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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-02

chauffeur. discharged, came to me and
sold me the truth; 1t was Laws car
with Law at the wheel that had struck
me down-a deliberate attempt at as
sassination. / sent Law word that /
meant to have life for a life. For
what was better than dead? I prom
ised him that, should he escape,
would have the life of his son. He
knew meant 1t, and sent his wife
and son abroad Then he died sud
denly. of some common ailment-they
said; but / knew better. He died Of
fear of me-"
Urine smiled cruel smile: Il had
made his life reign of terror. Ever
SO often would send Law, one way
or another mysteriously Always
trey Of hearts; 1t was my death-sfgn
for him; as you know, our name.
Urine. signifies group OF three. And
every time he received a trey OF
hearts. within twenty-four hours an
attempt OF some sort would be made
upon his life. The strain broke down
his nerve.
Then turned my attention to the
son, but the distance was too great.
the difficulties insuperable. The Law
millions Knocked all my efforts: their
alliance with the Rothschilds placed
mother and son under the protection
OF every secret police in Europe But
they dared not come home. At length
realized / could win only by playing
waiting game. / needed three
things: more money; to bring Alan
Law back to America; and one agent
could trust, one incorruptible agent.
ceased to persecute mother and son,
lulled them into a sense OF false Sc
curity, and by careful speculations
repaired my fortunes. In Rose had
the lure to draw the boy back to
America; in you. the one person
could trust.
Il sent Rose abroad and arranged
that she should meet Law. They fell
In love at sight. Then wrote inform.
ing her that the man she had chosen
was the son of him who had murdered
all of me but my brain. II fell out as
foresaw. You can imagine the scene
OF passionate pledges
of unGying constancy-the arrange
ment OF a secret code whereby, when
she needed him. she would send him
single rose-the birth of great 70
mancel"
The old man laughed sardonically
We'll. there is the history. Now the
rose has been sent: Law Is already
homeward bound; my agents are
watching his every step. The rest ii
in your hands"
The girl bent forward. breathins
heavily, eyes afiame in face that had
assumed waxen pallor
What is It you want OF me?.
| Bring Alan Law to me. Dead OF
alive. bring him to me. But alive. Il
you can compass 1t; wish to see him
die. Then I, too. may die content
The hand OF hot-blooded youth stole
forth and grasped the Icy hand Of
death-in-life.
Il will bring him." Judith swore-
dead or alive. you shall have hin
here"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-02

thumb. Then he jumped up from the
chair and glared suspiciously round
the room. 1t was true that a prac-
tical joke in that solemn atmosphere
were a thing unthinkable; still. there
was the rose.
There was no one but himself In
the library.
Perplexed to evaporation. Alan fed
the club, only pausing on the way out
to annex the envelope he found ad-
dressed to him In the letter-rack.
1t was a blank white envelope of
good quality, the address typewritten.
the stamp English. and bore Lon
don postmark half illegible.
Alan tore the envelope open in abb
sent-minded fashion-and started as
If stung. The enclosure was a sim
pie playing card-a trey OF hearts!
As for Alan Law, he wandered
homeward In a state of stupefaetion.
He could read quite well the message
of the rose. He would not soon for
get that year-old parting with his
Rose of the Riviera: You say you
love me but may not marry me-and
we must part. Then promise this.
that If ever you change your mind.
you'll send for me-" And her prom
%s: 81 will send you a rose"
But the year had lapsed with nsvsr
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-02

permitted Conscious OF scorching
heat even through his hunting boots.
he suffered that torture until q tongue
OF fame licked up. wrapped itself
round the thick hempen cord and ate
it through.
Immediately Alan kicked his feet
free. lifted to a kneeling position. and
crawled from the pyre.
AS for his hands-Alan's hunting
to the small of his back. Tearing at
the belt with his hampered fingers, he
contrived tc shift it round until the
sheath knife stuck at the beItIoop
over his left hip. Withdrawing and
conveying the blade to his mouth. he
gripped it firmly between his teeth.
and sawed the cords round his wrists
against the razor-sharp blade.
Before Alan could turn and run he
saw a vanguard of flames bridge so
yards at a bound and start a dead
pine blazing like a torch.
And then he was pelting like mad
man across the smoked-flled clearing.
and in less than two minutes broke
from the forest to the pebbly shore of
a wide-bosomed lake. and within
few hundred feet of q substantial
dam. through whose spillway heavy
volume of water cascaded with q roar
rivaling that of the forest-fre itself,
Two quick giances showed Alan two
things: that his only way OF escape
was via the dam: that there was a
solitary canoe at mid-lake. bearing
swiftly to the farther shore Judith
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-02
CHAPTER /.
rhe Messaae of ths Rose.

