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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
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ebz-MARY RAYMOND STIPMAN ANDREWS "
ILLUSTRATIONS ELLSWORTH YOUNG -
coenelcn7/eI2 BY eoAe5 Merrill CO

| Sabre de bois! What Is your news
then, you silly child?"
And Alike, shaking very much. laid
her hand on his cheek and looked
earnestly into his eyes. Father
Francois is alive!"
For all his gruff self-control the gen.
eral made the letter an excuse shortly
to sit down. Queer, that a mans knees
should suddenly bend and give way
because of a thrill of rapture in a
mans psychological makeup! But the
general had to sit down. And then
and there all that had been extracted
from little Battista was rehearsed, and
the letter read over from start to fin
ish.
But he is alive. father! Alive!
That is happiness enough to kill one
I never knew till now that feared he
was dead"
"Alive-yes! But In prison-in that
DEVILS hole of an old castle!" And
Alike looked at Pietro and laughed
but the general paid no attention. "He
must be got out. There is no time to
waste Diable! He is perishing in
that vile stable! What was that the
lad said about the doctors speech
that only long sea voyage could save
him? One must get him out, mon dieu
quick!"
Alike, her hand on his arm, put her
head down on it suddenly and stood
so for a moment, her face hidden
Pietro, his hands thrust deep in his
pockets, looked at the general with
wide gray eyes, considering. With that
Alike flashed up. turned on the young
Italian. shaking her forehnger at him
her eyes shone blue fire.
That is for you, Pietro. II We
should lose him now. just as we have
found him! Now is the time for you
| to show II you can be what is brave
and strong, as Francois has shown. II
| is your castle; you must save him."
Pietro looked at the girl, and the
color crept through his cheeks. but he
said nothing.
Alike. my Alike" her father put ar
arm around her. "One may not de
mand heroism as II 1t were bread and
butter. Pietro will not fail u.s."
Alike always wished me to be bril-
liant like Francois" Pietro spoke
gently. But l never could"
yet, Pietro. 1t is indeed your time,
Alike threw at him eagerly. Francois
must be rescued or he will die"
YES" Pietro answered quietly
Francois must be rescued"
He was silent moment. as II think
ing. His calm poised mind was work
ing swiftly; one saw the inner actor
in the clear gray eyes. The genera
and Alike, watching him. saw 1t.
81 think know how" he said.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
Misiudqed,

Myrtle" said her father. Il want
you to send that young Smitherton
about his business. / won't have him
coming around here any more. don't
like him."
why, father. can't see what you
can have against him. He is awfully
nice, comes from very fine family,
doesn't use tobacco and he never
touches a drop OF any kind OF liquor
That's all right. I don't like him.
He hasn't any sense of humor, and !
don't believe a man who lacks the
sense of humor can ever amount to
much"
But he has sense OF humor.
After you had gone upstairs last night
he said you were the funniest thing he
had ever seen"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
BOTH PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
Concern the Dolngs Of the
BEST Families"

The engagement is announced OF
Miss Tuffie Show. daughter of Mrs
Hoaleigh Show. to Mr.. William Mar
tingale Yuceless. only son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Worsen Yuceless.
Mr.. Worsen Yuceless, by the way
comes of good old family. They
have always been fashionable. His
uncle. G.. How-Wursen Yuceless. is an
intellectual man. having written the
society notes for fashion paper near
ly a whole season. And his son, Mar.
tingale. once took prize at horse
show.
II is rumored that Miss Tootoo XVI.
ling has broken her engagement to
Mr. Dedleigh Bohr. But Dedleigh
seemed quite cheerful last Saturday
at his club.
1t is whispered that the F. Spend
ing.Spendars are not so happy togeth,
er as they might be. Our readers
will remember that Mrs. Spendar was
the charming Miss Freeks. a noted
belle of Boston. Mr. Spendar IS more
than attentive to Mrs. Jimmy Over.
load, while Mrs. Spendar Is constantly
seen with the young duke Of Borro
and Keape. He comes OF an ancient
family. A greater part of this last
season he was visitor at Koopon
Cliffs, the summer home Of the +,
neutrality-suspicious..
Mrs. Leeds Thegang Is preparing
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05

