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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
CHAPTER XXI.
Antjcllmax,

Anticlmax.
Alan came to himself supported by
Barcus-his senses still Keeling from
the conclusion of that thunderbolt
which he had so unwittingly loosed-
the cloud of sulphurous smoke and yet
dissipated by the wind.
Judith lay at his feet, stunned; and
round about other figures of men in
sensible, if not, for all he could say,
dead.
And then Barcus was hustling him
unceremoniously down the wharf.
Come! Comet" he rallied Alan.
"Pull yourself together and keep a
stiff upper lip. Rose is waiting in
the car, and If you don't want to be
arrested you'll stir your stumps, my
son! That explosion is going to bring
the worthy burghers of New Bedford
buzzing round our ears like a swarm
of hornets!'
His prediction was justified even
before it was made; already the near
by dwellings were vomiting half
clothed humanity; already a score of
people were galloping down toward
the head Of the wharf; and in their
number a policeman appeared as If by
magic.
And while the man hesitated Alan
grabbed him by the shoulder, threw
him bodily from the car, dropped into
his seat, cried warning to Rose, and
threw In the clutch. The machine re-
sponded without jar; they were a
hundred feet distant from the scene
of the accident before Alan was fairly
settled in his place.
AS he grew more and more calm, he
congratulated himself on having drawn
an excellent car in the lottery of
chance.
Yet his congratulations were prema-
ture; they were not ten minutes out
of the environs of the city when Rose
left her seat and knelt behind his, to
communicate the intelligence that
they were already being pursued.
A heavy touring car, she said it was,
driven by man, woman In che
seat by his side--Judith the latter. the
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trial shove. Don't strain yourself
just see If you can move her."
The boat budged not an inch-but
Mr.. Laws feet did, slipping on the
treacherous mud bottom with the up
shot of his downfall; with mighty
splash he disappeared momentarily
beneath the surface-and left his terH
per behind him when he emerged.
AS for Mr. Barcus, he suffered like
loss within five minutes; when, with
much pains and patience having freed
the wheel, he climbed aboard and
sought to restart the motor After
a few affecting coughs it relapsed into
stubborn silence.
Stndious examination at length
brought out the fact that the gasoline
tank was empty.
@h's no use,2 he conceded at length.
Were here for keeps"
"Why not wade ashore?" Rose Urine
suggested mildly from the place she
had taken in the stern In order to
Tighten the bows. 1T isn't far-and
whats one more wetting?"
-That's the only sensible remark
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alleled the tracks Alan sought to hug
the left-hand side of the road, but in
vain.
Roaring, with its muffler cut out, the
pursuing car swept up and bafIled him,
bringing it's right forward wheel up
beside the left rear wheel of his car,
then more slowly forging up until,
with its weight, bulk and superior
power, it forced him inch by inch to
the right; toward the tracks, until his
right-hand wheels left the road and
ran on uneven turf, until the left-hand
wheels as well lost grip on the road
metal, until the car began to dip on
the slope to the tracks.
There followed a maniac moment,
when the world was upside down.
Alans, car slipped and skidded, swung
sideways with frightful momentum
toward the railroad tracks, caught its
wheels against the ties, and :.
The sun swung in the heavens like
ball on string. There was crash, a
roar There was nothing-ob-
The car had turned turtle, pinning
Rose and Alan beneath 1t.
"Alan!" she gasped. "You are not
killed."
"No-not even much hurt, fancy
he replied. And your"
mot much"
The deep-throated roar of the loco
motive believing danger silenced him.
He closed his eyes.
Then abruptly the weight was lifted
from his chest. He saw a man drag
ging Rose from under the machine.
And almost Immediately someone lift
ed his head and shoulders. caught him
with two hands beneath his arm pits
and drew him clear of the machine.
And the face of his rescuer was the
face Of Judith Urine.
The crash he had expected, of the
car being crumpled up by the oncom-
ing locomotive, did not follow.
AS he scrambled to his feet, his first
glance was up the track. and discov-
cred the train slowing to a halt.
His next was one of wonder for the
countenance of Judith Urine as she
stood, at a little distance, regarding
him; her look almost illegible, a curl
| Gus compound of passions coloring it
relief, regret, hatred. love
His third glance deserted beyond
her the figures of Marrophat carrying
Rose in his arms, stumbling as he ran
| toward his car on the highroad.
He moved precipitately to pursue,
but found his way barred by Judith.
mol" she cried violently. "No, you
shall not"
Her hand sought the grip of a re-
volver that protruded from her pocket
With a short, hysterical gasp, he be-
gan to laugh.
The hot blood mantled her exquisite
| face like red fire. She caught her
breath with a sob, then flung wildly
| at him.
We'll, II you must know-it's true
l can't bring myself to kill you.
would to God | could. But / can't
For all that, you shall die-I could not
save you If would! And this l prom.
Use you-you shall never see Rose
again before you die!"
And while he stood gaping, she
swung from him and ran, quickly Gov
ering the little distance between him
| and the car.
AS she jumped into this and dropped
down upon the seat beside her half
conscious sister, Marrophat swung the
car away.
1t vanished in a dust-cloud as a
throng Of railroad employees surround
ed and assailed him with clamorous
questions.
! To BE Continued
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
lTsaas OF VIRTUE ] -,tdsnsnt'"

