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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-12-22
CHAPTER XII.

A dipsy-chanty. if you please: Of
sailofmen in jerseys and tarry caps,
Of rolling gaits, strong tobacco and di-
verse profanity; Of cutters, and biInt-
nose schoOners, and tramps, canvas
and steam, some Of them honest, some
of them shady, and some OF them pi-
rates of the first water who did not
find it necessary to hoist aloft the
skull and bones. The seas are dotted
with them They remind you Of the
once prosperous merchant, run down
at the heel. who sinks along the side
streets, ashamed to meet those he
knew in the past. You never hear
them mentioned in the maritime news,
which is the society column of the
ships you know Of their existence
only by the bleached bones of them,
strewn along the coast
You who crave adventures on high
seas, you purchase Q ticket, a steamer
chair, and a couple of popular novels,
20 on board to the blare of a very
Indifferent brass band, and believe you
are advcnturingi when, as a matter Of
fact, you are about to spend dull
week or fortnight on a water hotel,
where the most exciting thing is the
busle's call to meals or the discovery
Of card sharp in the smoking room.
Take a real ship. go as supercargo. to
the South seas; take the aide streets
Of the ocean, and learn what it can
do with Neutrality-suspicious.. blister
ing Gains, and men 8 souls. There viii
be adventure enough then. If you are
weakling either you are made
strong OF you die.
An honest ship, but run down at
the heel rode at anchor in the sound,
a fourthrater Of the hooker breed;
that is. her principal line Of business
was hauling barges up and down the
coast. When she could not pick up
enough barges to make it pay. why,
she'd 90 gallivanting down to Cuba for
bales Of tobacco or even to tho Ber-
mudas for the heaven smelling orion.
To-Day she was an onion ship: which
precludes any idea Of adventure. She
was about four thousand tons. and her.
engines were sternward and not
amidsnip. She carried two masts and
half dozen hoist booms. and the only
visible sign Of anything new on her
wac her bowsprit This was new doubt
Ter because she had poked her nose
100 far into her last slip.
-
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"Be Silent,
You're the man who had me shang-
haied The voice is enough
Very good That's what l wished
to know. That's your death warrant.
Wen do it like they used to do 1t at
the old Academy; tie you to the rail-
road track We shall not hurt you
at ALL If some engine runs over you
heaven is witness we did not guide
the engine Remember the story Of
the boy and the cat?" with sinister ami
ability "The boy said he wasn't pull
ling the cats tail, he was only holding
it; the cat did the pulling Bring him
along men. Time is precious, and we
have good deal to do before night
settles down. Come on with him. The
track is only a short distance"
Jim, Jimi" cried Florence in an
guish.
Never you mind, girl; they're only
blufing. They won't dare"
you think 500" said Vroon "Wait
and Sec" He turned upon Florence.
He is your lover. DO you wish him
to die?"
mo. mol"
I'VE promise to give him his free
dom twelve hours from now on condi-
ton that you tell where that money
is"
'Florencei" warned Norton.
Vroon struck him on the mouth.
BE silent, you scuml"
1T is in the chest Jones, the butler,
threw into the sound" she s7ii brave
ly. And so it might be, for all she
knew
vroon laughed. 1--WE know about
where that is"
Florence, say nothing on my ac-
count. They are not the kind Of men
who keep their word"
"Eh?" snarled Vroon. wen see
about that" He glanced at his watch.
"In half an hour the freight comes
along. It may become stalled at the
wreck But it viii serve"
Norton knew very wen that II nee
said must they would not hesitate 20
execute a melodramatic plan of tn 3
character It was the way Of the Slav ;
they had to make crime abnormal ia
order to enjoy it. They could very
well have knocked him on the hea
then and there and have done with
him. But the time used in conveyin
him to the railroad might prove his
salvation Nearly four hours had
passed since the sending Of the tele
gram to Jones
They bound Florence and left hei
seated in the chair. AS soon as they
were gone she rolled to the floor. She
was able to right herself to her knees
and after a torturous five minute.
reached the fireplace. She burnt hei
hands and wrists. but the blaze wai
the only knife obtainable- she woI
free.
Jones arrived with half a dozei
policemen. Vroon alone escaped.
The butler caught Florence in hi
arms and nearly crushed the breat
out of her And she was so glad Il
see him that she kissed him half
dozen times. What If he was he
fathers butler? lie was brave an
loyal and kind
"They tied him to the track" sh
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out what has become Of Florence.
Is there a deserted farmhouse here
abouts?" he asked Of the farmer.
Not that I recoIect."
"Why yes, there is, Jake. There's
that old hut about two miles up the
fork" volunteered ne wife. Where
the Swede died last winter"
by jingol I'm going into the viii
lage and see II that man brought in
the rig"
"But get my horse first. My name
is James Norton, and I am on the Star
Ia New York. Which way do I go?"
First turn to the left. Come on;
TN get the horse for you"
Once the horse was saddled, Norton
set off at a run. He was unarmed;
be- forgot all about this fact. His one
thought was to find the woman he
loved. He was not afraid Of meeting
a dozen men, not while his present
fury lasted.
And he fell into an ambush within
a hundred yards Of his goal They
dragged him off the horse and buneted
and mishandled him into the hut.
Both Of them" said Vroon, rubbing
his hands.
Il know you. you Russian ratl"
cried Norton And if ever get out
Of this III kill you out Of handl Damn
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Faces.
from a telegram / have just received.
But no doubt some time this evening
you might risk a cal"
Ring up the instant she returns.
Did she say what train?"
mo, madam" lied Jones. smiling.
He hung up the receiver and stared
ct the telephone as If he would force
