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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-07
CHAPTER X.
Fortuity.

Fortuity.
He wasted the better part Of an
hour In fruitless and perhaps ILL.,
advised inquiries; then his luck, such
as it was, led him on suspicion down
a poorly lighted wharf, at the ex-
treme end of which he discovered a
lonely young man perched atop pile,
hands in pockets, gaze turned to
tide wherein, now black night had
fallen, pallid wraiths of yachts swung
Just visibly beneath uneasy riding
lights.
Pardon me-" Alan ventured, "but
perhaps you can help me out
you've come to the wrong shop, my
friend" the young man tnterposed
with morose civility; II couldn't help
anybody out of anything-the way l
am now" -
I'm sorry" said Alan, "but I
thought possibly you might know
where could find a seaworthy boat
to charter"
The young man slipped smartly
down from his perch. IF you don't
look sharp" he said ominously, you'll
charter the Seaventure." He waved
his hand toward vessel moored
alongside the wharf: There she is,
and better boat you won't find any.
-schooner-rigged, fifty feet over
all, twenty-five horsepower, motor aux
Hilary, two staterooms-all ready for
as long a coastwise cruise as you care
to take. Come aboard"
He led briskly across the wharf,
down a gangplank, then aft along the
deck to companionway, by which the
two men gained comfortable and
roomy cabin, bright with fresh white
enamel. &u sa
Here the light of the cabin lamp re.
vealed to Alan's searching scrutiny a
person of sturdy build and independent
carriage, with roughly modelled
good-humored face, reddish hair, and
steady though twinkling blue eyes.
Name, Barcus,'' the young man in.
troduced himself cheerfully; Chris
tened Thomas. Nativity, American.
State Of life, fiat broke. That's the
rub" he laughed, and shrugged, shame
faced. II found myself hard up this
spring with this boat on my hands,
sunk every cent had-and then some
fitting out on an oral charter with
a moneyed blighter in New York, who
was to have met me here fortnight
since. He didn't-and here l am, in
pawn to the ship chandler, desperate
enough for anything"
| "How much do you owe?"
! Upwards of a hundred
"Say advanced that amount when
can we sail?"
The young man reflected briefly.
there's something so engagingly idi.
otto about this proceeding" he OBJ.
] served wistfully. 1--WE got the strang.
est kind of a bunch it's going to 60
through. Pay my bills, and we can be
off inside an hour. That Us - ],
4 He checked with an exclamation OF
dismay, chapfallen. Il may have some
trouble soaring up crew at short
| notice. had two men engaged, but
last week they got tired doing moth
ing for nothing and left me fiat
! 'Then that's settled Alan said. 81
know boats I'll be your crew and the
better satisfied to have nobody else
aboard" si4rs 4g
! The eyes Of Mr.. Barcus clouded
"See here, my headlong friend. what's
h your little game. anyway? DOM
mind playing the fool on the high seas
but I'll be, no party to a kidnapping
i or" FL. i3.'.'iFi5f3 fl f X II. Re- HE.
TITS an elopement,'" Alan interrupt
ed on inspiration. We've simply got
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-07
CHAPTER XII.
Down tho Cane.

