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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-03-14

'The corporal began a minute search"
poral threw open his coat and began a
minute search. He found first paper,
which he handed to Kerchival. who
gave it to his general.
General Rosser will rejoin General
Early with all the cavalry in his COM
mand," read the old warrior eagerly.
Here Corporal Dunn gave kerchival
small packet. which, when unwrap-
ped, proved to contain miniature pic
ture.
"a portrait ~ Mrs. Haverill!" NUT
tered the young officer with start
He motioned the corporal to retire and,
taking his place, asked Thornton in a
low voice, How did this portrait come
into your possession?'
THAT Is my affair. not yours"
Anything else. coone?' called Gen.
era Buckthorn, who hud seated him.
self on the garden bench to pore over
the captured dispatch.
Nothing, answered Kerchival, put
ting the miniature carefully away in
his breast pocket.
Curse you, you'll give that back to
me yet" Missed Thornton. land we
have in old score to settle before I'm
through. Don't think you are going
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our duties. We will meet tonight after
laps. when the camp is at rest"
Kerchival bowed assent and saluted
Now, then. Barket. | thought you
were to wait at Buckton's ford with
q fresh horse In readiness to watch
for the return or tidings Of Lieutenant
Bedloe's party and bring the first news
posthaste."
Fright We are. colonel. Sure, wasn't
] there? And that's where we cap
tured the prisoner"
Guerilla or spy"
"WorSe. Sor-a petticoat"
"What?" cried Kerchival. aghast-
"Yis. sor. ! towld the boys yer honor
wouldn't thank us for the catchin' OF
her. She's lady and purity one"
well. tell Major Williams for me to
let her take the oath and everything
else she wants. with the United stat,
governments apology and an order for
new bonnet"
1.-The young lady to take the oath. Is
It? An she's afther saying she'll see
US ID first"
Ibid she say that?'
well. she didn't use thin exact
words. but she looked at me to that
effect Oh, she's spanker. Sor. She
was ridin' lickety split through the
woods on gray horse. and we had the
divirs own chase before we caught mp
wild her by the bend In Oak run. And
at the same tonne we saw the gray
back of Confederate officer skedad-
ding off on the other side of the
creek"
HIN! Have you found any dispatch
es on the prisoner"
Colonel West, I'm a bachelor, an
don't be afther pretendin' to any ia
miliarity with the Typography of wom-
ems clothes. What could we b'ys do.
yer honor"
Sure enough. Tell them to send the
prisoner here, Barket, and then you
hurry back to your post at Buckton's
ford and stay there until you get
news Of Bedloe"~>
The Irish trooper departed, and the
fair prisoner was brought in by cor
poral and two soldiers.
Dressed in dark green riding habit
and hat with sweeping plume. after the
approved antebellum fashion Of the fox
hunting Dianas Of that section of Vir-
ginia, she looked indeed Il dashing type
- H.
could not see her face because. ere he
had time tc look up from his map. she
had proudly turned her back to him.
will you be seated. MADAME" said
the young colonel. who had risen from
the bench and now stood by rather
bashfully, wondering how he should
proceed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-03-14

how In the lurid glare Of the pine
knots. bending over the PROSTATE form
of the wounded Union officer.
Robert" she cried. Il heard them
calling tor surgeon. Who is hurt?
You are safe. aren't you-ah. Kerchi-
vail" With scream she fell on her
knees by his side. uttering wild. tender
words as she stroked the dark hair
from his pa!lid forehead
"Oh. Kerchival. dear. never meant
those bitter words | said to you. For
get them and forgive me. won't you?
DO you hear me? love you! ! have
loved you all the timer
General Haverill heard no more. he
did not look around AZ Thornton was
hustled away in irons. but sDrang into
his saddle and dashed of down the
black road after the staff officers. who
at his own impatient order had pre-
ceded him.
The night of Oct 1S was full of In
quietude and alarms for the inmates Of
Belle Bosquet. A Federal guard was
posted there, and Barket served as
courier. Neither Jenny nor Madeline
West would think now of going on to
Winchester, with Kerchival West in q
9recarious condition and the fate Of
Captain Heartsease still uncertain.
General Haverill did not return to the
house.. but joined General Buckthorn
at the front, where, 1t was understood.
General Wright was making every pos
sible preparation pending the return Of
Sheridan, for guarding against and re-
sisting an attack upon his right, which
was the only point at which he aDpre-
hended immediate trouble.
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CHAPTER XIV.
OTIS Only a Battlel"

