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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25

TO TAKE
A HAND
WILL BE IN JUAREZ IN A WEEK
AND WILL INVESTIGATE THE
BENTON AFFAIR PERMISSION
GRANTED FOR WIDOW TO SEE
THE BODY ExHUMED.
tBy Associated Pressl

Washington, Feb. 25. - Additional
requests for an investigation of Ben.
tons death were made by Washington
officials today. Upon receiving a tele-
gram from Consul Letcher at Chihua.
hua that the widow and relatives could
visit the cemetery with American rep
resentatives to see the body exhumed
In Juarez, Washington forwarded a re.
quest that the body be turned over
to the widow on American soil.
General Carranza is expected to be
in Juarez in week. 1t is reported
he VIII make an investigation of his
own.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
vERACA HANGING
WAS CONFIRMED
Consul Garrett Notified and Left at
Once to Make an
Investigation.
tBy Associated rressY

Laredo. Tex. Feb. 25.-Official con
firmation of the hanging of Clemente
Vergara, an American citizen, by al
legged Mexican Federals near Hidalgo
Mexico, was received by American
Consul Garrett at Nuevo Laredo. He
left Immediately TO investigate. Yer.
CARA was captured on his Rio Grande
island February 19, after he had made
charges that Mexicans stole his
horses.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
NORRIS RESOLUTION
LAID ON TABLE
Which Indicates That the New Haven n
Dissolution Deal Is to
Stand.
tBy Associated Pressl

Washington. Feb. %. - The Norris
resolution, calling on the Attorney
General for information about the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad dissolution agreement, was
virtually defeated in the Senate today
when it was laid on the table.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
Washington Accepts.
TBy Associated PressT

Washington, Feb. 25.-(Bulletin.) -
The American government accepted
Villas offer for American authorities
to examine Benton's body in Juarez,
An American army surgeon and Brit.
ish Consul Perceval of Galveston both
will examine the wounds. In this &C
ceptance the American government
does not waive further steps to de.
mand Benton's removal to American
soil. The examination will prob4oly
be made tomorrow.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
SPAIN VISITED
BY GREAT STORM
Quite a Number Of Lives Lost and
Property Damaged by
High Winds.
tBy Associated Pressl

Madrid, Spain, Feb. 25.-There was
much loss of life today from violent
storms throughout Spain. Three were
killed at Valencia in a windstorm At
Puerto Llano several workmen we're
blown off a bridge and killed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
Snow Covered Wide Area,

New Orleans, La, Feb. 25.-The
snow covered much of the entire
South. Laurel, Miss, had six inches.
Meridian, Miss, had three inches.
The darkies took a holiday to see the
unusual sights all the way from New
Orleans to Charleston.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
ASH WEDN ESDAY.

In the religious calendar today is
noted as Ash Wednesday, the begin
ming of Lent. The next forty days will
be a holy and sacred season for the
Catholic and Episcopal Churches. The
Lenten season concludes with Easter
Sunday, coming this year on April IL.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
McGRAW MAY LOSE
CHRIS MATTHEWSOv
Considering Offer From FederaIs to
Manage Their Brooklyn
Team.
tBy Associated Pressl

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 25.-Christy
Matthewson announced today that he
Is considering Federal League Offer
to manage their Brooklyn club. He
said he would take no action until he
can talk with McGraw or some Nc.
Graw representative. Matthewson
plans to leave today for Marlin, Tex,
where the Gian.5 have their training
grounds.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
Legal and Not Act Of War.
tBy Associated Pressl

10y associated PreSSI
Washington, Feb. 25.-Official opin-
ions are that it is legal and not an act
of war for squad of American troops
to enter Juarez to get Benton's body,
because there is no recognized gov
ernment in Mexico.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
ROYALTY To SEE
BIG TEAMS PLAY
[By Associated Pressl

London, England. Feb. 25.-King
George and several members of the
royal family are to see tomorrow's
baseball game between New York and
Chicago teams.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
AMERICAN PAPERS
WERE BARRED OUT
For Some Unknown Reason They
Failed to Reach Mexico
City as Usual.
[By Associated Pressl