At four o'clock, or shortly after
.. Alan was awakened by boot-heela
pounding imperatively overhead, and
went on deck again. to stand both dog.
watches saw the sun lift up smiling
over a world Of tumbled blue water,
crossed the wake Of Cunard liner in.
bound for Boston, raised and over
hauled graceful but businesslike fish.
erman (from Gloucester, Barcus
opined when called to stand his trick
at eight) and saw 1t mile or two
astern w;nen-still aching with fatigue
r. he was free to return to his berth
Tor another four-hour rest
NJ This time misguided consideration
Induced Barcus to let his crew sleep
through the first afternoon watch. Six
bells were ringing when, in drowsy ap-
prehension that something had gone
suddenly and radically wrong, Alan
walked.
y He was on deck again almost before
be rubbed the -sleepiness from his
eyes, emerging abruptly from the half
light of the cabin to dazzle of sun
light that filed the cup of day with
.rarefled gold, even as he passed from
conviction Of security to realization Of
Immediate and extraordinary peril.
His first glance discovered the wheel
deserted, the woman with back to him
standing at the taffrail, Barcus no
where to be seen. The second con-
firmed his surmise that the Seaventure
had come up into the wind, and now
was yawing of wildly into the trough
Of stir If not heavy sea. 4 third
showed him, to his amazement, the
Gloucester fisherman overhauled
with such ease that morning and now,
by rights, well down the northern hori-
zon-not two miles distant, and stand
ing squarely for the smaller vessel.
Bewildered, he darted to the girls
side, with shout, demanding to
know what was the matter She
turned to him face he hardly recog-
nized-but still he didn't understand.
The inevitable inference seemed a
thing unthinkable; his brain faltered
when asked to credit it. Only when
he saw her tearing frantically at the
painter, striving to cast it of and with
it the dory towing q hundred feet or
so astern, and when another wonder.
ing glance had discovered the head
and shoulders Of Mr.. Barcus rising
over the stern of the dory as he strove
to lift himself out of the water only
then did Alan begin to appreciate
what had happened.
H Even SO, it was with the feeling that
all the world and himself as we'll had
gone stark, raving mad, that he seized
the girl and, despite her struggles, tore
her away from the rail before she had
succeeded in unknotting the painter
"Rose!" he cried stupidity. Rose!
What's the matter with you? Don't
you see what you're doing?"
Defiance infamed her countenance
and accents. Cant you ever say any
thing but Rose! Rose! Rose!' Il
there no other name that means any
thing to you? Can't you understand
how intolerable 1t is to me? l Low,
you no less than she-better than sh'
ever dreamed Of loving you-because
hnta vn,,- too! What Is love that
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-07
CHAPTER xiii.
No Quarter.

. Yes, yes" said Mr.. Barcus indul.
gently, breaking long silence. very
interesting. Very interesting, indeed.
I've seldom listened to q more enter.
tanning life-history, my poor young
friend. But i tell you candidly. as
man to man, / don't believe one word
Of It. tie all d-n foolishness!''
His voice took on q plaintive &C
cent. Particularly this!" he expos
tulated and waved an indignant hand,
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Copyright
CHAPTER TX.
Forewarned.

foreWarned.
The thing was managed with an In.
genuity that Alan termed devilish-it
was indisputably Machiavellian.
The lovers had come down from the
death. Two days of steady travelling
by canoe, by woods trail, by lake
steamer-forty-eight hours Of fatigue
and strain eased by not one tnstant's
relaxation from the high tension Of
vigilance upon which their very lives
depended wore to elimination
through this tedious afternoon on the
train from Moosehead-a trap of phys
zeal torment only made possible by
Alan's luck in securing, through sheer
accident, two parlor-car reservations
turned back at the last moment be-
fore leaving Kineo station.
No matter-the longest afternoon
must have it's evening: the pokiest of
trains comes the more surely to it's
destination; in another hour or two
they would be in Portland-free at
last to draw breath of ease in land
Of law, order and sane living.
AS II in answer to this thought, the
train slowed down with whistling
brakes to the last hill-station, and as
the trucks groaned and moved anew,
q lout of a boy came galloping down
the aisle, brandishing two yellow en-
velopes and blatting like stray calf:
"Mista Lawr! Mista Lawr! TEL
grams for Mista Lawr!"
Alan had been expecting at every
station a prepaid reply to his wire for
reservations on the night express from
Portland to New York.
But why two envelopes superscribed
"Mr. A. Law, Kineo train southbound,
Oakland Sta?''
He tore one open, unfolded the in
closure, and grunted disgust with it's
curt advice, opened the other and
caught his breath sharply as he with
drew-part way only-a playing card,
trey Of hearts.
Thrusting it back quickly, he clapped
both envelopes together, tore them
Into q hundred fragments, and scat
tered them from the window. But
The fendish wind whisked one small
scrap back-and only one!-into the
lap Of the woman he loved.
Vainly he prayed that she might
be asleep. The silken lashes trembled
on her cheeks and lifted slightly, dis
closing the dark glimmer of question:
Ing eyes. And as she clipped the scrap
Of cardboard between thumb and fore
finger he bent forward and silently
took it from her-one corner of the
trey of hearts, but inevitably a corner
bearing the figure 20" above heart.
''The Pullman agent at Portland
wires no reservations available on any
New York train in the next thirty.six
hours" he said with lowered voice.
"Couldn't we possibly catch the New
York boat tonight?"
He shook a glum head "No-I
looked that up first. It leaves before
we get in"
She said, "Too bad" abstractedlX,
reclosed her eyes, and apparently
lapsed anew into semi-somnolence-
but without deceiving him who could
we'll guess what poignant anxiety
gnawed at her heart
He could have ground his teeth in
exasperation-the impish insolence of
that warning, timed SO precisely to set
their nerves on edge at the very mo-
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-07