ne suggested snrewdiX
Lets see your dollar" the other re-
turned with no less craft-open in
credulity informing his countenance.
And, surely enough, Alan brought
forth an empty hand
Make light" he said sharply. My
moneys In belt round my waist.
Open your office. You'll get your dol
lar, all right"
"All right" he grumbled, reopening
the door OF the telegraph booth and
making second light inside. There's
blanks and pencil. Write your mes
sage. 1t amt often | do this--but I'll
make an exception for you"
Alan delayed long enough only to
make few inquiries, drawing out
the information that, for one who had
not patience to wait the morning
train northbound, the quickest way
to any city of Importance was by boat
across Buzzards bay to New Bedford,
Addressed to Digby, his man Of
business In New York. 1t required that
gentleman to arrange for motor-cor
to be held in waiting on the water
front of New Bedford from 800 a. m.
until called for in the name of Mr..
Law, as well as for special train at
Providence, on similar provisions,
But now, though he was all uncon-
scious of the fact, he went no more
alone.
His shadow In the moonlight kept
him company upon the sands; and
above, on the edge of the bluffs, an
other shadow moved on parallel
course and at pace sedulously pat
termed after his.
He found his sweetheart and his
friend much as he had left them, with
this difference-that Mr.. Barcus now
lay fiat on his back and snoring
Justify.
He was wakened quickly enough.
however, by Alan's; news
But when 1t was the turn of Rose
they faltered She lay 80 still, be-
trayed her exhaustion SO patiently in
every line of her unconscious posture,
as we'll as in the sharp pallor of her
face upturned to the moon, that 1t
seemed scarcely less than downright
inhumanity to disturb her.
None the less, it had to be done.
Alan hardened his heart with the re-
minder of their urgent necessity, and
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
DOCTOR KNEW
Had Tried 1t Himself.

The doctor who has tried Postum
knows that 1t is an easy, certain, and
pleasant way out of the coffee habit
and all of the ails following and he
prescribes it for his patients as did
physician of Prospertown, N. j.
One of his patients says:
During the summer just past sui.
fered terribly with heavy feeling at
the pit of my stomach and dizzy feel
ings in my head and then blindness
would come over my eyes SO I would
have to sit down. l would get so nerv-
GUS could hardly control my feelings.
Finally spoke to our family physi-
clan about it and he asked If / drank
much coffee and mother told him that
did. He told me to Immediately stop
drinking coffee and drink Postum in
Its place, as he and his family had
used Postum and found 1t a powerful
rebuilder and delicious food-drink.
II hesitated for time, disliking the
Idea Of having to give up my coffee, but
finally got package and found it to
be all the doctor said.
"Since drinking Postum in place Of
coffee my dizziness, blindnegc end
nervousness are all gone, my bowels
are regular and I am well and strong.
That is short statement of what
Postum has done for me-"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum - must be well
boiled. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum--is soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar. makes delicious bever-
age Instantly. zoe and SOC tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
CHAPTER XVIII.