Alike. her letter in her hands. strug-
gled in her mind. Then: "The letter
will keep-yes, let him come. and we
can read 1t all the better after for
what he may tell u.s."
So Moison, having orders to produce
at once the said little Battista, retired,
much excited, and returned shortly
but not SO shortly as to have omitted
a fling Of the great news into the
midst of the servants hall. He con-
Quoted, marching behind him, the lit
tie Battista, an enormous young man
OF six feet four, erect, grave, stately.
This dignified person. saluting the lady
with deep bow, dropped on one knee
before his master. his eyes full of a
worshiping Joy. and kissed his hand.
Having done which, he arose silently
and stoodrwaiting, with those beaming
eyes feasting on Pietro's face, but
otherwise decorous.
First the young marquis said some
friendly words of his great pleasure in
seeing his old servant and the frisnd
of his childhood, and the big man
stood with downcast eyes. with the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
CHAPTER XVI.
The Stone Staircase.

Battista's prisoner stood at the
barred window high up the steep side
of the castle and stared out wistfully
at the receding infinity OF blueness--
his meadow. In the three months
since his letter had gone to France. he
had grown old. The juices OF his
youth seemed dried up: his eyes were
bloodshot. his skin yellow; there was
no flesh on him. The waiting and
hoping had worn on him more than
the dead level of the hopeless years
before. There was a new tenseness
in the lightly-built figure. even in the
long. delicate, strong fingers. The
prisoner had caught Whit of the air
of home and was choking for full
breath. 81
"You are not well. my friend" said
the governor. "The doctor must see
YOU"
But Francois refused lightly and
laughed and fell to singing an old peas
ant song OF France which he had re-
membered lately; he got up on the
table and droned it to an imaginary
fiddle which he pretended to play after
the manner OF old Jacques Arne. who
played for dances in Vicques. And the
\ governor was taken with violent
fancy for It, He reared at II. and sang
1t over in fragments till he had learned
it, and then he sang 1t and ,roared
again and slapped his knee; there was
droll comedy in Francois rendering
also. not to be explained--and the
count said that Francois must come to
his rooms the next night for dinner
and sing him the song again and also
listen to a new one of his own.
So Francois was taken down the
| stone staircase and conducted to the
two rooms which were the governors
suite. He knew them well, for he had
dined many times with the count But
tonight he was left alone a few mo.
ments in the outer room, the living
room. while the governor was In the
bedroom. and he looked about keenly
with a strained attention which grew
out of the suppressed hope of escaps.
Who knew what bit of knowledge Of
the castle might be vital, and who
knew how soon? He noted the swords
and pistols hanging on the wall. and
marked light saber whose scabbard
was brightly polished as II the blade
also we're kept in good order. On the
table he saw the flint and steel with
which Count Won Gersdorf lighted his
pipe; he stepped to the window and
bent out, scanning tire wall A stone
coping, wide enough for mans foot
but little more, ran, four. feet below:
ten feet beyond the window II ended
In the roof of a shed. sloping roof
where man could drop down, yes. or
even climb up with ease A man, that
is. who had climbed when boy as
Francois had climbed--like cat for
certainty and lightness. But what
then. when one was in the courtyard?
1t was walled about with stone wall
sixteen feet high; these old ancestors
of Pietro, who had built this place, had
planned wen to keep Pietro's friend in
prison.
So Francois. not hopeful OF sortie
by that point, drew in his head from
the open window and took to examin.
Ing the walls of the governors room
There were three doors-one from the
hall by which he had come. one be-
hind which he now heard the count
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05

get free before the count left. else OPP
portunity and force for the effort
would both be gone forever And on
that day Battista brought in his mid
day meal with look and manner
which Francois remarked.
What is it, Battista?" he asked
softly.
The man answered not a word, but
turned and opened the door rapidly
and looked out. II thought | had left
the waterpitcher. All. here 1t isl
nm stupid" he spoke aloud. And then,
finger on lip dramatically, he bent over
ths young man. MY son-the little
As,tissa-has had letter. The young
Elseter wishes him to come to him in
France. to serve him. Ho is going in
Awo days"
1t was whispered quickly, and Bat
tista stood erect.
THE signor's food viii get cold II
the signor does not eat IT," he spoke
gruffly. II do not like to carry good
food for prisoners who do not appre-
aAts { shall bring less tomorrow I"
81, T0.ccks hardly hearing the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
CHATTER xIv.-continued.

