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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-13
CHAPTER XII.
A Marriage by Duress.


Daylight was coming; the gang
meant to search the house again. per.
haps fire II as they had the stable.
and chen ride away before the Federal
garrison at Lewisburg could receive
the alarm. | turned away from tho
window TO perceive Nichols sitting up
on the edge OF the bed.
What's afire?" he asked.
THE stable" l answered. crossing
the room. Get down In the corner,
where you cannot be seen from the
windows, oh. yes. you can; you are
not so badly hurt. Miss Noreen, IN
thore any other place better than this
In which TO hide7"
She shook her head
We'll. then we must fight II out
here II they come; you have your re-
yolver-ahl the squad is already be-
low; listenl"
We stood side by side, scarcely
breathing. close to the bolted door.
The flames OF the burning stable were
dying down, yet there was sufficient
light TO render every object In the
room plainly visible. Intent as ! was
on every slight sound below and with
out. Kept my eyes on Nichols. seated
dejectedly In one corner. Feet tramped
noisily back and forth In the lower
hall. and the sound OF voices reached
us, the words indistinguishabIe. There
was an echo OF splintered wood. the
crash OF dishes. and loud laugh. The
fellows seemed TO be footing the kitch-
en- and pantry. destroying whatever
they could not use Suddenly there
arose a sound OF smashing glass at the
front OF the house, and the tinklIng OF
piano as II some rough hand swept
across the keys. Noreen pressed
closer. lifting her eyes In appeal
tThey-they are searching the
house." she whispered, her voice ahak-
Ing. "and--iooting H. DO you hear
that7 They are even tearing the car
pet from tho floor. Some Of them will
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-13
/ CHAPTER xI.
lifting the Next Move.

Kelly. are either OF you,
there?"
There was the sound OF chairs being
pushed hastily back from table. and
rapid steps on the floor.
Yes; what's wrongf Have you
found something?"
Sure; Bill an / saw them; they
we're q tryin' ter git the boss; but
afore either OF us could fire, they
sorter slipped long back o. Their fence.
an got away. It's darker'n hell out
thar, an Bill sed fer me ter cum In
yere an tell yer that IL you ZEN Kelly
wud cut across the road. an sorter
head the cusses of we'd bag tho two
easy"
"whar's the rest OF ther boys?"
"Ridin' the Lewisburg pike accordin'
ter orders. / reckon. Leastwise we
amt seen em since yer toll US ter
watch Their stable. Bill an can't
round them up alone"
"All right, Dave. Where are they
now?"
TN Their orchard, a creepin' long
the fence. Bills followin' 'em up. an
all you got ter do is run long the road
an git ter the corner ahead o. EN-.
They can't go no other way"
caught a glimpse OF the two as
they crossed the lower hall hurriedly.
The lamp flickered in the draft OF the
opaned door, and one fellow sNore
roughly, as he stumbled over some OBJ
stacle. Then the door closed. and the
fame steadied. In the silence we could
hear again the beating OF rain on the
roof over head.
"Who do you suppose they could
have seen7" she asked.
Shadows likely enough. Let them
hunt. We know now the house IL de-
serted. and can find more comfortable
quarters perhaps even slip away be
fore anyone returns. You win 90
with me7"
"of course; am not afraid OF Tom
Wyatt"
We passed the ladder down slowly,
and carefully. until the lower end rest
ed securely on the floor below. II
Nichols had recovered from the effect
OF the severe blow, he had made no
sound. and / had almost forgotten bis
& presence. drew back. and permitted
the lady TO descend first. holding the
upper supports firmly until her feet
xQuohcd the floor. IL was struggle
frr nae 10 force my larger bulk through
tno rafrow opening but I succeeded
nn@| and stood beside her. In the
prI|f light could perceive more
the expression OF the girls
Hlized the friendlinena or bel
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-13

