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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
SYNOPSIS.

Challis WrandaH is found murdered IN
o. road house near New York. Mrs. Wran-
dali is summoned from the city and iden-
titles the body. A young woman who &C
companied Wrandall to the inn and sub
seQuently disappeared. is suspected
Mrs WrandalI starts back for New York
In an auto during binding snow storm
On the way she meets a young woman In
the road who proves to be the woman
who killed WrandalL Feeling that the
OF the man who though she loved him
deeply, had caused her great sorrow.
Mrs. Wrandeu determines to shield her
and takes her to her own home Mrs
Wrandal1 hears the story of Hetty Cas-
tleton's life. except that portion that re.
the tragedy she forbids the girl ever to
tell. She offers Hetty q home. friendship
and security from peril on account of the
tragedy. Mrs. Sara Wrandall and Hetty
attend the funeral of Challis Wrandal! at
the home of his parents. Sara Wrandall
and Hetty return to New York after an
absence of year In Europe; Leslie
Wrandall. brother of Challis. makes him
self useful to Sara and becomes greatly
interested in Hetty. Sara sees in Les
the wrandalls and reparation for the
wrongs she suffered at the hands of
Challis Wrandan by marrying his muir
deress into the family. Leslie. in com
pany with his friend Brandon Booth, an
artist. visits Sara at her country place.
in love with Hetty Sara oranges with
Booth to paint a picture OF Hetty. Booth
has a haunting feeling that he has seen
Hetty before. Looking through port
artist he finds ono of Hetty. He speaks
to her about 1t. Hetty declares 1t must
be a picture of Eetty Glynn English
actress. who resembles her very much.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27

landscape And be home in time to
dress for dinner" she added, as II to
relieve his mind.
Good Lord," he groaned, do we
have to eat again.?
I'VE have to dress for it, at least"
she replied.
I'll co." he exclaimed, and ambled
of to secure a cap and coat.
Sara has planned for a run to
Lenox tomorrow II 1t doesn't RAIN"
she informed him on his return.
oh" he said, staring Booth gets
a day of on the portSait, them
Being Sunday" she smiled I'VE
knock of on Sundays and bank holi-
days. BUT. after all. he doesn't really
get a holiday He is to go with Us.
poor fellow"
(TO BE CONTLNUEpl
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
TheHOllOW
- : Of Her Hand
George Barr MoCutCheOn
lSTnIzZ ~ 6/N0DO NHD g.. CC/I9LT/

THE Murgatroyds go back to old
Henry. straight as a plummet- Cad.
what Vivvy doesn't know about Brit
ish aristocracy isn't worth knowing
She looked 1t up the time they tried to
convince her she ought to marry the
duke But she's fond Of Hetty. She
says she's a darling She's right:
Hetty is too good for me-"
Sara swtshed her gown about and
rose gracefully from the chaise-
Tongue. Extending her hand to 6 him
she said, and he was never to forget
the deep thrill in her voice:
We'll, 1 wish you good luck. Leslie.
Don't take no for an answer"
Lord, IL she should say no." he
gasped. confronted by the possibility
of such stupidity on Hetty's part
You don't think she will?"
Her answer was a smile of doubt,
the effect OF which was to destroy his
tranquility for hours
1T Is time for luncheon I suppose
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
',t's All Tommy-Rot." He Crowded

'-it's All TommyRot," He Crowded.
She may have married into the nobili-
ty by this time. She was a very poor
actress. but the loveliest thing In the
world-excepting our Hetty, of
course"
If he could have seen the troubled
look in her eyes as she was whirled
off to the village. he might not have
gone about the cottage with such q
blithesome air. He was happier than
he had been in days. and all because of
Hetty Glynn!
Leslie Wrandan did not arrive by
the evening train. He telephoned late
in the afternoon. not to Hetty but TO
Sara, to say that he was unavoidably
detained and would not leave New
York until the next morning. Some
thing in his voice. in his manner OF
speaking, disturbed her. She went to
bed that night with two sources of un-
easiness threatening her peace OF
mind. She scented peril
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
CHAPTER ix-contInued.