tss@ tsg1Ssi"
Stranded.
Mr.. Thomas Barcus picked himself
up from the bottom of the lifeboat.
where he had been violently precipi-
tated by the impact of grounding,
blinked and wiped tears of pain from
his eyes. solicitously tested his nose
and, seemed to derive little If any COM
fort from the discovery that 1t was not
broken, opened his mouth and
remembered the presence of lady.
Poor Mr.. Barcus!" she said gently.
"Im so sorry. Do forget I'm here
and say it out loud!"
Mr.. Barcus dropped his hands and
dropped his head at the same time.
1T can't be did," he complained in
embittered resignation; "the words
have never been invented -
In the bows Mr. Law (who had
Barely saved himself a headlong
plunge overheard when the shoal took
fast hold of the keel) felt tenderly of
his excoriated shins, then, rising, COM
passed the sea, sky and shore with an
anxious gaze.
In the offing there was nothing but
the fiat, limitless expanse of the night
bound tide, near at hand vaguely sill
vered with the moonlight in the dis
tances blending into shadows; never
light or shadowy, stealing sail in
that quarter to indicate pursuit
Where are WEI" he wondered aloud.
ASK me an easy one,' Barcus re-
piled; somewhere on the south shore
of the cape-unless somebody's been
tampering with the lay of this land.
That's lighthouse over yonder"
Alan took soundings from the bows.
Barely two feet" he announced,
withdrawing the oar from the water,
"and eel-grass no end"
"Oh!' Barcus calculated with the
accent of enlightenment; and leaving
the motor, turned to the stern, over
which he draped himself in highly un-
decorative fashion while cropping un-
der water for the propeller.
That's the answer" he repeated;
there's young bale of the said eel
grass wrapped round the wheel.
Which, suppose, means I've got to
go overheard and clear it away"
IF you've nothing better to do, my
critical friend" he observed as he
stopped to hack and tear at the mass
of weed embarrassing the propeller,
you might step out and give us a
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whether abed or at the hands of those
who dislike us; but rather to be
hanged as common pirates"
you have the courage of igno-
rance" Barcus replied coolly; "if
you'll take the trouble to glance astern
promise you a sight that will move
you to suspend Judgment for the time
being"
At this Alan sat up with start
Back against the loom of the Eliza
beth islands through which they had
navigated while he nodded, shone the
milk-white sails of an able schooner.
Sheets all taut and every inch of
canvas fat with the beam wind, she
footed 1t merrily in their wake-a sill
yer jet spouting from her cutwater.
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man an old employee OF her fathers
by the name OF Marrophat
Marrophat!
Alan remembered that one
he could only trust In his skill as
driver, and skill is the lesser factor
in such race
For his own part. he drove like an
exceptionally cunning mailman. f.
And then, quite clearly. he recog-
nized the time and the place and the
character of the road that lay before
him as the car sped like dragon-fy
down slight grade.
From the bottom of the grade it
swung away in a wide, graceful curve,
bordered for some distance by railroad
tracks on slightly lower level.
He had guessed the flendish plan Of
the other driver only too truly.
AS they approached at express
speed the stretch where the road par
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
d, - SYNOPSIS.

The of Hearts is the death sign" en-
ployed by Seneca Urine in the private war
of vengeance which, through his daugh-
ter Judith, q woman of violent passions
like hts own, he wages against Alan Law,
son of the man NOW dead whom Urine
held responsible for the accident which
made him a helpless cripple Rose, Ju-
dith's twin and double, loves Alan. and
learning of her sisters campaign against
70 his, Under dramatic circumstances
Alan saves Judith's life and SO wins her
love, but failure to shake his constancy
TO Rose kindles Judiths jealousy and set
ties her In her homcdal purpose. She Is
largely responsible for a shipwreck In
Nantucket's sound. from which Rose and
Alan escape with their friend Barcus, Ju-
dith pursuing in chartered schooner
with crew of cut-throats.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
Copyright, 1914, by Louis Joseph Vance