y, Wife"
tending to be amused. II II IL the uni-
form my friend wears. i must assume
all responsibility. az furnished It."
"You!" there was sarcastic sneer
in the lieutenant's surprised exclsmar
ton. why should you have In your
possession a uniform OF the Third Reg.
ularsg
Il did not" she answered sweetly.
but looking at Whitlock. That uni.
form belonged to my cousin. an ON.
Ger OF the Third Kentucky"
Raymond uttered a smothered 2 =
preston, stared an instant at II
slightly averted face. and then, with
one stride forward. swung me to the
light
"see here, Captain whitlock." he
exclaimed Indignantly. II cannot con.
ceive what object Miss Harwood may
have in desiring TO protect this man.
but this is not the uniform OF any vol.
unteer regimen
do I understand. lieutenant. that
you dare question my word7" she
asked proudly. her eyes gazing
straight into his. Il am unaccustomed
sir. to such treatment"
Wait a moment. Raymond" broke
In the captain. There is no doubt or
Miss Harwood's loyalty. Let US hear
her explanation first. You say, Miss
Harwood, you know this man? that he
is friendl May I ask his name?"
Surely; only desire an oppor-
tunIty to answer any question. He 10
Thomas Wyatt. the son OF the late
Judge Wyatt. whose home was on the
ridge yonder We were children to-
gether."
"A rebel?"
Really. ! never thought 20 ask"
carelessly. Il was too glad TO have
his protection We've spoke only OF
our childhood days together, still
gathered the impression that Mr..
Wyatt had never joined either side,
and was merely here 10 look after his
property. or course he can explain
all that"
but how came he TO be dressed In
that uniform" burst In Raymond.
"Will you be courteous enough to
permit me to tell your | have endeav-
ored twice already TO fully explain.
Mr.. Wyatt came here In the midst or
the storm last night. He had found
his own home destroyed, and this was
the nearest shelter to be found. He
supposed the house deserted. and
merely sought protection until morn
ing. How I CHANGED to be here you
gentlemen both know, and that mat
ter requires no explanation. Mr.. Wyatt
arrived with his clothing muddy. and
soaked with rain. gave him the
only change 10 be found In the house
"a uniform belonging originally TO a
cousin OF mine. Lieutenant Anton
Harwood, Third Kentucky cavalry"
"But this is not the uniform worn
by volunteer troops. Captain Whit
lock. insist"
Really, Lieutenant Raymond" the
girl said. fronting him, her eyes
sparkling. "this Ia becoming most tire
some. What do care what uniform II
Isl have told you where II came
from. how II CHANGED 10 be there, and
the reason II was worn by this man.
! cannot be expected to know all the
petty distinctions OF the SERVICE"
but surely" spoke up the captain.
plainly bewildered, the suit he wore
when he came can be produced. You
know where that Isl"
y know where II was she an.
swered cooliy. Hanging before the
fireplace IN the dining room. How.
~ ne Continued.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-13
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CHAPTER I-Confederate Sergeant
Wyatt OF the 6taunton artillery Is sent
.1s SPY to his native county on the Green
Briar by General Jackson.
CHAPTER II-wyatt meets n noun
taineer named Jen Taylor, with whom he
rides to house beyond Hot Springs.
CHAPTER HIN the house Wyatt ana
Taylor meet Major Harwood. father OF
N2reen and an old neighbor or Wyatt,
men talk Wyatt becomes Suspicious. and
nnds that Taylor has murdered HARDWOOD
and escaped
CHAPTER Iv--Wyatt changes 10 the
u. 8. cavalry uniform he has with him.
and rides away In the night. running into
= oetasnment OF Eederal cavalry. TO
Raymond. Third u. s. cavalry. BY means
OF papers with which he has been pro-
vided: Captain Fox finds Harwoods body
and follows Taylor's trail.
CHAPTER v-Fox and Wyatt believe
Taylor 70 be old Ned Gowap. The de-
the Green Briar country and goes TO Har-
woods apparently deserted home.
CHAPTER vI-wyatt finds Noreen
HARDWOOD alone In her. home. She does
self as Lieutenant Raymond.
CHAPTER vII-Parson Nichols comes
20 the house and tells Noreen Of her Ia
Tiers death -------------------
CHAPTER vIII-wyatt forces parson
Nichols to confess that he has been sent
N advance q Anse cowan, who proposes
s 70 the and IN anc 20 ua tss
cowans and Noreen's dead father.
CHAPTER H.Anss cowsn and hi.
In q closet. Wyatt and Noreen have con-
oesbsd themselves In the attic.
CHAPTER x-rhe cowan gang ran
sacks the house but fails to ind the hid
den couple Wyatt tells Noreen who he u.
can only ten You What 1ittrc-1 Know.
Your father might have been deceived;
drawn into trap. He was there ap-
parently by appointment to confer
with man known to him as Taylor.
Who Taylor really was cannot say
but he was an enemy. not friend, OF
Major HARDWOOD do not insist that
the fellow was Ned Cowan, but am
sure he belonged to the gang. We
trailed him nearly to New River, and
had gone into camp amid the noun
tains when the Cowans attacked Nc. In
my judgment the killing OF your "a
ther. and the raid on this house to-
night. form part OF the same plan"
do not think she was crying, al
though her face was buried In her
hands. l turned my eyes away, down
through the scuttle hole. but nothing
moved along the hall below. The house
seemed absolutely deserted. but the
lamp continued to burn. and yet. eyon
~ felt the strangeness OF such In
tense silence. q door slammed some
where in the distance, and a gruff
voice spoke.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-13

