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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-23

evidently been weeping. When the
captain, susceptible like all sailors.
saw her his promises to Norton took
wings.
"This is Captain Hagan?" she asked,
balling the handkerchief she held in
her hand.
Eyes, miss. What can do for your
He put his hands embarrassedly into
his pockets-and felt the crisp bills.
But for that magic touch he would
have forgotten his lines. He squared
his shoulders.
Il have every assurance that the
man you picked up at sea is my father.
I am Florence Hargreave. Tell me
everything"
The captains very blundering de-
ceived her. "And then he hustled
down the gang-plank and headed for
that warehouse. He had a package
which he was as tender OF as If It
had been dynamite"
THANK you!" impulsively.
"a man has to do his duty, miss. a
sailors always glad to rescue a man
at sea-" awkwardly.
When she finally went down the
gangplank the sigh the captain heaved
was almost as loud as the exhaust
from the donkey engines which were
working out the crates Of lemons from
the hold.
Maybe she is his daughter; but
two hundred Is two hundred, and I'm
a poor sailor man."
I. Then Grannis came In for his
troubles. What was chap to do
when a pretty girl appealed to him?
81 am sorry, miss, but I can't give
you that package. I gave the man q
receipt and till it is presented to me
the package must remain in yonder
safe. You understand enough about
the business to realize that. did
not solicit the job. It was thrust upon
me. I'd give hundred dollars II the
blame thing was out Of my safe. You
say 1t is your fortune. That hasn't
been proved. 1t may be gunpowder,
dynamite. I'm sorry, but you will
have to find your father and bring the
receipt"
The young woman left the ware
house. dabbing her eyes With the
sodden handkerchief.
II wonder" mused Grannis. as he
watched her from the window, Il won.
der what the deuce that chap Nor.
ton Is up to. The girl might have
been the mans daughter. Good
Lord, what an ass I am! There
Massnt any mani" And 80 he reached
oeer for The telephone.
Immediately upon receipt OF the
message the reporter set his machin'
cry in motion. Some time before
dawn he would know who the arch.
cclspirator was. He questioned Gran.
mis- thoroughly, and Grannis' descrip.
ton tailed amazingly with that OF
Florence Hargreave. But call over
the wire proved to him conclueively
that Florence had not been out OF
the house that morning.
On the morrow the newspapers had
scare-heads about an attempt to rob
the. Duffy warehouse. 1t appeared
that the police had been tipped be-
forehand and were on the grounds in
time to gather In several notorious
gunner, who, under pressure Of the
third degree, vowed that they had
been hired and paid by man in 3
mask and had not the slightest idea
what he wanted them to raid. Moth
ing further could be gotten out OF
the gunner. That they were lying
the police had no doubt, but they
were up against a stout wall and all
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g.rat SSsts WV SNAso'S - ~et ~~W'
gambler who played for big stakes.
and only bis stakes stirred his crav-
ings.
The captain O; the tramp steamer
Orient told him the same tale he had
told the other reporters; he had picked
up e man at sea. The man had been
brought aboard totally exhausted.
was there another body any
where?' ss.z
NO"
'What became Of htn?"
Il sent wireless and that seemed
to bother him. It looked 30 that he did
not want anybody to learn that he had
been rescued. The moment the boat
touched the pier ne lost himself In the
crowd. Fifty reporters came aboard.
but he was gone. And I could but tell
them just what I'm telling you"
-Ee had money"
About FIVE thousand"
Please describe him"
The captain did SO. It wes the same
description he had given 10 all the re-
porters. Norton looked over the rail
at the big warehouse.
WAS II an ordinary bailoon?"
There you've got me. Ny Marconi
man says the balloon part was like
any other balloon; but the passenger
car was q zew business to him. II
could be driven against the wind"
Driven against the wind Did you
teu this to the other chsps?"
!. *Don't think / did. Just remem-
bered It Probably some new inven-
ton: and now it's at the bottom Of the
sea- Two men, as understand It,,
went OF In this eontrapdon. One ts
gone for good"
For good," echoed the reporter
sravely. Gone for good. indeed, poor
devil! Norton took out roll Of bills.
There's two hundred In this roll"
'weil?" said the captain, vastly as
tonashed-
It's yours II 200 viii 90 mo a
small favor."
II it doesn't get me mixed up with
The police. I'm only captain Of a
tramp: and some OF fhe harbor police
have taken a dislike to me- What do
you want me to do?-
"The police will not bother you. This
man Eargreave had some enemies;
they want either his life or his money:
maybe both. It is peculiar case, with
Russia IN the background: He might
have laid the whole business before
the police. but be chose to fight It out
himself And to tell the truth, don't
be!is1e the police would have done
any good"
"Eeave her over; what do you want
me to do for that handsome roll Of
money!"
'Tf eny man OF woman who is not a
reporter comes to pump you tell them
tie man vert ashore with q packet ua-
der his arm"
"T;e q knot in that
Say that the man was gray haired,
clear shaver, straight, with scar
:.ig!: up on his forehead, generally Gov
rcd up b. his hair
That ta:tened Gown, my lad. 60
m
Say that you saw him enter yonc::
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CHAPTER ~.
The Flat on the Top Floor.