A person of more importance than
Battista had fallen under the spell of
Francois personality. The governor
young Frenchman. The governor,
Count Won Gersdorf, was a vain, dis
contented, brilliant Austrian, at odds
with the world because he had not
risen further in it. He was without
society In this mountain fortress OF
his, and longed for IL; he had fine
voice and no one to sing to; he liked
to talk and had no one to talk to.
Francois, with his ready friendliness,
with his gift of finding good In every
one. with his winning manner and
simplicity which had the ease of So
phistication, was treasure-trove OF
amusement to the bored Austrian.
Things stood so with the prisoner
at the time of his discovery of the
identity of his jailer and of his Jail.
The governor at that time was away
on visit to Vienna, looking for pro-
motion; he came back elated and
goodhumored In the prospect of a
change within the year. But the heart
of Francois sank as he thought what
the change might mean to him.
Some day marshal OF France un-
der another Bonaparte, he said to
himself one day. staring through the
bars ct his window-he called the sky
so. He smiled. But that is nothing.
To help place my prince on the throne
of France-that is my work-my life"
He talked aloud at times, as prison
ers come to do. He went on then. in
a low voice.
IF there we're good fairies, II had
three wishes; Alixe-the prince made
emperor-Francois Beaupre, a marshal
of France" He laughed happily at
is child's play. Nothing matters ex-
cept that my life shall do its work.
Even that is SO small; but have a
great desire to do that. | believe
shall do that know it." And he fell
to work on book which he was plan.
ming. chapter by chapter, in his brain.
But. II he were to escape ever, the
chance was increased Infinitely by the
going back and forth to the governors
room. A new governor might keep
him shut up absolutely. 1t had been
so while the count was away; then he
had been Ill. and the lieutenant in
command would not let a doctor see
him till he became deliriSus; that was
the ordinary treatment of prisoners.
Francois, thinking over these things
on day, fell with sudden accent
on the steady push of his longing for
freedom. the conviction that he must
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
A Trying Time.

There have been few times In the
history of our country when we have
been confronted by so many perplex-
ing problems as at this time. There
Is the army on the Mexican frontier,
for one thing. The danger Of war with
Japan is another matter that we must
not lose sight Of"
Yes, and. more important still, the
matter of getting third baseman for
our team has got to be settled without
any delay"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05

his, and that so, wordlessly, they had
told him but one thing-their undying
love. Weak, lonely, his intense tenn
permanent stretched to the breaking
point by the last three months of fear
full hope. it was more than he could
bear. He put the papers against his
cheek and his head dropped on the
and body. But ii was dangerous; he
must not be of his guard; he remem-
bered that swiftly. and with shaking
fingers he opened Pietro's letter.
Pietro's letter which. yellowed and
faded but distinct yet. in the small
clear writing, is guarded today with
those other letters In the mahogany
desk in Virginia.
my dear brother Francois" the let
ter began, and quick tears came again
at that word brother" which said so
much. my dear brother Francois
this is not to tell you how l have
searched for you and never forgotten
you. win tell you that when I see
you. This is to tell you how to get
out OF that house of mine which has
held you as prisoner when you ought
to have been its welcome guest. When
Italy is free we will do that over; but
We must get you free first. Francois.
am now within five miles of you"
The man on his knees by the prison
bed gasped; the letters staggered be-
fore his eyes.
II am living on a ship, and will
explain how got II when see you, In
a few days now. Francois. Every night
for week. beginning with tonight.
there will be a person watching for
you in Riders Hollow, from midnight
till daylight. After that we shall go
away for two weeks so as to avoid Civ
ing suspicion, and then repeat the ar
rangement again every night for a
week. You do not know Riders Hol-
low. and 1t Is unnecessary to tell you
more about 1t than that II is a lonely
place hidden in trees, and supposed to
be haunted by ghosts of men on horse
back; the people about win not go
there for love or money except by
broad daylight.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
MERE OPINION.

We once knew a man who could
smoke a cigar for three hours, keeping
1t lighted all the time. We don't re-
member what else he was noted for.
1t is no unusual thing for a man TO
think more of his stomach than OF
heaven. Ns7E.
Some men think they have only to
learn to write their names illegibly in
order to achieve greatness.
The man who quits when he has
enough does so because the underta-
ker interferes.
Money talks the dead languages. as
well as all the rest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
Never Dull.