the Seaventure. But nothing hap
pened; while Mr.. Barcus was as good
as his word. Alan had barely set foot
on deck, following the girl, when the
gangplank came aboard with clatter,
and the Seaventure swung away from
the wharf.
Until the distance was too great for
even a flying leap Alan fingered watch
fully on deck.
At length, satisfied that all was well,
he returned to the cabin.
Cali right" he nodded; "we're clear
of that lot, apparently; nobody but the
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is no more than love? Can't you IN.
derstand q 81
"Judith!" he cried in voice Of stu
pefaction. But Good Lord! how
did you get aboard? Where's Rose?"
Where you'll not find her easily
again." the woman angrily retorted.
"Trust me for that"
Il what do you mean 2" illumination
came in q binding flash. do you
mean It was you you whom brought
aboard last night 2"
4 ssFWho else 2" Il sts
You waylaid her there In the hotel,
substituted yourself for her, deceived
me into thinking you y #,5s NJ
"Of course, 4 she said simply. Why
not? When saw her sleeping there
the mirror Of myself, completely at
-. what else should think
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-10-07

10 get cleags or fsortlanu Dy mon. .4..
You're ONT" Barcus agreed prompt
ly, his face clearing. God only knows
why believe you, but ] do and here's
my hand!" BIZ.
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ment when they were congratulating
themselves upon the approach Of a
respite!
The sheer insanity of the whole
damnable business!
The grim, wild absurdity of it!
To think that this was America, this
the twentieth century, the apex Of the
highest form of civilization the world
had ever known--and still a man
could be hunted from pillar to post,
haunted with threats, harried with at
tempts at assassination in a hundred
forms and that by a slip Of a girl
with the cunning of madwoman. the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-10
Good School
Meeting At
bennington
PROFESSIONAL PROBLEMS DIS.
!; CUSSED BY SEVERAL
TEACHERS.
INTERESTING LITERARY PRO-
GRAM WAS WELL PRE-
SCENTED.

