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FOR CARLOTTA

and fun. but the man did not hear
her. AT one turn he had a glimpse
far in the distance below. of a ram
bling structure buried in vines and
flowers and again his conscience re-
preached him. The rambling cottage
had seen little of him this winter and
Dr. Duval was not man to desert
old friends for new.
Ever since he was a boy the Nor
gan place had been a second home to
him and Mr.. Morgan and Carlotta,
his chums, advisers and confidents
He could see CarlCtta's rapt little
face, pale. vet glowing like a white
flower under her tawny hair. and her
odd brown eyes with the light in
them like sunlight through water as
she sat listening to his tale of a base
ball game, on his entry into the med
ical college, of his first real case. of
most things which had never hap
pened to him.
And now in the turmoil of this
tragedy which ne felt had come to
him he had sudden desise for the
long, cool living room down there.
with Mrs. Morgan placidly sewing by
the open window and Carlotta lean
ing forward in the old mahogany
divan listening intently to whatever
he had TO say, her'face rejecting her
interest.
For a grown man Dr. Duval was
very boyishly homesick and heart
sick. Gertrude Whitcomb parte
from him at the hotel with some irri-
tation. The trip had been dull. She
had exerted herself for man so alb
stracted that he had scarcely an
swered.
Still. she comforted herself. it was
because of his disappointment She
really did not imagine he had been
so desperately devoted to her It was
rather pleasing, on the whole And
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memory.
1t was not. as he argued to him
self some weeks later in sort of hor-I
rlhed dismay, that he was tickle andl
man of unstable affections---it wasl
simply that he had been under al
spell luckily now broken, and hadI
gone back to where he belonged.
Having once found his welcome in
the rambling cottage, he found him.
self drawn there irresistibly oftener.
than in the years before. 1t was abb
sence, he told himself, that had
awakened him and shown him Carlot-
ia S real loveliness, her sweetness and
womanly sympathy. And when, half.
tearfully, before the summer was over
and when Gertrude Whitcomb was
only a vague memory, DR.. Duval told
Carlotta Morgan he loved her, he
realized he had always loved her and
always should.
II don't deserve anything so won
derful," he told her, las that you
care about me, Carlotta, I've been
stupid in many ways-but I'm in my
right mind now"
I've always cared" she told him.,
simply For moment she hesitated.
The previous winter when he had
deserted the cottage, often troubled
her. But with all her sweetness
Carlotta Morgan had clever instincts.
That winter was past, and here he
was now for always, and she was the
rare woman who knows when not to
question
The night fragrance of roses float
ed in through the open windows as
they talked of the future in serene
happiness. In the mans heart was
a thankful and wondering content
that things were as they were, and
in Carlotta's nothing except that she
loved him.
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In some strange way that fever
had burned Itself out as though a
cool hand had banished it utterly. He
simply did not care. She was Just
as beautiful and fascinating as ever.
but his romance had crashed that aft
ernoon in the foothills and he had no
desire to pick up the broken pieces.
She was too glittering for comfort,
and she had hurt his pride by her
carelessness. Nothing cures a man S
devotion as does stab at his pride
Beside, Carlotta's smile stayed in his
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fused over and graciously foreign
for his winters desertfon.
You are so busy with your work,
we understood" Mrs. Morgan had
said as she got out his favorite pre-
serves. And Carlotta. the wistful-
ness of whose face was hidden from
him by its joy in his presence, was
like some graceful white wrath IN
the shadows of the big room.
Il had forgotten" nc told er with
the privilege ,of lifelong acquaint-
ance, how wonderfully pretty you
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being remote and poor relations
Cousin Walter had lost all his money
IN speculation just before he died
nd his poor. dear, little girl is left
penniless. And when poverty came in
at the window their friends CD must
have gone cut at the door. | am
bringing the poor CHILD back with me,
and our home shall be hers. We will
be there on the afternoon train
wednesday. Meet us. Your affec-
tionate mother
This was Wednesday. The letter
had been delayed.
Robert harnessed the two-seated
buggy and drove to Elmwood. four
miles distant, in state of turmoil
He was so absorbed in his thoughts
that he forgot that the express did
not stop at Elmwood until he saw it
WhizZing past,
He made all speed to Elk River
where it was scheduled to stop. ex-
pecting 10 find his passengers there.
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formed her. Tell me of yourself, of
what has happened to you this win
ter"
He had come to tell them-selfish-
ly to demand comfort for his wounds
yet he held his tongue. dim
sense that ne had no right to appro-
pirate this sweet understanding and
ready sympathy so ruthlessly was
struggling to consciousness. a reali-
cation brought to light by absence
that Carlotta was a personality, not
merely a haven of refuge.
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first attracted him.
High up on the slope of the foot
hills they sat under the shelter of
some scrub cedars. Below them over
a descending vista of so miles of pale
green's and lavenders and blues of the
land under the California sun. the
ocean shimmered in the distance. 1t
was very still about them, for the bor-
dered path behind led to a fountain
in ruins, and beyond that a deserted
mansion faded under the sunlight.
desolate.
They had climbed there because he
had wanted to show her the view,
one of the finest in that part of the
state. She had come with her mother
among the swarms of winter visitors
focking TO the southern coast, and
when he had first seen her. DR.. Duval
had stepped inside magic circle from
which there was no escape.
He was used 10 the winter visitors.
Injured to the sparkling, pretty girls
from the east, always healthy. un-
emotionally amused by their girlish
firtations, their guile. ess smiles at
him. one OF the few bachelors al the
hotel
He could not explain why, when he
had met Gertrude Whitcomb that first
uight, he had been so Immediately en-
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ranged her house very
prettily. 1t was not a large nouse,
but II was new and well furnished. .
and as this was the first time she had
ever entertained on : arge scale
great pains had been taken N.-h the
decorations and appurtenances In
the kitchen a caterer was busy among
the edibles getting them ready TO
serve
And in the parlor Mrs. Mum was
receiving her guests as they came
downstairs after having divested
themselves OF their wraps.
Mrs. Mum was small woman
with slender, girish figure. Size
wore new lace gown. and her hair.
just little gray. was carefully fold
ed and puffed andycrimped Her heels
were very high and her collar very
correct.
She looked uncomfortable and wor-
ried behind her polite smile. which
never once left her lips as she stood
uttering over and over again her
formal little phrase of greeting. Yet
all the time her mind was running in
20 different directions.
Would the ice come in well mold
ed? Would the cake cut nicely?
Would Mrs, Weeks think 10 keep the
rat out of the kitchen? How dread
fully unfortunate that this rain had
come on! Ii was the rain, she knew
and not sick headache that had made
Maud Merrill send a note at the last
moment saying that she would. after
all. be unable TO appear.
And she had so counted on Mauds
voice. The lack of it was likely to
spoil it all. Just tha, one omission
had made big hols in her carefully
arranged program. However. peo-
pie were good to come on such a bad
day.
True. they had not worn their
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HER HEART FELL AS SHE READ THE NOTE.