Tapped desp In the BATTLE-GROUND
suxury of an ample lonnge-chair.
walled apart from the world by the
venerable solitude OF the library of
lcndon's most exclusive club, Mr..
Alan Law sprawied largely on the
nape of his neck) and, squirting dis
contentedly down his nose, admitted
ahat he was exhaustiveiy bored.
Now the chair filled so gracelessIy
stood by an open window, soms twen-
~ feet below which lay stable
walled garden. an old English garden
IN full flower. And through the wins
dow. now and then, a balf-hearted
breeze waited gusts of warm air,
sauye and enervating with the heavy
fragrance of English roses.
ME- Eaw drank deep of 1t. and in
spite of his spiritual unrest, sighed
slightly and shut his eyes.
An unspoken word troubled the
depth of his consciousness, so that
old memories stirred and struggled to
its surface. The word was Rose"
and for the time seemed to be the
n1me neither of woman nor of q
flower. but oddly OF both, as though
the two things were one. His mental
vision, bridging the gap of year, con-
tured up the vision OF 1.-THE. sweet
silhouette In white, with red roses
at her belt, posed on terrace of the
Riviera against the burning Mediter-
xanean blue.
Mr.. Law was duly conscious that
he ought to be sorry about something.
But he was really very drowsy indeed
and so, drinking deep of wine-scent
Of roses, he fell gently asleep.
The clock was striking four when
ne awoke; and before closing his
eyes he had noticed that its hands
indicated ten minutes to four So he
could not have slept very long.
For some few seconds Alan did not
move, but rested as he was, incredu-
sously regarding a rose which had ma
terialized mysteriously upon the little
table at his elbow. He was quite sure
It had not been there when he closed
his eyes, and almost as sure that II
was not real.
And In that instant OF awakening
abe magic fragrance Of the rose-garden
seemed to be even more strong and
eloying sweet than ever.
Then he put out gingerly hand
and discovered that 1t was real beyon6
all question. A warm red rose, fresh
plucked, drops OF water trembling and
sparkling like tiny diamonds on the
velvet of its feshy petals. And wher
tmpulsively he took 1t by the stem, hs
discovered most indisputable thor
which did service for the traditional
pinch.
Convinced that he wasn't dreaming
Alan transferred the rose to his sount
hand. and meditatively sucked his
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-02
CHAPTER ~.
Many Waters.

Many waters.
Overhead. through q rift In the
foliage, sky was visible whose ebon
darkness called to mind a thunder
cloud
The heat was nearly intolerable;
the voice Of the fire was very loud.
A heavy, broken crashing near by
made Alan turn his head, and he saw
brown bear break cover and plunge
on into the farther thickets-forerun-
ner OF mad rout of terrified forest
folk, deer, porcupines, q fox or two, a
wildcat, rabbits, squirrels, cartridges
"a dozen more
Two minutes had passed Of the ten
Something was digging uncomfortably
into Alan's right hip-the automatic
pistol in his hip pocket. of which
Jacob had neglected to relieve him.
Then a sharp. spiteful cracking
brought him suddenly to a sitting posi-
ton, to find that the Indian had
thoughtfully touched match to the
pyre before departing. At Alan's feet
the twigs were blazing merrily.
II would have been easy enough,
acting on instinct, to snatch his limbs
away, but he did not move more than
to strain his feet as far as their bonds
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-02

