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less interior, the former owner of tho
house might have deserted it a week
ago. On wall-rack lay two walking.
sticks and a gold-mounted hunting.
crop, and on q great carved chest
below it had been flung an opened
book bound in fooled leather. John
Valiant picked this up curiously. Il
was Lucille" He noted that here
and there passages were marked with
penciled lines-some light and femi-
ninety delicate, some heavier, as
though two had been reading it to.
gether, noting their individual prefer.
ences.
He laid it back musingly, and open.
Ing door, entered the large room Il
disclosed. This had been the dinine.
room. At one end stood q crystal.
knobbed mahogany sideboard, holdius
glass candlesticks in the shape Of
Ionic columns-above it quaint por.
trait of lady in hoops and love.
curls-and at the other end was q
huge fireplace with ,rust-red flre-dogs
and furnished brass fender. All these,
with the round centipede table and
the Chippendale chairs set in order
against the walls, were dimmed and
grayed with thick powdering of dust.
The next room that he entered was
big and wide. . place Of dark colors,
nobly smutched of time. It had been
at once library and living-room. A
great leather settee was drawn near
the desk and beside this stood a read
ing-stand with a small china dog and
squat bronze lamp upon It. In con-
trast to the orderly dining-room there
was about this chamber a sense Of
untouched disorder-a desk-drawer
jerked half-open, a yellowed news
paper torn across and flung into cor
ner, books tossed on desk and lounge,
and in the fireplace a little heap of
whitened ashes in which charred frag-
ments told of letters and papers
burned in haste.
Suddenly he lifted his eyes. Above
the desk hung a life-size portrait of q
man, in the high soft stock and vel
vet collar Of half century before.
The right eye; strangely, had been cut
from the canvas. He stood straight
and tall. one hand holding an eager
hound in leash, his face proud and
ford, his single, cold. steelblue eye
staring down through its dusty curtain
with a certain malicious arrogance.
and his lips set in a sardonic curve
that seemed about to sneer. It was
for an instant as IL the pictured figure
confronted the young man who stood
there. mutely challenging his entrance
into that tomb-like and secret-keeping
quiet; and he gazed back as fxedly,
repealed by the craft of the face, yet
subtly attracted. Il wonder who you
were," he said. you were cruel.
Perhaps you were wicked. But you
were strong, too"
He returned to the outer hall to find
that the negro had carried in his
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with Your Formulation III Take One
Of Them In and see."

with Your Permission III Take One
Of Them In and see."
see any one else there. For after all.
the Valiants were gentlemen"
Mrs. Clifford smiled. would you
have called Devil-John Valiant gen.
.tleman? Why, he earned the name
by the dreadful things he did. My
grandfather used to say that when his
wife lay sick-he hated her, you know
he would gallop his horse with all
his hounds full-cry after him under
her windows. Then that CHASTITY story
Of the slave he pressed to death in the
hogshead of tobacco"
Il know" acquiesced Mrs. Mason.
HE was cruel man and wicked, too.
Yet Of course he was a gentleman. In
the South the test of gentleman has
never been what he does, but who he
is. But his grandson, Beauty Valiant,
who lived at Damory Court thirty
years ago, wasn't his type at all. He
was only twenty-five when the duel
occurred
AAO AAuok AaVV OVCu 6o1V
the visitor, ito have founded that
great corporation. It's pity the son
didn't take after him. Have you seen
the papers lately? It seems that
though he was to blame for the wreck
ing Of the concern they can't do any
thing to him. Some technicality in
the law, I suppose. But If a man IL
only rich enough they can't convict
him Of anything. Why he should sud-
denly make up his mind to come down.
here l can't see. With that old af-
fair of his fathers behind him, I
should think he'd prefer Patagonia"
Il take 1t. then, madam" Doctor
Southall's forbidding voice rose from
the doorway, that you are familiar
with the circumstances Of that old Of.
fair, as you term it," 3
The lady bridled. Her passages 1t
arms with the doctor did not invariar
bly, tend to sweeten her disposition.
I'm sure I only know what people
say" she said.
'People?'" snorted the doctor iras.
nihlv "J"s* annther mama Ear a 49,.
Ito be continued.)
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CHAPTER TX.
Damov Court.