CHAPTER vIII-wyatt forces Parson
Nichols TO confess that he has been sent
In advance Of Ansc Cowan. who proposes
% marry. Noreen At once, and 30 quiet
title 10 the land In dispute between the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-13

CHAPTER vI-wyatt finds Noreen
HARDWOOD alone In her home. She does
not recognise him, and he introduces HIM
SELF as Lieutenant Raymond.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-13

CHAPTER vII-Parson Nichols comes
70 the house and tells Noreen OF her IA
Tiers death - =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-23

to carry such terrible consequences. The cut-water of the torpedo boat makes a gleaming arc in the sun as she swings round for action. The trawlers fall away, and on the war vessel there is flutter of white duck where the bluejackets are training light gun on the mine.
 "A crouching figure behind bends back, there is bang. and a wreath of smoke from the boats bow, and. in answering roar, huge column of water shooting skyward, the mine is exploded, Cropping back into the seething cauldron of the sea in scat tered fragments, it's deadly purpose frustrated.
 Sometimes the mine explodes when the trawler's havser breaks it's mooring. It heels over with the shock of contact, and before any one aboard the trawler is aware there is the heavy boom of the explosion, while the trawler rocks and shivers in every bolt with the concussion.
 But the effect upon the boat is no more than if she struck soft sand bank she loses her course, perhaps, but the skipper or his mate calmly ticks off the fact with the position.
 But then, again, the trawler may hit the mine, and there is an end to this particular party of mine sweepers.
 ''The explosion of the mine must
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with the pride of office, his hand re- turning at intervals to run along the trawl warp which stretches down like silver band into the blue depths to rise sagging, dripping thread to the other little boat rum ming alongside many yards distant The shippers hand is a sensitive organ, hard i-. toilworn, but with the training of years he can dis tinguish at once the vibration of water from that caused by foreign substance.
 "The mines are anchored from the bottom, and the passing cable cuts the mooring rope. which goes curling around the sweeping warp. The old man notices it at once. There is a sharp blast of his siren.
 Easy all' he bawls across to bis partner. They have struck a chan nel sown with death, and where there is one there are sure to be others. The trawlers slow down and steam apart. The connecting cable tautens and slowly above the heaving water appears small shining sphere.
 "The blast of his siren has warned the watchful torpedo boat in the offing. She comes up full speed, her crew glad of the chance of something to do.
 ''The deadly mine is thrown of to float on the bosom of the waters and drifts away, tiny, glistening atom xy bo Ctor Oo~,1o-y ~~~c% n.;ko;,
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mine sweepers were sent for. The fishermen had to sweep the Oar danelles for weeks under the fire of the Turkish guns before it was pos sible for the battleships to approach the channel. If the allied fleet ever takes Constantinople the triumph will only have been made possible by the work of the modest mine sweepers.
 At the beginning of the war it was customary to send the mine sweepers out accompanied by torpedo boat or small cruiser, which exploded the mines when discovered by firing light guns at them. Now. however. 1t has been found that the mine sweepers themselves can explode mine simply by firing rifle bullet at it.
 An English naval reserve officer who accompanied the mine sweepers on a tour of duty has written the following interesting account of their perilous work:
 Hunting for German mines is very business-like occupation. Once away in the quarter where the mines are supposed to be laid the trawlers part off in pairs. A strong cable is stretched across from one boat to the other. In the middle of the cable there is a kite huge triangular weight, which keeps the cable well
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be thorough, otherwise, as floating mine it becomes even more danger ous, the tides carrying it right out of the course of its fixed position. Practically all the ports along the eastern and southern seaboard of England are now equipped with fleets of mine sweepers which start their trawling every day in the morning glim.
 After all, it is only another kind of fishing. These men fish for mines instead of fish. And every trade has it's risks. That is the philosophy of the mine sweepers."
 Submarine mines. as used in this war; are of three kinds. (1) Those which are sent afioat on the surface of the sea. These are the most dreaded. CD Those which are anchored to the bottom and explode on contact with ships bottom. (3) Those which are anchored and can be exploded under ship by ob- servers on the shore.
