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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-04

Cove, three miles north OF Seaport,
! Inez dropped off the rear platform of
the last car. and waited on the far
side of the track until the train was
out of sight. There was no station at
Lonesome Cove-merely a shed Swift
ly Inez crossed the track and passed
this station and then sped on down
toward the shore. She reached mar
row strip OF beach, stepped down to
the waters edge, and looked about
her. Suddenly she saw what she was
looking fora bandanna handkerchief
thrust above a clump of bushes. On
the sea side of this clump Of bushes
was a rock. Inez raised her parasol
and sauntered gracefully toward this
rock, and composed herself - also
gracefully-in the shadow of the rock.
Before doing so she peered into the
bushes, noted the presence there Of
three shadowy figures, and nodded
slightly, in recognition. A man with q
foreign accent spoke.
what progress?" he querled anx.
iously.
Best in the world" she answered.
I'VE have a new recruit"
She changed her position. A man
thrust his head and face for a mo-
ment out of the bushes-a face across
which was a saber cut; a livid scar.
For a moment, with their heads to.
gether, the two whispered. The man
with a scowl of satisfaction, finally
withdrew his head. Inez rose to her
feet and looked about her.
Where is this Lonesome Cave Inn,
then?" she queried.
Half mile farther up the beach
follow the shore line-turn in at the
cove. Follow the water line-it takes
you there. Good luck"
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CHAPTER XIII,
The Honor SLIP.

ih0
| A crowd of thirty-more or less
ccngregated about the steps Of the
school building in Seaport, N. ]. Neal
was there. Some Of the thirty he
I knew and some he didn't.
Neal started suddenly A hand was
laid upon his shoulder. He turned.
Joey Welcher, his foster brother,
faced him. Joey smiled.
Neal" he said, 81 think I'll take a
hack at this Annapolis exam myself"
For moment Neal was taken back.
Then he recovered. CORY" he re-
turned, I'm glad Of that When did
you decide?"
Before you did," replied welcher,
I've had this up my sleeve for year
or SO. I've been boning on the quiet
boning hard"
1t was quite true that he had been
boning hard-and also on the quiet
He had been studying the examination
paper dropped accidentally by the con-
gressman in the local post Office, and
he had mastered every answer by
heart. you bet your life I'm going
in," he said.
Ten minutes later Neal and Welcher
were seated side by side at desks in
the old-fashioned little schoolroom.
The examination questions had been
written on the ample blackboards that
completely circled the room. The ex-
aminer had copied them from his
printed list of questions.
There was knock on the door and
the congressman came in. The exam
iner left his desk and met the con.
gresham half way He whispered to
him.
How goes it," asked the congress
man.
I've only had the chance to look
over young Hardin's papers as they
came in-he's been the first to finish.
They look good to me. They're we'll
nigh perfect. There he is now. He's
all through"
May the best man win," said the
congressman, "he looks the part at
any rate" He glanced about the
room; he seemed to be trying to re-
member; then he remembered. Say,
look here" he said, "Beecher's letter
says he mailed me duplicate Of those
questions and answers; and I'll swear
/ saw a duplicate when / read his
uote-did hand you two or one?"
"One," returned the examiner. He
stepped back to his desk. Neal handed
in his final paper The examiner
thrust in front of Neal a slip of paper
and e pen. "sign this, please" he
said. This is what 1t said-and Neal
signed it as requested:
do soIemnIy declare on my honor
as gentleman that | have neither OBJ
talned nor given aid Of any kind DUR
Ing the course Of this examination.
Neal Hardin, Candidate.
He had no sooner finished signing
than Joe Welcher approached the
desk.
Through, Joey?" queried Neal, "Tll
wait for you"
Welcher signed his own honor slip.
Neal waited-and while he waited, he
thrust his hand into his coat pocket.
There was something unfamiliar
there. Involuntarily he drew 1t out
it was crumpled printed paper. The
examiners eagle eye was upon It in
an instant.
Haven't been cribbing, boy?" he
exclaimed.
Ito Be Continued>
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CHAPTER XII.
EI..s;s
Tho Spider and the Fly.