Oars Danny Co'ot smack-dab
ahaid, subj
John Valiant looked up. Facing
them at an elbow Of the broad road,
was an old gateway of time-nicked
stone, clasping an iron gate that was
quaint and heavy and red with rust,
He put out his hand.
"Wait q moment" he said in a low
voice, and as the creaking conveyance
stopped, he turned and looked about
him.
Facing the entrance the land fell
away sharply to miniature valley
through which rambled a willow-bor-
dered brook, in whose shadows short
horned cows stood lazily. Beyond,
whittier wound the Red Road, he
could see drowsy village, with a,
spire and q cupolaed courthouse; and
farther yet a yellow gorge with q
wisp of white smoke curling above
It marked the course Of q crawling
far-away railway.
"Et's er moughty fine OF place, sub,
mid dat big revenue oh trees" said
Uncle Jefferson. But All reck'n ct
ain got none OBJ de modern conniv-
ances." =
AS Valiant Jumped down he was
possessed by an odd sensation Of old
acquaintance-as II he had seen those
tall white columns before-aa Ilu,
sorry half.vistou into some shadow,
fourth dimensional landscape that be,
tonged to his subconscious self, OF
that. glimpsed in some immaterial
nream-picture, had left q faint-etched
memory. Then. on q sudden, the vista
vibrated and widened, the white col.
umns expanded and shot up into the
clouds, and from every bush seemed
to peer friendly black savage with
woolly white hair!
"Wishing-House!" he whispered,
The hidden country which his fathers
thoughts, sadly recurring, had painted
TO the little child that once he was,
dn the guise Of an endless wonder.
tale! His eyes misted over, and It
seemed to him that moment that his
father was very near.
Leaving the negro to unload his be-
longings, he traversed an overgrown
path Of messed gravel, between box.
rows frowsled like the names of lions
gone mad and smothered in an 40.
cumulation Of matted roots and debris
of rotting foliage, and presently, the
bulldog at his heels, found himself
in the rear of the house.
"Mine!" he said aloud with rueful
pride. And for general rundown.
ness, it's up to the advertisement"
He looked musingly at the piteous
wreck and ruin. his gaze sweeping
down across the barred fields and I'M
kempt forest. "Mine!" he repeated.
All that, suppose, for it has the
same earmarks of neglect. Between
those cultivated stretches it looks like
q wedge Of Sahara gone astray." His
gaze returned to the house. "Yet what
q place it must have been in its time!"
He went slowly back to where his con.
ductor sat on the lichened horse.
block.
Yves heah," called Uncle Jefferson
cheerfully. "Whut we gwinter do
mex, sub? Reck'n All better go ovah
ter Miss Dandridge's place fer er
crowbah. Lawd!" he added, "ef he
ain got de key! Whut yo' think OBJ
dat now"
John Valiant was looking closely at
the big key; for there were words,
which he had not noted before en-.
graved in the massive fange. Friends
all hours" He smiled. The aentiment
sent warm current Of pleasure to
his hnger-tips. Here was the very
text Of hospitality!
A Lilliputian spider.web was
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shallow case Of morocco leather that
had Tain on the desk crashing to the
floor. It opened and a heavy metallic
object rolled almost to his feet. He
saw at glance that it was IN I'D.
fashfonad rusted duelinR pistol
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80 DON'T; talk to me about worsted
ehawls and horrible arctics. For I
won't wear 'em. Not If I know my
self! Here comes Shirley. She's
made two juleps, and If you're gen.
tleman, you'll distract her attention
till I've got rid of mine in my usual
way"
.
The major, at the foot Of the cherry
bordered lane, looked back across the
box-hedge to where the two figures
sat under the rose-arbor, the mothers
face turned lovingly down to shirley's
at her knee. He stood a moment
watching them from under his
slouched hat-brim.
you never looked at me that way,
Judith, did you!" he sighed to him
self. cts been a long time, too, since
/ began to want you to-'most forty
years. When it came to the show
down, wasn't even as At as Tom
Dandridge!"
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Jobn Valiant, q rich %.
eaety favorite. suddenly discovers that the
Valiant corporation, which his father
POUNDED and which was the principal
source OF his wealth, has failed.
CHAPTER II-He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
t1or the corporation.
CHAPTER Hills entire remaining
Possessions consist Of IN old motor car,
white bull dog and Damory court, .
neglected estate In Virginia.
CHAPTER IV-He learns that this g.
tate came into the family by royal grant
E1d has been in the possession Of the
VaHants ever since.
CHAPTER Won the way to Damory
court he meets Shirley DandridRe. an s.i-
nufn.haired beauty. and decides that no
u going to like virginia Immensely.
CHAPTER Wan old negro tells shir-
!ey'e fortune and predicts great trouble
xoS ner on account Of q man.
CHAPTER VII-Uncle Jefferson. an old
negro. takes Valiant to Damory court.
CHAPTER v1II-shirley's mother. Mrs,
cambridge. and Major BristoW exchanRe
"Reminiscences during which Il In Revealed
mat the major. Valiant's father, and q
man named Sassoon. were rivals for the
1and OF Mrs cambridge in her youth.
SaSsoon and Valiant fought q duel on her
account IN which the former was killed.
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CHAPTER XII
Sanctuary