that's been uttered by any party to
this lunatic enterprise since you hove
within earshot of me, Mr.. Law" said
Mr.. Barcus. Respectfully submitted. =
"The verdict Of the lower court
stands approved" Alan responded
gravely.
But there's no sense In Miss Urine
wading," Barcus suggested. Were
web-footed as 1t is, and she's toe
tired"
Well what them"
I'VE can carry her, can't wei"
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that promised ralr lanalns oh sno
main waterfront Of the city
There was neither a policeman nor
Waterman of any sort in sight.
Nor was there, for all his hopes and
prayers, based on the telegram to
Digby, sign of motor car.
Still, not much, of the street was
revealed. The docks on either hand
were walled and rooted. cutting of the
view.
If they ran fer it. they must surely
be overhauled. Something must be
done to hinder the crew OF the
schooner from landing.
"Here!" he cried sharply to Barcus.
"You take Rose and hurry to the
street and find that motor-car. |
know she's there. Digby never failed
me yeti"
But you
Don't waste time worrying about
me. I'll be with you in three shakes.
I'm only going to put spoke in Ju-
diths wheel. I've got scheme!"
AS for his scheme--he had none
other than to give them battle. to sac
rifice himself If need be, to make sure
the escape of Rose.
Sheer luck smiled on him to this
extent, that In turning his eye lighted
on four-foot length Of stout, three
inch scantling, an excellently for
midable club.
But soon, disarmed. his case was
| desperate-and there were two al
ready safe upon the dock and others
madly scrambling up to reinforce
them.
Wildly he cast about for some sub
stitute weapon, he leaped toward a
small pyramid of little but heavy kegs,
and Selling one, swung it overhead
and cast 1t full force into the midriff
of his nearest enemy; so that this one
doubled up convulsively, with sick
ish grunt, and vanished in turn over
the end of the wharf.
His fellow followed with less injury.
But Alan had no time to wonder
whether the man had tripped and
thrown himself in his effort to escape
a second hurting key, or had turned
coward and fed. 1t was enough that
he had returned, precipitately and
heavily, to the schooner.
The key, meeting with no resistance,
pursued him even to the deck, where
the force of its impact split its seams
| None Of the combatants, however,
Alan least of all, noticed that the pow
der that filtered out was black and
coarse.
In the same breath he heard a
friendly voice shout warning far up
the dock, and knew that Barcus was
coming to his aid
A glance over-shoulder, too, discov-
cred the cause of the warning; two
men who had thus far escaped his
attentions were maneuvering to fall
upon him from behind. The bound
required to evade them brought him
face to face with Judith as she landed
on the dock.
"Oh," she cried, Il hate you, hate
YOU"
80 you've said, my dear, but"
His final words were not audible
even to himself. In his confidence
(now that Barcus was taking care OF
the others) and his impotence with
the woman, and in his perhaps un-
worthy wish to demonstrate conclu-
sively how cheap he held her, Alan
had tossed the pistol over the end of
the wharf
1t was an old-fashioned weapon and
the force with which it struck the
deck released the hammer.
Instantly the "A cartridge blazed
into the open head of broken powder
key.
And with roar like the trump of
doom and mighty gust of fame and
smoke the decks of the schooner we're
riven and shattered; her masts tot
tered and fell
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20
Not So Bad at That.

How did things look in New York;"
Better than l anticipated. l ex.
pected to find Wall street boarded up"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20

Poverty is not crime, but the pen
atty is hard labor, just the same.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-20

There's nothing better than the old
fashioned brand of homemade charity.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-01-15
FvankIlnton, la, Jan. IS, 1910
Citizens National Bank Joins
the Regional System OF
Banks.

The Citizens National Bank
received application blanks some
$ ago, from Secretary OF the
Treasury, Mr.. McAdoo, for the
purpose of joining the Regional
or Government banks. The o-
rectors, in their regular monthly
meeting Tuesday night, made
formal application to join the
system.
This means, the Citizens Ma
tional Bank falls in line with all
National Banks under the new
federal law. We will be stock
holders in the system to the
amount of 6 per cent OF our
capital. The combined capita
of the Regional Banks will OF
$1O6,OOO,OO9. This is the re
ouirement for all National Banks
and owning this stock, gives Us
a voice in the management OF it,
affairs.
This is the most perfect ant
scientific banking system eve
devised in this country. We ar
glad to keep the public informe'
Of our acts in the manner.
Chas. II. Mccoy, Cashier.
Citizens National Bank, Columbl
Miss.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-01-15
Franklinton Has Come Into
Her Own Again.

The Washington Bank and
Trnst Co. of Franklinton, La,
opened it's doors at . O'Clock
Monday morning, January 18th.
and made a splendid showing on
their first day Of business, there
having been something more
than $4,000 deposited by noon
of Monday. This bank is owned
and operated by men with their
whole interests involved in the
undertaking and they are doing
business in a specially conser-
yative manner, making it abso'
lutely safe and profitable for all
patrons of the bank.
They have at the outset won
the confidence of the people and
we bespeak a wonderful adyan
tage to our business interests
| and a profitable business for the
new bank.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-01-15
Sheriff Sale - No. 2318.
S. B. Coleman
".
7. E. Stur,livant.