Leslie was coming out on an evening
train. Booth. in commenting on this
again remarked a sharp change in Het
tvs manner. They had been convers-
ing somewhat bouyantly up to the mo-
ment he mentioned Leslie's impending
visit. In a flash her manner changed
A quick but unmistakable frown sue
ceeded her smiles, and for some rea-
son she suddenly relapsed into state
of reserve that was little short of sui
len. He was puzzled, as he had been
before
The day was hot. Sara volunteered
to take him home in the motor. An
errand in the village was the excuse
she gave for riding over with him.
Heretofore she had sent him over
alone with the chauffeur.
She looked very handsome, very
tempting, as she came down to the
car
by Jove." he said to himself, "she
IS wonderful"
He handed her into the car with the
grace of a courtfer, and she smiled
upon him serenely. as princess might
have smiled in the days when knight
hood was in flower.
When she sat him down at his little
iedFueH gaze, ne put the question lnat
had been seething in his mind all the
way down the shady stretch they had
traVersed.
Have you ever seen Hetty Giynn.
the English actress? ?"
Sara was always prepared. She knew
the question would come when least
expected.
"Oh. yes she replied, with inter
est. Have you noticed the resem-
kiance? They are as like as two peas
w a pod. Isn't it extraordinary"
He was a bit staggered. Il have
never seen .Hetty Glynn." he replied
ooh? You have seen photographs
of herr" she inquired casually.
What has become of herr" he ask
ed, ignoring her question. rs she still
on the stage?"
Heaven knows" she replied lightly.
Miss Castleton and l we're speaking
of her last night. We were together
the last time l saw her. Who knows
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27
CHAPTER x.
Man Proposes.


The young men cooled their heels
for an hour before word was brought
down to them that Mrs. wrandallI
begged to be excused for the after,
noon on account of a severe head
ache. Miss Castleton was with her,
but would be down later on. Mean
while they were to make themselves
at home, and so on and so forth
Booth took his departure, leaving
Leslie In sole possession of the porch
He was restless, nervous, excited;
half-afraid to stay there and face Het-
ty with the proposal he was deter
mined to make, and wholly afraid to
forsake the porch and run the risk of
missing her altogether If she came
down as signified. Several things
disturbed him. One was Hetty's de-
plorable failure to hang on his words
as he had fondly expected her to do;
and then there was that very disqui-
citing laugh of Sara's. A hundred
times over he repeated to himself that
sickening question: What the devil
was there to laugh at?' and no an
swer suggested itself. He was decid-
eddy cross about it
Another hour passed. His heels
were quite cool by this time, but his
blood was boiling. This was a deuce
of way to treat a fellow who had
gone to the trouble to come all the
way out in a stuffy train, by Jove, it
was! With considerable asperity he
rang for a servant and commanded
him to fetch a time table, and to be
quick about 1t, as there might be a
train leaving before he could get back
If it took him as long to find 1t as
ly 1th 10 70 -
obligationsl His sarcasm failed to
impress Murray, who said he thought
there was a schedule in Mrs. Wran-
dall's room, and he'd get 1t as soon
as the way was clear, If Mr.. Wrandall
didn't mind waiting.
IF I minded waiting" snapped Les
lie, 81 wouldn't be here now"
As the footman was leaving, Sara's
automobile whirled up to the porte
cochere.
who is going out. Murray" he
called in surprise.
Miss Castleton, sir For the air.
SIR"
The deuce you say." gasped the
harassed Mr.. Wrandall 1t was q
pretty kettle of fish:
Hetty appeared a few minutes later,
attired for motoring.
"Oh. there you are she said, espy-
ing him. 81 am going for a spin.
Want to come along?"
He swallowed hard. The ends of
his mustache described a pair of alb
solutely horizontal exclamation
points. IF you don't mind being en-
numbered" he remarked sourly
II don't in the least mind" said she
sweetly
Where are you going?" he asked
without much enthusiasm. He wasn't
to be caught appearing eager, not he.
Besides, it wasn't anything to be flip
pant about.
"Yonder," she said. with liberal
sweep of her arm. taking in the whole
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27