~ COLONEL WEST" said the
general, I'VE must get Lieu
tenant Bedloe In exchange at
any sacrifice If be Is still
alive. Let's see-why. there Is Colonel
Robert Ellingham, our prisoner. We
might offer him In exchange If he
would CO."
Surely! Bob will go in minute;
! know he will. will find him and
ride to the front with him myself, gen.
eral."
"At onre. then! Can you follow the
dispatch, Captain LOCKWOOD"
Perfectly. general. Everything ts
here In the book"
"11-22-1-12r shouted the signal
man.
"'General Longstreet is comingP"
"Longstreet! l feared that"
1-21-3w
with $4,000 men,"
"Longstreet with his corps?'
2-22-11-1-12-1."
ave will crush Sheridan's army"
"Ahaw cried General Haverill, stirred
to deadly energy Now. men. signal
that dispatch up the valley to our own
station. Tell them to send couriers
and catch Sheridan with it at Front
Royal. They must catch him. so that
he can hasten back with the cavalry.
Major Burton, order our horses. we
will ride to General Wright's head
quarters at once"
General Haverill, while awaiting the
horses, watched Captain Lockwood
and his men lighting pine wood torch
es attached to long poles to flash their
signals up the valley. Another minute
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-03-14

and bring him back to you. Anything
that is mine. dear Gertrude, you
know
"Oh. thank you. my dear KerchiVal!
could almost
Almost confess that-that you don't
hate meT" be cried joyously, grasping
her hand. "Oh. Gertrude, l have
dreamed Of meeting like this. You
are silent"
TX erchival." she began. with pathet-
ic half yielding-"oh. is this your whole
regiment coming upT
Its the signalmen. Don't go. l
command YOU"
II must go now, but I'll be back If
you insist am your prisoner. only
don't read that letter for the world"
Before the signaImen reached the
house Corporal Dunn came hurry1ng
ahead Of them to announce that his
prisoner, Captain Thornton. had eS-
capped.
'He had u knife hidden in his boot.
sir, and he slashed two of the guard
and got away while my back was turn
ed for minute. He's like mad dog,
SIR"
A fash of fire OH the dusky noun
taintop was the cali or opening OF
the enelny's long awaited communica-
ton. 1t brought Captain Lockwood up
precipitateIy.
While they were watching the Sig
nails through their glasses General
Haveril arrived. accompanied by two
staff officers.
Can you make anything Of it, cap
hin?" he asked
Nothing. general. until we get the
key" was the reply.
ut should be here, If Lieutenant Bed
loe has succeeded"
A shot rang out from the direction
of the gate-followed by a cry OF
Halt! Who goes there"
"Och. ye murtherin' spalpeen" cried
the voice Of Sergeant Barket.
Pass orr called the sentinel.
He didn't give the countersign."
said KerchivaI. Must be news from
Lieutenant Bedloe."
Here's the papers," painted Barket
running up. covered with dust and
with one arm limp.
Captain Lockwood took the code
book he brought and hurried up the
elevat ion back q the house.
What of Lieutenant Bedloe, ser
geant!"
BADLY wounded. sor, an in the
hands of the inimy. But he fit off the
whole gang until we came up an got
the papers,"
"And Captain Heartsease"
"Shot down at his side. sor. May be
dead-I dunno. But please don't say
anything to Miss Jenny yet. She'll
folnd out soon enough. Och! Me arm
is hurried. Sure, l forgot the sentry
entirely, but he didn't forget me-"
"12-2211| signalman on the
knoll called, reading the torch wigwag-
ging on the distant mountain top.
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CHAPTER XIV.

The Colonel and the Lady.
THE lady drew herself up dis
painfully, folded her arms and
remained silent Kerchival
shrugged his shoulders and
made new start,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
DENOUNCES WORK ON DAM
Engineer Calls Nothing Well
Done at Great Meadow.

Hudson Falls. y y, Dec ls-"There
was not a particle OF work on the CON
structlon Of the water supply at Great
Meadow prison which in my estimation.
was done correctly" declared Thomas
Healey. OF Granville. a civil engineer, at
the afternoon session Of the trial OF Cor
nelius V. Collins and Michael Fitzgerald,
accused Of grand larceny In connection
with the installation or the water system
at Great Meadow prison.
Healey stated that during an examine
ton of the system In November he found
streaks of white on the face Of the dam
caused by cement or lime being brought
out bv water. lie asserted that this was
not a common occurrence. He also found
that there was no eight-inch coping at the
ton of the intake tower although tho
plans called for this.
The witness said that the plans had
been dsregarded because the entire
structure did not rest on solid rock, anu
that under the eastern part Of the dam
there was hole large enough to admit
his arm up to the elbow.
Harry A. Bonestecl, OF the State Prison
Department. stated that Superintendent
Joseph r. Scott and John T. Riley fol-
lowed the same custom as Collins. and
did not have a personal representative on
IN. ground At CCmstock, leaving the mat
ter in the hands Of the architect
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
BLIND. EAGER LISTENERS
Hear Need of Money to Lift
Lighthouse Mortgage.