A very enjoyable and profitable
meeting was held in the auditorium
Of Pennington high school on Fri.
day evening, under the auspices OF
Supt. p. M. Conley, of the Farming
ton schools. and Elizabeth T. Pecls,
principal of the Pennington high
school.
|, A short literary program of ex-
cellent quality was first rendered,
consisting OF readings by Miss Kath-
crime Haggerty and MIR. Harry Hon.
man, and musical numbers by Misses
Lacy Toothhian and Hazel Book AMI
Mr.. Gail Fleshcr. The program gave
evidence of good local talent that
.cL,l be utilized to advantage for 9TH
er meetings that are being planned.
Pennington is very fortunate in haT-
ing local people iable. toafurnisll such
excellent 4entertafnnsent..a
state superintent M. p Shawkey
was prcseneand deliveredIarvery de-
lightful and Inspiring address. Aft
er congrdtulatfng the people ON the
interest they manifested III cduca-
ton and the Opportunities they have
IN living in, Marion county, lie adj
tlrcsscd the congregation on the i'm
portance of3having definite aims III
life. He illustrated this idea very
clearly and pushed it home to tho
minds OF tile people in very cons
vincing way. He Especially empha7
sized the danger OF aiming at every!
thing, pointing out clearly that suc1
a course usually resulted in hitting
nothing. ss,
County Superintendent w. NJ.
Kennedy and District Superintend-
ant L. B. Wlnley were also present.
After the program refreshments
were served which no one could fail
to enjoy. There was very large
crowd present and great deal of
enthusiasm was manifested. TIE
prospects are good for prosperous
year for Pennington and Lincoln
district. with the promise of such
hearty cooperation on tho part Of
The patrons. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-10
Mrs. Martin
Succu11bs To
Unequal Fight
DEATH CAME EARLY THIS MORN
ING AT COOK H0SP1-
TAI.
FUNERAL WILL BE HELD MON
DAY AFTERNOON FROM THE
RESIDENCE.

!. Mrs. Marguerite Leonard Martin,
wife Of John Martin, prominent
druggist in the city, died this morn-
:ng at half after one O'Clock at Cook
Hospital after q several weeks sert-
Gus illness. tn l
Mrs. Martin had not been well for
some time and few weeks ago was
taken Ill. However her condition
was not, known to be Immediately
dangerous until q week ago when
she became much worse. ,Stnce that
time 1t was known that she could
live but a, short time. and for the
past several days her death had
been. expected almost momentarlly.
III When the end came members of
her family wree gathered at her bed
side and sho. passed quietly and
peacefully away .,.,..
Mrs. Martin was aged about 2a
years and was formerly Miss Mar
'guerite Leonard. Her parents died
when she was little child and she
had resided with an aunt. Mrs. Mar
garet Leonard, of Pittsburgh, until
her marriage with Mr.. Martin,
which occurred about five years ago,
One child. Marjorie, aged three years
survives, beside her husband and a
sister, Miss Bessie Leonard. OF I'm
,iontown, Pa. Mrs. Leonard, Miss
Leonard and an uncle. N. Leonayd.
of Uniontown, had been in the city
for several days.
The news OF the hopeless illacss of
Mrs. Martin had been received with
the deepest.regret by wide circle
of frinds who had hoped to the last
that her life might be prolonged.
Tile deepest sympathy prevails for
the bereaved husband and mother
! less babe. =; II
Funeral services will he held on
Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock FROM
the residence"on Walnut avenue, and
i'interment'awill be- made in, Wood
lawn cemetery. DR.. JIG. Broomfield
of the NJ. p. Temple will conduct the
services and interment will he made
under the direction of Undertaken
r: c. Jones.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-10
G0LDRED'Y0U1IH
KILLS MOTHER
ACCIDENTALLY
RIFLE DISCHARGED WHILE HE
WAS SHOWING IT TO THE VIC
TIM AND HIS COUSIN.
ANOTHER CASE WHERE GUN
WAS THOUGHT TO BE
UNL0ADED.
CORONER LLOYD PRONOUNCED
THE SHOOTING TO BE
ACCIDENTAL.