Fe~S s'F~ 'S0''
Braine crawled from his uncomfort-
able hiding place. His clothes were
soiled and damp, his hat gone. BY
a hairs breadth he had escaped the
clever trap laid for him. Hargreave
was alive, he had escaped; Braine was
as certain OF this fact as he was Of
hs own breathing. He now knew
how to account for the Pickering light
tn the upper story Of the warehouse.
His ancient enemy had been watch
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win out for US. Some one to pose as
her father; message handed to her
In secret; dire misfortune if she whis-
pers a word to anyone; that her far
ther's life hangs upon the secrecy;
she must confde In no one, least OF
all Jones, the butler. It all depends
upon how the letter gets to her. Bred
in the country, she probably sleeps
with her window open. A pebble at
tached to a note, tossed into the win
dow. I'll trust this to no one; I'll
do it myself. With the girl in our
control the rest will be easy. II she
really does not know where the money
is Hargreaye will tell US. Great head,
little woman, great head. She does
not know her fathers handwriting?"
"She has never seen scrap Of It.
AL that Miss Farlow ever received
was money. The original note left on
the doorstep with Florence has been
lost. Trust me to make all these in
Quiries."
Tomorrow night, then, tmmedi-
ateIy after dinner. taxicab will
await her just around the corner.
Grange is the best man can think
Of. He's an artist when it comes to
playing the old-man parts"
mot too old, remember. Har.
greave isn't over forty-hve."
Another good point. I'm going to
stretch out here on the diVan and
snooze for while. Had devil Of q
time last night"
when shall wake you?"
at six. Well have an early dinner
sent In. I want to keep out Of every.
Fbody's way. By-by!"
In less than three minutes he was
sound asleep. The woman gazed down
at him In wonder and envy. II only
she could drop to sleep like that. Very
softly she pressed her lips to his hair.
At eleven o'clock the following
night the hall light In the Hargreave
house was turned off and the whole
interior became dark. A shadow
crept through the lilac bushes with
out any more sound that cat would
have made. Florence's window wae
open, as the arch-conspirator had eX-
pected 1t would be. With q small
string and stone as a sling he sent
the letter whirling skillfully through
the air. It sailed into the girls room.
The man below heard no sound Of the
stone hitting anything and concluded
that it had struck the bed.
He waited patiently. Presently 8
wavering light could be distinguished
over the sill of the window. The girl
was awake and had lit the candle.
This knowledge was sufficient for his
need. The tragic letter would do the
rest that is, il the girl came from.
the same pattern as her father and
nothar-strong willed and advcntu-
rous.
He tiptoed back to the Hlacs, when
noise sent him close to the ground.
Hall q dozen feet away he saw
shadow creeping along toward the
front door. Presently the shadow
stood up as if listening. He. stopped
again aad ran lightly to the steps. up
these to the door. which he hugged.
Who was this? wondered Braire.
Patiently he waited, arranging his pos
ture so that he could keep a lookout
at the door. By and by the door
opened cautiously. a man holding
a candle appeared. Braine vaguely
recognized Olga's description of the
butler. The man on the veranda sud
denly blew out the light.
Braine could hear the low murmur
of voices, but nothing more. The con-
versation lasted scarcely minute.
The door closed and the man ran
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Me Row you have FTo9re9s6u'
they could do wss to hold the men for
the grand jury.
Norton was In a fine temper. After
all his careful planning he had gained
nothing - absolutely nothing. But
wait; he had gained something-the
bitter enmity of a cunning and des.
perate man. who had been forced to
remain hidden under the pier till al.
meet dawn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
JuRIsT fLAYS ATTORNEY
Judge Morrison Makes. Caustic Com
ment From St. Paul Police Graft
Trial Bench
IGNORANT OF THE Law"