Sanctuary.
Tho tawny scudding streak that led
that long chase had shot into the yard,
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IDEAL DRUG STORE
Wiley M. Wood, Prop.
Pure Water Supply.

That there can be no infection,
cOntaglon or ills of any nature
for the people of FranklintOn
thru the water we drink, is a
fact that will bring much salts.
faction 10 all who appreciate
good health.
The following report on the
water supply of Franklinton col
lected by Dr.. j. L. Brock on
March 10Th, was made to Dr..
Oscar Bowling, President of the
State Board of Health by State
Analyst, Geo. B. Tylor will
doubtless be of much interest to
| all our readers.
Analysis expressed as parts
per million
Sanitary Survey-Artesian
we'll sos feet deep'-HOwing 300
gallons per minute.
Odor-On opening container
slight odor of sulphides-on
heating moldy.
Reaction alkaline, due to bi.
carbOnates.
Turbidity-trace
Color-5.
Condition of residue on igni.
ton, no blackening.
Total solids-124.
Loss on ignition-18,
Alkalinity as calcium carbon
ate-2S.
Hardness-soft.
Chlorine-S.S,
Nitrogen as nitrltes-nore.
Nltru5en as nitrates-0.O4.
Nitrogen as ammonia-0.02.
Nitrogen as albuminoid am.
moDia-O.02.
From a sanitary chemical
standpoint this is an excellent
supply in every way.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. b. Taylor,
State Analyst.
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Mrs. NJ. A. Green, of Enon,
is here to-day.
Ice. lee. lce!!!!! | will begin
TO deliver ice for the season on
Good Friday, April 10th. Have
your refrigerators ready and
send in your orders.
H. V. Foil.
The criminal term of court
closed at noon Wednesday, but
there are three damage suits of
considerable Importance which
will occupy the court probably
the remainder of the week, all
jury cases, contested by some of
the best legal talent in the state.
Dr.. W, M. Anderson Evange-
list, arrived Wednesday evening
and preached the first sermon in
the Evangelistic services which
will he held in the Baptist church
thru the next ten days. Services
will be held every afternoon
from 3 to 4 and again at night,
beginning at 7:3O p. ~. and every
body is cordially invited to at
tend.
The singer, Carl Cambron of
Fayetteville, Tenn, has charge
of the choir and it is hoped that
all who can sing will take part
in the song service.
j. j. Walker, Pastor.
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Sentence was passed in the
following cases which we're tried
and verdict rendered last week
Albert Garner, 10 years.
Chas. Anderson, 10 years.
Bud Berkhalter, 5 years.
Edgar Magee, 5 years.
billiard Brown, 3 years.
Jack Afford. Is months.
Cases tried from Wednesday
noon last week to close of court.
Henry Lollie, cattle stealing,
convicted. 5 years in peniten-
tiary.
Will Jones, rape, convicted,
sentence not passed.
Frank Trapine, retailing, con-
victed, $500 or IL months.
Alfred and Nick Jenkins
manslaughter; acquitted.
Will Blackledge-di disturbing
peace, convicted; s25 or 80 days.
Will Blackledge-Assault with
dangerous weapon; convicted,
SIS or so days.
Will Nanse-asSault Intent to
kill, plead guilty assault and
battery, not sentenced.
Leander Stafford-no case,
dismissed byorder of the Judge.
Edgar Magee-larceny; con-
victed. 5 years.
Gideon Rester-cutting with
intent to kill: convicted, not sen.
fenced.
Milas Thomas-assault and
battery: convicted, 500 or 6
months.
W. V. misunderstanding
peace; plead guilty, sentence
suspended.
Quitman Galloway-shooting
with intent to kill; plead guilty,
not sentenced.
Will Boney, larceny; acquitted.
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Phone No. AZ for Cheap Feed
for Cash.

