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The Lamar register., 1914-01-07

Curious Christmas supsrstitIon.

On Christmas eve. at midnight. coun.
try people In England believe that the
Christ child reyisits the earth. Some
times. therefore. II there In . sick
child In the house. the mother will
tAks tbs little one TO the door. just be-
FIRE midnight. and wait till the hour
strikes. II ths child RECEIVERS. II IL BE-
cause the Babe Of Bethlehem has
touched II with healing fingers during
tie sarthvard journey. Bat II the
ohild s'ohsns and dies. al 10 we'll. for
the mother heart IL oomfostel b. he
thought that the little one vas called
b. Tie Christ child 10 b ~ play.
mAtaf In heaven
The Lamar register., 1914-01-07
And Who Wouidn.tf

Miss Bolds." said the shy studsnt
70 the fair one on the other side Of
the sofa. IF ! were To throw you Q
kiss what would you sayr"
I'd say you're the fastest nan I
ever mst"-hinneHa-Ha (Minn.)
The Lamar register., 1914-01-07
Tho AttraotIoo.

w AttFeotioN.
Aadgs-Nd you have good seas q
the opsAf
Aarjofs-Levslyi We we're nsas
ssossh 70 one Of the boxe, - -,
svesy ver1 ~ sesasty people saaA
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-12-11

Like the Explosion Of Cannon.
won't make this Pullman move without
an engine"
"All the same, we can't stop here
like bumps on log, waiting for that
gang Of thugs to sail up in the light
engine and cut our blessed throats."
Mr.. Law answered this unanswer-
able contention only with a shrug
Then, stepping out on the forward
platform of the Pullman, he cast a
hopeless eye over the landscape.
Raw, rugged hills hemmed in the
right of way, hills whose vast TANKS
were covered with dense thickets of
mesquite chapparal, sagebrush and
cacti, the haunt of owls and rattle
snakes and-solitude. No way of es-
cape from that pocket in the hills 9TH
er than by the railroad itself.
He lowered his gaze to the tracks
and siding-and started sharply.
"Eh-what now?" Barcus inquired
with interest.
Some thoughtful body has left an
old hand car over there in the ditch"
Alan replied. Maybe it isn't beyond
service"
with me supplying the horsepower,
l supposed"
Horse isn't the word" Alan cor
rected meticulously; and escaped the
others wrath by dropping down to the
ballast and trotting over to the ditch,
where the hand car lay.
Looks as if it might work" he an
nounced. Come along and lend me
hand"
Half a minute" Barcus answered,
lodging suddenly back into the car.
When he reappeared, after some five
minutes, Rose accompanied him, and
Barcus was smiling as brilliantly as
though nothing whatever was wrong
with his world.
Sorry to keep you waiting, old top"
he explained; "but | was smitten with
an inspiration. There didn't seem to
be any sense in letting the amiable
Judith loose upon this fair land, SO |
found a coil of wire in the porter's
closet and wired the handle of the
drawing room door fast to the bars
across the aisle. It'll take her some
time to get out, now, without assist
ance."
Ten minutes more had passed before
the two grimy and perspiring gentle
men succeeded in placing the hand car
upon the tracks.
Its a swell little hand car" Bar
Gus observed grimly: mo wonder they
threw 1t away"
What's the difference how 1t looks,
as long as it will go?'
But will it?" Barcus doubted.
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VIII you be good if I let you out ?"