Mexico City, Feb. 25.-It is rumored
that ban has been placed on Ameri-
can newspapers. which for some mys.
terious reason failed to reach here to-
day as formerly.
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WOULD NOT DELIVER
BODY OF BENTON
Consular Agent carothers Informed
Secretary Bryan of Rebel
Generals Decision.
tBy Associated Press.1

Washington, Feb. 25.-Consular
Agent George C. Carothers at Jaurez
telegraphed Secretary Bryan last
night that General Villa had notified
him he would not surrender the body
of William S. Benton at this time, but
would turn it over to the United States
at some later date with an additional
statement concerning Benton's> death.
Mexico City, Feb. Accommodating
on the killing of William S. Benton,
the Englishman. FL Diario, in an edi-
torial article yesterday says:
Whatever may have been the evil
origin attributed to the provisional
government it is at least de facto'
government which secured its power
in accordance with our laws from
Congress and with all the formalities.
Between this government and the re-
bellion with its tragic aggression on
life and property, President Wilson
has chosen the latter"
The article then reviews the sup
port given to the rebels and the oppo-
sition to General Huerta. and adds:
Now foreigners are Mortified at VIII
las acts and are realizing that they
are at the mercy of the man canonized
by the colossus of the North"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25

with open minds. are cordially invited
to attend"
(Signed) ]. S. Williams, Paris; F.
C. Weihert, Austin; Cluad Burkhead.
San Antonio; Johnathan Lane. Hous-
ton; ]. Scott Fulton, Van Alstyne;
Louis j. Wortham, Ft. Worth, Com
mittee.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-25
NEW ORLEANS HAD
A LIGHT SNOW

New Orleans, La, Feb. pa light
snow fell here today. the first since
1908. The temperature is SO degrees
above zero.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-07-09
Humility.

We tell this story because it seems
to us beautiful story that ought to be
told. It concerns General Bell and the
opening of the gigantic amphitheater
in Manila that follows the lines of the
land. The general was much praised
for having built this imposing and
enormous structure. He pointed to tbs
savage lgorrotes that were standing
about, trying to understand what was
going 3n- Il did not build it," he.said.
God Almighty built 1t. but if you wanr
to take building in a different sense.
to consider what we did. using ths
great plans of nature. those poor fea
lows built it, arper's Weekly
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SYNOPSIS.

(halIis wrandall is found murdered in
Il road house near New York. Mrs. Wran-
dali is summoned from the city and iden-
Niffes the body A young woman who ac-
conlpanied Wralidall to the inn and sub
sequcntly disappeared is suspected.
Mrs Nrandall starts back for New York
In an auto during binding snow storm
On the way she meets young woman In
the road who proves to be the woman
who killed Wrandall Feeling that the
girl had done her a service In Kidding her
of the man who though she loved him
deeply, had caused her great sorrow.
Mrs- Wrandall determines to shield her
and takes her to her own home. Mrs.
Wrandall hears the story of Hetty Cas-
afetori's life, except that portion that re-
1ases TO Wrandaii. This and the story of
the tragedy she forbids the girl ever 20
'snd security from peril on account Of the
tragedy. Sara Wrandall and Hetty re-
fzHFu to New York after an absence of
year in Europe. Leslie Wrandall, brotner
of Challis, becomes greatly interested IN
Hetty. Sara sees in Leslie's fnfatuation
possibility for revenge on the Wrandalis
sszs6 PREPARATION for the wrongs she SUI
Eered at the hands OF Challis Wrandall by
marrying his mnrderess into the famiiy.
leslie. IN company with his friend Bran
don Booth, an artist. visits sara at ner
country place. Leslie confesses to sara
that he is madlv In love with Hetty. sara
oranges with Booth to paint a picture OF
Hefty- Booth has haunting feeling that
through ign a portfolio Of pictures by an un-
Known English artist he. finds one Of
Hetty He speaks to her about 1t. Hetty
declares it must be picture of Hetty
[siynn ar English actress who resembles
her very much. Much to his chagrin
leslie is refused by Hetty. Booth and
Hetfy confess their love for each other.
nut the latter declares that she can never
zuarry as there is an. insurmountable bar
Eier Ia the way. Hetty admits to Sara
chat she loves Booth. Sara declares that
Hetty must marry Leslie, who must be
made 10 pay his brothers debt to the
girl fIetty again attempts to tell the
real st Try of the tragedy and Sara threat
ems to strange her If she says a word;
Sara irsults Hetty by revealing that all
4hfs time she has believed Hetty to have
ssinned in her relations with Chailis Wran-
dali Later she realizes that Hetty is In
nocert Leslie again proposes to Hetty
and is rejected. Hetty prepares to leave
Sara, declaring that after what has hap
pened she can remain no longer Hetty
starts for Europe. At sea she receives a
message from Booth that he has started
On a faster steamer and will be waiting
for her on the other side. Booth meets
her and accompanies her to London. In
an attempt to escape from him Hetty
starts for Paris but finds Booth on the
sBane boat. She persists in her refusal to
tell him the secret which keeps them
apart She declares that Sara alone can
tell him. Booth leaves for America de-
aernlined to get the story from Sara.
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He Dropped Suddenly Upon the Trunk.