F. NJ. Brown S Feed Store at
the Farmers Union Ware House
will sell you all kinds of feed
stuff at rccA bottom prices.
Come and see for yourself.
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- 81 = = = = ~ = = Y 80
: Local Items
= Brief Mention of Local and Personal
: Happenings OF The Week.
;SSz.z L.5L.z * TX * ~ - ~ TX ~ q
FRANKLINTON, La, APR. 2, IA
We're you fooled?

We're you fooled?
Miss NalIie Samuel has beer
quite i'll this week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Dickerson on Thursday, a son,
S. H. Burris we are glad tC
learn, is improving again after
his recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Dunn en-
tertained Rev. W.. H. Bowman,
of Baton Rouge last week,
Notice-Full bredlllinols In
dian Runner Duck eggs 81 per
dozen. D. E. Branch.
Mrs. NJ. Bateman and infant
daughter, of Richardson, were
weekend guest of Mrs. l.. Fl.
Magee.
Jimmie Brinker returned
Wednesday night from a short
visit to Chicago where he went
on business interests.
After two weeks spent at her
home in NatchitOches, Miss Sara
Williamson returned and re-
sumed her school work Monday.
Ansil Foil now has charge of
the cold drink stand at the Ideal
Drug Store while Luther Wood
is filling the vacated position at
Burris Bros. Ltd.
Miss Julia Mcneil is now
domiciled at the nome of Mrs
Ada Darlington S, having moved
there the first of April, to stay
until the school term is out.
We can furnish you with any
of the brands of Swift fertilizer
We also handle the celebrated
Imperial brand.
Robt. Darlington, Ltd.
Mrs. W. f. Hood, of Onville is
a guest this week of Mrs. W. j.
Burris, being drawn by the at
fractions of little Miss Josephine
Burris whose sweet charms are
keeping the entire family inter
ested at present.
Notice up till noon Tuesday
April 7, 1914, the Board of Di
rectors of the Public Schools o:
Washington Parish will receive
sealed bids, for the Fisca
Agency period beginning Aprl
i, 1914.
D. H. SPRINGFIELD, Sec'y
J. W. Bateman who is at tht
head of the Rural Department
Of Schools at Natchitoches, has
sent out a number Of fine jersey
calves to our parish to be raiset
on halves for the school herd
E. A. Burris has two OF thes'
calves raising them by gentl'
old motherIy COW whose owl
calf was sold and she suckle
the adopted calves with as mucI
motherly feeling and interest a
she would manifest toward he
own offspring, and furnishes
lot more amusement to- tn
spectators.
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|. J. Green of iona was here
Wednesday.
Miss Julia Mcneil spent Sat
urday in New Orleans.
Miss Ivy Bickham of Mt
HermOn spent Wednesday here
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo
Afford of Ponchatoula, on Feb
%, a girl,
Miss Bessie Bickham, OF
HackIey, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. j, Dickerson.
Dr.. Cole, head of the Bogalusa
hospital, spent Wednesday here
with Dr.. J. L Brock.
Jesse Magec continues quite
i'll at the home Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Magee.
Mr.. and Mrs. lido Fisher of
Richardson spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Burch.
Mrs. L. D. Greenlaw was call
ed to Bogalusa Sunday to see
her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Brake
field who is sick.
Mrs. ". ]. Dobson, Misses
Nellie DobSOn and Bessie Burris
left this morning for a two days
shopping expedition in New Or.
leans.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. L. Pope and
family moved this week into
their home in North Franklinton
recently vacated by J. W, Sim
mons and family.
After a visit of several weeks
in the home of his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Cot
tongim, Tom Cottongim returned
Friday to his home in Birming
