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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-05-21
CHAPTER w.
While the Mob Waited.

The next day but one, in the huge
old-fashioned mansion of the Wran-
dalls in lower Fifth avenue, in the
drawing-room directly beneath the
chamber in which Challls was born,
the impressive but grimly conventional
funeral services were held.
Contrasting sharply with the SON.
ber, absolutely correct atmosphere Of
the gloomy interior was the exterior
display of joyous curiosity that must
have Jared severely on the high-bred
sensibilities of the chief mourners, not
to speak of the invited guests who
had been obliged to pass between rows
of gaping bystanders in order to reach
the portals of the house of grief, and
who must have reckoned with extreme
distaste the cost of subsequent de-
parture. A dozen raucous-voiced po-
licemen were employed to keep back
the hundreds that thronged the side
walk and blocked the street. Curiosity
was rampant. Ever since the moment
that the~body of Challis Wrandall was
carried into the house Of his father, a
motley, varying crowd of people shift
ed restlessly in front of the mansion,
filed with gruesome interest in the alb
solutely unseen, animated by the sly
hope that something sensational might
happen If they waited long enough.
Motor after motor, carriage after
carriage, rolled up to the curb and
emptied its sober-faced, self-conscious
occupants in front of the door with
the great black bow; with each arrival
the crowd surged forward, and names
were uttered in undertones, passing
from lip to lip until every one in the
street knew that Mr.. So-and-So, Mrs
This-or-That, the What-Do-You-Call
Ems and others OF the city's most ex
elusive but most garishly advertised
society leaders had entered the house
of mourning. 1t was great show fol
the plebeian spectators. Much better
than Miss So-and-So's wedding, saiC
one woman who had attended the
aforesaid ceremony az a unit In tn,
well-dressed mob that almost wrecked
the carriages in the desire to see tn,
terrified bride. Better than a circus
said a man who held his little daugh
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Yes. Why-why, it means every
thing to me. 1t means life-more than
that, most wonderful friend. Life
isn't very sweet to me. But the joy
of giving 1t to you for ever is the dear
est boon I crave. do give It to you.
1t belongs to you. IL could die for
you"
She dropped to her knees and
pressed her lips to Sara Wrandalls
hand; hot tears fell upon 1t.
Mrs. Wrandall laid her free hand on
the dark, glossy hair and smiled;
smiled warmly for the first time in
well, in years she might have said to
herself If she had stopped to consider.
Get up, my DEAR" she said gently.
81 shall not ask you to die for me-if
you do come back l may be sending
you to your death, as it Is, but 1t is the
chance we must take. A few hours
will tell the tale. Now listen to what
j am about to say-to propose. l offer
you a home, offer you friendship and
/ trust security from the peril that
confronts you. l ask nothing in re-
turn, not even a word of gratitude.
You may tell the people at your lodg-
ings that have engaged you as COM
panion and that we are to sail for Eu-
rope in a weeks time If possible. Now
we must prepare to go to my own
home. You will see to packing my
that is, our trunks"
"Oh, tit must be a dream!" cried
Hetty Castleton, her eyes swimming.
81 can't believe" Suddenly she
caught herself up, and tried to smile.
Il don't see why you do this for me.
] do not deserve"
You have done me a service" said
Mrs. Wrandall, her manner 80 peculiar
that the girl again assumed the stare
of perplexity and wonder that had
been paramount since their meeting /;
as il she were on the verge of grasp
ing a great truth.
What can you mean"
Sara laid her hands on the girls
puzzled eyes for a moment before
speaking.
my girl" she said, ever SO gently,
81 shall not ask what your life has
been; l do not care. / shall not ask
for references. You are alone in the
world and you need friend. too am
alone. If you will come to me l will
do everything in my power to make
you comfortable and-contented. Per
haps 1t will be impossible to make you
happy. / promise faithfully to help
you, to shield you, to repay you for the
thing you have done for me. You could
not have fallen into gentler hands
than mine will prove to be. That
much l swear to you on my soul, which
is sacred. l bear you no ill-wilL
have nothing to avenge."
Hetty drew back, completely mysti.
fed.
"Who are you?" she murmured, still
staring.
Il am Challis Wrandall's wife"
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He was her idol. He was her first
born, he was her love-born. He came
to her in the days when she loved her
husband without much thought OF re-
specting him. She was beginning to
regard him as something more than
lover when Leslie came, so 1t was diff
ferent. When their daughter Vivian
was born, she was plainly annoyed but
wholly respectful Mr.. Wrandall was
no longer the lover; he was her lord
and master. The head of the house of
Wrandall was a person to be locked
up to, to be respected and admired by
her, for he was very great man, but