Each year he held his head higher
and looked the world more confidently
in the face. And each year he re-
sarded more reverently and loved
with deeper love the brave little wom-
an who was ever at his side. encour-
aging. cheering, upholding him.
1t had been a long fight, and how
hard only Kitty Mum herself could
have told. And she told no one. Not
even her husband. She smiled and
smiled, and women who do not smile
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was very encouraging. Her spirits
had sung pretty low after she had
read Maud Merrills note of regret,
but they lifted again as she looked
over her well-filled parlors.
Then her heart stopped beating, for
the girl who answered the bell was
bringing her another note. She took
it and tore it open with trembling
fingers. In spite of the fact that a
good many eyes were upon her she
felt her self-command slipping from
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And now the time had come for her
to make her final great endeavor; she
would give an entertainment and in
vite all the best people. in return for
which all the best people must invite
her. And because all the really best
people were interested in music and
literature, more or less, she decided
to give a. musicale.
1t seemed that all things had con-
spired on: then because of it Maud
Merrill had failed to keep her engage
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in very satisfied frame of mind she
turned to the question of what gown
she should wear down to dinner for
the delectation of the other guests.
DR.. Duval at the same time was
on car speeding out toward the
rambling cottage. 1t was almost like
old times TO he so welcomed and
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HELPED OUT

