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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-14

why. am going to marry a celeb.
rity. l believe"
"Elkin & Fotheringham have &C.
copied It,"
You don't say SO? That's good
they're a first class firm. a thou.
sand congratulations. my darling. I
had no Idea that you had this I'D
your sleeve. Why. Rachel what is
the matter?"
Nothing. Only take those proofs
and read them-read part Of the
book-and then I'll tell you what is
the matter. Read it now-inlmcdi.
ately Andrew, to please mel"
Such entreaty In her voice aud
eyes! Heriot was puzzled. but ho
took the proofs. and sat down in an
armchair near the sunny window.
III can be of any help TO you I
shall be only too glad. Rachel" no
said, and began to read. Rachel
watched him ,.or a moment. then
turned resolutely away and went on
with her unpacking. He hands
shook 30 that she could scarcely I'm.
DO string or open paper. She heard
the faint rustic as each page OF
proof was turned. But Heriot said
nothing. The blood beat in nor
head so that she felt nearly SUI.
located.
When he knew the truth--if he
found 1t out, or If she told him, as
she must do presently-what would
he say? What would he do? Wha,
would he think Of her?
She was nothing better than a
thief!
Page after page was turned-and
still Heriot read on.
The room was quite silent, save
for the rustic OF the pages and Ra.
chers quiet movement as she folded
up string and put away boxes and
paper.
With an inarticulate cry uer,ot
sprang to his feet; the proofs fell
70 the ground. Rachel turned and
faced him: his face was white and
strained. and there was light al
OF sudden recognition in his eyes
It's come back!" he cried. II re.
member 1t all now was about 10
write book had the whole thing
worked out-when | was taken III.
And the story is what read here.
what does it mean, Rachel?"
she faced him, white and trem.
bling. msRxx1yu,
/ stole it," she said. S'>'sH'
You-stole it? What do Won
mean?"
Forgive? There Is no such word
between you and me, Rachael. Why.
you wonderful woman, YOU saved
my Idea for me-you've given il to
the world In form am more than
proud OF. It's a happy ausury that
our hrst work should be so good.
we'll do even better things in the
future-together. my wife,"
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man. and could AJAX her now to
share whatever fortunes fRto had In
store for him; for that very morn.
Ing good news had reached him
from his family lawyers. who con.
veyed to him the gratifying lntelli.
gehco that his old uncle, who had
died very suddenly in Australia, had
left him the substantial SUN OF
twenty Thousand pounds No longer
need he fear the wolf at the door.
Only one thing vaguely worried
him.
His Great Idea was zone. He
knew he had ono; he knew some.
thing had come to him before his
illness. and now 1t had vanished
lost, strayed somehow Perhaps
with returning strength it, too.
would como back. IIo dismissed it
from his mind. forgetting every.
thing in the happiness Of the mo-
nlent.
And 1t vas happiness! The
future looked very alluringly rose.
colored.
Sunshine. pleasant Spring wea Their.
the murmuring sea. beauty all about
him-and Rachel at his side.
AS she sat silent. he spoke again.
Il shall mover be able to thank
you. but-I'm going TO try IL you'll
give me the chance. Will YOU.
Rachel? You saved my life, be.
lieve-will you take it and do with
1t what you will? love you! Be
my wife. and finish the good work
you've begun. Can you care for me
little. when care SO much"
She turned and looked at him
with mingled rapture and incredul.
lty shining in her beautiful eyes.
You care for me? Butt am get.
ting old. l never thought of mar.
riage-no one ever wanted me-"
Everything has changed. dear
heart, for Inc and you. You arc
not old; you are just the right age
for the man who loves you. 1t ia
not too late for you to think of mar.
rage, and | want you SO much. VIII
you come to me? We can be 80
happy together-we can help one
another: and I'm no longer a pau.
per grinding out things at a penny
line"--
You did that?" Nj
The words were torn from her.
Did what?"
wrote"
Yes. had ambitions have
them still, only somehow they seem
to have been blottcd out by that i'll
ness. But they will come back.
don't need any longer to turn out
pot-boilers: | can give up MY time
to better things-and to you. Ra.
chcl. you will say Yes won't you?"
A cold fear touched her with an
icy finger, even as she realized that
the greatest thing in the world was
Hers II she chose to take 1.-THE
love Of which she had dreamed
shts Reserved
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Tor moment and looked down at
him.
III her quiet, uneventful life such a
happening made an extraordinary
break. She often wondered why
nothing ever happened 10 her be-
yond the dull daily rUund-wliich
consisted in working away at writing
stories To supplement her insufficient
income. and taking solitary walks, or
going To tea with an occasional
friend.
IF send in nurse-you know
Nurse Allen is very competent
would it be possible for YOU TO give
him houseroom. Miss Ferrar? |