 Generally speaking. Germany ap- pears to have used floating contact mines and anchored contact mines, which are dropped overheard from a ship at any place where the water is not over forty to fifty feet deep. They have been much used by the Germans at the entrance of harbors and in narrow waterways, such as the Straits of Dover, where some passing merchant or war ship would be most likely to run into them. It is these anchored mines for which the 6cIa f1,a paratus described by the corre- spondent, quoted above.
 Some of the floating mines are ar ranged in pairs, with a cable of a hundred feet connecting them. When a ship strikes the cable the two mines are drawn against each of her sides, and by her own motion she is carried to destruction.
 A contact mine contains six hun dred pounds of gun cotton or other
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high explosive. and has sufficient power to blow the bottom out of any mercantile ship afloat and out of any battleship over three years ola, put 1t is said that the latest brltlsn superdreadnoughts have speciai' secret bottom construction to pro- tect them against these inventions.
 There are a number of devices for producing the explosion of mines when a ship comes in contact with one, such as percussion caps, plung- CTS and so forth, but the Germans are reported to be using a contact mine that explodes when ship merely tilts it beyond a certain angle.
 In this fearful instrument there are two or three dry batteries con nected up to an incomplete circuit in fact, there are two gaps in this circuit when the mine is dropped into the water The first circuit breaker is directly exposed to the sea, and the two contacts are held apart by block or disc of sugar or some kindred soluble material.
 It takes anywhere from thirty to forty minutes for the sea water to dissolve this. and then two springs push the hitherto separated contacts together Until this is done the mine can be tilted or turned upside down without inducing an explosion. But with this insulation washed away and the circuit bre; ker closed the igniting current is ready to flow to the illuminate of mercury when al ,fo oof ie hv of the anchored mine about seventy degrees.
 This contact is perfected by the flow of mercury in small bow. The effect is to bridge the gap in the electric circuit and to lead the cur rent to the little wire in the fulmi- nate of mercury. That current is sufficient to heat that wire and set off the detonator, which starts the explosive chain going.
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1@ INGULARLY, little attention has
 been paid to the heroism, the - sufferings, the self-sacriflce and the modest devotion of the mine sweepers who have protected the British navy and shipping from de- struction.
 These brave fellows are plain fishermen, who go out in their steam trawlers, furnished with mechanical mine-sweeping devices by the Ad- niralty, and fish for the terrible German mines that will blow the biggest ship afioat, whether passenger vessel or superdreadnought to de- struction in an instant.
 These fishermen have no uniforms and no gold lace. They have no hope of promotion and 10 excitement of battle. They cah expect no social distinctions, titles, audiences with kings and ovations from the public, such as reward the successful naval commander. The war offers them only a days wages or sudden ex- plosion with a watery grave.
 If a German warship surprises them at their work it will sink their ship ignominiously, for they are not equipped for serious fighting.
 During the bitter cold, stormy, North Sea Winter weather mine sweeping has been an occupation that would have killed any men not specially used to such exposure. In their low-lying trawlers, constantly handling the mine-sweeping appa- ratus and watching the water, the men were exposed to the full fury of the binding spray and storms.
 These modest mine sweepers have rendered more essential services than the commanders and crews of the great battleships. These have, most of the time, at least, in British home waters. remained in the maya. ports, while the mine sweepers have been in constant service.
 No less than 10000 British flsner- men, mostly from the North Sea ports, and especially from Grimsby, , fiuil, Yarmouth and Deal, have beer engaged as mine sweepers. They have kept the narrow waters around the British coast fairly free from German mines, so much so indeed that these dreaded engines of de struction have done more damage to American and other neutral shipping on the German side of the North Sea than to British shipping on the British side.
 Persons living in the English North Sea coast towns write that they can hear the constant swish swisbing" of the mine sweepers day erd night.
 When the allies first attempted to storm the Dardanelles they found that the greatest fleet of battleships ever gathered together was powerless against the deadly stream of mines that came floating down the channel.
 Five British and French battleships were lost from this cause. Then the
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The Great Columns of Spray Thrown Up by Exploding
 Contact Mines in the Dardanelles.