his gaze in and through it to the
woman at the other end. Flesh and
blood! Well, greed was stronger than
that. Treacherous catl Let her play;
let her weave her nets, dig her pits.
The day would come, ana it was not
far distant. when she would find that
the mild eyed mongoose was just as
deadly as the cobra, and far more
cunning.
The heads Of tho Black Hundred
must be destroyed. Those were the
orders. What good to denounce them.
to send them to a prison from which,
with the aid Of money and a tremen-
dous secret political pull, they might
readily find their way out? They must
be exterminated, as one kills on the
poisonous plague rats of the Orient.
A woman? In the law Of reprisal
there was no sex.
Shortly after the telephone episode
(which rather puzzled the princess)
she received a wire from Braine, which
announced the fact that Florence and
five had escaped and We're coming to
New York on train No. %, and adj
vised her to meet the train en- route
She had to fly about to do II.
When Captain Bannock released
Braine, he had been IN no enviable
frame Of mind, Tricked. fooled by the
lgirl, whose mind was as unclouded az
his ownl She had succeeded in bribinl
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vroon drove away without the least
Intention Of going toward the village
AS a result when Florence came to
her senses she found herself sur
rounded by strange and ominous faces.
AT first she thought that they had
taken her from the wreck out Of kind
ness; but when she saw the cold,
impassive face Of the man Vroon she
closed her eyes and lay back in the
chair Well. i'll and weak as she wac.
they should find that she was not
without a certain strength.
In the meatime Norton revived and
looked about in vain for Florence. He
searched among the crowd of terrified
passengers, the hurt and the IN
harmed, but she was not to be found.
He ran back to the princess and helped
her out Of the broken car.
Where is Florence?' she asked
dazedly.
God knows! Here, come over and
sit down by the fence till see If there
is a field telegraph"
They had already erected one, and
his message went Off with a batch Of
others. This time he was determined
not to trust to chance. The shock
may have brought back Florenee's re-
cent mental disorder, and she may
have wandered off without knowing
what she was doing On the other
hand, she may have been carried off.
And against such a contingency he
must be fortified. Money! The curse
Of God was upon it; it was the trail
Of the serpent, spreading poison in it's
wake.
By and by the princess was able
to walk; and, supporting her, he led
her to the road, along which they
walked slowly for at least an hour.
They might very well have waited for
the relief train But he could not
stand the thought of inactivity The
princess had her choice of staying be-
hind or going with him. He hated
the woman, but he could not refuse
her aid. She had a cut on the side
of her head. and she limped besides.
They stopped at the first farmhouse,
explained what had happened. and the
mistress urged them to enter She,
she had seen no one, and certainly not
young woman She must have wan
dered off in another direction. She
ran into the kitchen for a basin and
towel and proceeded to patch the
princess hurts.
She was extremely uneasy. That
she should be under obligation to Nor
ton CALLED her. There was a spark
of conscience left in her soul She
had tried to destroy him, and he had
been kind to her Was he a fool or
was he deep. playing a game as shrewd
as her own? She could not tell. Where
was Vroon? Had he carried Florence
off?
An hour later a man came in.
"Hullol More folks from the
wreck?"
where's the horse and buggy
Jake?' his wife asked
Rented it to a man whose daughter
was hurt. He went to the village"
"Wll you describe the daughter"
/ asked Norton.
The princess twisted her fingers.
The farmer rudely described Flor
| ence
Have you another horse and a
saddle?"
whats your hurry?"
'Tl tell you later What I want now
IS the horse"
what is to become of me?7 asked
The princess.
you win be In good hands," he
answered briefly. Il am going to find
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You Scum"
COMPOUNDED. But always the rocks,
never the hawks, do we catch. God
bless you Norton 1 don't know what
/ should have done without YOU"
when a chaps in love-" began Nor
ton, embarrassedly
Il know, l know, Interrupted Jones.
The second relief train is waiting.
Let us hurry back. I sha'n't feel Sc
cure tin we are once more in the
house"
SO. arm in arm, the three of them
went down the tracks to the hand
car which had brought the police.
And now for the iron bound chest
at the bottom Of the sea.
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that something very unusual had hap
pened to these Two.
The Pullman conductor was not es,
pecially polite; but money was money,
and the stockholders, waiting for their
dividends, made it impossible for him
to reject It. The regular conductor
paid them no more attention than to-
grumble over changing a $40 bin.
So, while these two were hurrying
on to New York, ehe plotters were
hurrying east to meet them. The two
krain.l met and stopped at the same
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you'll"
20, yes: talk talk: but it never
hurts any one, jeared Vroon You'll
never have the chance to lill me out
Of hand, as you say. Besides, do you
know my face2'
Il do. The mask doesn't matter
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use Of that rig of yours"
Cant do it mister"
"But it's a case of humanity, siri"
Indignantly You are refusing to aid
the unfortunate"
The farmer thought it over for q mo-
ment. "AI right You can have the
buggy for twenty dollars When you
get to the village take the nag 70 Doc
-ders' livery Fen krov what to
do"
Thank you Heip mo IN with her"
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cried LOOK at my wristsi" The but
Ter did So. and kissed them tenderly.
"And I saved him.
Jones stretched out hand over
Florence's shoulder When the time
comes" he said; when the righ. time
comes and my masters enemies are
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11
Becoming Chums.