because they lack her grit envied her
for her seeming happiness.
Then Dick built house for her,
and they moved into it from the one
they had always rented. They bought
furniture: Kitty guided her buying
by quality, not quantity.
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He stayed late at the Morgans' and
when he left oddly contented and at
peace for man whose heart had only
that afternoon been broken. He was
surprised when next he saw Miss
Whitcomb that he felt none of the
bitter resentment which had at first
been his at her refusal
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Kit was old Bill Armstrong's girl and
that his own name had hitheto been
of no account in the community. He
was noticed In church. at society
meetings, and he had been asked to
join the Business Mems club. After
all, these things meant good deal.
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ment; the whole thing was thrown
"out of mesh" as Dick would say of a
piece of machinery. Yet with Prof.
Dix the day might still be saved.
There was really large percentage
of people present for the number of
invitations she had sent out. That
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were, Carlotta! What have you been
doing with yourself? You seem to
shine"
Don't talk about me-" begged the
girl nervously. A great fear was hers
lest this stupid, biundering man
should discover it was her happiness
in seeing him again that had trans
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BY EDNA EGAN.
BERT MARSHALL

II ~ II Nl laNOtl ALL
stood in the doorway
OF the farmhouse
reading the letter the
rural route carrier
had just delivered
My dear son. the
letter ran, II am so
glad | came to the
funeral, and that |
didn't listen to all
your talk about our
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AN ORPHAN

you. To think of you. after your life
of overwork, when you have just be-
gun to take things easy and comfor-
table. to have to take up this burden
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but he saw no one save the station
master, who was locking up the wait
ing room.
Your folks rode home with Jim
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81 forgot that the train did not
stop at Elmwood," he expl aimed, land
went on to Elk River"
That was too bad Lillian is up-
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stairs resting. The child Is so for
lorn. You will feel sorry fc< her
when you see her.
The smothered forces moved
Mother it's you I'm sorry for. or
would be, IL were not so angry with
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BY WALTER GREGORY.

h man looked at his
companion wonder
ingly. so" he said
at asst, almost 10
himself, Its only Il
joke to you.''
For answer size
smiled at him a 1t
tie uncertainty. but
still with q touch of
the triumphant as
suranCe which had
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-19
BY GEORGE RoHLFING.

was the night of Mrs
Munn's musicale
bad night, too. for a
heavy rain had begun
to fall at dusk. and
now at 9 o'clock the
earth was deluged,
the trees dripping &
and the fall continu-
ing without cessation.
Mrs. Mum had ar
a l. L
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
WASHINGTON TO ATLANTA
THROUGH OLD VIRGINIA
National GovernncnS S.o-Opcrutcs In
building aud Maintaining Great
Hi..hMnN Through the South

Washington, u. G, June 2z.-A very
! interesting piece Of work lis being car
! ried on, or the Washington Atlanta
| Highway. by which il is intended TO
mako il the mode, highway OF the
country. 1t Is hoped that ii may he
| com, letcd by the time the National
Good Roads Convention meets in At
lanta, November .. although IL is feared
that some stretches may not he ready
by Chat time. Through the co-opcra
tion Of the United states government.
the American Highway Association and
the states and counties along the route,
an object lesson III maintenance Will be
given Of the greatest interest and inn
portancc. This work will emphasize
the tact that iN the construction OF
good roads only the beginning has been
made Unless the roads are maintained
in good order, the initial expense is
practically wasted within Il few years
and what wcll-nigh amounts to the
construction of new road becomes
necessary.
The WASHINGTON to- Atlanta High
way, Which passes through Central
Virginia and Richmond city. has been
divided Into three sections Of subStan-
italy 200 miles each. and each section
has been placed in charge of Il United
state: engineer. The American Iiigh-
way Association contributes an auto
mobile for the use of each engineer
and maintains its running expense. The
commissioners of the counties along
the line pay the expense of repairing
and the engineers direct the work
Tho engineer of the Atlanta division
has. made enthusiastic reports about
the progress h. is making. and dc.
clare. that on loo miles Of his road Il
billiard pail can he rolled. and that
whcr hc gets through the whole goo
mil" stretch will present u uniformly
smooth surface OF the same sort. Ir
he can make good his promise. il will
greatly stimulate others. If the whole
o0o-mile road could he in practically
the same condition by the time the
good roads meeting occurs at Atlanta
the road would thus form one of the
most interesting features OF the At
:anta congress. Such a contamination
is worth working for.
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VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
ny FRANK 6. wOODSON,
Industrial Editor.