While there were many disappointed
Yesterday because Joseph n. Choate, the
president OF the New York Association for
the Blind. was unable 10 appear at its
seventh annual meeting in the lighthouse
at No III East 18th street. those who did
speak we're eagerly listened to by the az
hicted ones.
Eben n. Morford first member Of the
executive committee, who Is blind, spoke
Of the origin OF the association ". /.
Scandlin president Of the Blind Mems I'm
proyement Club. Miss Grace Kcator. pres
ident Of the Blind Womans club and
Miss Nellie Brown, all OF them blind, also
smoke. The FIRST two read reports OF the
social service OF their clubs. and Miss
Brown told Of her experience as a switch
board operator and stenographer
Miss Grace y. Fiske Rogers. originator
o, the summer work. read her report OF
the River Lighthouse The report Of Miss
Winifred Holt, secretary OF the associa-
ton, 81 owed that the class teaching has
doubled since the association moved into
IN. new JEildirS. which former President
TAFT dedicated February %. 1913. Help is
needed she said, 10 pay off the $1,000
mortgage and TO complete the building
Or. Raymond g. Knox. who presided:
Mrs Seth Low apd hiss Holt were re-
elected 10 the executive committee. 9th
ors present included J. 9. Schindlapp, of
Cincinnati: Lowell Farragut Henry Nor
gan Post. Douglas Henry. Mrs. George
Icary and Mrs. General Barry. Miss
Dufy and Miss Brandon. blind stcnogra-
piers, took notes Of the proceedings on
shorthand machines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
STEEL CONDITIONS BAD
Topping Says Tariff Reduction
Has Caused Depression.

John A. Topping. chairman Of the Re-
public Iron and Steel Company in an in
terview yesterday, said that the reduc-
ton in the tariff on iron and steel has
caused heavy depression in that bust
ness He stated that foreign competition
at seacoast points has demoralized prices
and that wage reductions are inevitable.
LAS a result he added, there are
now out OF employment or on reduced
pay not less than 10000 men employed
In the steel and iron industry. and in ad-
dition 10 this loss to labor recent Treas
ury returns indicate further loss in
revenue on imports Of approximately
$4,000 per month. Should lower
prices from abroad confront US. wage re-
auctions are inevitable.
There are some who maintain that our
present wage schedules will not be In
VOWED on account of the high efficiency
Of our labor The absurdity Of this claim
should be apparent TO practical minds,
particularly when it is considered that
our domestic labor rates in the iron and
steel trade are from 80 per cent TO 800
per cent higher than those paid by our
chief competitors abroad"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
LOVING CUP FOR LEADER
Progressives of 10th District
Honor r. P. Lewis.

The Claremont Progressive club, OF tho
18th Assembly District, extended its con
CALCULATIONS to Mayor elect Mitchell at
the Hotel Marscilles last night. but had
TO do IT vicariously. Mr.. Mitchell being in
Washington at a Cabinet dinner, so the
chief feature Of the evening was the pres
entation Of a loving cup tC Robert T.
Lewis, leader OF the district. by the dis
trct captains. The presentation speech
was made by John w Stout. oldest Of
the forty captains who worked under Nj.
Lewis.
Borough President McAneny was the
chief speaker. lie said that the fusion
candidates were not going into office sim
ply with the dry promises Of a business
administration.
I'VE are going 20 use the resources Of
the city" he said, ITO bring il in the next
four years further along toward the place
as the first city In the world, not only In
respect 10 size and beauty, but also I'm
social justice for which your leader
stands"
The other speakers we're Marcus NJ
Marks, Francis Bird. Representative Wal
ter NJ Chandler william H. Hotchkiss
John J. Hopper. Max S. Grifenhagen
cambridge Colby and "Suspender Jack
Mc(,ee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
DIRECT PRIMARY LAW
SUITS REPUBLICANS
Committee Commends Improve
ments-Urges New Ordinance
for Newsstand Licenses.