ITO SPluCT anu IHe FIys
Back in the Hardin cottage by the
sea, Miss Irene Courtier-known in
other and less reputable circles by
the name of Inez Castro-limped (not
ungracefully) downstairs from the
room she had been occupying for
some time, and entered the living
room.
Under your kind care" she said to
Mrs. Hardin, her hostess-and in her
tone was the slightest foreign accent
II am so we'll again, that / must
leave you"
open the door and slouched into the
room. Inez Castro glanced at him Sc
ductively from under her long lashes
and went on.
with the aid of Mr.. Joey Welcher,"
she proceeded, Il have consulted time
tables, and I find very good connec-
,tions on the next train
She opened her handbag. and took
out bills. And" she added, Il insist
on paying board"
Mrs. Hardin held up her hand. Miss
Courtier," she returned, Il can't think
of 1t. You have taken what we call
potluck with us. You have been
friendly with us, and 1 hope We have
been friendly with you
Inez smiled and shrugged her pretty
shoulders. She glanced casually at
Joe Welcher. She slightly raised her
eyebrows-she watched Joey as a cat
watches a mouse. And Joe-he was
watching something, too-the cash
that Inez was holding in her hand.
Inez groaned suddenly and put out her
hand.
Stupid" she said, II have forgot
Ny outer bandage. I must return"
She returned the money to her hand
bag and laid it down upon the table.
Then she left the room and went up
stairs. Mrs. Hardin, Welcher's foster
mother, shifted the air.
There's something burning in the
kitchen, Joey" she exclaimed, IF Miss
Courtier comes down I'll be right
back" She, too, disappeared. And
Joey-easy-money Joey Welcher, was
left alone with the handbag and the
bills. Joey listened for an instant,
then tiptoed forward, seized ths
handbag and drew forth the roll
of bills. He needed money badly-he
had to pay a debt of honor, which
means a gambling debt. He opened
the roll of bills and peeled off few
where their absence would least be
noted, and then restored the balance
OF the bills to the handbag-thrusting
his share into his pocket
1nez Castro, seated halfway up the
stairs, watching through an inch of
open doorway, smiled to herself. Then
she tripped bit noisily, and irregu.
1arly-to show her limp-down the
stairs and glided gracefully into the
room. Joe lit cigarette and watched
her. He was nervous, but game. He
bag and once again took out the bills.
my charming hostess" she ex-
claimed, where should she be?"
"she should be here" said Joey,
evading her glance, wait a bit, I'll
get her."
He got her, and Inez resumed her
former conversation-once more in
sisting upon payment for her board.
Her offer was quite as insistently de-
clined. She sighed prettily and clicked
shut her bag. Welcher also sighed
with unmistakable relief. She turned
to him.
"The one-horse vehicle?" she asked.
Outside" said Welcher, offering his
arm, boys ready-time that you were
Of"
Once at the station Inez bought a
ticket for New York. But when the
train-a local-d-o--' ~ at Lonesome
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Dealings in stocks were fairly active
on the Consolidated Exchange. with the
tone steady. United States Steel opened
at 40, which was = OF a point under
its closing price on Thursday. but that
proved its lowest, and 1t rallied to 49,.
At which 1t closed. Union Pacific opened
at 1859. which was y of a point under
its closing on Thursday. but 1t rallied 20
and closed at ll6i,. Reading opened
at l43"., touched a high OF 1893. and
low OF l427s, and closed at l43as.
Amalgama ted Copper had the largest
turnover OF any individual stock. II
opened at Biz, sold as high as "2i,,
and closed at jlss An excellent
volume OF fractional lot business
was handled by commission houses
There were sales OF New York Contra.
AZ s4',, Chesapeake and Ohio NJ 40l4. and
southern Railway AT II. the only tranSac.
lions in those prominent stocks report ID
in Wall Street during the day. Amori-
can Beet Sugar opened at 33as and rose
to 33Is Missouri Pacific sold at -.
TO :,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
THE COPPER MARKET.

The first business day OF the new AZ
developed nothing OF importaucH 70. cop
per In fact. the half holiday did much 20
deter whatever new business might other
wiss have been booked. The demand was
next to nothing. The metal, however,
was obtainablr below 10 cents a pound
An average price OF 1879 cents vas
placed on the years output by the Unitsl
States Geological Survey In is hasty
resume OF the years operations, The re-
nned production was estimated at l,i93.-
100000 pounds, against l.Glj.O6 100,
pounds in 1919. The total value OF ths
smaller product waS $15?, 100000. agair'.
SlS9,795,00O in The previous year.
With inventory taking out Of the w'r
producers now look for improvement n
buying OF copper, although they do not an
tlcipate big rush in the near future
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. yeste day
announced its December output al H.
100000 pounds, proving conclusively mat
curtailment OF 80 per cent. is being ma l.
tanned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