ham, Ala.
Mrs. W. j. Jones was hostess
for the social meeting of the
Home Mission Society Wednes-
day afternoon, when an interest
ing program was given and re-
freshments served.
We can furnish you all kinds
of first class seed for planting,
such as Water Melon, Cotton
Seed, Yellow and White Corn
and all kinds of Garden Seeds.
Robt. Darlington, Ltd.
Mrs. L. H. Magee's millinery
store was a bower of beauty on
Saturday last when the artistic
| decorations combined with the
gorgeous spring millinery looked
like a scene from Fairyland.
The opening was a splendid sue
cess, more hats having been sold
to date than for the same length
of time at any previous season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hezzie Russell
and infant son, of Arlington,
Tex, made US a most appreciat,
ed call on Wednesday. Hezzie
has been in Texas for several
years past having made a sue.
cess in the business of life, and
also having been fortunate
enough to win for a heIpmate 6
charming and attractive Texas
girl. Louisiana in general anC
! dear old Washington Parish in
particular, deserves the best OIL
everything and we are glad tc
see our old boys getting then
share of good business and goot
wives
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W. G. Magee of Bogalusa was
in town Wednesday.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Minckler, at Lissie Texas, on
Friday last, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown, after
a short residence here, moved
Sunday to New Orleans to make
their future home.
BiddieS of different ages for
sale, and eggs incubated on
shares or under contract, by
Doremus Poultry Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. ". Goodbee
moved Wednesday from the
Robert Darlington house in
North Franklinton into NJ. NJ.
Magee's residence on Railroad
Ave.
NOTICE-The regular April
meeting of the Parish School
Board will be held Tuesday
April Z, 1914.
D. H. Struggled,
Sec.Treas.
Every home should contain a
bottle of Nyal's Vegetable Pre-
scription. Perfect health in wo-
men results from its use. The
constant strain imposed upon
the functional organs will result
in complete collapse unless the
system is strengthened Ideal
Drug Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Green
law and little daughter recently
of BrOOkhaven have come here to
make their home, Mr.. Greenlaw
having accepted a position as
saw fler with the McCreary
Lumber Go. We are glad to
have this worthy family as resi-
dents and do hope that they
make this a permanent home
feeling sure in advance of the
benefit that will result to US from
their residence among us.
Last Wednesday was April
FOOLS Day, as everybody knows,
especially those who heard Mr..
Doremus' stories about the va
rious kinds of eggs he wanted to
incubate. He received several
varities, as a matter of fact, and
placed them in the show window
of PEOPLES Drug Co. And be
displayed placard reading,
Grows eggs hatching.'' Next
he placed an egg shell taken
from an incubator to show that
it was one of "Crow's" eggs
Matched. A number of persons
stated that they wanted some of
the little crows for pets, but Mr..
Doremus would reply that as
the eggs had come from Mrs.
Grow, he felt sure the hatch
would be chicks and not crows.
Then it was remembered that he
Was just celebrating the annual
return of April FOOLS Day.
Notice-The dates Of the next
examination for teachers GER
titicates has been changed from
April 6, Z, s (white) and April 8,
10, II NEGRO to April 20. q, %
I(white) and April %, 25, 26(negro)
the week following the meeting
of the Louisiana State Public
School Teachers Association.
D. H. Struggled, Supt.
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Good For Young Girls.

