seat to her,
he seemed to have put himself miles
away. That he was completely alb
sorbed in the drama being enacted
on the stage. and not in her, was evil
dent to Millicent.
She found herself losing interest in
the actors and watching every move
ment OF the long. shapely hands of
the man. Occasionally she stole
surreptitious glance at the profile.
During the intermissions he left his
seat to return only as the curtain
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After that she forced herself to take
up the thread of the drama and follow
Its course.
The success of the play had come,
not through any hectic love affairs
with another mans wife or any great
financial crisis. 1t was merely a
pretty, domestic drama told by we'll
balanced, healthy-minded people.
There were no scheming politicians
and wan-eyed heroines.
The hero was big and broad-minded
and the girl he loved was sweet and
she was not Jealous nor catty when
her handsome lover danced with the
dark-eyed Suxette.
Millicent felt suddenly very small
and Insignificant and unloved.
1T is only play girls who are 80
simple minded" she argued with her
self
She glanced ut the man beside her.
His eyes were following the girl ON
the stage and Millicent fancied thero
was moro than the theater-g -goer's a.
miration In his face. She bit her lips
to still their trembling and turned
again toward the stage.
Girls are not like that In real
life." she told herself vehemently.
The curtain went down on the Sec
ond act. The man beside Millicent
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the box office. She had known be-
fore asking that there waS not an
other seat to be had In the theater.
I'VE have been booked for the last
six weeks" the man told her.
Millicent pouted through her dis.
appointment.
Il did SO want to see the play" she
informed the man behind the window,
An she turned to leave the foyer
her appealing eyes swept across space
to the good-looking man whose sase
had brought the color into her cheeks.
He raised his hat.
III you care to take this seat--I
will be only too happy" he said In a
perfectly impersonal tone.
Millicent hesitated q second only;
then In ! hurried voice thanked him.
And you are not robbing yourself?'
she questioned.
"The seat will go begging II you do
not use It," the man said, and gave
her the ticket.
Millicent reached down into the
depths Of her opera bag and brought
forth a 81 bill.
us that right7" she asked and did
not raise her eyes.
A dull red mounted even to the
mans temples. He drew back swift
ly, then as suddenly took the money.
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forward command was given. Then
the small detachment swept on-dou-
ble-quicked--swept on toward an OBJ
liberation as swift and utter as ii
they had faced the shriveling blast OF
Z furnace.
For the enemy was ready and wait
Ing. In force An unerring fire SEEM
ed to strike the attacking line and rip
along 1t like fingers over the keys of
. plano. The front staggered and
reeled.
And tho officers went down as
thickly ~ their men before the mur-
derous scythe Of war. Those that re-
mained. however, pushed on with Bur-
ger and his fellows 1t their heels. Only
the regulations prevented Burger from
outstripping his supertorS.
Heaven bless you, Cortwright."
Burger muttered once. with q grim
satisfaction. Its blessing me. I've
prayed for something like this to help
me forget"
And ''this" was the scream of shells.
the mad roar of the musketry. men
staggering on In \ drunken line or
reeling as into the gutter, the air
trembling with tho fierce passions of
war. the sky lurid with Wild flashes
and wall Of lead impeding the adj
vance.
Yet the command pressed on--and
Burger pushed forwaxQ on. lone Of
n~.ssas -, ~, pI..sE .ss.s. NA -. .
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Burger lifted his face again. 80
came into the army ~ private, 10
offer myself and my life In atonement.
Something tells me the sacrifice will
be required tomorrow. wouldn't
have you wonder about my secret. II
] go you will know l went as sol.
der, won't your"
Cortwright wanted to ask about the
girl, She had recovered. Burger brief
" admitted; but he had never seen
her since-had never tried to see her.
He was dissraced soldier.
They did not talk again until the
dawn brought q sudden alarm. The
splitting fire Of the pickets became al
most at once that cuPlously uninter-
mittent roar Of continued infantry
fire.
Before Burger and Cartwright knew
where they were to take part, cannon
had doomed out challenge and had
been crashingly answered. Tho battle
was on.
Its comet" Burger grimly observ-
ed to his comrade. Il dreamed Of it
and of broken sword"
Then came the order to advance
for Burgers and Cortwright's rsgi-
ment to attack. Shortly thereafter
Burgers company was directed
against a combination Of woods, stone
wall and sharpshooters In cover. It
was case Of picking tho eaemy's
.lock Tiara unnh. .5ndH Hh1mnts n H. Anna
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movement she leaned nearer the big
man and slipped her hand through his
arm. A sudden hungry little jsFk was
all the reward her efforts brought
forth. He did not turn his head, but
Millicent watched his Jaw set. A
moment later her fingers closed over
the ring that dangled from his watch
chain.