J. E. SturIiivant.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a writ of seizure and sale, issue 1
out of the "a Judicial District Court Of
Louisiana, in and for Washington Par
sh, in the above entitled cause. and
to me directed, I will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and higl-
est bidder on,
Saturday, February Z, 1914
at the princi pal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
legal sale hours for judicial sales, the
following described property to-wit:
One and one-half acres of land
in the northern pert of the Jesse
Day headlight No. SO, Twp. 2 S..
R. 10 G., with al buildings and
improvements thereon situated
and being in the southern part of
the town of Franklinton, and de.
scribed as follows: Beginning
at a point which is the ne corner
of land owned by J. K. johnson,
and which may be found BY be-
ginning at the ne corner of square
8 OF the town IF FrankIinton and
run south As $40 east 1928 2-3
chains, thence south 3 1'2o east
1888 chains 10 SAID point: from
the said point run north sc 1-2o
east SO feet 10 point Of beginning.
Thence run north Sc 1-2c ";:>',
3.17o thence south $40 west
3.17 chains, thence north e. west
81 chains to point Of beginning.
Second: One half acre of land
described as follows: Beginning
at the nc corner Of lana sold bH
W. }. Jones to J. 4. Stur'livant
as per deed recorded in Book 10,
page 200. and .r1m there" "nn
north So | 9 . east I..,S claims
thence south s. west 81: Gins.
thence south SD West / l3o
Chains, thence no,l', s. ca, ) II
chains TO point I'll beginning.
Terms OF Sale: Cash with heue iii;
of appraiscment :.
This 3lst day OF December. 1913.
I'D. Sinmulle. Sh-I III
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-01-15
Sheriff Sale.-No. 1858.
Union Bank.
VS..
L. A. Bickllam.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of all order of seizure and sale, Issued
out of the Goth Judicial District Court
of Louisiana, in and for Washington
parish, in the above entitled cause
and to me directed. will proce ed to
sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, on
Saturday, February p, 1914
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property, to-
wit:
1923 a of land described as follows:
Commence 6.25 chas north of where
the Richard Burch hr No a corners on
the east line of the John Erwin hr IS
tp 2, S r 10 east to establish the point
of beginning, thence run east 1918 CHI:
thence north hf deg. west 6.74 chas'
Thence north SO 1-2o east 1880 chas.
Thence south SO 1-2o east 26 chas
Thence north 800 east 2 chas, thence
north 80 1-2o, east 2.7S chas, thence
north $40 east 1.55 chas, thence NORTH
10, east 5.13 chas, thence north 1O0
east chs. thence north tie west 9.6(
chas to north line OF said hr, thence
south SO 1-2o west along hr line 5O.7;
chs to the NV corner of the said hi
Thence hf deg, east $3.50 chas tt
point of beginning Less 20 acres Of
land described in the above survey be
longing to F. M. Brown, making In
the aggregate 1os.O5 acres of land Gov
cred by this instrument.
Terms of sale: Cash with GU
appralsement.
This 10Th day of January, 1914.
TT. Simmons, Sheriff.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-01-15
To the Corn Growers
of Louisiana

Figures from the Year Books
of the United States Department
of Agriculture show an increase
of three tenths of bushel OF corn
for the average yield of the ten
years from 1900 to 1910, inclu-
sive, over the ten years from
1870 to 1880, inclusive. We have
been standing still in the pro-
duction of this crop. The last
few years show an increase but
time alone will tell how the next
ten year average will compare
with the above figures. Corn has
been grown with little or no at
tention being given to the breed
ing of higher yielding strains,
and in most cases the culture
was below standard. This crop
is one of the best in the State.
and if it is to become more i'm
portant the farmers must be-
come corn breeders.
The annual meeting Of the
State. Corn Growers Association
will be held at the State Univer-
sity, January q, 1914.
This is a meeting that you can
not afford to miss, hence make
your plans now to be present
Let us make an attempt right
nov TO increase the next ten
year average over three tenths
of a bushel.
The business meeting of the
Association viii be held during
the afternoon Of the Dist. Ar
rangements are to be completed
for the the ear to row plots that
we we will have this coming year
as we'll as some other very i'm
p0rtant business. Come to this
meeting. The Association de-
sires to have at least fifty breed
ing plots in the State aud some
arrangements will DC made for
the Secretary to visit these plGts
once during the summer.
The Association will not hul,| a
corn show this year, but anyone