The New York Federal Reserve Bank
rates were AZ per cent, FOR short and ,
rer cent. for long bills.
Open market discounts, prime accept
arces maturing up to ninety days, 3as a
49, per cent,
Commercial paper was unchanged. Rates
were ~ Der cent. for sixty to ninety
DAYS bills and AZ Hiat per cent. for four
to six months best names; 1m5'a per
cent. for others.
Time money was inactive and steady,
with rates 80, a per cent. for all ma
turtles.
Can money on the Moor Of the Stock
Exchange last week ranged between -.
aud 3ls per cent. the final rate for the
week being "a. d3is per cent.
Domestic exchange on New York. St
Louis, SC. premium; san Francisco soc.
premium. Minneapolis ijc, permium;
Chicago. par. Cincinnati, par
"all money IN London was ! per cent
three months bills. 9l3 per cent
Sterling exchange moved narrowly last
week, but new low record for I've year
FOR demand was established TUESDAY a.
4S4a. The high rate for The wee Ma
4sjas. Final ouotations were. Demand,
4A7s; cables, lSi's
Bar silver in London, 22a,d.; IN New
York, 4S7sC.
New York Clearing House statement:
Exchanges S37O.T7OSS4, balances, 500.
.s9,O6A Sub-Trea debit balance,
yes6,Ss7.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
SURPRISING UPTURN
IN COTTON MARKET
TO Highest Levels
Since the ReOpening Of
the Exchange.
SOUTHERN HOLDERS FIRM

Surprising irmness was shown by the
cotton market yesterday in the face or
holiday conditions with both Liverpool
and New orleans closed. Firms with
European connection and brokers' acting
for spot firms we're cotton buyers and
prices moved to the highest l-vel obtained
Stree the reopening OF the Cotton EN-
change on November l6. Tho close
showed = net gain over Thursday OF 10
10 l6 points.
Most Of the local firms are bullish on
the market and are advising put chaseS on
moderate reactions. They take this view
In spite of the fac; that th-rc has been
a good advance from the bottom. but At
the same time prices are not considerc /
hizh. in view OF the fact that transac-
tions are now being made generally un-
der the new contract which calls for Gov
crnment standards OF classification.
monthly revision of differences, specifica-
lions for staple and provision for single
certificates.
The weekly figures OF the New York
Cotton Exchange were not available Ac-
cording 20 the Financial Chronicle the
amount OF cotton brought into sight FOR
The week was i66. 40 bales. against f39. 722
bales last year. Tho total marketed thus
far up to the end Of December was 7.59s.-
600 bales. against lO.o75,0 900 bales last
year. Spinn RS tatings OF American cot
ton FOR the week were placed ut $4,000
bale, against 362. 900 bales last year. The
total for the season is i.5SI. 900 bal =.
agaius; 6.776,000 bales last year
prominent Texas spo, mcrchan.
writes TO a local firm as follows: 81 am
OF the opinion that TN distress cotton
has all ben sold In fact YOU would not
know tina. there was q war going on
from, 'he WAY cpttop Is being bought OH
a strictly competitive basis. We all looked
for big rush just before the holidays
and there was "a great amount OF cotton
sold Perhaps more would have been sold
II the weather had BEEN favorable. Every
lot was absorbed at good prices. think
about Go per cent Of the cotton is out OF
the producers hands Most OF the cotto,
now h Id IN The towns and congresses :.
in the shippers hands awaiting favorable
weather for shipment"
Mobile advices reported that very little
cotton was being sold, while San Antonio.
Tex. stated that cotton was sluggish
around Csc for midl!ng. According TO
the NerS-Scipiitdr OF Memphis an attempt
10 substitute the use of cotton against
lutte bdgging by American manufacture rs
and shippers was one OF the features OF
;he annual convention OF the National
Glnrers' Association, which was held at
Memphis yesteday.
Large exports are Swallowed during
January. az the amount OF cotton on ship
board is reported by the Chronicle a;
$4,000 bales. against $4,000 last year:
This is the largest amount OF cotton await
ing clearances on record for this stage
OF the season.
All three OF the great cotton markets
will be opened tomorrow.
Futures closed steady.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
THE COAL MARKET.

The current issue of Coal Age says:
The long continued cold snaps have
created an active situation In the re-
tail anthracite trade. but the wholesale
business is still holding back, Supplies
are plentiful, though the largo companies
have beef drawing on their stocks. De-
lays occasioned by freezing coal caused
temporary anxiety in some quarters. but
on the other hand the dealers reduced
their buying over the closing days OF the
year and there has been no shortage
OF consequence at any time.
Large stocks. weak prices and excess
sive surpuses in all directions mark the
opening OF the new year In the eastern
btuminous trade, The colder weather,
which has started coal moving In GER
tain restricted channels. and more or
less indefinite reports OF a turn for the
better In Industrial circles after the first
OF the year are the only encouraging
features in the situation"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
FINANCIAL NOTES.