he was dear to her only because he
was the father of Challis, the first
born.
In the order of her nature, Challis
therefore was her most dearly beloved,
Vivian the least desired and last in
her affections as well as in sequence.
Strangely enough, the three of them
perfected a curiously significant rec
ord of conjugal endowments. Challis
had always been the wild, wayward,
unrestrained one, and by far the most
lovable; Leslie, almost as good look
ing but with scarcely a noticeable
trace of charm that made his brother
attractive; Vivian, handsome, selfish
and as cheerless as the wind that
blows across the icebergs in the north.
Challis had been born with a widely
enveloping heart and an elastic con
science; Leslie with a brain and a
soul and not much of heart, as things
go; Vivian with soul alone, which be.
longed to God, after all, and not to
her. OF course she had heart, but II
was only for the purpose of pumping
blood to remote extremities, and had
nothing whatever to do with anything
so unutterably extraneous as love
charity or self-sacrifice.
! AS for Mr.. Redmond Wrandall hs
was very proper and dignified gentle
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beautiful, uncommonly beautiful. II
did not occur to him to feel that she
was out of place among them, that she
belonged down stairs. Somehow she
was part of the surroundings, like
the specter at the feast.
II he could have witnessed all that
transpired while Sara was in the room
below with her guest--her companion,
as he had come to regard her without
having in fact been told as much--he
would have been lost in a maze of the
most overwhelming emotions.
To go back: The door had barely
closed behind the two women when
Hetty's trembling knees gave way be-
meath her. With low moan of hor-
ror, she slipped to the floor, covering
her face with her hands.
Sara knelt beside her.
Come" she said gently, but firmly;
Il must exact this much of you. II
we are to go on together, as we have
planned, you must stand beside me at
his bier. Together we must look upon
him for the last time. You must see
him as l saw him up there in the
country. / had my cruel blow that
night. 1t is your turn now. will not
blame you for what you did But II
you expect me to go on believing that
you did a brave thing that night, you
must convince me that you are not a
coward now. 1t is the only test shall
put you to. Come; l know 1t Is hard,
know it is terrible, but it Is the true
test of your ability to go through with
It to the end. l shall know then that
you have the courage to face anything
that may come up"
She waited long time, her hand on
the girls shoulder. At last Hetty
arose.
You are right" she said hoarsely.
Il should not be afraid"
Later on they sat over against the
wall beyond the casket, into which
they had peered with widely varying
emotions. Sara had said:
you know that loved him."
The girl put her hands to her eyes
and bowed her head.
"Oh, how can you be SO merciful
to me?"
Because he was not" said Sara,
white-lipped. Hetty glanced at the
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ter above the heads OF the crowd SO
that she might see the fine lady in a
wild-beast fur. SWEETEST funeral New
York ever had, remarked another, ex-
cepting one way back when he was
kid.
At the corner below stood two pa
troll wagons, also waiting.
Inside the house sat the carefully
selected guests, hushed and stiff and
gratified. (Not because they we're at
tending a funeral, but because the oc-
casion served to separate them from
the chaff; they were the elect.) 1t
would be going too far to intimate that
they we're proud of themselves, but it
is not stretching it very much to say
that they counted noses with consider
able satisfaction and were glad that
they had not been left out. The real,
high-water mark in New York society
was established at this memorable
function. AS one after the other ar
rived and was ushered into the huge
drawing-room, he or she was accorded
congratulatory look from those al
ready assembled, tribute returned
with equal amiability. Each one noted
who else was there, and each one said
to himself that at last they really had
something all to themselves. 1t was
truly a pleasure, a relief, to be able
to do something without being pushed
about by people who didn't belong but
thought they did. They sat back
stiffly, of course-and in utter stiffness
confessed that there could be such
thing as the survival of the fittest.
Yes, there wasn't a nose there that
couldn't be counted with perfect Sc
renity. 1t was notable occasion.
Mrs. Wrandall, the elder. had made
out the list. She did not consult her
daughter-in-Iaw in the matter. 1t is
true that Sara forestalled her in way
by sending word, through Leslie, that
she would be pleased if Mrs. Wrandall
would issue invitations to as many of
Challis' friends as she deemed advis-
able. AS for herself, she had no wish
in the matter; she would be satisfied
with whatever arrangements the fam
lily cared to make.
1t is not to be supposed, from the
foregoing, that Mrs. Wrandall, the
elder, was not stricken to the heart
by the lamentable death Of her idol.
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FORT HILL.
May 18, 1914.