to be her wedding night. She found
no minister here. The man laughed at
her and scoffed. Then she knew. IN
horror, shame, desperation she tried
to break away from him. He was
strong. She was a good woman; a
virtuous, honorable woman She saved
herself"
He was staring at her with dilated
eyes. Slowly the truth was being
borne in upon him.
THE woman Hetty?" came
hoarsely from his stiffening lips. my
God. Sara!"
She came close to him and spoke
in half-whisper. Now you know the
secret. Is it safe with your
He opened his lips to speak, but no
words came forth. Paralysis seemed
to have gripped not only his throat
but his senses. He reeled. She
grasped his arm in a tense, fierce way,
and whispered:
BE carefull No one must hear
what we are saying" She shot a
glance down the deserted hall. mo
one is near. ! made sure of that.
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dinner. l think she said en- famille.
AT any rate, Sara was not asked,
which is proof enough that she WIS
bent on making it a family affair.
After dinner. Booth sat in the
screened upper balcony with Vivian.
He liked her She was a keen-witted,
plain spoken young woman, with few
false ideals and no subtlety. She was
less snobbish than arrogant Of all
che Wrandalls, she was the least self
arentered. Leslie never quite under
stood her for the paradoxicaI reason
that she thoroughly understood him
you know, Brandon" she said,
after a long silence between them,
they've been setting my cap for you
fer . long, long time" She blew a
thin stream of cigarette smoke toward
&ias' peoop
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The Hollow
b ; Of Her Hand
George Barr McCutCheOn
C0o1I1UHL/o2 ~ CZC0aT d4R0 R7eCU7GHXGV: ca

her champion / suppose you know
that he was your rival at one time. !"
He mentioned it." said Booth drily.
4 should have been very much dis
appointed in her If she had accepted
him.
"Indeed?"
Il sometimes wonder If Sara spiked
Leslie's guns for him"
II can tell you something you don't
know, Vivian" said he. Sara was
rather keen about making match
there"
Vivian's smile was slow but trium-
plant. THAT is Just what l thought.
There you are! Doesn't that explain
Sara?'
in a measure, yes. But. you see,
1t developed that Hetty cared for some
one else, and that put stop to every
thing"
Am I to take it that you are the
some one else?"
Yes" he said soberly.
Then, may ask why she went
away so suddenly"
you may ask, but can't answer"
do you want my opinion? She
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Not Properly EauInnea

Little Gardner, whose big brother
had been presented with bicycis
asked his mother if he could not have
one, too You're not old enough. sns
replied. but | will buy you veloc:.
pede. 7 can't use yelocipde On
these rough roads" he exclaimed. ~Tfa
motor cars use the rough roads every
day. The youngster thought for q
moment, then with look Of scorn rss
marked; DO you think am fiMss
with gasaliEs?"--Nsw York Timek
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CHAPTER XVII.
once More at Rurton,s Inn.