know it's asking a great deal, but l
wont answer for the consequences
If he is moved. He does not know
anything that has happened as yet.
but i'll a few days | hope it will be
possible to get him back to his lodg.
Ing. In the meantime. he must be
Kept perfectly quiet. imagine that
overwork or some worry has brought
on this collapse"
OF course he can stay here. and
will gladly look after him with
Nurse Aliens help; | know some
thing about nursing. Poor fellow.
he appears quite conscious, and
yet
Some things will probably be only
blank in his mind. I'll send up the
nurse at once. and call again 10.
night"
SO Andrew Heriot was helped up
to a. charming white-papered room
looking out on the sea, and quiet.
voice nurse arrived and took charge
OF him. He felt SO weak and so
tired that he gladly submitted to her
mlnistrotions, falling into sound
sleep, and dreaming persistently of a
woman with grave brown eyes and
the sweetest voice-rthe ideal woman.
she seemed 20 him. lie vaguely
wondered where he was, and what
had happened, but his mind was TOO
weary 10 be troubled with questions.
And while he slept the owner OF
those grave brown eyes stole into
the quiet room. There was q whis.
pered consultation between her and
the nurse, when the latter withdrew
TO snatch a few hours rest, while
Rachel mounted guard over the sick
man in her place.
X
Rachel lifted her head from the
notebook in which she had been
writing in fits and snatches for the
last hour as Il low voice spoke near
her. She started. then realized that
Ii was ileriot. who was talking In a
monotonous voice. She only caught
a few disconnected words. and then.
with sigh. and he turned over and
closed his eyes. The room was very
quiet: only a light from carefully
shaded reading lamp fell on her pa.
per ana pencil. The rest of the room
was in shadow. and somewhere
Copyright. 1914.
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tt was the best idea he had ever
had. He was quite sure OF It;
Il and Heriot knew good thing
when il came TO him. which WAS not
too often. Heavens! how long he
had waited for this. How long he
had dreamed-and worked, too-for
the fame he knew ough, TO be his
some day.
he could write; he knew it. He
felt the divine fire within him. Given
his chance. given the necessary time
and an opportunity to cease writing
ot-boiers-stories and articles that
provided his roof, his daily bread
the boots on his feet, and the coat
on his back-hc would show the
world, and particularly those skepti-
Cal relatives OF his. that his choice
o! lie was justified. Iii srelatives
knew nothing of the secret delights,
the hopes and fears. the wild ambi.
lions OF a would-be author. So he
had ell, himself loose from the old
ties, and was engaged in fight with
Fate.
He left bricks and mortar far behind
him, and straycd quite by accidvnt
TO fishing village OH the South
coast OF Devon. There. within sight
ana sound OF the waves that broke
on great rocks and against red low
erlnS cliffs, he set 10 work. But
money WAS scarce. and pot-boilers
took up nearly all his time, and he
took 10 burning too much midnight
oil. Headaches came on. followed
by insomnia and loss of appetite.
On fine Spring day he flung aside
his pen and papers, and went ont 10
see what sunshine and fresh air
would do for him. His head ached
intolerably, everything spun before
him as he staggered along the cliff
path, but he went on doggedly AS
tHe quee! ialntneSS passed. The air
Was SO keen and eXhilarating. and
the sky so blue
But Heriot paid small attention 10
Natures beauties. He was obessed
by his Great ldea-the idea that was
TO bring him fame and fortune he had
worked Tor hitherto in vain, the fame
for which he longed as thirsty man
longs for water He must prove him
self to those thick-headed kinsfolk
OF his; he must show what he coulc
DO lie would do il,
The brightness OF the day faded.
and still he pressed on. taking no
thought OF time or distance. so
fercely did that hidden flame burn
within him. He could see the whole
sequence Of the story skotched plain.
ly before him; he painted 10 get at
paper and pen to set down the seeth.
ing, redhot words that poured into
his brain. lie turned TO retrace his
steps. Why he could write far into
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very slightly hol-
lowed. tts handle
was pointed for
convenience In re-
moving oysters
from the shell.
and in lifting food
to the mouth. and
ii really com bincd
the functions Of
knife. fork and
spoon.
+ h G carvings
and the decora-
lions on spoons
of various periods
reflect the inter
csts and the be-
liefs of the people
who used them.
Both Greek and
Roman 8 Pc 30 n 8
have figures OF
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Ancient Egyptian Spoons. The One
on the Left Is of Gray-Green Slate;
the Other Two Of Carved Wood.
were still without favor. That they
were used to a limited extent is in
dictated Ivy the fact that.ivpry handled
knives were found in the Roman
tombs besides dishes Of food There
are certain monuments depicting ban
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Noncommittal.