May 10, 1914.
o. W. McCoppin and family, of Car
mel, and Fred Spargur and family, of
Rainsboro, spent Sunday with II. NJ.
Eubanks and family.
Mrs. J. o. Stults and Mrs. James
Bobb were the guests of Nathan
Leadem and family near New Fain
Saturday.
f. d. Rhoads was visitor in Hills
boro Saturday.
Margaret chapman, of Sinking
Spring, spent Tuesday and Wednes.
day with Fl. V. Matthews and wife.
Mrs. Louisa Lawson was the guest
OF her daughter, Mrs. Laura Johnson,
In Beech Flats few days last week.
j. l.. Butler and wife, of Sinking
Spring, spent Saturday with their
daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Kessler.
Simpson West and wife were visi-
tors in cambridge Saturday.
Miss Grace Havens was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Cartwright, at Sink
ing Spring the latter part of the week.
]. P. Havens and Venia Rhoads
were visitors ino Bainbridge Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Countryman,
of Middletown, arrived Friday to
spend fewI days with their sons,
Alvia and Glenn.
o. @. Wickerham and wife, and
Mrs. Nan Easton, of Sinking Spring.
accompanied by their relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. Noah civilians, of Iowa,
took Jsupperiat Butler Springs Tues
day.
Fred Khoads and daughter, Eva,
and son, Herman, spent Sunday with
S. S. Dearnoff.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Stults entertain
ed at dinner Sunday Fl. V. Matthews
and wife, Bess L. Butler and Benson
Butler. In the afternoon they all
motored to Chillicothe.
Miss Editha Holten spent a few
days last week at IWaverly, the guest
of relatives.
Misses Jane and Grace Havens spent
Thursday afternoon with Miss Ruth
Eubanks.
III. V. Matthews and wife, Bess L.
Butler and Louise and Berta West
spent Friday evening with DR.. Chap
man and family, at Sinking Spring.
Tom Countryman, of Middletown,
was the guest:of his brothers, Alvia
and Glenn, Saturday night and Sun
day.
Tom, Alvia and Glenn Countryman
called on DR.. Chapman and family at
Sinking Spring Saturday evening.
James Holten, of Idaho, is a guest
of his brother, Harvey.
Mrs. Artie.E and son, Harry,
spent Sunday with-Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Rhoads at Sinking Spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Garen, of Marshall,
spent Sunday with. their daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Waddel.
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Teachers Examination.

The Highland county Board of School Ex-
aminers hereby gives ctice that examina-
tlons of Applicants of Certificates will take
place In the Washington School Building.
Hillsboro, on the hIst Saturday of every
month.
third Saturday of April and on the third
Saturday of May.
AS prescribed by law, the fee for teachers
examinations will be 80 cents, while. for
Patterson examinations no fee is charged
o. A. TBNER, Sinking Spring, Pres
adv W. Il. VANCE. Hillsboro. vice Pres.
II. b. GAJIIETT, Lyncnburg, Sec.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO
SOUTHWESTERN R.R.,
LOW ONE-WAY FARES