VIII you be good if let you out?"
Perfectly"
mo more shenanigan?"
Il promise"
Word of honor?"
IF my word of honor means any
thing to you-you have it,"
We'll .. !" he said obviously.
In the same humor he turned and re-
leased the knob; promptly Judith
opened it wide and swept out into the
corridor, her mood now one of really
fetching mockery.
Thank you so much!" she laughed
into his face of discontinue; and drop
ping him an ironic curtsy, she turned
forward and swung into the drawing
room occupied by Urine.
Wonder what she put that on for?"
he speculated. with reference to the
ankle-long Pullman wrapper which Ju-
dith had seen fit to don during her
period of captivity. Heaven knows
it's hot enough without wearing more
clothing than deceney demands .t. .
But you never can tell about wom-
an e.. l bet a dollar I've made
blithering ass of myself-letting her
loose at ALL"
He took his doubts aft. cOmmuni-
eating them to Alan and Rose.
And his long conference with Alan
and Rose on the observation platform
afforded Judith ample opportunity in
which undecided to suborn the train
crew to treachery.
Whether she did or not, this is what
happened in the course of the next
hour: the special was forced to take
siding to make way for the California
limited, east-bound; and when this had
passed, the engine of the special
coughed alphabetically and pulled
swiftly out, leaving the Pullman stalled
on the siding.
From the rear of the tender the
brakeman and fireman waved affecting
farewells to the indignant faces of
Alan and Barcus when they showed In
the front doorway.
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Alan standing his watch on the obser-
walton platform, in company with
Rose; and the train booming along
through an uncouth wilderness of arid
mountains, barren mesas, and sun
smitten flats given over to the desolate
genius of sagebrush. H
Whatever had been the tenor of the
communication between father and
daughter. Judith eventually emerged
from the drawing room in an ominous
temper. Barcus, coming drowsily
away from his compartment at the
same time, was Jared wide awake by
sight of the foreboding countenance
she wore; and after a moment of doubt
followed her back to the lounge at the
rear of the car.
He got there in time to see her at
rigid standstill, staring steadfastly at
the two figures so close together on
the observation platform. But on
his appearance Judith shook herself
together, snatehed up a magazine, and
plunged wrathfully into an easy chair,
burying her nose between the pages of
the publication with every Indication
Of deep interest in its text.
Mr.. Barcus, however, had learned
the lesson Of bitter experience to the
effect that the outward bearing of
Miss Judith Urine was no sure index
to her inward humor-unless, that is,
it might be taken to indicate the di-
rect contrary of its semblance;
though even this was no reliable rule.
Reminding himself of this, he there
fore invented a morbid interest in an
other magazine-round the edge of
which he kept a wary eye upon the
young woman. -......
For all her evaporation, Judith con-
tanned herself longer than might have
been expected. Her continued show
of placidity, indeed lulled Barcus into
a dangerous feeling of security. Per-
suaded that she meant to behave, he
gradually ceased to watch her as mar
rowly as at first, and lost himself in a
morose reverie whose subject was the
seemingly permanent mourning into
which he had plunged his face and
hands for the purposes of his mas
Misunderstanding them shade of
ebony upon which soap and water and
scrubbing had no effect whatever. And
he had invented most excruciating
method of revenging himself upon the
druggist who had taken advantage of
his confidence and sold him the in
eradiable dye-when he was reused by
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-12-11
CHAPTER XXxV.
Caboose.


For once, in way, it fell out pre-
cisely as Mr.. Law had planned and
prayed.
Constrained to pull up in order to re.
move the obstruction from the track,
the train crew of the freight choked
down its collective wrath on being pre-
scented with sum of money In the
hopes of further largesse it lent it's
common ear to Alan's well-worn tale,
which had SO frequently proved useful
in similar emergencies, of an clipping
couple pursued by an unreasoningly
vindictive parent; and had it's hopes
rewarded by the price Alan bargained
to pay in exchange for exclusive use
of the caboose as far as the next town.
So that it was not more than ten
minutes before Rose was settled to
rest in such comfort as the caboose af-
forded, while Alan and Barcus sat
within its doorway and smoked
Neither he nor any other aboard the
freight suspected for an instant that,
in the box car next forward of the ca
boose, a woman in mans clothing lay
perdue. now and again chucleling
impishly to herself in anticipation of
the time and the event she was hiding
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Struck the Caboose With a Cras
the sudden flight of magazine across
the car, missing his head by bare
two inches, and the bang of a chair
overturned by Judith as she jumped
up and flung herself furiously toward
the door.
Just what had happened on the OBJ
servation platform Barcus didn't know
but he could readily believe that the
lovers had just INDUCED in some espe'
cially provoking and long-draWn-out
caress.
He overhauled Judith none too soon
In another moment she would have
had her sister by the throat-if her
purpose had not been to throw Rose
bodily overheard, as Barcus suspected.
Happily, he was as quick on his feet
as Judith on hers; and almost before
he had grasped the situation, he had
grasped her-had seized her arms and
drawn them forcibly behind her back,
at the same time swinging her round
and endeavoring to propel her back
through the doorway. ,.. 7.
1t was man-size job. For the ensu-
ing five minutes he had his hands full
of violently resentful and superbly
able-bodied young woman. Only with
the greatest difficulty did he succeed
in wrestling her up the aisle and to
the door of her compartment, where
an even more furious resistance for
some additional minutes prefaced the
ultimate closing of the door upon the
maddened Judith. Even then he might
not draw a free breath: there was no
way of locking that door from the out
side; and he dared not leave go the
handle, lest the girl again fly out and
renew the battle.
Waving aside Alan's proffer of as
sistance, he acidly advised that gen
tleman to return to his post of duty
and not let his infatuation blind him
to what might at any moment loom
IN on the track behind them, Barcus
stoutly held the door against the girls
attempt to pull it open and through
another period when she occupied her
self with kicking its panels as II hope
full of breaking a way out. A long
pause followed He heard no sounds
from within. And wearying, he won
dered what the devil she was up to.
Then her voice penetrated the barrier,
its accents calm and not unamiable:
"Mr. Barcus"
"Hello!" he replied, startled. What
is it, Miss JUDITH"
please let me out"
mot much"
"Oh-please!"
Struck by the fact that she hadn't
lost her temper on hearing his refusal,
he hesitated.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-12-11
CHAPTER XXI.
LIGHT Ena