Urine and the Indian-the latter WELD
ing ths paddle.
dam he saw Jacob drop the paddle.
The next instant bullet from Win
chester 80 kicked up squirt of peb-
bles only a few feet in advance Of
Alan
He quickened his pace. but the next
bullet fell closer. while the third ac-
tually bit the earth beneath his run
ming feet as he gained the dam.
Exasperated. he pulled up, whipped
out his pistol and fred without aim.
At the same time, he noted that the
distance between dam and canoe had
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-02

sign from her, SO that he had grown
accustomed to the unfattering belief
that she had forgotten him
And now the sign had come-but
what the deuce did the trey of hearts
mean?
When morning came, London had
lost Alan Law. No man of his &C
quaintance- NOR any woman-had re-
ceived the least warning of his dis
appearance. He was simply and suf-
ficiently removed from English ken.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-10-02
CHAPTER m.
The Trail Of Treaehery.

But young Mr.. Law was sole agent
OF his own evanishment; Just as he
was nobody's fool, least of all his own.
The hidden meaning of the trey of
hearts perplexed him with such dis
trust that before leaving London, he
dispatched code cablegram to his
confidential agent In New York.
What do you know about the trey 81
hsartsf Answer Immediately.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
DAIRyINe IN LINCOLN.
What IS Beisg Done Much Improve
ment Made The Meeting
Held Wednesday.


/ Before the dairy meeting closed
on Wednesday there was "a goodly
attendance" to hear Mr. L. A Hig-
gins and Mr.. Staples. who had jusl
come from the Louisiana State
Fair.
| Mr.. Higgins stated that in 1919
there were but fifteen siIos in the
southern part of the State that
now there we're between 225 and
$50. Silos mean much foH beef
cattle as we'll as for dairy cattle
Two years ago there was but one
Jersey bull within five or six miles
of this city. Now there are seven
and young cnes developing.
The Creamery was comparatively
idle one year ago. The second
week in November last it made 297
pounds of butter fat into butter.
This year it has made 843 pounds
of butter fat into butter and ships
10 gallons of 80 per cent cream
each day, or about three times the
butter fat of a year ago.
70 gallons of milk are shipped
from here to New Orleans each
day. Where two prominent dairy
men we're doing nothing last year.
today they each get a monthly check
of between SITS and $240.
There is more feed than known
before in Lincoln. County. Plenty
of hay and corn. More people in
the business and better herds of
cattle. The kind of herd and the
feeder are responsible for success.
Improve stock. The tick is in the
way since non-immune stock ship
ped here would be loss.
Mr.. Staples began at once, fig
uratively speaking, feeding the
calf to make the COW. If the cows
udder is in good condition and the
calf strong. it should be removed
from the mother in three days after
birth and placed in a clean, dry
place. Should be fed on whole
milk heated in cold weather and
given three times each day for
about ten days-then bran and oats
for a substitute for the cream taken
at this age off the milk. Cows
should be fresh in the Fall. 1t is
as expensive to raise sorry calves as
good ones.
Feed according to weight of milk
Il pound of feed to each 3 pounds
of milk. Molasses, mixed with
about one third water and sprink-
led on food or hay increases milk.
The BLACK. Strap moIasses in
New Orleans used in dairying, sells
at from five to nine cents a gallon.
Our syrup is too expensive to be-
remuneratiye as feed. bulls are
also too expensive above $5 per
ton for stock feed.
Other information interested
those present and will help develop
the dairy industry among US.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
PROTECT YOUR LIVE STOCK
WATCH FOR GERM CARRIERS

The serious losses of the stock
owners of the Middle West due to
the ravages of the foot-and-mouth
disease and the measure of stamp
ing it out should call attention to
the ease with which an epidemic
may spread and to some potent car
riers of disease which a layman is
inclined to disregard.
Prominent among these carriers
is the ordinary pigeon and given
focus of infection, a flock of pi-
geons can soon make the disease
wide spread It may be also said
in this connection that tie spread
ing of disease among stock is a
grave indictment against the Eng
lieh sparrow Birds alight among
the infected stock to feed and Ieav-
ing, carry away on their feet or In
their alimentary tract material
which is potent to Infect other
herds. which they Immediately pro-
ceed to do by flying to the feeding
grounds OF an uninfected herd aud
walking over the food, or in the
drinking water. and the result is a
new outbreak of the disease The
gFewsome bnzzard coming from a
meal made on an animal which has
died of some contagious disease is
as dangerous an agent for the
dissemination of germs as
could be imagined.
1t should be borne in mind that
no object or agent moving from one
field to another is too insignificant
or trivial to be disregarded. and
Ii you would protect your stock. see
to it that nothing that is capable
of carrying the germs of disease
from infected herds comes in con-
tact with their food or drinking
water.
j. VIM. BUCHANAN.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
Lay MeadnIIe Corner Stone.