A certain chap named james was
never known to take decided stand
on any question. With n view to trap
ping him into committing himself two
friends went into James Office one day
and started to talk about buffalo eat
Ing grapes.
Some people may think that buff
falo doesn't eat grapes" remarked one
Of the friends. but when was in the
west few years ago ! saw one of
them climb twenty feet into Il tree to
pluck of Il bunch OF the luscious fruit"
"A buffalo climb Il tree" incredu
lousy exclaimed the other. who
ever heard OF such thing: Say,
Jim" he continued, turning to the non
rommittaI one. what do you think of
a preposterOuS statement like this?"
why. | hardly know" was the calm
rejoinder of James, but there's no
telling what a buffalo might do when
be wants grapes. Exchange.
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Notice Of Trustees Sale of Valuable
Real Estate

BY virtue ofauthority vested in me bv
the terms of a certain deed Of trust, eXecut-
ed by Ellis J. ,annoy and locia Vannoy,
his wife, to me as Trustee, bearing date on
the twelfth day of December, 1912, of rec
ord in the Office Of the Clerk OF the County
Court of calhoun county, West Virginia.
IN Trust ~ Mortgage Book No >, at page
p, conveying the real estate hereinafter
mentioned and described in trust to secure
unto the Calhoun County Bank the paw
nent of certain debt, in said deed of
trust described, having been requested Sc
to do by the said Calhoun County Bank,
! will on Thursday, the ninth day of July,
1914, offer for sale at the front door of the
Courthouse of Calhoun county, West Vir-
sinia, TO the highest bidder the f, GLOWING
described real estate, to-wit:
lIkST: a certain lot, tact or parcel OF
land, situate in the district of Sherman.
county of Calhoun, state Of West Virginia.
on the waters Of Rush Run, a tri utary 'oi
Steer Creek, containing twenty-iour acres
and fifty poles, and being the same real es-
tate which was conveyed unto the said Ellis
j. Nannoy by NJ S Gherke lay deed bear
ing date on the twentieth day Of August,
1904, of record in the Office of the Clerk of
the County Court Of Calhoun comfy.
West Virginia, in Deed Book No. 36. at
page 1
So OND; another certain LOT, tract or
parcel ofreal estate, situate in the district
of Sherman, county OF Calhoun, state OF
Yves. Virginia, containing sixty eight and
fity-six-one hundredths acres, more or less.
THIRD; another certain lot, tract or
parcel of land, lying and being situate ia
the district of Sherman, county Of Calhoun.
state of West Virginia, containing nine
acres, more or less; the two parcels of real
esiatc, last herein mentione !, being the
same which We're conveyed to the said
l-ocia Nannoy by Scotch Mcdonald by
deed bearing date or the fifteenth day of
July, 1912 of record in the Office of the
Clerk of the County Court, aforesaid in
Deed Book No. 81, at page $50. to which
deed and the deed aforesaid from NJ. 5.
Gherke to Ellis j. Vannoy reference is
made for more particular description of
said three lots, tracts or parcels of real es-
tate.
However, said sale will be made subject
the rights of the said Nj. s. Gherke and
Scotch Mcdonald as to the oil aud gas
within and underlying said three parcels Of
land, logetherwith the mining rights and
privileges thereto appertaining, as res,ryel
10 Tie two said dc Is to Ellis J. Vannoy
and Locia Nonnoy respectively, reference
being here IN, de to said deeds for more
specific description Of said reservations.
TERMS OF SALE;-Cash in hand on
day Of sale.
Dated this seventh day of June, 1914,
l. RENTz G. HAMILTON,
Trustee
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handling such fragile matter.