down in the water; the trawlers then sail apart and go across the tides. the weighted hawser sagging down between them.
 "The mines might lie sixteen or eighteen feet below the surface. That is about the depth of the vital parts of battleship's engine room, maga- zines and coal bunkers. mine ex- ploding there has tremendous chance of doing deadly damage; if it
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occurred at a shallower depth the chances are that, although damaged, the ship would still remain sea- worthy.
 Perhaps for days the trawlers sweep across the tides without re- suit. Life aboard is more deadly dull than before; there is not even the excitement of hauling the gear and cleaning the catch of fish two or three times day.
 ''The skipper stumps round, filled
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When the

When the mine sweepers locate a mine with their cables they explode it by shooting at it with rifles. It Will Be Noticed That the Men All Wear Life
 belts-a
 Precaution Which the
 Constant
 Danger of Their Worl
 Makes
 Necessary
The Springdale news., 1915-02-12
- OAKLAND.

Henry Hall and family are visit ing relatives and friends in Madison county this week.
 Mrs Viola Reed, daughter oi Mrs. Gulley, is here from Texas visit ing relatives and friends.
 Bert Flowers and family have been visiting in Benton county for three weeks.
 Mir and Mrs. Robert Eidson have returned to their home after foul weeks stay at Springdale, while lit. tie Gusanson was sick with pneumon, ia
 Miss Emma Wilson of this place and Mr. Pynor Plumlee of near Sprin dale, were united In marriage at the home of Eld. T. Boyd, Both youns people ara loved by those who know them. They left Monday for their future home north of Johnson. They have the congratulations of their many friends around Oakland
 Blue Eyes.
The Springdale news., 1915-02-12
FORMER SHERIFFS
 SETTLE

Of the former Washington County sheriffs affected by the recent de eision of County Judge J. T. flight to force settlement. so=ealled delin
 qnent realty and personality taxes collected by them during their ten ures of office, and for which settle ment was never made with the eoun- ", three have to date satisfied the claims of the county, as presented
 by Special Counsel for the County,
 Homer Pearson, Kit Phillips paying s4S6. 45, Geo. T. Lake $31 30 and N. l Rollins $21.75.
 The items settled on by the above officers do not include delinquent personally taxes for the reason that entries on personally tax moneys Oh the records Of the sheriffs other than 5 N. Caudle are not itemized and do not state whether they are fer delin- Equent personally or for personally collected within the regular time linz E according to Special Counsel Pear son. It is the opinion of MT. Pearson that the county can never recover it's money on those items. He stated hoseEer, that the taxes on personal ty collected during Mr. Caudless ten- ur- Of office can be checked almost exactly, since the receipt books used hy the various deputies have been kept and all but four of them have been returned
 Another former sheriff, John OK ford, of Goshen, who has been notifi-
 ed of the claim against him, has stated that he will be in Fayetteville
 Friday, presumably to settle. MT. Pearson has not had direct commun- ication with ex-Sheriff Jas. Reed, Of Claremore, Oklahoma but today said that he understood that Mir. Reed
 had declared his intention of making good the claim of S33S.00 which is held against him,-Fayettevil Dem ocrat.