That father-and-sOn movement
seems to be going along in fine
shape in some parts of the Mid
die West. You see, the idea is
to have the fathers and sons be-
come more chummy like, so that
when the young fellow breaks
out of the kiG stage and feels
like sowing his wild oats, the
old man can be along and see to
it that the youth does not sow
too wildly or too broadcast. Well,
if fathers been through the mill.
he might be able to guide son
Alright and lead him over some
of the most dangerous pitfalls.
But how about the girls? In
this age, when daughters and
sisters go out of nights, meeting
strange men in public places of
amusement, it seems to be about
time to start mother-and-
daughter friendship movement.
| The women of the nation are
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11

lucky of good roads has been
preached for years. The Times,
for one, is quite willing to as
sumo that the congregation is
now fully persuaded by it. But
there is one little bit of figuring
which every member of the
General Assembly can and should
do for himself before making up
his mind as to how he will vote
on the question of State aid, al
ready before both houses, and on
the fate of which is dependent
the success or failure of the plan
here outlined.
Every mile of road is fronted
by ,280 acres. The lowest esti-
mated increase made on the value
of fronting property by the con-
struction Of a good road is $40 an
acre. That would be an increase
of S12,800 a mile in LAID values
alone, and the plan proposed in
cludes the construction Of $500
miles. Figure it out for yourself
Mr.. Representative or Senator.
Are not the riddle of Kentucky's
tax system and the key to Ken
tucky's agricultural, material
and educational progress to be
found in an affirmative answer
to the question now befor you?
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a Winter Cough

A stubborn, annoying, depressing
cough hangs on, racks the body, weak
ems the lungs, and often leads to seri-
Gus results. The first dose of DR..
Kings New Discovery gives relief.
Henry D. Sanders, of Caveedish, Vt,
was threatened with consumption af-
ter having pneumonia. He writes;
"Dr. Kings New Discovery ought to
be in every family; it is certainly the
best of all medicines for coughs, colds
and lung trouble" Good for children
coughs. Money back if not satisfied
Price SOC and Sl.OO. Recommended by
PAUL Drug Co. Ad
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Horrible BIOtCheS of Eczema.