Mrs. Louise Meats. widow, aged
IL, colored, residing at 100 Robin
sofr street, was accidentally SHOT
through the heart and Killed in her
home early today by her only son,
Herbert, aged 10. The boy had Just
obtained possession of new % CALI
Der, magazine rifle which he was
showing to his mother and cousin,
May Steward, young woman living
with the Meats family. Not know
ing that the gun was loaded, ana la
demonstrating to the women the
mechanism of the fircarm, the trig-
gcr was pulled and the monster OF
death was hurled through the heart
OF the unfortunate woman.
}Mts. Eubanks. a. colored woman
living across the street hearing the
report of tile nrearm and the screams
OF the women, rushed across TO the
hbme and found Mrs. Meats in the
throes of death. She hastily called
DR.. Leroy Dj Howard but the woman
was dead long before the doctor
reached the scene. The shooting oc-
CURED at $3.50 and 1t is said that
the victim died two and half min
utes later. The doctor upon his ar
rival made an examination OF the
dead woman and stated that the bull
let had entered the heart.
Coroner Lloyd was notified and
was soon at the home. He questioned
closely the boy who did the shooting
and the Steward woman and each OF
their stories corroborated the other,
as to how the accident occurred. The
coroner later rendered verdict OF ac t;
ctdentaI shooting. 1000 ~ ~
Young Meats Story. .a..g-
4 Young Herbert Meats, the negro
who Killed his mother as the result
Of an accidental discharge Of q gun
carly today, was later seen by a West
Virginian reporter and recited to him
his life's history telling in detail the
story OF the fatal shooting. young
Meats said that the family came TO
Ills city several years age. from Hunt
ington. He stated that his father
was living in Huntington but was
divorced from his mother" He andd
lis mother, together with his cousin t!stn,
May steward, lived together at, their
home on Robinson street and they
were the only ones present whe2 thc
tragedy was enacted. = He gecited to-
III reporter the story of the affair
which was the. same as.told to Coro-,
ner LLOYD. Meats is<'not worklns!
anywhere at the present time. He
has been employed at the Manley moi
tel until very recently. He seemed to
be somewhat dazed today and has
NOT yet fully realized the great trag-
,edy and cloud which has come over
his life.
Funeral Arrangements.
Undertaken e. Musgrave anu sons
were called and took charge Of the
body of the woman and prepared 1t
for interment. The funeral services
will take place Monday afternoon
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-10
.GASI,REA.R.iT.B| { ! !. | !
INDIGESTION Or
!. A SIG|K.S.T0M| | | } !.
'sPAPE's DIAPEPsIN" ENDS ALL
STOMACH DISTRESS IN
FIVE MINUTES.

Time, It! Pape's Diapepsin will
digest anything you cat and over
come sour. gassy or. out-of-order
stomach surely wfthla. fiyegmtnutes.
If your meals don't fit comforta-
bly,, or what you eat lies like lump
or lead in your stomach, or If. you
have heartburn, that is a sign Of in
digestion.
Get from your pharmacist fifty
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin ana
take a dose Just as soon as you can.
There will be no sour risings, no
belchlng OF undigested food mixed
with acid. no stomach gas or heart
burn, fullness or heavy feeling in
the stomach. nausea. facilitating
headaches, dizziness or intestinal
gripping. This will all go, and, be-
sides, there will be no sour food left
over in the stomach to poison your
breath with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is certain cure
for. out-of-order stomachs. because it
takes hold of your food and dtgests
1t just the same as If your stomach
wasn't there. m
Relief in five minutes from all
stomach misery is waiting for You ut
any drug store.
Il These large fifty-cent cases con
tain enough "pape's Diapcpsin" to
keep the entire family free from
stomach disorders and Indigestion
for many months. 1t belongs in
your home.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-10