0IGC MOTS dL BuTLOnS INN.
Again Sara Wrandall found herself
in that ver-to-be-forgotten room at
Burton's inn. On that grim night In
March she had entered without sfear
or trembling because she knew what
was there. Now she quaked with a
mighty chill of terror, for she knew
not what was there in the quiet, now
sequestered room. Burton had told
them on their arrival after a long
drive across country that patrons of
the inn invariably asked which room
it was that had been the scene of
the tragedy, and, on finding out, re-
fused point-biank to occupy it, In
consequence he had been obliged to
transform it into a sort OF store and
baggage room.
Sara stood in the middle of the
murky room, for the shutters had long
been closed to the light of day. and
looked about her in awe at the hetero-
geneous mass of boxes, trunks, bun
dies and rubbish, scattered over the
floor without care or system. She had
closed the door behind her and was
quite alone. Light sneaked In through
the cracks in the shutters, but SO
meagerly that it only served to in
crease the gloom. A dismantled bed
stead stood heaped up in the corner.
She did not have to be told what bed
it was. The mattress was there too,
rolled up and tied with thick garden
rope. She knew there were dull, ugly
blood stains upon it. Why the thrifty
Burton had persevered in keeping
this useless article of furniture, she
could only surmise. Perhaps It was
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CHAPTER xvl.-continued.