The Cotton Exchange seat of W. A. Tilt
has been sold to q, b. Rost for So 200, This
price Is the same that paid Ut the last
previous transaction.
The Bankers Trust Company has been des-
ignated trustee under new agreement dated
January !, 1915 TO secure IS 900, 900 OF In
terborough Metropolitan Company ten year
per cent. collateral gold notes, due Jsnu-
AIRY !, 1925, the proceeds OF such notes to he
used toward retiring and paying the 81, 900. =
900 per cent notes due July |, 1915
Profs. Walter u, LageruuIst Of Northwest
ern University and Joseph II. Underwood OF
the University OF Montana visited the Stock
Exchange yesterday, They paid particular
sttention to the work Of the stock list com =
mittee. Prot, Lagerquist has class OF 900
studying the working OF the stock Exchange
and Prof Underwood has a class Of $50.
The heads OF departments and once mana
gers OF Henry Clews Co, representing IN,
employed stan OF the arm, adopted a reso-
luton of thanks addressed TO the urn yes
terday, expressing keen appreciation OF your
Kindness during the long psriod sine. me
closing Of the New York Stock Exchange in
neither reducing q salary nor aischarEfns A
single clerk In your employ"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
THE SUGAR MARKET.

The raw sugar market was active dur
ing the past week and prices were firmly
maintained Rciiners were fair purchas-
srs OF Cubas at 4Ol cents, and some
Keruy.aus sold at 4.01 cents, prompt
shipment. The weather at Cuba was un-
settled and the movement of the croO
continued To he greatly retarded Re-
fined sugar was firm. with all interests
on firm 4.95 cent selling basis For
eiRu demand was moderate.
Trading In sugar futures on the Coffee
~ C&,.UEc wa5 = ,.;t,e more ",t,y, luI-
ing the week, The market was firm in
sympathy with the steadlness OF spot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
THE COFFEE MARKET.

The coffee futures market was uIst
and featureless and prices showed but
little change from the preceding week
Trading was again Of "A holiday charac-
ter and speculative interest VIZ small.
There was no broadening In demand AID
the market was narrow, being influenced
by small dealings on either side.
The spot trade was very dun and prices
were easier. RIO is were quoted ~ n I,
and Santos Is ga, ml0. The rate OF lo
exchange on London declined TO lAd
early in the week. but recovered 20
IA SAG toward the close. The du'nes
I'm the spot trade at this time Is season.
able as roasters curtail their purchss'
ing preceding taking OF inventories
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
THE STEEL MARKET
Improved buying Looked for After
Holiday Duiness.

The steel market lapsed into dulness
just before the holidays. but this was
considered natural as most consumers
have been taking inventories The last
week has seen considerable Improvement
in conditions and sentiment among manu-
facturers was fairly optimistic. A sub
stantlal improvement in buying Is now
looked for and as a result better prices
are anticipated. In a few instances prices
showed a little stifrening during the week.
Several Of the larger concerns raised their
quotations on business for delivery in
more than sixty days. On bars, plates
and shapes most concerns dropped the
slO5 price. out few still adhered TO
it. There was a sudden increase in buy
Ing OF steel scrap which caused prices
to advance.
Inquiries from the railroads have
shown a marked increase and were larger
than al any time since the outbreak OF
the war. These are expected to result
in fairly large orders and the trunk
linea are expected to contract for their
1915 rail requirements shortly. These or
ders will not compare In size with those
placed in normal times. but they will
nevertheless be welcomed by manufac-
turers az this time.
The month OF December made good
In the matter OF incoming orders.
as compared with preceding months, and
II is expected that the steel Corporation
will be able 70 report good increase in
untitled tonnage. This win he the hrst
since August. Steel mills over the country
were still operating at low rate of ca.
pacIty just before the holidays, but n
sharp Increase in production is looked for
The Daily Iron Trade says "Pittsburg
steel scrap market suddenly has sprung
into life on buying by steel mills in lots
OF 10000 tons at advance ~ 80 cents n
ton over current DriCeS The buik Of Com
nellsvile furnace coke for first quarter
delivery has been sold and new life Is
injected Into coke trade. with several hun
bred ovens being relighted. All larger
steel mills declare for Si.lO price on
plates, shapes and bars after tonight"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS.

Imports OF Merchandise
The imports OF dry goods and general mer-
chandse at the port OF New York for the
week ended December 20, as compared with
the previous week and the corresponding
week Of 1913 follow:
Week Previous
Dee IS. week. 1919
Dry goods ALlSHO1t s2,36",3h So. GST Os
GEN. mdse. H,I+7,SS ll,SS3,Sj5 lSSl19es
Totals. slA2'G.i99 s2?.5O,s7s
Importations at New York for the year to
date compare az follows;
1914, 1918.
nrv Foods ,sl6a.7A93 92 Sl60ls7 10
Gen. merchandise, 79o,7ls,lt5 ssLstilse
Totals. .1s5s,isI5T sss5 osssso