=
First M. E. church addresses VIII pc
made by'rDr. j. NJ. Trenary, superin!: !.
tendent or extension department Of
Sunday school !, work, and Hon:
Heorge w. Crabb, state superintentdE-:
INT Of the Anti-Saloon League.
The annual memorial servicesw Will
be held at $3.50 Sunday afternoon
with Rev. John T. Hickman presid-
ing.
The following program will be OBJ
eerved this evening and Sunday; +
900 p. m. ~ Anniversary Wom-
ANS Home Missionary Society, Mrs.
r. B. Nay, presiding.
Address = B. ]. Louzecky, Berea
College.
400 p. m.-Evangelism.
400 p. m.-Meeting of Pastors
Wives Association in Parlor OF
First Church. Mrs. II. D. Clark,
president. Mrs. S. X. Arbuthnot,
secretary. a. ri
1880 p. m. - Anniversary Freed
mans Aid Society. Presiding, W. Z =
Address-Dr. u. E. Wallace.
Sunday, October II.
9:15, a. m. - Annual Conference
Love Feast. Leader. Fl. H. J. King
/. 1O:45 am Public, Worship. Ser
mon by Bishop chas. w. Smith:
$3.50 p. m. - Memorial Services
Presiding, John T., Hickman. III
3:3O p. m: Ordination Service
Ordination OF ,,Deacons and Elders
bishop Smith. NJ
1880 p. m.-Evangelism.
1900 p. nj. -l Anniversaries o.
Board of Sunday Schools and Anti
Saloon League. Presiding. NJ. R,
Eastlack, S. p. Crummet.
Il Address DIR. j. NJ. 3Trenery. SUI:
tperlntendent Board Of Sunday
ltschools.
f. Address Hon. Geo, crabbi
Estate Superintendent Antirs loon
League.
Last Nights Session.
one On tie most Interesting mud
|sea5oyable sessions of the Methodiss
Episcopal conference was held last
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-10
Speakealsy /,
Ls.Rqi,d, |, :
COUNTY OFFICERS GET PROPRI.
ETOR AND ACC0MPLICE An #
ALLEGED sJOINT.s Y Sas s

x "a speakeasy at4Hee Gum. two and
a half miles from Mannington; was
Today raided, by Constables RIGGS
and Russell, and Deputy Sheriff
Buckley and the proprietor and Salls
accomplish were arrested and
brought to the county. jail.
j. H. shriver is the4manf who
said to have owned the place and
Thomas Trice, a negro, IS supposetls
to have aided him. 8
good supply Of whisky was
found in a cave near the house This
was confiscated and brought to
city to be used as evidence. tssS
said that. shriver has been rsceiS
ing shipments; through the express
oxice. at Warrington both IN his
and assumed names. \ I
William Bryant, colored; was
placed in the county Jail last mig
by Constable Riggs. Bryant iss
charged with purchasing aSplnt ~
whiskey from shriyers and len safls
ing 1t to another party The prtss
oners will be held pending hearing
before Justice Fleming.
:. !
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-10
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure ch1Idren OF
bed-wetting. There Is constitution
all cause for this trouble. Mrs. NJ.
Summers, Box W. Notre Dame, Ind,
will send free to any mother her sue
cessful home treatment, with full in
structictls. Send no money, but
write her today If your children
trouble you in this way, Don't blame
the child, the chances are it can't
help it.. This treatment also cures
adults and aged people troubled
with urine difficulties by day. or
night.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-10
H1pponRoME THEATER.

That the vaudeville show at the
Hippodrome is great was proven
again yesterday by the large audi
cnces attending the performances
which went, away well pleased. The
Costellotti Brothers again scored
with their selections on the violll.
and ACCORDION, Boyard and Nichot
have an act that would make an
Egyptian {laug h.s The man is
extremely. funny While the lady fur
nishes d most admir ableSp part for her
partners comedy The Pipe
Dream, which is theftitie. of the
swetchsof New York's Bow!ery. play
ed by Maude Norwood land Company,
is an artistic success: The story Is
complete and runs thfroGg the
K. a Z |
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-10
Paris
fcnNT1NuED FROM PAGE ONE. }

CONTINUED FROM PAGE oFE.J
at several places IN their zone OF ac-
tion. In the region of st. Mihiel, we
have made material progress.
"As to Belgium, 1t is announced
that Antwerp was taken yesterday.
The conditions under which this
tpIac occupied blythe enemy are
not yet known, however.
/ Sin. Russia, very spirited fighting
continues en- the frontier of Bast!
Prussia, where Russian troops have
had partial successes. They have
occupied the town OF. Lyck in EAST
Prussia. The. siege of Przemsyl
continues underSconditions favorable
FOR tile Russians. who have taken by
assault one of the forts of the main
liue of defense.