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The opportunity for men and money
is now. May we give you the details9
Address, JAMES Fl. STEWART
Agricultural Agent, B. & o. r. R.
Morgantown, w. Va.
Call on or address s. G. Griffin,
Agent, HilIsboro,..O. L. G. Paul, D
P. A., Chillicothe.
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half-averted face with queer, indescrib-
able expression in her eyes.
If Leslie Wrandall could have looked
in upon them at that moment, or at
any time during the half an hour that
followed, he would have known who
was the slayer of his brother, but it
is doubtful if he could have had the
heart to denounce her to the world.
When they were ready to leave the
room Hetty had regained control Of
her nerves to most surprising extent,
j condition Enthusiastically due to the
influence of the older woman.
(Tobe Continued
In Great Britain the percentage of
insanity is increasing faster than the
growth of population.
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as thcy
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure 1t you must take in
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally, and acts directly up
the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quaclS medicine Z;
was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and ~
O regular prescription. II is composed oE
best blood purifiers, acting directly On L !
mucous surfaces. The perfect ccmaina-
ton of the two ingredients IS what p~7-
duces such wonderful results in curing
catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CTIENTsY a. CO.. Props. Tolcdc 0.
Scld by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family PILLS for constipation
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-30
ILLINOIS CENTRAL FuvANuu
STATEMENT

The total operating reveasss 4 ~
nois Central for the year were - a60a0
a million and . half IN exeees a Sc -
ing revenues for 1913. 1s spe,1C.
penses and taxes amounted % SSAll0nS
about two million more than 1914
The total operating reveauss q u -,
and Mississ;ppi Valley for IL ~ -
$l2,533,97O, about q malipa ~ a n
more than for 1913. The $780,, !.
penses were $9,272, ago, . ~ ~
thousand m excess Of the opsr.Ahe -
Of the previous year.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-30
THE HARLOT
BY w. n. Lewis.

See the harlot Of the a9es,
In her jeweled pride arayed,
Feas,ins on the blood Of woskn&
Ever welding MURDERS bla1A
Ever coaxins greedy natioas
On into the graves she's nn6A
Sitting all that's good and noe'A
Tramping out the rights d aas'
Hurting mar against hin brotAs,
Till the blood in tonents ~;
Turning loose the lust for m1d9
In the hearts beneath her -
Turning son against the fathss,
Turning father 'gainst the ~;
Staying women, little chldreas
With the soldier's hellish -;
Forcing girls to cell the1 v1tss
Ere their womanhood's beSA
Needing not the tears Of wooA
Caring MOI, though babes havs -
Ever curling rebel worker =.
And the comrades BY thsk ~
Sneering At the martyTed hse
On the cross where erueass6
This seduces Of the ages
Has the strong within her :.aV
Like . serpent charming rsbeo
Il the glitter Of her hair;
Like Madonna N her temple
10 her face and form 70 faf.
Bot her rule on earth |. eadhg
And Tie wreck , almost h:~
For the sign ; on her forsnsceI
Soon the chill Of death shsI ~
And the slavng, toilns vacsab
Shall behold the peaceful ys6
Never, never more within he9
Shall the craftsman ply b: -
Or the merchant, or the bank6
Count the gold their greed -
Nor the bride meet the bridesFe
In her jeweled gowns srsyse
On the dav that she shall perse
All the world viii happy os
Never more shall slave o. va:s.
Cringe or crawl on palsisd -
All the people Of al natioos
From that day are ever hs~
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
UNITED STATES FACES
NEW MEXICAN CRISIS
Both Carranza and Villa Leaders We
mand That v. s. Withdraw troops
From Vera Cruz.