Still the man remained Is IL carv-
ed In stone. A
Millicent struggled aoftly with the
clasp that held tight to the chain ana
hnally the ring was Id her own hands.
The big diamond flashed In the semi
darknsss Of the theater ana Millicent
drew long breath Of commitment.
she looked lovingly at the ring for
9 moment. then up into the big mans
face. Her voice was only . whisper.
BILLY, dear-I want my ring back
lii you stili-love me-" In that lit
tie eager whisper was all The love
that q hungry man longed tor ana his
hand closed swiftly over her own. Il
was q II hs had folded her within
biz arms.
II havs never ceosed to idve you,
sweetheart 'Of mins," hs told her, and
slipped the ring hack On her finger.
See how completely surrender
a. she said happily. Il had my tick
OF Ill the time"
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why, the other glove-the mate!
10 not this yours also" and be
placed II in her shapely. rinslssa
n, certainly looks like raine,. the
girl replied. paling perceptibly, %,
glAnOing from one to the other, sha
noted the telltals traces Of her own
repairing.
II saw you drop 1t - you left the
Clinton avenue car Wednesday night
Kent explained, feeliag tAat be had
beeni q tactless brute. I'm Glad to
hAve ~ opportunity to return It.
Tha0kss the girl answered ab-
stracte6ly. and remained silent mo.
mant: tkon. speaking with evident a.
fort. oho asked:
"Dut how ala this one come into
your possession Surely tho jewels
were not found thusl"
Kent nodded reassuringly, and his
eyss met the dark onss steadily.
"BsAeve me, the juxtapoeition
prove nothing. Il might have come
about n any ono q dossn ways. A
gpfvant-perhApe--~
impossible! the glrl shook heF
head. I'VE havs only Hannahl"
1T Wa loft "wednesday morning 81
an unknown person-" the man went
ON hastily.
"But ! spent Wednesday In Alan
did not stop tor gloves"
Perhaps you srs mistaken II TIE
day." ventured Kent.
1T would not matter" rsturned the
girl, for have not been IN this par
ticular store for at least 4 fortnight. =
Rising In nervous hapts, she said
with an appealing note ina voice that
tried hard to Be steady, "Mr. Foster.
am going to ask great favor. Will
you take these" with q weary ges-
ture, ''home to my aunt? feel sure
it will prove the remedy she really
needs"
But. my dear young lady" Kent
began to protest; th0n perceiving her
disappointment, finished quickly, "if
you Will allow me to accompany you,
! shall be most hAppy!"
They pursued their way In silence.
At last they reached an old-fashioned
house, In . quiet street, and Adele
led the way to her aunt's apartments.
The invalid's eyes frightened q the
sound Of Kent's checry voice, and she
stretched out q tiny brown hand to
greet him. 1T was very kind Of you
to come out with Adele" she smiled.
The young man drew his chair close
beside her couch and removing the
cover Of the little box held up the
glove.
For IN instant Nine. Brstetou. pug
sled and distressed. gropsd for the
key to remembrance.
Kent gased at her with steady
light In bis eyes. II am sure you
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| touched them caressingly. "They have
been In the family 20 long ! couldn''
bear to have them pass into. . strang'
er's unloving hands. This" touching
the diamond brooch, III what have
put away to provide for Adele's dow.
ry. was only waiting till the right
man came to bestow them all upon
her"
THE right mani" Kent stiifened un.
consciously.
Perhaps ought to give them Il
her now" the old lady continued ju.
dicially. smoothing her faded brocadA
But how did they and their way
here!"
Kent repeated the story. For . mo.
ment she seemed to think deeply;
then she said with unexpected shrswd-
ness:
y would like to leave them, II
may. for few days longer. Since 4
thief has once found the way It would
b we'll to discover his identity. Per-
haps he may answer your advertise
ment."
The young man. admiring her fore
sight. replaced the jewels in the safe
accompanied by her card, and escort
ed her to the door.
A moment later. both disappointed
and puzzled, he returned to his desk
his mind still busy with tho problem.
# the girl he had admired were real.
" Adele, as he felt intuitively she
must be, how did the jewels come Ia
be hidden in her glove?