The Republican County Committee
adopted last night a resolution introduced
by Collin n. Woodward, leader Of the ed
Assembly District commencing In gen.
eral way the improvements made in the
direct primary law by the recent Legis-
lature. 4 committee Of which Mr.. Wood
ward Is chairman, was appointed to study
the law and suggest improvements The
resolution declared for bipartisan boards
OF officials at primary elections.
on resolution of Frederick G. Tanner,
leader Of the 25th District, the commit
tee decided some plan should be devised
by which news. fruit and other stand
licenses may be granted TO deserving
OF property owners and taxpayers, and
without the payment OF any money what
ever, except the fee required by law"
\ committee of which Mr. Tanner is
chairman was appointed to draft suitable
legislation TO that end and urge its pas
sage upon the Board OF Aldermen. The
committee invites any one who has any
ideas on the subject to attend the first
meeting OF the committee at the Office Of
MI w. hdulSOll eHut, dl =
p. m on Saturday, December o.
Mr. Tanner said ne believed the pas
sage Of the ordinance decided upon should
be made a party measure by the Board
OF Aldermen.
Alderman II. H. Curran. who was ac-
cused by Mayor Gaynor of favoritism in
the giving OF consents for licenses and TO
whom the Mayor later apologzed. said
he did not see any more reason for the
aldermen having the power Of consent
over such licenses than OF Assemblymen
having power to grant liquor licenses in
their districts. He said that II the alder
men insisted upon retaining the power
there would be no board at the end OF
two years, for the charter revisers would
abolish IT,
On resolution OF William Chilvers, lead
er o. the Goth District. the committee In
dorsed the action OF the Republican con
ference AZ the Waldorf in advocating
changes in the rules Of the Assembly, such
as having all meetings open. The Re-
publican Assemblymen from this county
were urged TO work for such changes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
ALAS! SKULL THOU
ART BUT A PIG HIP
Oh, CHASTITY Relic That Bloomed
but to Scare Grave Digger
Thy Name Is Hoax.

Digging graves in Woodlawn Cemetery
is the profession OF Nicholas Paliwooda'
OF No. 4iS7 White Plains avenue The
Bronx For many years Nicholas has
done his daily task we'll, and as member
in good standing of the Ancient and Ac-
copied Order Of Grave Diggers Is man
looked up to by his neighbors.
Through his years Of honest toll Nicho-
las has saved his money. He owns his
dwn little home, and in the rear yard has
a small kitchen garden. Nicholas says
tho digging comes natural TO him, so
why not be a gardener in his idle mo-
ments?
Yesterday Paliwooda was spading up
his garden when his spade hit hard OBJ
iect. In moment he had laid bare what
looked like a skull. II might be expected
PaIiwooda would treat such find with
professional calm, but nothing of the sort.
He dropped his spade and ran screaming
from the garden.
ner, the grave digger begged him TO re-
turn TO the garden with him. Hyland did
50. and was shown the grewsome object.
He lifted il on the spade and walked to
the Wakefield station house with it.
When Captain McKeown was shown the
CHASTITY find he picked it up gingerly and
then laid 1t on the desk. Next he sent a
patrolman out to summon all the butch
ers in the neighborhood.
A jury was quickly formed and Captain
Mckeown ordered the twelve good men
and true TO bring in their verdict as to
whether the piece Of bone was human
skull or what 1t was.
The butchers. taking the bone with
them as evidence, retired, but returned in
three minutes. and the foreman, Oscar
Koopnitz, rendered the verdict In these
words
I'VE. the jury. find that this piece OF
bone il not the skull Of n human being,
but the nip bone OF a pig"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
MILITANCY ONLY HOPE
Lansbury Says if Mrs. Pank
hurst Dies Vote Is Lost.