The weeks slipped by He was with
her almost daily Other people came
to her house, some for rather protract-
ed visits, others in quest OF pillage at
the nightly bridge table, but he was
seldom missing There were times
when he thought he detected a ten
dency to waver, but each cunning at
stegnTt on his part to encourage the
impulse invariably brought certain
knocking light into her eyes and he
veered off in defeat Something kept
telling him, however, that the hour
was bound to come when she would
1alter in her resolution when frank
vMess would meet frankness, and the
the veil be lifted.
There were no letters from Hetty.
mo word of any description. If Sara
she did not take Booth into her conf
ss1ence.
Leslie Wrandall went abroad in Au-
gust. 'ostensibly TO attend the aviation
meets in France and England His
mother and sister sailed in September,
but not before the entire colony of
which they were part had begun to
discuss Sara and Booth with a relish
that was obviously distaetefur to the
WrandaIls.
Where there is smoke there is fire.
ssazd all the gossips, and forthwith pro-
1csezied to carry faggots.
d week or so before sailing, Mrs
Redmond Wrandall had Booth in for
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began, but she interrupted him with a
laugh.
Il am starting for the city before
noon, by motor. to be gone at least a
fortnight"
What! This is the first I've heard
of it"
Again she laughed ITO be perfect
ly frank with you, / hadn't heard of
it myself until just now. | think /
shall go down to the Homestead with
the CAROLS"
"Hot Springs?"
virginia" she added explicitly.
7 say, Sara, what does all this
mean? You"
"And IL you should follow me
there, vivian's estimate of us win not
be so far out OF the way as we'd
like to make it,
True to her word, she was gone
when he drove over later on in the
day. Somehow. he experienced a
queer feeling Of relief. Not that he
was oppressed by the rather vivacious
opinions OF Vivian and her ilk, but
because something told him that Sara
was wavering in her determination to
withhold the secret from him and fed
for perfectly obvious reasons.
He had two commissions among the
rich summer colonists. One, a full
length portrait of young Beardsley in
shooting toys, was nearly finished. The
other was to be half-length Of Mrs.
Ravenscroft, who wanted one just like
Hetty Castleton's, except for the eyes,
which she admitted would have to be
different. Nothing was said of the
seventeen years difference in their
ages. Vivian had put off posing until
Lent
The Wrandalls departed for Scot
land, and other friends of his began
to desert the country for the city. The
fortnight passed and another week
besides. Mrs. Ravenscroft decided to
go to Europe when the picture was
half-finished
"You can finish 1t when come back
in December Mr.. Booth" she said.
I'll have several new gowns to choose
from, too"
Il shall be busy all winter, Mrs Ra-
he said coldly.
How annoying" she said calmly,
and that was the end of it all. She
had made the unpleasant discovery
that it wasn't going to be in the least
like Hetty Castleton's, so why bother
about it?
Booth waited until Sara came out
to superintend the closing of her house
for the winter. He called at South
look on the day of her arrival He
was struck at once by the curious
change in her appearance and manner.
There was something bleak and DESC
late in the wildly brilliant face: the
tired, wistful, harassed look of one
who has begun to quail and yet fights
on.
''Will you go out with me tomorrow,
Brandon, for an all-day trip in the
carr" she asked, as they stood to-
gether before the open fireplace on
this late November afternoon. Her
eyes were moody, her voice rather
lifeless.
Certainly" he said, watching her
closely. Was the break about to come?
Il will stop for you at nine" After
a short pause, she looked up and said
I suppose you would like to know
where | am taking you.
TT doesn't matter, Sara
Il want you to go with me to Bur
toms inn"
"Burton's inn"
THAT is the place where my hus-
band was killed." she said, quite
He started. ooh. But-do you
think it best Sara, to open old wounds
by
Il have thought it all out. Brandon.
want to go there-just once. want
to go into that room again"
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neld as an lnducement to the mOrb1dly
curious who always seek out the grue-
some and gloat even as they shudder.
For long time she stood immov-
able just inside the door, recalling
tried to imagine the scene that had
been enacted there with gentle, low
able Hetty Glynn and her whilom
husband as the principal characters.
The girl had told the whole story of
that ugly night. Sara tried to see it
as 1t actually had transpired. For
months this present enterprise had
been In her mind: the desire to see
the place again, to go there with old
Impressions which she could leave be-
hind when ready to emerge In a new
frame of mind. 1t was true that she
meant to shake of the shackles of a
horrid dream, to purge herself Of the
last vestige of bitterness, to cleanse
her mind of certain thoughts and mem
cries.
Downstairs Booth waited for her.
He heard the story of the tragedy from
the innkeeper, who GROSSLY maintained
that his business had been ruined
Booth was vaguely impressed, he knew
not why, by Burton's description of
the missing woman. I'D say she was
about the size of Mrs. Wrandall her
self, and much the same figger," he
said, as he had said a thousand times
before. MY wife noticed it the min
ute she saw Mrs. WrandaIl Same
height and everything"
A bell rang sharply and Burton
glanced over his shoulder at the indi-
Gator on the wall behind the desk. He
gave a great start and his jaw sagged.
Great Scott" he gasped A curl
GUS grayness stole over his face. tits
its the bell in that very room. My
soul, what can"
Mrs. Wrandall is up there, isn't
she?" demanded Booth.
1T amt rung since the night he
pushed the button for Oh, geet
You're right. She is up there. My.
what d scare it gave me-" He wiped
his brow. Turning to boy, he com
manded him to answer the bell. The
boy went slowly, and as he went he
removed his hands from his pockets.
He came back an instant later, more
swiftly than he went, with the word
that 1.-The lady up there" wanted Mr.
Booth to come upstairs.
She was waiting for him in the open
doorway A shaft of bright sunlight
from window at the end Of the hall
fell upon her. Her face was colorless,
haggard. He paused for an instant to
contrast her as she stood there in the
p1tiless light WIN the vivid creature
he had put upon canvas so recently.
She beckoned to him and turned
back into the room. He followed.
This is the room Brandon, where
my husband met the death he de-
served" she said quietly.
Deserved? Good heavens, Sara,
are you"
Il want you to look about you and
try to picture how this place looked
on the night of the murder. You have
a vivid imagination. None of this
rubbish was here. Just bed, table
and two chairs. There was a carpet
on the floor There were two people
here, man and a woman. The wom-
an had trusted the man. She trusted
him until the hour in which he died
Then she found him out She had
come to this place, believing it was