1T must be awfully dull living In
town of this size. What do you ever
do for excitement"
Dull? Say, you don't know what
you're talkin' about. ! don't believe
there's been minute durin' the past
year when we haven't had some kind
Of church scandal goin' on"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05

for an active social season. She is
now visiting Ter sister. Mrs. p. de
V. Blasee Founders Their charming
cousin, Mrs. McEvoy Ondek, returns
from Europe Saturday on the Nausea
OR is 1t the Crown Princessen Won
Gotter Damerung? Time will tell
Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
Easy.

'what do you consider the easiest
thing in the world?"
Making an expense account larger
than it ought to be-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
Deserves No sympathy.

The price Of champagne is going
up"
Let her go. This is a case where
positively refuse TO sympathize with
the ultimate consumer"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
True poIjteness.

What is your idea of true polite
aess?"
Exhibiting an interest in the talk
Of one who has nothing to say"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
CHAPTER XVII.
ALoaS AZ Bread

The next morning Battista came In
with manner which to the observing
eye Of his prisoner foretold distinctly
some event. He talked more than
usual. and more gruffiy and loudly. but
at last, after wandering about the
room some minutes, all the time talk.
ing. scolding. he swooped on Francois
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
Hard,

The hardest thing about raising a
baby is to keep from quarreling with,
your friends who tell you how.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
Glorious Spring.

We gladly sing
or joyful spring
When every mornings bright
When life's song
And days grow long
To help us save on light.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
II Worked.

How did you get your wife to con-
sent to name your baby after your
by protesting that l wouldn't let
them name even dog after me-"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
Virtue,

Virtue" says Bacon. is like rich
stone-best plain set"
well, II generally Is"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
GET MHABII

Let's pretend we're
satisfied
With the world as
God has made
H.;
Let us cease to be
sad-eyed,
Let us cease to
be afraid IL
May be dismal by
tonight
Or that storms
may come tomor-
row;
There is gladness
that we might.
II we tried to do
so, borrow.
Let us for a little
while
Give up fretting
and complain
ing:
Let us try to learn
to smile
Sometimes e yer
when it's rain
ing;
Let us cease to
magnify
Care till we have
made 1t double:
We may borrow. IL
we try.
Hopefulness In
stead of trouble.
Let's pretend that
nothing's wrong
When we have no
cause for fret
ting:
f,et us cease to drag
along
Troubles we should
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
ALL SHE ASKED.

Tell me that I
may hope" he
pleaded.
IAN right" she
replied, hope on.
but don't ask me
to feed your hope
with a spoon"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-03-05
be forgetting

DC IVI oNNNIIIbf IT
Let us bravely thrust aside
Fears such as possess the rabbit
Maybe, after we have tried
For awhile. We'll get the habit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-20
Architect Hunt
Wins Contract
y ~ For Dorn,itory
=, H. a17 =,
CHATTANOOGA MAN WILL SUPER.
.,nEs's''
WISE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW 9
NORMAL feUIiciNcs.

A. H. Hunt, of Chattanooga, Tenne
was the successful bidder among the
four architects who were before the
board of trustees Of the Mississippi
Normal College Saturday afternoon
when that body met for the purpose1pf
selecting a designing and supervising
architect for the large Normal College
dormatory for which the late legisla-
ture appropriated $4,000. Mr.. Hunt
was the architect who planned and su-
pervised the erection Of all the brick
buildings now comprising the Normal
College plant. This will enable the
board to at once advertise for bids.
No time will be lost in the prepara-
tion of the detailed plans, since it was
decided to follow almost literally the
lines of the buildings now in use.
President Cook is confident that the
new buildings will be in service Oc-
tober 1, next.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-20
knew HIM BY COWLJCk
and OTHER FEATURES
State Lawyers Try in Vain to Break
Down Testimony-Trial Discovers
Julia Anderson is Mother Of Three
{ Children.
JBy Associated PreSs.)