we'll have to interrupt them. Perhaps
it is just as well. for your sake" she
said taunttngly.
He grinned. but 1t was a sickiy eff
fort.
You're the one to spoil anything of
that Sort he said. with some as
cerbity.
'T?"
Certainly" he said with so much
meaning in the word that she flushed
Hetty and Booth came into view at
that instant The painter was laying
a soft. flmy scarf over the girls bare
shoulders as he followed close behind
her
"Heno!" he cried, catching sight of
Wrandall. Train late, old chap?
We've been expecting you for the last
hour. How are your"
He came up with a frank. genuine
smile of pleasure on his lips, his hand
extended Leslie rose to the occasion
His self-esteem was larger than his
grievance. He shook Booths hand
heartily, almost exuberantly.
Didn't want to disturb you, Bran
dy," he cried, cheerily. Besides. Sara
wouldn't let me-" He then passed on
to Hetty, who had Jagged behind
Bending low over her hand, he said
something commonplace in. a very low
tone, at the same time looking slyly
out of the corner of his eye to see If
Booth was taking it all in. Finding
that his friend was regarding him rath-
er fixedly he obeyed a sudden impulse
and raised the girls slim hand to his
lips AS suddenly he released her fin
gers and Strengthened up with a look
of surprise In his eyes; he had dis
tinctly heard the agitated catch In her
throat. She was staring at her hand
in a stupefied sort of way, holding it
rigid before her eyes for a moment
before thrusting 1t behind her back
as If 1t were a thing to be shielded
from all scrutiny save her own.
You must not kiss it again, Mr..
Wrandall." she said in a low, intense
voice. Then she passed him by and
hurried up the stairs. without SO much
as a glance over her shoulder.
He blinked In establishment All of
a sudden there swept over him the
unique sensation of shyness-most
unique in him. He had never been
ashamed before In all his life. Now
he was curiously conscious of having
overstepped the bounds, and for the
girl. This. to him. who had no
scruples about boundary lines.
All through luncheon he was VIOLA
tile and gay. There was a bright spot
In his cheek. however. that betrayed
him to Sara, who already suspected
the temper of his thoughts He talked
aeroplaning without cessation, direct
ing most of his conversation to Booth,
yet thrilled with pleasure each time
Hetey laughed at his sallies. He was
beginning to feel like a half-baked
schoolhoy In her presence. a most oe-
plorable state of affairs he had to
admit
IF you hate the trains so much.
and your automobile is out of whack.
why don't you try volplaning down
from the Metropolitan tower?" de-
manded. Booth in response to his lugu-
brious wall against the beastly luck
of having to go about in railway
coaches with lot Of red-eyed. nose
blowing people who hadn't got used
to their Spring underwear yet
~Sfnister suggestion must say
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-27

What the devil was there to laugh
at, Brandy" he demanded OF his
friend after the women had left them
together on the porch a few minutes
later. Hetty had gone upstairs with
Mrs. Wrandall. her arm clasped tight
ly about the older woman's waist.
Il dare say she was thinking about
you falling a mile or two" said Booth
pleasantly
But he was perplexed.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-18
]. J. Blake.

AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe James near Cottage Grove on
Thursday of last week, J. j.
Blake, aged SO years, passed
away, old age and general debil-
.ity being the cause of his death.
Mr.. Blake had long been a resi-
dent of Henry county and by his
upright dealings with his fellow
man, accumulated a wealth of
true friends who grieve that he
no is more. He was a christian
gentleman and an ex-Confeder-
ate soldier, beinog ~qlisted in
Company G. Sevent.. m tennessee
Cavalry as Second Lieutenant.
He was an active member of the
Masonic fraternity. Mr.. Blake
was a successful farmer and
loved and studied his profession.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. G. T. Mayo at
Oak Hill church, after which the
remains were entered at that
place.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-18

The attraction at the Dixie
Theatre on Sept. rs will be the
musical sensation of two conti-
nents, Alma, Where Do You
Liver with Miss Celia Mavis,
the Australian 'songbird," in
the title role. The original New
York Company was at Weber's
Theatre, New York, during a
long run. Alma is areal French
Vaudeville not a giorified bur-
lesque show, a vaudeville"
they call it in France. The Eng
lishman would name it a musical
farce. New York called it a
comic opera with an all-star cast.
In fact, as with every piece, the
public is more interested in its
plot and construction than in it's
title. In the original text it was
"a "drollique" livery droll and
naughty Translated into Ger
man it's Goelic wit became more
shocking and less clever. The
play has been all rewritten into
English by George o. Hobart.
Its fangs are extracted, its dia-
logue subdued, its situations
modified, in fact it is thoroughly
groomed for domestic consump-
ton, wholesome, palatable. and
fit for drawing-room discussion.
Herve's foundation is all there
and all of the contagious music
by Jean Briguet, but the super
structure is all Hobart's.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-18
Osborn-Morris.