III Mrs. Pankhurst dies and the mill
tant movement is Killed the women OF
Great Britain won't get the vote for nifty
years" said George Lansbury. the Mem
Der OF Parliament who resigned because
he didn't like the way his party treated
the suffragists, speaking at meeting un-
der the auspices Of the Women's Political
Union Yesterday afternoon at the home
OF Miss Alice Lewisohn, No Sc Firth
avenue.
The British government never pays any
attention 10 anybody who doesn't make II
uncomfortable" said Mr.. Lansbury. III
the women stop their militancy and go
back 20 holding peaceful little parior or
public meetings the government will very
soon forget all about them. Nobody
bothered about the poor I'm England until
they began TO wake up and kick. Then
they got relief very quickly
THE people who think that the militant
movement is confined TO the Pankhursts
and Annie Kenney are entirely mistaken
too. There is in addition 10 these leaders
a remarkable body OF young women. col
lege students. daughters OF well 10 30
families and poor girls from the lower
middle classes. who are unfaltcr.ng IN
their purpose.
The position OF Mrs. Pankhurst IN
history cannot he estimated just now, but
one thing is certain when the historian
does come 10 sum mp her contribution 10
the NE Of her time he will note not only
her deeds hut her influence upon the
women Of the laboring classes. These
poor drudses would never have had the
spirit as individuals TO fight for their
rights. but the spectacle OF other and more
fortunate women lighting for them has
inspired them. too. with courage.
In the not distant future when the
laborcrs rise up TO demand justice the
women will do their share Society, IN
deed, can never hope for any real bcneht
from women's votes until the great
masses Of women have awakened 10
sense Of the degradation which now sur
rounds them To Mrs. Pankhurst more
than 10 any other one human being Is due
the credit of having lighted the spark Of
freedom in the hearts OF women. II she
dies IN prison and tho women get their
vote i'm another generation without her.
even II they say that she retarded their
progress. II will be true that she sue
ceedod beyond any Of them In this. that
she awakened the women OF the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
Press Club Holds Smoker.

The New York Press club held its ilrst
smoker of the season in the clubhouse at
No. q Spruce street. last night More
than three hundred members and guests
were present The festivities began AT
10 o'clock and continued several hours.
A vaudeville entertainment to which
many OF the stars Of the stage contrib
uted took place In the assembly ROOM on
IN. sixth floor. The programme included
Lillian Lorraine, Irving Berlin, Loney
Haskell. Bernard Granville. Barney Ber-
nard. Betty Martin. William Gordon
Hattie Timbcrg. the Farber Girls. Allen
Shaw. Ota Gygi. Chris Richards, Jean
TYNE Harry Williams. Thomas Penfold
and Professor Newman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
More Smallpox on the Ohio.
From Tho Tribune Bureau

Washington. Dec lS.--The outbreak or
smallpox On the battleship ONO no" AT
Guantanamo. appears to nave oeen worse
than was originally supposed. \ telegram
has been received at the Navy Depart
ment giving the names OF eleven enlisted
men who have the disease. The case OF
d. II. Triezei, water tender is described
ar critical. Three others are severe cases
and the rest are called mild. There are
four cases OF probable smallpox and eight
men are suspected of having the disease.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
Man Held in Opium Plot.

Paul Pfen. who was arrested on the
charge Of having conspired with kuns
Suey. a Chinaman. to smuggle opium into
the country from Panama. waived exam
ipatIon when arraigned yesterday before
Ir,i,ed States Commissioner Shields. He
WAS held in 1900 bail 10 await the acton
of the federal grand jury II Is alleged
that Pfeil smugged into the United states
from the liner Prinz Joachim thirty-four
cans Of opium.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
BOLT HITS LINER AT SEA
Lightning Splinters st. Louis
Topmast-Mail for Santa.

The American liner st. Louis. which
left Southampton on December 10 with
500 sacks of mail. the biggest consign-
ment ever sent West on steamship. ar
rived here yesterday after a stormy pas
sage.
While weathering an electrical storm on
Saturday lightning struck her main mast,
shattering the main topmast which dam
gled from its socket. With it dropped the
wireless aerial, which put TIE service cut
commission for eight hoCrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
SEEK REINSCH'S REMOVAL
French Interests Attack U. 8.
Minister to China.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Madison, Wis, Dec. 1S.-According TO
Chinese newspaper just received here the
removal of Paul S. Reinsch, United states
Minister to China, Is to be sought by
French financial interests, because OF
anti-French opinions credited TO him in
Picking paper.
Although Mr.. Reinsch denies that he
has been interviewed since arriving In the
Chinese capital. and says that the pas
sages quoted were taken from his book,
Worlds Politics" French publication,
has made O. violent attack on him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
Old City Employe to Retire.

Charles V. Adee. a clerk OF the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment, one of the
oldest of the city employees, having been
In the municipalities service for forty
wears, will be retired next week on pen
sion OF 5000 a year-one- his present
salary. Mr. Adee is seventy-seven years
old. and retires at his own request. He
lives .t No. n Hart street. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-19
Drug Clerk Arrested.

n. G. Farber, superintendent OF the So
cIety for the Suppression OF Vice, ar
rested George Schroeder, n drug clerk,
employed at No. 5l3 Lenox avenue, yester-
day afternoon on charge OF circulating
literature In connection with
the sale Of a patent medicine Schroeder
was held for Special Sessions, in the Har-
lem court under 500 bail.