Quickly cured by DR.. Hobson's Ec-
zema Ointment. G. P. Caldwell, of
New Orleans, La, states: My doctor
advised me to try Dr.. HobSon'S Ecze-
ma Salve. 1 used three boxes of Oint-
ment and three cakes of DR.. HObson's
Derma Zema Soap. Today have not
spot anywhere on my body and can
say L am cured" 1t will do the same
for you Its soothing, healing, anti
seption action will rid you of all skin
humorS, blackheads, pimples, Eczema
blotches, red unsightly sores, and
leaves your skin clean and healthy.
Get box to-day. Guaranteed. Al
Druggist Soc, or by mail. Pfeitfe r
Chemical Co., Philadelphia & st.
Louis. PAUL Drug Co Ad
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11

Why should not sections 1868
of the Kentucky Statutes have
these words added to it: "A
chapter from the English Bible
shall be read each day at the
opening of the session Of the
school by the teacher.
There are near 100000 chill
dren of school age in Kentucky,
400, 900 of whom never have any
religious instruction whatever
from their parents or any relig-
ious body. Why not give them
their only chance" for such in
struction by having the Bible
read in the public school?
No Bible! No Christ.
No Christ, no George Washing
ton, no Abraham Lincoln, no
Robert E. Lee, no Stonewall
Jackson, no Oneida College, nc
J. w. Burns, no Booker 7. Wash.
ington-and no matter what We
may think of them politically Of
otherwise; no Woodrow Wilson
or W. J. Bryan. Time would
fail me to tell what Christ hai
done, and is doing, for the hu
man race. We of Kentuck,
? could have no boys corn and 20
| tato clubs, no girls tomato clubs
: l do not know what the law i
Mr.. McFerran is trying to ge
the present Legislature to pass
but I am for it and it should b,
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|. Devotional Exercises.
2. Song by the Columbia Choir.
B. Welcome Address by G. Pau
Smythe.
4. Response by Frank Hughes.
5. Male Quartette, No. II, H. G.
By Freedom Glass.
6. Male Quartette No. %, G. H.
By Sparkesville Glass.
I. Song by the Congregation.
8. Address by Ed. Il. 7. Williams,
Power of Sacred Music.
ADJOURN TO 100
1. Song by the Congregation, Led
by Austin Gilpin.
2. Two Songs by Antioch Glass.
3. Time and Accent by Alton Hill,
l. NJ. Grimsley, and L. Akin.
4. Two Songs by the Shiloh Glass,
led by Prof, R. o Cabbell
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5. Explain Accidentals. Flats, u.
G. Anderson.
SharpS, G. T. Breeding
Naturals or Cancels, J. v Dud-
ley.
INFLUENCE OF MUSIC
|. In the Home, II. G.. Baker.
=. In the Sunday School, Tobias
Huffaker.
,. In the Church, | Nj GrimSley.
All are invited to attend who are
interested in Music: and take part in
these exercises. Teachers are request
ed to furnish a Solo, Duet, Trio,
Quartette or class singing. The Co.
lumbia Schools are especially request
ed to give some songs.
J. II. WOmack. Pres.
Edgar Royse Secy.
c. F. Breeding. Committee
U. G. Anderson, ~ Ol Pro%roD,
l. NJ. Grimsley. oii L ''o an
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11