Meadville. Miss, Nov. 18.-The
curner stone of the new courthouse
at Meadville was laid today with
much ceremony. Gov. Brewer spoke
in the forenoon, giving an account
of his stewardship as Governor. In
the afternoon Congressman Percy e.
Quin addressed the assembly.
The new courthouse was crowded
and both speakers were given
close attention and much applause.
The women Of the Baptist Church
served the crowd with lunches, re-
alizing about $40 for the benefit Of
the Baptist Church
Gov. Brewer was entertained at
dinner BY Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Wilmington.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
Early Morning Fire Results in sl1, 200
Loss at Jamestown.

Jamestown. Miss Nov. 18. Six
business establishments were prac-
ticaIIy wiped out in an early morn
ing fire here totaIing loss ap-
proximated at $1,000. partially
covered by insurance. The town il
not equipped with fire apparatus,
and citizens formed a bucket brig
ade in vain efforts to check the
flames. The FIRE burned itself out.
Following are the losses: Jake
Friedman, dry goods. $4,000: Sam
Friedman. grocery, $500: Choo
Jack. grocery, $500: Charley Nook,
grocery, $500: John Mitchell,
grocery. $140O. The fire originated
in the furniture store Of Jake
Friedman. IL is attributed to q
defective tiue.
Choo Jack, a chinaman lost
$1,000 in currency when his safe.
which had been unlocked when his
restaurant was closed for the night,
fell open when the floor commenced
to cave III. and the money, all In
paper, was consumed in the flames.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
NOW PAYING FOURTH DIVIDEND.
Asslgnees Of Commercial Bank Began
Distributing Of Over $4,000
on Thursday.

Messrs. L. Cohn and L H Bag.
gett. assignees of the defunct Com.
merciai Bank 4 Trust Co.. declared
the fourth dividend of 10 per cent
Thursday morning.
All of the checks had been pre-
pared in anticipation of the pay
ment and large number have al
ready been mailed or called for.
All who do not call for their divi-
dend checks by Nov. 25th will re-
ceive them by mail.
This payment will assist in a
measure to relieve the stringency
among a large number of deposit
tors, which has been increased since
the bank closed by the general bus
iness. depression.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
Walters to be Tried Again.

Monday. the Supreme Court of
Louisiana reversed its former decl-
sion in the case of William Walters.
alleged kidnapper Of Bobbie DuD-
bar. and ordered him to be tried
again in Opelousas
The appellate. court last summer
held the trial and conviction OF
Walters null and void because the
statute under which he was indict-
ed was unconstitutional.
On suggestion of error. however,
filed by the State. the Court now
holds that the statute is constitu-
tional but the verdict Of the Ope.
Iusas jury and Walters sentence to
life Imprisonment is preverscd and
new trial ordered.
1t is said. Walters attorneys.
Dale and RawIs. Of Columbia. will
make application for q change Of
venue. Magnolia Gazette.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21

The Biloxi Herald suggests.
apropos the Buy Bale" PROPOSE
tion. to buy Pound of Pecans. =
Grown in Mississippi and pre-
sent it as a Christmas gift to q
friend in the North, packed in q
box and tied with pink baby rib
bon. Many southern friends would
not object to such q gift.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
Jan. q IS STATE ARBoR DAY.
Proclamation Urging Its General Oh.
servance Short Items of Prom
inent Mississippi People.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 19.-Gov.
Brewer has issued his proclamation
naming Jan. 22 as ''Arbor Day" in
Mississippi and urging its obserV-
ance by all the schools of the
State. The idea is to plant at least
one pecan tree near every shcool-
house. The Department of Educa-
tion has prepared a program to be
observed in all the schools. Copies
will be mailed out from the office
of the State superintendent in a
few days. The program follows:
Sacred song; devotional exercises;
Governors proclamation; roll call
answered by quotations from
Memory Gems; State superin-
tendent's Letter to Children;
recitation. (which Shall II Be?";
reading. Forestry; address,
Caring for our Forests and for
Pecan Trees; recitation, what
the Trees Teach u.s.: recitation,
Anticipation" setting out trees
(all take part); song "After the
Planting; recitation. "Plant a
Tree; song. "Song of Dedica-
tion";; I'VE Thank Thee, by the
teachers.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
vARDAMAN BACK HOME.