This column Is opcn TO contribu-
tors who have something TO say of
suggestive nature, and who nrc
willing to make hints and suEgcs-
lions looking to the better develop
ment of the good old Stntcs OF Vir-
Sinia, West Virginia AMI North
Cnrolinn, and who cnn hold their
suggestions doyrn in my one issue
TO from 100 To roo words. Such com
municntions. addressed To the In
dustrial Editor, will receive prompt
attention.
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D0INGS DOWN IN DIXIE;
MANY NEW INDUSTRIES
More Peanut business for Norfolk.
Development In West Virginia
hnd tho CaroIinas.


hnd the CaroIinns.
Baltimore juno 21.-Just few
among the many Southern industrial
and other developmental enterprises
reported in this weeks issue of the
the following:
The Industrial Power Company, Hot
Springs. n. c., organized with capital
stock of 100000 to build hydro cleo
trio plant. developing 1000 horse
power on French Broad River near Hot
Springs.
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
will build shops. roundhouse. turn
table. planning mill. etc, at Florence,
S. c., TO cost $4,000.
The Southern Railway will build
roundhouse at Birmingham. Ala, to
cost $4,000
The American Peanut Corporation,
tory and warehouse building to cost
$4,000.
Chattanooga Copper Company. Duck
town, Tenn. plans to develop zoo acres
of copper bearing land at Ducktown
and Coppcrhill, Tenn.
Little River Drainage District Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, is reported to have sold
ago Of 100000 acres of alluvial land in
several counties; VIII probably con-
struct 625 miles of drainage bitches
and twenty miles of levecs.
Kentucky Henderson Coal Company,
Henderson, Ky, was incorporated with
capital stock of s425, 200 to develop coal
lands.
National Yarn Mills, Belmont. N. c.,
will build' 33S 12S-foot mill construc-
ton building and install IL. 600 spindles
to manufacture fine-combed yarns.
Gem Chemical Company, Washing :
ton. ID. c., was Incorporated with capt.
tai stock OF 100000 to manufacture
chemicals.
Callie Mining Company. Glen Wilton,
Va. was incorporated with 49,, 900 cap
ital stock.
West Virginia Coal Mining Company,
SHELTON, w. Va, was Incorporated with
capital stock of $4,000.
Elizabethton Flooring Company.
F7liZabethton, Tenn, was incorporated
with capital stock Of $4,000 to manu-
facturo flooring.
Blucfold Hardwood Manufacturing
Company. Bluefeld, w. Va. was in
corporatcd with capital stock OF $780,
600 to manufacture hardwoods. etc.
Queensbury Mills. Richmond. was
chartered with capital stock of 1926,
900 to produce yarns.
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c. & O. Getty Another.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company has closed an agreement to
operate the Elkhorn and Beaver Valley
Railway. which was recently built from
a connection with the Big Sandy divi-
sion OF the chesapeake and Ohio up
the valley Of Beaver Creek, In Floyd
County, Ky, about twenty-five miles to
coal mines,
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Industrial Section Dc
voted to tho UpbuildIng OF
Richmond, Virginia and tho
South.
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Possibilities. of tho Parcel Post

CONTINUED on Third Pagc.)
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The Outlook.