passed just as it is presented by
him.
Mr.. McFerran loves his neigh
Dor as himself. He loves every
child in Kentucky and wants ev-
cry child to have the best show
possible and if he can bring it to
pass every child will have.
Mr.. Ray Stannard Baker in an
article. called "The Glory of Pan
ama," In the November number
of the American Magazine, says:
'For they have learned at Pan
anna the Democratic principle
that there can be no safety
when even the humblest man is
left uncared for" This princi-
pie is taught no where but in the
Bible, and by no other being who
has trod this earth but Christ.
1t is the glory of Panama that to
some extent Christ's doctrine
was put in practice. Read the
25th chapter of Matthew, all of
it. Christ is coming. Even so
come Lord Jesus. When Christ
is the bread of life, when Christ
is the water of life, when Christ
is the light of the world, when
Christ says; Suffer the little chill
dren and forbid them not to come
unto me- who is the Governor,
or Senator or Representative that
says, or will say, the English BIZ
BILE shall not be read in the pub.
lie schools of Kentucky to this
100000 children.
may not leave my children
one cent. | may die in the aims
house, bat if I have helped to
give Kentucky such schools as
Mr.. J. B. McFerran, HE is not
asking who is my neighbour
is working for. and the children
of these schools hear a chapter
from the English Bible every day
and the Christian people of Ken
lucky see to it every child has a
| Bible, shall die happy though
in the aims house, and my child
rem and grandchildren will have
better heritage than the mil.
lions of Morgan or Rockefeller.
This circular goes to every pa
per in the state, some will pub
lish it, some will not.
The governor and Legislature
are our law makers. Let then
know your will Now while thu
legislature is in session.
You can not, you dare not, ig
? more this question. Send in your
petition to your Senator and Rep
resentative. Adopt this Ian
, guage: l am only one, but an
one; l can not do everything
but can do something; what
, can do l ought to do and by tn
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at this time interesting them
selves in business and political
affairs as never before, and it is
possible that, in their abstrac-
ton from other duties, they are
overlooking the budding little
women. Girls and boys are hu-
man beings-more susceptible to
temptation these days than In
former generations, on account
of the changes in economic con-
ditions, and they should be given
greater protection than ever be-
fore.
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11
Feel Miserable!
H. W. NJ.

Out of sorts, depressed, pain in the
back-Electric bitterS irenews your
health and strength. A guaranteed
liver and kidney remedy. Money back
if not satisfied. 1t completely cured
Robert Madsen, of West Burlington,
Iowa, hosutfered from yirulent liver
trouble for eight months. After four
doctors gave him up, he took Electric
BitteFS and he is now we'll man. Get
a bottle to-day; it will do the same for
you. Keep in house for all liver and
kidney complaints. Perfectly safe and
dependable. Its results will surprise
you. SOC and S1OO. Recommended by
Paul. Drug Co. AID
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11

Granulated glass is being tried
as a preservative for the surface
of wood in England with much
success.
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11
TO GOV. MCCREARY.

To the Honorable Senators and TO
the honorable Representatives
of the Kentucky Legislature, to
Every Paper iE-KeniuCky, to Ev-
cry Preacher, to Every Priest,
to Every Jew. TO Every AgnOs.
tic, to Every Person whatsoever
of Kentucky.
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11

Four good, young Jacks for sale,
to years old.
Smith s. HUM,
eff. Columbia, KY.
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11
PROGRAM
.A=s@s=A

The following is the Program of the Adair County
Music Teachers Convention to be held at the Chris
tian Church at Columbia. Ky on the Fourth Sum
day in February beginning at 1880 o'clock a. n.
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11

This offer will hold good for only a short
time. IfyOu want to keep posted in poll
tics and current events, subscribe now.
Come, bring or send your subscriptions to
this office.
The Adair County news., 1914-02-11

grace of God | will do. Very tru-
ly yours.
Horace W. Moremen,
Valley Station, Ky.
P. S. N. B.
County papers please copy at
once. My people perish for the
lack of knowledge saith the Lord.
1t is well to destroy flies, feas,
hedbugs, mosquitoes and gnats,
but we must not turn the devil
loose.
Look at Mexico, no Bible, no
Christ, no schools and without
Christ and Bible such will Ken
lucky or any other country be.
Christ is the only hope of the
world. Bring the book says Sir
Walter Scott, when dying; what
book? says his attendant. He
says there is but one book. Let
the children of Kentucky have
it.
Volunteers wanted. Get busy
This means you.
H. W. NJ.