IGNORANT OF THE Law"
st. Paul, Feb. 17.-Severe criticism
was made by Judge Morrison of q
statement published in Minneapolis
newspaper last week and attributed
to County Attorney Robertson of Min
neapolis to the effect that the second
graft case will end in a mistrial be-
cause juror not qualified to serve
under the law has been accepted and
sworn as a juror in this case =.
"If the remarks attributed to him
in Minneapolis paper are correct
then he is ignorant of the law in.
volved in this case," said the court,
''and we will try to proceed without
the remarks or wisdom of the county
attorney of Hennepin county,"
The Minneapolis newspaper quoted
Mr.. Robertson as follows:
''The law is specific concerning the
disqualifications of convicted persons
for jury service and do not see how
a verdict in the case could stand. The
constitution provides that only citi-
zens shall sit as jurors. In this case
there are but eleven. Buschman's cit
izenship was forfeited when he was
convicted and it has not been re-
stored"
Fred Turner, one of the defendants,
took the stand in his own defense, at.
ter Ray and John Flanagan, two sons
Of Martin J. Flanagan, the other de-
PENDANT, had given, evidence as to
their father shaving off his mustache
after the time of the alleged visit to
Emma Browns place, where one wit
ness testified he wore no mustache.
Turner entered a general denial to
any connection with the underworld
deals and entered specific negations
as to receiving money from Willie
Wolff, May Burke or Nina Clifford in
the specific deals brought out in evil
dence submitted by the state
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
BUSINESS men GIVE HELP
Six Boys On Banquet Committee
Scour City And Meet With Much
Success Six Give $40 Each
STILL NEED ONE HUNDRED MORE

Six of the members of the Banquet
committee who have charge of the
feature attraction at the Boys Con-
gress which will be held here this
month, secured the city yesterday in
search of funds and met with excel
lent success. Every business man
appeared to be prepared to boost and
readily gave a few dollars to as
sist the young men in their purpose.
Between the hours of two and, four
$106 were collected which is a
trifle more than half of the amount
necessary to cover the expenses.
The support given by the business
men have encouraged the boys and
that the remaining 100 dollars will
be. collected before tomorrow is a
foregone conclusion F. A. Will
son has charge of the banquet
and with the assistance of eight
young men is making rapid progress
with the work. s,. 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
THE PORT OF DOOM
Feature Film To BE Shown AT Grand
Tonight And Tomorrow

AS a feature film Manager G. J..
Woodmansee of the Grand theatre
secured a three part melodrama by
the Famous Players, entitled "The
Port of Doom" This picture is the
latest release of the Kate Kirby SER
les, the various numbers of which are
written and directed by ]. Searle
Dawley. In the role Of Kate Kirby
will appear Laura Sawyer, who con-
tinues the uniformly successful work
she has given in these stories Of
crime detection. This picture will
be shown tonight and tomorrow even
ing.
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RATIO HERE TOMORROW
Well Known Entertainer And Imper-
senator In Makeup To Appear Un-
der Auspices of Woman's Club
IS LAST OF REDPATH SERIES