While there has been some complaint
here and there of backward business
conditions. bank clcarings do not re
feet downward tendency in com
mercial operations in and about Rich
mond. On the contrary. the clcarngs
for tho past week indicated n dis
tinctly upward trend. They showed a
gratifying gain as compared with the
week previous and q somewhat smaller
gain. but gain all the same, over the
business of the corresponding week of
last June. The jobbers arc not com
planning of dullness although they
realize the fact that this is always -
hull season in every year. The manu-.
facturers in all lines, especially in the
.ron-working line, are very cheerful
and report business for the prcscn,
laws very good. and the outlook for
future days all they can reasonably
ask for. The retailers are finding
business little dull, but they always
40 lust n this season, and. as matter
Of fact they are rather enjoying the
fullncss. such as IL is, for the weather
has been mighty hot all OF the week
Possibilities of the Parcel Post.
Herbert quick. tho editor of Farm
and J'ireside, one of the best arrcul-
tural journals i'm the country, has been
making n study of the parcel post bust
ness as Its affects the farmers, and in
one Of his articles he tells this story:
I'm certain rural school I'm Cook
County. illinois. n parcel post club has
been organized. Tho boys and girls
bring their eggs, green corn. radishes.
butter, and other produce to school, put
the goods In hampers. and ship by par
eel post to n select list of customers In
the city. They keep tho records OF this
club as n part of the school exercises
They figure the profits and the losses"
50 far as l can learn the Illinois
Continued on Third Pagc.)
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04
Man BEMILDERED
By RAIN and SPENDS
NIGHT OUT OF DOORS
His Strange Appearance Causes
People in Vicinity to Send
Alarm to Officers.

Clear Lake, S. D., June 1.-Over-
taken by a storm while walking in a
strange region to the home OF friends,
whom he Intended visiting in Deuel.
county, John Hammer, an aged ma
whose home is at Dewitt. Ia, was COM
PEELED to remain IN the open prairie all
night.
His clothing was soaked, and in the
morning when he removed a part of the
clothing for the purpose OF drying 1t,
he was discovered by some of the resi-
dents of the region. who noting that he
was a stranger. believed him t. be in
sane, A hurryup call was sen to the
was running amuck through the re-
gion.
The sheriff hurried to the scene, took
the old man into custody and then ex-
plantations followed which revealed the
true state of affairs. The relatives and
friends of the old man We're Informed
and Went after him in an automobile,
taking him to their homes.
Instead Of leaving the train at Ward.
near where his relatives friends
reside. he rode tie Toronto. He had
his relatives les Ward before
and m~istaking Toronto for Ward he
started out TO walk TO their homes,
which he believed but a short distance
away. He soon became lost and when
the storm came up was compelled to
take refuge in Il grove where he re-
manned during the ertirn night. When
discovered he was in a distressing con-
dition as the result OF his long ex-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04
WNDICATION
FROM CHARGES MADE
BY RUSTLER INDIANS
Lyman County Man Declares
Innocence and Will Fight
to Secure Justice.


.Kennebec, S. D., May so.-Declaring
himself innocent of charges filed
against him with h United States
authorities for South Dakota, John
Dillon, a prominent Lyman county
man, has set out to vindicate himself.
Affdavits charging him with compile
ny We're filed with the federal authori-
ties by Jim Greenwood and Red
Water, Sioux Indians, whom Mr.. Dill
Ion refers to as -self-confessed cattle
thieves. Dillon has secured an af-
hdavit from another Indian named
Grover Squirrel Coat, in which SPUR
rel Coat sets forth that his brotherin-
law, Jim" Greenwood, and Red Water
stole the cattle in question from Willis
Hawk and sold them at Witten, receiv-
ing a check in payment therefor. Dill
lon has demanded a full investigation
Of the charge made against him by the
two Indians and has requested that the
federal authorities for South Dakota
take charge of the Investigation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-06-04
is FREED OF
CHARGE OF MURDER

Kansas City, Mo-, June 1.-"Not
guilty was the verdict of a jury re-
turned in the cas- Of DR.. w. T. Elan,
a prominent physician of ST. Joseph,
Mo-, for the murder of w. Putnam
Cran1er, a Chicago magazine solicitor,
in a hotel here November IS last.
Cramer had met Mrs. Elan and had
correspondent with her. He called her
by telephone and asked her to meet
him in Kansas City. She consented.
DR.. ELAN overheard the conversation.
He had his wife followed to Kansas
City by a detective. The detective re-
ported to DR.. Elam that there had been
no misconduct between Cramer and
Mrs. Elan. but DR.. Elan would not
believe that. He came to Kansas City
and demanded al interview with
Cramer. The interview was held be-
tween the two men alone in a room of
the Hotel Baltimore and there Elan
shot him. Cramer was unarmed..