Washington, Nov. 3.-The war de-
partment finds itself facing ne"
crisis in Mexico Word conveyed 10
this department within the last TWEEN
tv.four hours reveals an acute situa-
ton that may demand an immediate
reinforcement Of troops under the
command OF General Funston at Vera
Cruz
The leaders OF the villa and Car
rama forces who are fighting for sn'
premacy In the Aguas Calientes con
vention are insisting that United
States soldiers be withdrawn from
Mexico. They are getting irritated
over the stern supervision OF Mexican
affairs undertaken by this govern
ment.
An official OF the war department
admitted secretly to the international
News service correspondent that with
neither villa nor Carranza willing 10
assure the United States that its clti-
zens Will be protected and the Aguas
Calientes convention ignoring the
matter, a juncture has arisen that
may lead to serious trouble.
The United States will not with
draw its troops unless a sufficient
guaranty of protection is given by
the Mexican leaders or by the conVen'
ton which Is to decide their suprem
acy. II the Mexicans, as now seems
likely, maintain their stubborn attn
tude, a clash Of the two governments
is anticipated within weeks time.
The truth is, as given TO the CORE
spondent, that an attack upon Funs-
ton is expected most any day. II 1t
comes the government will hurry
enough troops to make a stout resist
ance.
Funston himself has reported to the
war department that there is always
danger that he may be attacked.
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RUSSIAN FLEET DISPERSED
Black Sea Warships Have Been
But to Flight.

Berlin. via Amsterdam, Nov s.
The Russian Black sea fleet has been
dispersed by the Turkish fleet. &C
cording to an official dispatch from
Constantinople. This telegram gives
the following announcement which
was given out by the Porte:
According to declarations of cap
tured Russian sailors the Russian
sailors the Russian fleet intended to
blockade the Bosphorus by mines in
order to divide the Turkish fleet and
completely destroy It, The Turkish
fleet fearing the Russians would open
hostilities without declaration of
war, pursued the Russian fleet and
dispersed it,"
1t Is reported that Arab volunteers
have attacked Italian troops in Tri-
poll and that serious movements are
in operation.
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GAIN OVER FRENCH
DISPATCH FROM BERLIN SAYS
GERMANS DEFEATED ENEMY.
Victory Near VailIy and West of Yer
dun Causes Much Rejoicing
in Capital.
By FREDERICK WERNER.

International News Service Correspondent
Berlin, by wireless via Sayville. N.
Y, Nov. 3.-Analysis Of the of, cial
and unofficial reports from the front
show that the situation Of the German
troops along the Franco-Belgisn bat
tie front is entirely favorable. The
news that the French were thrown
back across the Aisne near Vailly.
east OF Scissors, and that the Ger
mans have gained success west of
Verdun caused much rejoicing. Mill
tary critics regard those two success
full issues as important
Letters from soldiers on the FIR
ing line describe the fighting between
Newport and Ypres as the fiercest of
the war. The Germans have forced
their way forward through repeated
night attacks. The toll of death has
been very heavy, but the Germans
have the satisfaction Of knowing that
the losses they have suffered have
been equaled if not surpassed by the
losses sustained by the French, Brit
ish and Belgians.
Amsterdam. Nov. 3.-German re-en-
forcements are being sent into North
west and northern France. The fol-
lowing Moestricht dispatch was re-
ceived:
More than ten thousand Germans
left Liege In the direction of Brussels.
Night supply trains, each consisting
of so wagons loaded with munitions,
left Namur for northern France The
Germans are still digging trenches
around Namur"
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Director OF Mint ReaiQns.

New York, Oct 3l.--George f. Rob
erts. who. as reported in dispatches
from Washington, rendered his resig
nation as director OF the United States
mint. is to join the official stan OF the
National CITY bank of New York The
plan for his taking a place OF impor'
lance with the bank was virtually com
pleted when President Vanderlip was
taken SICK. Mr.. Vanderlip's illness has
delayed final arrangement OF the mat
tor II IL said here that despite this
delay MIR. Roberts will join the stan
of the National City bank.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-11-05
PLOT TO BLOW UP CANAL
U. S Secret Service Men Discover
Attempt to Wreck Waterway
il Canada.

Welland, Ont, Nov. 3.-Secret ser
vice men employed by the United
States government have discovered a
plot to blow up the Welland canal
and the Toronto, Hamilton K Buffalo
railway tunnel at Hamilton, accord
ing to information received by the
Dominion government All available
secret service men OF the government
and detectives Of the Canadian Pacific
railroad we're summoned to meet in
Toronto, whence they Will leave to
patrol the tunnel.