handling such fragile matter.
That the eggs should be prop
cry packed is. of course. essen
tial. Tits implies time. re,
and some expense, and is one
reason why NJ at emrt no I'd e
made to market by parcel post
any lut the finest Quality o.
eggs, for tie! acne will bin q
Iemurcrative p ices. MoreoV, 7,
ii the Gust mer who buys ,
small lots finds that any cons;d-
crab e proportion of his pu chas-
es is undesirable or even unat-
tractive in appearance. he will
not trouble to ask for deduction
on that account; he will simply
discontinue his orders. The pro-
Queer must see that all the
eggs deliver, d by the PCS mar
are what he represents them &c
/ be.
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Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There IL
only one way to cure deafness, and that Ia
by constitutional remedies Deafness IL
caused by an inhamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. when
this tube Ia infiamed you have rumbiins
sound or imperfect hearing. and when a ID
entirely closed. Deafness Is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to ite normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
cases out of ten caused by Catarrh
which Is nothing but an lnfamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars. free
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 7bo
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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Beech

AS it's been a good while since
l have seen any news from Beech
Will open up my little news
box and see if | can find some
thing of interest.
Wheat harvesting is the order
of the day around here. Wheat
is pretty good considering the
dry weather.
1t is awful dry here, not hav-
ing ! aimed here for six weeks or
more. The old rooster will stay
fat on locusts but | am afraid the
oil elephant will get lank if it
doesn't rain soon. (See?)
A birthday party in honor of
Mrs. Margaret McKown met at
her home on June 20ih. She
was seventy-one years old.
Everybody seems pleased with
the men selected by the conven-
TO-, esf ccially Charley FL, man
Tor County Superintendent. Hur-
rah fer Eiymanl
Mr.. Greedy Carpenter, of Or
ma, is making frequent tips to
Beech. We think he and Mr.
G. G. Griffin are on trade.
Mrs. G. G. Griffin is very sick
at this time. We hope she will
soon recover.
! Nh. Nilbert Taught has pur-
chased an apiary. He says there
is a fortune 10 raising bees.
ZIG TAG.
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Commissioners Notice

John A. Buck, Administrators of the es-
tate of George L. Buck, deceased
Against
Mary Ellen Buck, Ellsworth Buck. Theo-
dore Buck, Cleo Buck, Ethel Buck, the four
last named being infants under the age of
twenty-one years; james Bryn,r, j. s.
Riggs, A. n. Hicks, \. L. Kennev. A. j.
Ball, Executor OF G. T.. Scott, deceased:
nd S. p Bell, Trustee.
In (hancery.
The above styled cause having been hy
an order Of the Circuit Court of Calhoun
county. West Virginia, entered ON the Dist
day OF April, 1877 I, referred TO the under.
signed, one of the Commissioners of said
Court, with directions TO audit, settle and
state the account of the plaintiff, John A.
Buck, Admir- istrator OF the estate Of G eorce
L. Buck, deceased; to convene The credit
ors OF the said decedent ard t. take proof
OF their several debts, with the proper or
der OF priority; to report the real estate
and each parcel thereof, of which the said
decedent died seized; 10 lay oh and assign
to the defendant, Mary Ellen Buck, widow
OF said decedent, subject to the approval OF
the Court, her dover in said real estate, or
II she shall so elect, to report such facts to
the Court rs will enab c 1t to fix gross
sum in eu OF dover, together with any
matter deemed pertinent by him, or which
being pertinent may be required by any
party III interest.
Therefore lhcabove ndmed parties, plain.
TIL and defendant, will take notice that the
undersigned has fixed upon Saturday, the
first day of August, 1914, and the law Of
fees Of Pendleton, Mathews & Bell, in the
town of Grantsville, Calhoun county. Yves,
Virginia, as the time and place when and
where the undersigned commissioner will
proceed to execute said order of r iereace.
\. G.. MATHEWS,
Commissioner
LoRENTz G HAMrLToN,
Attorney. & Is
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Eggs by Parcel Post