John B. Ratio, the we'll known en-
tertainer and impersonator will ap-
pear in ,Bemidji tomorrow evening
at the Methodist Church Auditorium.
Ratio comes to Bemidji as one of the
Redpath Lycem bureau entertainers,
and appears here under the auspices
of the Woman's study club.
Recently, at the request of Com
mander Booth of the Volunteers of
America, Ratio entertained the pri-
soners at Sing Sing prison, New
York
The prisoners were so delighted
with the program which he present.
ed that, altho the dinner bell had
rung, they called for just one more
story. AS they are not allowed to
talk, they indicated their desire for
this story by raising one finger. Mr..
Ratio granted their request to their
great delight.
Mr. Ratio often brings little
cheer, in this way, to the unfortu-
mates in different prisons and institu-
'tions and is always glad to grant re-
quests of this kind.
The Lcavenworth Times said, Mr..
Ratio is an impersonator of remark
abb ability and swayed his audience
from screams of delight to tears CT
sadness at will. While most of the
program was of humorous nature,
here and there he slipped in touch
of the darker side of life that never
failed to score heavily and bring
handkerchiefs to the eyes of many.
One of the features of his entertain
ment that was a distinct novelty,
was the "making-up'' of the charac-
ter before the audience. The make
ups were quickly done and as true
as was his impersonation of the char
acter itself. 1t should be hard to say
which number pleased best.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
NAME STATE CANDIDATES
Socialists At Brainerd Convention
Name Ticket is Headed By Min
neapoGs Man-Will be Ratified
IS NEWCOMER IN MINNESOTA

Socialists of Minnesota nominated
candidates for six state offices in a
two-day convention at Brain rd which
closed at an early hour Monday
Legally the nominations made will
have to be ratified in the primary
election, but that will be only a mat.
ter of form. The first candidate TO,
governor of Minnesota to be assured
of his nomination this year is Tom
Lewis of Minneapolis, who is the
socialist choice for governor. -.
Lewis is comparatively a newcome,
formerly of Michigan, and his name
does not appear in the city directory
HeSis socialist speaker and organic.
er. Minneapolis is well represented
on the socialist state ticket, the other
nominations being as follows: y
Lieutenant governor, Andrew Han,
son, Minneapolis; secretary of state
W. A. Stafford, Minneapolis; state
auditor, F. A. Thompson, Richville;
state treasurer, J. E. Nash, Minnea.
polls; attorney general, F. J. Geist
Minneapolis.
A short platform was adopted de.
claring for the abolition of the wage
system and the establishment of an
industrial democracy, and calling the
workers to rally under the banner Of
the international socialist party, clos.
ing with this paragraph: "The so.
cialists when is office shall always
and everywhere, until the present
system is abolished, perform all du.
ties and acts in the interests of the
class they represent" .s-s
AT the Sunday afternoon session
the literary men and women of thu
socialist party were given a blow
when the convention adopted a reso
luton forbidding party member.
from writing paid articles on social
SIN for capitalistic papers, magazines
or periodicals. Thomas Van Lear o.
Minneapolis spoke against the resolu
ton.
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Watch For The Pioneer Extra.

says Mr.. Jester ct hire the wedding
done and do not give them so much
personal supervision. These two acres
yield an average net profit each of
$500. I do not put more into onions
because it is impossible to get the Ia
which is merely a cooperative organ
ization and no one draws a salary
In organizing this association Mr..
Jester had in, mind a market for his
own produce, for that of his neigh
bors and, not less important, 10
build up a market for the produce Of
settlers to come, to make it possible
for the homesteader with only a
couple of acres of land cleared to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
MRS. HORMANN DEAD
Funeral Will Be Held From Resi-.
dence Tomorrow

+ :. . ( i : Z = X !. . . s G
Grace Hermann. wife Of John Hor-
mann OF this city died Sunday even
ing at $3.50 at her home on AT r.
vine avenue, after an illness Of two
weeks. Mrs. Hermann was twenty
five years old and leaves a daughter
sixteen months old and her husband
to mourn her loss, besides relatives
in LaPorte and Big Falls. The fun
eral will be held at the house, Alt
Irvine avenue tomorrow afternoon at
2:30, Rev. S. E. P. White will preach
the sermon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
Tax Business Picking Up

Picking up was the comment
made by County Treasurer Earl Cell
when asked this morning how the
taxes were coming. Urging is OF no
avail according to Mr.. Cell who has
done all in his power to induce the
people to pay their taxes before the
final rush when mistakes will be
made and the inconvenience Of stand
ing in the corridor waiting the turn
at the window will make the tax
payers disconnected. Only short
time remains in which TO pay the
taxes and the earlier tho trip to
the court house is made the more
satisfactory will be the results.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
.BACoN's DESK IS DRAPE[