United States Senator Vardaman
arrived in Jackson to-day from a
tour through Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Texas. at several points in
which States he has lectured since
| Congress Adjourned.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
BIAS DUG his POTATOES.

Being asked to-day where he has
been and what he had been doing
the past two weeks, Lieut. Gov.
Bilbo, who reached Jackson. re-
piled: Il have been hanging
around home at PoplarvilIe. Dig
gin my sweet potatoes, gathering
corn and incidentally looking after
my law business and trying to Sc
cure the wherewith tu continue my
campaign for the Governorship
My next speeches will be in my own
county of Pearl River, the first at
Pine Grove Saturday, at ] p m /,
and at Picayune at 5 o'clock the
same night. NoY 26, | will speak
at the Jasper-Smith Fair at Bay
Springs and Nov. 28 at Wesson."
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21

Peas and corn will be double
their value next spring. 1t Ii pre-.
dIcted
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
BREWER GOES TO OXFORD.

Gov. Brewer has returned from
Meadvile, Franklin county, where
ne spoke yesterday, and leaves to-
night for Oxford to attend meet
ing of college trustees at the uni
versity tomorrow. A president Of
Alccrn a. and M. is to be chosen.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
AUDITOR AS WITNESS.

Auditor Thompson has been SUBJ
poenad to Natchez as a witness in
the case of the State VS.. S. H. Low
enberg, a director in the former
First National Bank. charged with
receiving deposits when he anew
the institution was insolvent. 1t is
stated that the semi-annual reports
of the condition of the bank, filed
with the State Auditor, show it to
have been in first-class condition.
when, in fact, it was tottering at
the time
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21
To the SMALL Depositors of the
Commercial Bank 8 Trust Co.

Winters chilling blasts remind that the time for heavy underwear
and dresses strong shoes and comfortable coas and has
arrived We have them goody quantities latest styles and fabrics We
willing exchange them for Commercial Bank make this offers
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21

from all deposio whose deposits that bank the oedit
January 1914 did exceed the Of twenty-five dollars and will ais
booster with the deal other words depoor who's
original deposit $500 less for goods depart
ment except Department. C. (roceyC
Bear mind that 100000 clean merchandise
mark goods plain gueno xyz sgnsand have price for ALL
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21

Let The Leader do your printing.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-21

We will accept as cash in payment for Dry
Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Millinery,
or Furniture, orders on the Assignees of
Commercial Bank 6 Trust Company
The chronicle=news., 1914-04-01
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

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.h.as to-day. th. effect .ss a"s last
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tn ! To !o higher and sh-s- ass
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a i-Sid.-i s~t.barhs
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advance
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q aaaai-rs,- b-iis- die I" sos-riaz b9
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shade off 's :" lr ups made =
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sharply
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Corn. Mss 81. juif s.
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The chronicle=news., 1914-04-01
GETS JAIL SENTENCE
FOR BEATING WIFE

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s-Fs. ~ asSs In e@ahGE iaii ,ais
ssaSshlas bF justice q, \. itas-Es fsF
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siaa ..s flied bY Mss- MeaIsFa. 'hs
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II sh. has.s.nd bad sastsh. fair sad
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bias shru h- assisted aPaa gsihs a
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sh- bssi, of. ,hs, 10 as s~pn as she
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bsasl = arr-~,s
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has sh.~u sa iasiisasi"a t~ ssr~s=
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stick thr sulr, sss -ssf -i'h hias
ra, -sra-d hiui 'As' shr meat sIinr
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