The health of every girl just budding into womanhood
neceSStaes careful consideration.
Almost invariably she will require special attenonshe be-
anemc restless and does be hersehe body
functions peculiar to her about themselves
This the critical period of girls feshould she be
geced-no assisted way and the delicate organisms
prompted to regularity the chances will destroy her future
comfort and happiness
Do not experiment. her ahead of tme-orty her
system to withstand the coming ashve her 60 through life
with her good health unimpared.
NyaPs Vegetable Prescription
will nvigorate and tone up the entire system
supply nourshment broken down tissues and regu
ary of organic functions This preparation peculiarly adapted
functional disorder and prompt and effective action
You need have hestation-use Nyars Vegetaoe Pre-.
scrptioD-we know it or would not recommend it.
large bottle for ST co.
very fine line of rubber goods such hot bottles
fountain syringes etc, now in stock
Delicious Velvet Ice Cream now received every morning
from New Orleans.
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Best and Cheapest.

For Constipation, Biliousness, Head
ache, Royaline Liver Regulator is best
and cheapest, 15c, Money back plan
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Rally Day At Rio.

Contests at Rio. La. were decided
as follows:
The Socialist press., 1914-09-26

his great ability could not help but carry him into the place for which he is so eminently fit- ted, and where his aforesaid a. bility would be 50 sorely needed.
 Well, het was ,nQn1inated al
 right; that was conreded. from the first, but his election is a diff. ferent proposition. He may have money to- spend-money which he openly boasts is NC. money but McGowan's Barbary Coast methods of campaigning will not work in Alaska. The men of A. laska are not soaks and buns,
 and while they may stand for his gulf and flatterv, and some of them .may:tase his drinks and cigars, few if any will come through when they go to vote.
The Socialist press., 1914-09-26
No.ice. Of Fo::Ifc::.l lie

To Eijia Cichkovich l1is lei s. execu IFS, administrators a;d ;,.}sigh5.
 You are hereby notified that you ar, indebted to me, the undersigned. fo, your share of the assessment wort performed upon the Miners a8socia- ion on Steel creek, tributary t Little Cinema, in Fairbanks recording district. Territory of Alaska.
 In order to hold your inte: est 1T sad claim under the provisions oi ,ection 2324 of the revised statutes oi the United States said expenditure be n- for your share of the annual as. sessmett work and if within ninety lay. after the last pub ica tion of thiu lotice you fail to pay to the unders ien 'sd as co-oWner your said proportion ot the expenditure aforesaid and the cost of this advertisement your interes, n sad claim will become the property >f the undersigned as co owner undo, 'ad section 232a R. $,
 Lars Westenvik.
 First publication July II. 1914.
 Last publication 0ct. 10, 1914.
The Socialist press., 1914-09-26

and the party holds them~strietly to account, If the workers ever receive any material benefit from legislation it must come through the Socialist party. Years of experience with ''good men" and 'labor's friends of other parties have shown conclu sively that4abor can expect mo- thing from their hands