Opelousas, La, April 20.-Some
surprise was caused this morning In
the trial of w. c. Walters for the al
legged kidnapping of Robert Dunbar
when the defendant was not recalled
for further cross examination.
The defense called as its first wit
ness of the day, w. H. Murray, mail
carrier of Barnesville, N. c., .he home
of Julia Anderson. He said he had
known Walters and the Anderson wo-
man four years. He said he knew
Bruce Anderson intimately. When
the boy claimed by the Dunbars as
their son was brought to the stand,
Murray swore he believed it was
Bruce. He also identified pictures OF
the mysterious boy as Bruce.
Murray was kept on the stand the
greater part of the morning session
and was put through rigid cross ex-
animation. He maintained through
out that the child is Bruce Anderson
and said he identified him by his cow
lick and general features.
He said there had been rumors
about North Carolina, that Walters
had stolen Bruce Anderson, but he
knew that was not so. He. said his
wife was present when Julia Anderson
gave her child to walters to-, take
with him on his wanderings.
Try to Break storyrctt 6,a"
Lawyers for the state not only tried
to break down Murray's story, but the
witness was forced to answer several
Questions put to him BY jurors iaac
Jury evidently was much interested
in this evidence. s~1f.,
The attorneys laid great stress upon
the possible fact that Bruce Anderson
stiu is somewhere in the mountains
of North Carolina. Murray said ne
was positive that Walters took the
child away but before anyone identi
6ed Ne hoy in the possession OF the
Dunbars. He could not say whether
Bruce is still in the mountains. II
,ranspired during the cross examina
tiou that Julia Anderson is the mother
of three children, one Of whom died
The other a girl, she placed WITH
friends in Ne; h Carolina.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-20
"CABRLEL,S HORN"
BRINGS ATTACK
OF REV. ANDREWS
Methodist Evangelist And Others
Agree II is an "AbominabIe. y ,
y ~
ftA Nuisance"

In his remarks on Sabbath observ-
ance during his closing sermon Sun
day night, Rev. John B. Andrews paid
his respects to what he termed the
footing of "Gabriel's horn" referring
to the ice city wagons "as they travel
over the streets Sunday mornings
waking the people and proclaiming
that they are out for business on
Gods day"
The remarks of Mr.. Andrews rela-
tive to the discordant sounds emitted
by the ice wagon horns seemed to call
for very general endorsement of the
large congregation present.
A recent editorial in The News. rela-
tive to the unnecessary blowing Of
these horns during the early morning
hours, has likewise been endorsed by
number Of citizens who have been
outspoken in their opinion that the
noise should be abated, and the hope
THAT the Federation Of Women's clubs
will take the matter up with the city
authorities and persuade them to give
the general public some relief from
what Mr.. Andrews declared to be "an
intolerable nuisance"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-20
; . . . . y = = = . . = = = =
) THE RIGHT KIND OF NEWS.

. Instead of printing the TESTI- =
= MONY in that drama of unusual =
. interest and mystery, the WAL =
Z TERS,DUNBAR trial, all the, =
. New Orleans papers are printing =
y alleged interviews with attor- =
. neys and witnesses by special =
. correspondents. =
y If you search all the way .
. through the New Orleans papers, =
. you may find some of the TESTI- =
. MONY. but only that part which =
. the special correspondents want =
= to print. =
. The inevitable result is that all =
. the New Orleans papers are =
= printing highly colored and dis =
. torted stories, containing MANY =
. SPECULATIONS and FEW =
. FACTS. =
. The Hattiesburg News has or =
. dered and is printing daily a =
. SPECIALLY ENLARGED AS Z
. SOCIATED PRESS REPORT of Z
. this trial. The Associated Press Z
. report is the MOST ACCURATE 4
. as well as the MOST EXPEN- 4
. SIvE report that can be obtained. Z
. It confines itself to the EvI- 4
. DENCE because 1t knows that all 4
. the INTERVIEWS and SOB I
. STORIES that have any impor- 4
. tant bearing on the trial will be I
. introduced into the TESTIMONY. 4
. The ASSOCIATED PRESS re- 4
. port in detail is received In the Z
: office of THE HATTIESBURG I
. NEWS as late as o'clock of the Z
. DAY 1T HAPPENS. If you want 4
. an accurate, complete and un- I
= biased report of the Walters.Dun-
= bar trial and want it on the DAY I
CIT HAPPENS, read THE HAT 4
. TIEsBtJRG NEWS.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-04-20
Plan ORGANIzA TISN
OF AMATEUR LEAGUE

Ian baseball fans are requested 10
bet in the Commercial Club rooms
light at 7:3O o'clock.
"A movement is on foot to secure a
lass "a" amateur league, composed
I Laurel, Gulfport, Hattiesburg anu
ahoh,v Meridian and Jackson.
IN effort will also be made to organ
Glass "B" teams which shall JOIN
he present South Mississippi ANA
lur league, which is at present con-
lsed of Lumberton, Purvis' popia''
hle. Picayune and Carriere'