Toward the close of that summers
day it was the within of that arch-man-
ager of theatricals whom men call
Fate to stage an anticlimax in the
midst of vast and hilly expanse OF
desolate middle western country-a
rude and rugged disk of earth which
boosted no human tenancy within
circle of it's far-fung horizon and was
bisected, not neatly, rather irregular
ly, by the flowing double line of steel
ribbons which marked the railroads
right of way over the old Santa Fe
trail
So much for the stage the light eff
fects were provided exclusively by the
crimson and purple and gold of por-
tentous sunset; the properties en-
ployed were simply a special train and
what is known as light engine.
1t was the engineer of the special
who started the trouble. After bring
ing his monster to a full pause, he
turned upon his passengers and-not
without plausible eXcuse-violently in
dicted Mr.. Alan Law for abuse OF his
and his firemans trustfulness.
They had been engaged, both gentle
men asserted vigorously for nothing
more dangerous than a quick run
across the prairies, in furtherance OF
the iunspecified plans of Mr.. Alan Law
and his companion, Miss Judith Urine.
After starting out, they had wickedly
and maliciously been bribed by the
said Law to put on speed and catch up
with the special, in order that he might
rescue from the latter young woman,
his bride-to-be and the sister Of Miss
Urine.
But-and here was the grievance
they hadn't bargained to be shot at
with pistols. And precisely that out
rage had been put upon them during
and subsequent to the moment of res
cue.
1t was unhappy Mr.. Barcus who pre-
cipitated the affair. This gentleman
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-12-11
Copyright, 1914, by Louis Joseph Vance

heavy man, but active and infuriated.
He fought like a demon unclaimed. 1t
was all very exciting Mr.. Law was
even beginning to enjoy it when he
heard a woman shrek. At the same
instant revolVers began to pop.
Mr.. Law released his foe almost as
quickly as he was released. Both rose
as one man, to find Judith Urine be-
side them, little smile of excitement
playing round her lips as she looked
up the track and watched the special
slow down to a stop-several persons
on the back platform plying busy trig-
ger-fngers all the while.
AS these last threw open the plat
form gates and dropped to the ballast,
still perforating the air with many bull
lets, Mr.. Law, Miss Judith Urine, and
that late belligerent, the engineer,
turned simultaneously and sought the
rear of the tender.
On the opposite side they found
Rose Urine and Mr.. Barcus standing
uncertainty above the body of the fire.
man, who, it appeared, had stunned
himself in falling and remained in
sensible.
The appearance of Law and Judith
from behind the tender closely pur-
sued by the engineer, who was in turn
closely pursued by gentlemen with re-
volvers, stirred Barcus and Rose to ac-
ton. Alan passed him at round
pace, pausing only long enough to seize
Rose and drag her with him toward
the special
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rith snen patlenee as she could nus.

with such patience as she could mus
ter.
The whistle of a locomotive over
taking the freight sounded the signal
for her to take action on her cherished
plan,
Rising, she glanced out of the open
door. A curve in the track below the
freight, laboring UP a steep grade, en-
abled her to catch a glimpse of head
light, followed by string of lighted
windows, indicating a single car: the
special, beyond a doubt
Without hesitation, since the train
was not running at speed, she dropped
out to the ballast, wheeled smartly
about, caught the handbar at the end
of the box car as it passed and swung
herself up between it and the caboose.
A trifie later the freight gained the
summit of the grade and began to run
more smoothly.
Climbing to the top of the box car
she peered keenly through the gloam-
ing, which was not yet so dense that
she might not discern two heads pro-
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was suffering from a severe sprain to
his sense of decent pride. In the serv-
ice of Miss Rose Urine and her be-
trothed, Mr.. Law, Barcus had black
ened his face and hands to the hue of
ebony and had garmented himself in
the garb of Pullman porter.
1t was the fireman Ito be JUST who
brought the row TO focus by slight
ing reference to that 'shiftless and
misbegotten dinge."
He repented quite promptly. Mr..
Barcus jumped for his throat with a
below of rage. The fireman slipped
on the cab platform, trod on nothing,
and went over backwards, taking Mr..
Barcus with him to the ballast
At almost the same moment Mr.
Law, attempting to restrain the engi-
neer from going to the assistance of
his fellow-worker, ducked in under a
vicious swing for his chin. grappled
with his foe, tripped him up-and went
with him to the ground on the oppo-
site side of the locomotive from that
occupied by Mr.. Barcus and the fire.
man.
For the next several seconds he was
very busy indeed keeping his face out
Of the ballast. The engineer was a
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-12-11
SYNOPSIS.