Nonsense! What II q single dia.
mond would pay the rent" He, put
tho unworthy thought. angrily aside
He could not suspect that beautiful
girl Of wrongdoing.
Several days passed, but no one
came to claim the gems, although the
advertisement appeared daily. Then
one evening, just before closing time
he glanced up to find the lady OF hia
thoughts approaching.
Kent felt his pulse quickening, a
he eagerly scanned her face. She had
grown pale and thin. he fancied.
"Auntie has been positively III from
nervousness she explained, lever
since she discovered the theft Of her
jewels. could not leave her to come
to you until tonight. You have found
no clew to the culprit7"
I'm afraid not" the young man ad-
mitted reluctantly. "Not single in
Quiry has been made, believe. II
your aunt ia worried ana Ill, why not
take them to her?" he suggested.
I Going to the safe. he replaced the
jewels In the glove. and held 1t out
to her.
But surely you are not going with
out the othsr!" Kent exclaimed i'm
pulsively.
What other?" she asked quickly,
with slightly startled air.
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sAOu6At SHOuiQ speak to you
about 1t, sir"
The gray eyes showed slightly
impatient CLEAN. "a trif1e like this
the young man began, and stopped alb
iruptly ~ his fingers came in con-
tact with something hard and irreRu-
lar inside.
He deftly reversed the glove and its
contents fell in q glittering little
heap before him, an emerald ring. a
pearl pendant and q diamond brooch.
with m exclamation OF surprise and
pleasure at their beauty, the juuiaor
partner examined them critically.
Pardon me, Sims. you were quite
fright. They are evidently genuine,
land doubtless valuable. II any ono
pnQuires for them you may send him
TO me. BY the way, have you uues-
toned the flnder?"
''Mlss Morley OF the trimming de-
partment str. brought the glove to me
on her way to lunch. She discovered
at among some bolts OF applique az
she was putting up stock, Just before
Making q hasty memorandum in his
l1otebook the young man placed the
Jewels upon bit Of cotton In small
[box and. laying the glove also within.
put them away in his safe.
| Returning to the routine Of the day.
ne was annoyed to find tho incident
occurring to his mind, despite the de-
smands Of business. Nor was his in
terest abated when he slipped into a
seat In homeward-bound car and
opened the evening paper. for he
turned quickly to the columns head
led, Lost" and scanned them care
fully.
/ Nothing in the long list of missing
Articles, however, bore the slightest
resemblance of the unique parcel in
his safe.
Not In the mood of reading, the
young man allowed his gaze to wan
lder casually along the row OF pas
leenger opposite and rest finally up
on the oval face Of a graceful girl
with weary dark eyes. She was
dressed in well-worn blue serge and
her ungloved hand clasped q shabby
music roll.
1t appealed to Kent's love OF a
beautiful hand, and he glanced at the
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doubtless including tho giove in M
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carried ~ package away. ouite un-
aware 81 II value"
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about Millicent
-

about MIllicent that only exaggerat-
cd her charm.
/, To tho man standing near the ticket
offico aho seemed the embodiment Of
all that was lovely.
Milhcent looked UP and caught his
byes fixed admiringly upon her and
the color famed into her cheeks. Her
fingers trembled slightly as she fum-
lbled for her ticket.
A 4rown sped swiftly across her
2ace. Tho ticket that she had taken
, month or SO ago was not In her
bag! Had she not been consumed
with disappointment and annoyance
Millicent could have laughed aloud.
1T is so like story heroine" she
told herself while she turned toward
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: newcomer queried, lightly
Burger made no reply at once. Then
she broke the silence with speech
THAT for him was long.
a You and may never sit together
y Hike this again, Cartwright. I'll tell
sy0u story.
0nce there was young military
cadet proud of his calling But one
DAY when q girl was very ill and he
NAe denied permission to go to see
A4r ~ broke bounds and went anyway.
Gaming hack to quarters late at night
~ Nas seen and hauled up to explain.
n foolish desperation he lied
like = common thief. They broke his
aWoe4 Cortwright. for that, and ex-
polle4 him broke his sword-mind
bowed his face in his hands
110kfHrlght Nodded In
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cred that the emerald ring, the pearl
pendant and the diamond brooch
had intended for the dowry of my
grandniece were missing. I've often
told Adele they were to be hers--And
now-Lackaday! 1t IL too late! I'm
really getting too old and forgetful
tor any use"
"Ah-h. What was l saying"
You were speaking Of your loss