On Friday in last week at
the home Of the bride, of Buch-
anan, Mr.. Andrew Osborne and
Miss Ruth Morris were united
lii wedlock. The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. 7.
Morris, Of Buchanan, and i,
most amisble young lady. -
groom is a farnoer, and a,dna
aveollont o'ersonal. ouoge
eAoe'.I' : 'eches for Cover
make their
farm near +
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-09-18
RAILROAD NOTES.
Ray Pitt is improving.

Ray Pitt IS improving.
R. A. Pitt has gone to work.
James McAlister is laying off.
d. Gilbert has been laying off.
Engineer Perry has been lay
ing off.
w. H. Claypool has typhoid
fever.
D. H. Sullivan has gone to
work.
Capt. c. V. Schmitton spent
Sunday in Paris.
Mr.. M. L. Ham has returned
from Memphis.
Paul Calvin has returned from
Bowling Green.
Conductor L. H. Nichols spent
Sunday in Paris.
Mrs. L. H. Nichols has re-
turned to Bowling Green.
Conductor ]. P. Crawford is
running the Barrel Run.
M. P. Grady has returned
from the Springs and has gone
to work.
Earl Pitt, of Humboldt. has
been visiting his uncle, Scott
Pitt, on Porter street.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
LOOKING FOR LONE BANDIT.
No Arrests Have Been Made in Co.
lumbia Train Robbery.

Columbia, March 29.-Oficers OF
the Express and Railway companies
continued the search to-day for the
lone bandit who last night robbed
the Seaboard Air Line Railways fast
train, No. 2, to the North, in Colum-
bia, when a small package of Sea-
board Air Line letters and reports
was secured.
Thirteen express and city detec-
tives were put to work tonight to
investigate the robbery. A confer
ence of several hours was held at the
express office when it is said the
case was discussed.
Sheriff Mccain, of Richland coun-
ty, said tonight that he believed
that "he had the right man shadow
ed out" and that he was the bandit
who robbed the mail car of the
Southern train in Columbia several
weeks ago.
No arrests have been made at a
late hour.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
WHIPPED AND TARRED.
Girls Alleged Traducer Victim of
Seven Angry Relatives.

Horsewhipped, covered with tar,
and otherwise roughly handled by
seven assailants, one of them wo-
man, who charged him with making
derogatory remarks about thirteen
year-old girl, Arthur Bryan, seven
teen years old, of St. Helena, Md,
had an exciting experience Sunday
night. According to young Bryan,
he was passing a church on his way
to a party, when he was met by John
Hughes, who told him Mrs. Hoare
wished to see him behind the church.
He went there and was Immediate
ly seized by six of the persons nam
ed, Hughes joining the party at the
same time. While two of the Hoare
boys held him, shaking him rough
ly, the father and mother, Bryan
says, charged him with circulating
injurious reports concerning their
daughter, Emma.
Bryan was declaring his innocence
of this, when his hat was knocked
from his head, and, firmly grasped
by, his captors, he was dragged to
where a bucket of steaming tar was
standing, Mrs. Hoare beating him
with the horsewhip all the while.
Hot tar was daubed all over his cloth
ing, and then on his face and hair,
he says, until the pain caused him to
lose consciousness.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
MAY NAME CHARLESTON.
Resolution to Establish Steamer
Lines Goes to Committee.

Washington, March 26.-Much in
terest is shown in the resolution in
troduced to-day by Senator Weeks to
test promptly the possibility of closer
commercial relations with South
America by having the government
detail swift naval cruisers, not now
in active use, for regular mail,
freight and passenger service between
the Atlantic and Gulf coast of the
United States and the Pacific coast
of South America by way of the Pana-
ma Canal.
There was warm discussion
among the senators because the re-
solution specified only very few
ports in this country at which the
the ships should call. Finally the
resolution went to the naval commit
tee, of which Senator Tillman is
chairman, with the understanding
that it would be promptly reported
one way or the other, and that more
ports would be named in the commit
tees verdict.
Senator Tillman will Immediately
refer the subject to Secretary Daniels
for a statement. The senator himself
regards the suggestion for making
commercial use of these swift semi
obsolete naval vessels as worthy OF
consideration. 1t is not likely that
Charleston will be left out of the
oannnittoa,s schedule of norris
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
As Children Say 1t.