The trey of hearts is the death sign
employed by Seneca Urine in the private
war of vengeance which, through the
agency of his daughter, Judith, woman
of violent passions like his own, he wages
against Alan Law, son of the man now
dead) who was innoeenuy Responsible lot
the accident which made Urine a helpless
cripple. Alan is in love with Rose, Ju-
dith's twin and double but in all other re-
spects her precise opposite. Judith vows
to compass Alan's death; but under ora
matte circumstances he saves her life ana
So unwillingly. wins her love. There-
after Judith is by turns animated by the
old hate the new love, and Jealousy OF
her sister. She earns her fathers as
trust and is left behind by him when ne
journeys West, taking Rose with him, IN
order to lure Alan away from New YORK.
Alan pursues, Judith accompanying nm
against his wish, and succeeds IN reScu-
ing Rose from Trine's special train. -.
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truding from the window of the spe-
calls engine, one on either side.
At venture, she snatched off her
coat and waved it wildly in the air,
An arm answered the signal from
one window of the pursuing locomo-
tive.
Marrophat, of course!
She turned and peered ahead. The
freight was approaching a trestle that
SPAWNED wide and shallow gully.
SO much the better!
Dropping down again between the
cars, she set herself to solve the prob
lem of uncoupling the caboose.
In this she was successful just as
the last car rolled out on the trestle
It's own impetus carried the caboose
to the middle of the trestle before 1t
stopped.
AS this happened, Alan and Barcus,
already warned of an emergency by
the slowing down of the car, and for
some time alive to the fact that the
special was again in pursuit, leaped
out upon the ties and helped Rose to
alight
Already the last of the freight was
whisking off the trestle, it's crew thus
far unconscious of their loss.
And behind them the special was
plunging forward at undated speed.
There was no time to execute their
plan of the first desperate instant-to
run along the ties to safety on the
solid earth the distance was too
great; they could not possibly make it,
With common impulse the two men
glanced down to the bottom of the
gully, then looked at each other with
eyes informed by common inspiration.
Barcus announced in a breath:
Thirty feet-not more"
Alan replied: "Can you hold the
weight Of the two of us for half min
ute?"
Barcus shrugged: q can try. We
might as well-even il can't"
While speaking, he was lowering
himself between the ties.
"All right" he announced briefly.
With a word to Rose, Alan slipped
down beside Barcus, shifted his hold
to the body of the latter, and climbed
down over him until he was supported
solely by the grasp of his two hands
on Barcus' ankles, Fs
Instantly Rose followed him, slip
ping like snake down over the two
men till she in turn hung by her grasp
on Alan's' ankles, then released her
hold and dropped the balance of the
distance to the ground, a scant ten
feet, landing without injury.
A thought later Alan dropped lightly
to her side, staggered trifle, recov-
cred and dragged her out of the way.
Barcus fell with heavy thump and
went upon his back, but demonstrated
his lack of injury by Immediately pick
ing himself up and joining the others
in a mad scramble for safety
Overhead the special engine, hur-
Ting onward like some titanic bolt,
struck the caboose with crash like
the explosion of a cannon. 1t collapsed
upon itself like thing of pasteboard.
That it had been constructed of
more solid stuff was abundantly
by the shower of timbers, splin-
tiers and broken iron that rained about
the heads of the fugitives.
For all that, the gods smiled upon
them for their courage: they escaped
without a scratch.
(TO BE CoNTINUED)
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1914-12-11
CHAPTER xxxIV.

Hand Car.
WELL" Mr.. Barcus broke silence
whose eloquence may not be translated
in print-"can you beat it,"
mot with this outfit" Alan admit
ted gloomily. ... .a
"But-damn it!-weve got to-"
"Profanity--even yours, my friend
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1914-12-18
Newspaper Advertising.

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investigation, that more than
eighty per cent of all the firms
who fail, failed to do newspaper
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1--WE have come to that time in
our business evolution" says an
exchange, when not to advertise
means failure. We cannot fol.
low the methods that our fathers
used. We must keep our busi-
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ly before the public. Ii we do
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News.
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Maben Bank Robbed.

The Maben Hcme Bank i'm this
county was robbed of between
three and five hundred dollars
early Tuesday morning, the rob-
berry no doubt being done by
professionals. They effected an
entrance to the vault where the
above money was, but their ef-
forts to enter the safe was futile.
Bloodnounds were secured from
Houston who trailed down the
railroad track short distance
where the tracks were lost, indi
eating that the thieves had no
doubt caught freight out.