Committee of Senators Named to A.,
tend Funeral. r..
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE desk of
the late Senator Bacon of Georgia was
draped in mourning.
Vice President Marshall named the
following committee of senators to
accompany the body of Senator Bacon
to Georgia and attend the funeral in
Macon:
Smith of Georgia, Tillman, Chiffon,
Overman, Fletcher, Pomerene, Thorn
as, OGorman, Vardaman, Gallinger,
Root, Nelson, Brandegee and Page.
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Watch For The Pioneer Extra.
ST. CLOUD LOSES TO ST.. JOHNS.
Team To Play Here Humbled For
Second Time In Season F.,

The Catholic Athletic Club basket
ball team of ST. Cloud which will
play in this city on February 2S,
were defeated Saturday evening by
the st. John University five by a
score of 26 to FL. This is the second
time this season that the G. A. c..
five have lost, the first punishment
being inflicted by the Ascensions of
Minneapolis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
MAIL TRAIN is DERAILED
Escapes Serious Damage but Ties Up
Traffic.

La Crosse Wis, Feb. 17.-The de.
railing of mail train No. 81 of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail.
road at Grand Crossing, in the north
ern limits of this city, completely tied
up all traffic for hours on the Chica.
go, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy, the Chi.
cago and Northwestern and the Green
Bay and Western railroads. -
The wreck occurred at an inter
locking switch used by all the roads.
No part of the train overturned. The
train was solid mail train carrying
no passengers and was bound for the
Twin Cities. Nobody was injured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
Cincinnati Hearing Opens.

Cincinnati, Feb. IL Secretary Of
the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary
of Agriculture Houston heard argu-
ments as to advantages of Cincinnati
as a regional bank center. At the
same time delegations from Louis
Vile and Indianapolis were heard as
to the respective claims of those
cities for one of the banks
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
Finish Case Tomorrow

It is expected that all of the testi-
mony in the Torgerson damage suit
now on trial before Judge Stanton
will be completed tomorrow might
or Thursday. The next case to be
tried will be the action of George
Kreatz versus E. q. Mcdonald.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
Watch For The Pioneer Extra.
AGAIN SUSPENDS INCREASE

Interstate Delays Eastern Roads Rate
Raise
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE proposed
per cent freight advances by East
ern railroads, suspended by the inter.
state commerce commission until
March Is, pending investigation, were
again suspended by the commission
until Sept. IL.
HEARINGS
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
SAID HE SPENT $1,000 A DAY

Man Arrested at Knoxville on Charge
Of Robbing Express Company.
Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 17.-After
confessing spending $1,000 day since
Jan. 29, when, it is charged, he robbed
an express company at Syracuse, N.
Y, of $4,000, Benjamin Round, the
police said, turned over to them more
than $4,000 in negotiable vouchers
and drafts. The police could not ac-
count for the difference in figures.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
Watch For The Pioneer Extra.
President Again on Duty

Washington. Feb. 17.-President
Wilson was back at his desk in the
executive offices, somewhat hoarse
but apparently recovered from the
cold which kept him in bed some time
last week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17

The music lovers of Chicago paid
$11,632.50 to hear Luisa Tetrazzini
and Titta Ruffo in concert Sunday in
the Auditorium, which, according to
New York and Chicago managers, is
more money than ever before was TAX
en- in at concert in America. Grand
opera prices were asked, yet every
seat was occupied and 800 extra
chairs were placed in the orchestra
pit and on the stage.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
VISC0UNT AOKI STRICKEN
Former Jap Ambassador to United
States Is Dead.

Toxic, Feb. 17.-Viscount SiuZo
Aoki, former Japanese ambassador to
the United States, is dead. -.
The news that the famous diplomat
was critically i'll became publicly
known only few hours before his
death, although it was known he had
been ailing for some time. 80. X
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
Returns At The Markham

Results of the city election will be
received at the Markham hotel this
evening.
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Watch For The Pioneer Extra.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-17
Growers Form Association

The advice Mr.. Jester had impaired
had taken away the market. Here the
Bemidji Onion Growers association
had It's birth. Mr.. Jester, as travel
ing man, knew something about get
ting markets. Each member guaran-
ted percentage Of his sales receipts
TO the support Of the association,
The Washington herald., 1914-04-08

A wooden stave pipe thirteen and one
half feet In diameter and almost mile
long is part Of wnterpoNer plant in
Washington. 1t Is thought TO be the
larsest construction of the kind.