"John," said the teacher address
ing a smiling, red-headed member
of her class, please make SEN
tence for us, using the word 'disposi-
tion.'"
Said John, squaring his fists in
pugilistic manner:
when a boy wants to fight We,
youse takes dis position.
History is often puzzling to the
childish mind, and battles, in spec
ial, prove troublesome, says the Chi
cago Record-Herald. This is the ex-
animation paper handed in by GER
tain small boy doing his best to ASST
milate United States history:
General Braddock was killed in
the Revolutionary war. He had three
horses shot under him, and fourth
went through his Clothes"
A Sunday school superintendent
told the story of Elisha and the
bears. Then wishing to impress the
moral lesson, he asked:
"Now, children, what does this
story show"
please, SIR said shy little
maiden, lit shows how many children
two she bears can hold
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
THE WAR OF BUSINESS
Clear Eye, Strong Arm, Good Health
Are Secrets of Health.

The man with the punch, both
mental and physical is the big busl-
ness success of to-day.
His bodily health is the force be-
hind his business possibilities.
The business world has no time to
listen to the crouch story.
Sour stomach, malaria, indiges-
ton, coated tongue and hundred
other bodily ills come from an out
of-order liver.
Calomel used to be considered the
only relief. Modern medical science
has provided a far milder and more
pleasant form of liver relief in CARS
WELLS LIVER-AID, a purely vege-
table liquid remedy.
A large bottle can be had for 80
cents at Mack's Drug Store, Bam-
berg, S. c., where the purchase price
will be promptly returned in case you
wish it after trying this wonderful
remedy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
FREIGHT CONDUCTOR CRUSHED.
j. H. Cartledge Killed in Accident on
Southern.

Lexington. March 26.-While at
tempting to make coupling be-
tween two. box cars J. H. Cartledge,
conductor on local freight train No.
As, running between Columbia and
Augusta, was caught between the
"knuckles'' of two cars at about
1890 o'clock this morning. and sus-
tanned injuries from which he died
on a special train, which was rushing
him to a Columbia hospital. There
were no eyewitnesses to the accident.
A colored train hand discovered the
man lying beneath the cars. He was
horribly mangled, the lower portion
of the body, the hips and thighs hav-
ing been almost severed. DR.. Frank
Roberts went Immediately to the sta
ton and did all in his power to allie
viate the suffering of the injured
conductor, having boarded the special
train and started with his patient to
the hospital.
Mr.. Cartledge was about 35 or 40
years of age, and was among the
most popular employees of the South
ern Road. He had been employed
BY the Southern for about eight
years and is said to have been con-
sidered one of the best men in the
service.
Mr.. Cartledge is survived by a
wife and children, who reside In
Columbia. Coroner w. C. Reed, of
Lexington, went to Brookland to-
night, where a jury was empanelled.
The jury went to the undertaking
establishment in Columbia, where the
body was carried, to view the re-
mains. The evidence will be taken
in this county tomorrow. It is
singular coincidence that Mr.. Cart
ledge was slightly injured at Bates
burg yesterday and it was said by
one of his trainmen to-day that ne
had expressed himself as being on
the watchout for trouble few min
utes before the accident. 1t is said
that Mr.. Cartledge told one of his
men that if it were possible to get a
crew to take his train to Augusta
that he would go back to Columbia,
that he felt as if something awful
was about to happen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-04-02
Pages Speech Given to Senate.
late hour.

Washington, March 25.-Ambas-
sador Pages London speech, which
gave rise to the senate investiga-
ton, was transmitted to the senate
to-day by Secretary Bryan. The por-
ton relating to the Panama canal
was in part as follows:
Il will not say We constructed the
Panama canal even for you. We built
it for reasons of our own. But it adds
to the pleasure of building this great
work to know that you will profit by
it. You will profit most by it for you
have the greatest carrying trade.
Concerning the recent message of
the president, take it upon myself to
say he delivered that message not to
please you, but to express to you the
true sentiment of self respect of the
American nation. AS I interpret 1t,
his was the voice of the people.
Nevertheless, it adds to the pleasure
of hearing that voice to know it does
please you.
The portion relating to the Mon
roe doctrine was in part: THE Mon
roe doctrine, when formulated, meant
the United States would object to
any European governments taking
more land in the New World. In
those days the only way foreign
government could gain that land
was the literally go and take it. Now
we have more refined methods. You
will, I'm sure, understand why the
United States prefers no land in the
new world be acquired by these
new subtle ways"