That eggs can be marketed
successfully by parcel post, and
that this method frequer tly Sc
cures better price for the PRO-
ducer and a fresher article fer
the consumer, has been demon.
slrated to the satisfaction of the
experts in the Department of
Agriculture at Washington. The
department conducted ests that
covered period Of five months.
At the end of that period it came
to the conclusion that the parcel
post was Of particular value to
the man whose flock was too
small or who lives to far from
express service to permit him t.
ship his eggs in The regular com
mercial case, which holds 30 doz-
en- eggs.
In the course of these expert
ments the department shipped
9, 13l eggs in 4GG lots. OF these
32I or slightly less than 3 6 per
cent were broken but only 2O9
or slightly less than 2 3 per cent,
were absolutely wasted. The
Others, though broken could still
be used The percentage of
breikage, moreover, will be
reduced. it is SAID, when
The employees of the postofTice
become more accustomed to
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CUTTING STAG FOR ROAD WORK.
where there are macadamized roads
for the waste OF time and material IS
something appalling.
Streets are repaired merely by throw.
ing loose Stag or some other material
into the ruts and. instead OF finishing
the job by rolling and compactlng the
material. making it more or less per.
manent, the loose material is allowed
TO remain. and vehicles passing over
t. instead Of compacting the filling.
will cause the particles TO grind into
dust. which will he carried of either
by the wind or by rapidly moving au.
tomobiles, leaving the street In ms bad
condition rs before II was repaired
Stag Is the one material that not only
Is cheaper ms q rule than all other road
bases. but it is available in large Ounu.
titles and at all times. regardless of the
weather The rainy seasOu has mo- Of.
feet on the shipment OF Stag. as Is the
case 10 the rock quurrics ana gravel
pits. and by reason OF the fact that IL
is usually loaded ut points where n
number Of railroads center cars are
available when such is not the case M
quarrics and gravel pits located excu.
sively on one line
The advantages 10 be derived from
the use OF sing i'm building highways
mny be onulyzed as follows
To is q natural cement rock.
lt will cement together n properly
compressed by wettiug and rolling.
II is. as a rule, vastly cheaper than
any other rond material
It is available in large quantities ana
at all times, regardless Of weather con
ditions
TO IS an impcryious material
II Us considerably lighter in weight
than stone or gravel consequently a
great saving I'm freight is effected
where distances are equal
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erosion

Miss Sybil Cottle, who has been
the guest of Miss Anna Smith,
has returned to her home at
Reedy.
George Blankenship has &C.
copied a position with the Vir-
ginia Company and is to lie To-
Gated at BoyeIs.
Lily and Anna Smi h, Of C. es-
ION, spent the Fourth in Spencer.
Ross Bit, of Spencer, was a
pleasant caller in toNn Sunday.
w. a. RAIDER d.pal ted Tuesd; y
for points n Nebraska.
Misses Pearl and Blanche De
pue and Messrs C. E. RAIDER and
j. b. Huffman scent Satul day
and Sunday in CrAntsviIle.
f. w. Parsons, who rcce 1t y
purchased a five passenger tour
ing car. made a flying trip tc
r edy Sunday, accompanied by
Mrs. Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
w. Wright.
Gay Walker has ccep.ed the
position of wharf master at Ores.
ton.
John Hamilton Jr. was a caller
in our town Monday.
Miss Essie Merrill, who has
been working at the Thornton
Hotel, has gone home for a Va.
cation.
A. c. Cooper is again a pleas,
ant caller at the Stevens Hotel.
Here is wishing success to the
Chronicle and its many readers.
TOUCH Me Nor.
BLUE BELL.
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He Was a Bit Enssu.

The following letter was recently
addressed to the general manager of
an English railway:
PLEASE send me one tourist ticket
for Penzunce return Csix months) for
train leaving Paddington next Tues
day at 1870 a. m. ARRIVING Penzance
5:O5 p. No. Please reserve corner seat
facing engine as near center Of train
as possible lavatory carriage-mo chill
dren), quiet company. Also luncheon
Cchickenl basket with glass hot milk
and water (miXed ut II o'clock. Also
tea basket China weak tea at 3 o'clock
Also l shilling for guard TO see that
the driver does not race or rush the
train, especially around curves and
Mt inclines, and watch the signals wen
and machinery well oiled and not over
heated. London Express.