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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

You have fallen in love with her, l
really believe, Mr.. Gregg. If she knew,
she'd be most gratifed-or at least,
she ought to be-"
At which l smiled, preferring that
she should adopt that theory in pref
erence to any other.
She spoke frankly, as a pure honest
girl would speak. She was not jealous,
but she nevertheless r~esented-as wom-
en- do resent such things-that l should
fall in love with a friends photograph.
There was a mystery surrounding
that torn picture; of that / was abso-
lutely certain. The remembrance OF
that memorable evening when / had
dined on board the Lola arose wildly
before me. Why had the girls por'
trait been so r%uthlessly destroyed
Hour by hour the mystery surrounding
the Leithcourts became more inscrut
able, more intensely absorbing. | hat
searched a copy of the London direc
tory at the Station hotel at Carlisle
, and found that no house in Greer
} street was registered as occupied b!
the tenant of Rannoch; and, further
! when | came to examine the list o
5 guests at the castle, | found that the.
were really persons unknown in SC
t ciety. Leithcourt seemed to posses
a long pocket and smiled upon thos
h parasites, officers of doubtful con
mission and younger sprigs OF tn
4 pseudo-aristocracy who surrounde
d him, while his wife, keen-eyed and c
n superb bearing, was punctilious col
corning all points of etiquette, and Q
the same time indefatigable that he
mixed set of guests should enjoy
really good time.
d Next day l shot with the Carmichae
of Crossburn, and about four o'clocI
after a good day, took leave of II
/. party In the Black Glen, and starte
a off alone to walk home, a distance
about six miles. 1t val already gro'
d. ing dusk, and would be quite dark,
of knew, before l reached my uncle
house. My most direct way was
as follow the river for about two mil
and then strike straight cross Il
large dense woods, and afterwar
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

ALLOW me to offer my best congratula-
tions. When you introduced me to
Mr.. Woodroffe the other day l had no
idea that he was to be your husband"
She glanced at me quickly, and | saw
in her dark eyes a look Of suspicion.
Then she flushed slightly, and laugh
ing uneasily said, in a blank, hard
voice:
Its very good of you, Mr.. Gregg. to
wish me all sorts of such pleasant
things"
And when is the happy event to
take placer"
"The date is not exactly fxed-early
next year, l believe" and thought
she sighed.
And you will probably spend a
good deal of time yachting" l sug-
gested, my eyes fixed upon her in or
der to watch the result of my pointed
remark. But she controlled herself
perfectly.
"Mr. Woodroffe has gone up to town,
your mother says"
Eyes. He received a wire, and had
to leave Immediately. 1t was an awful
bore, for we had arranged to go for a
picnic to Dundrennan abbey yester'
day."
But he'll be back here again, won't
he"
81 really don't know. 1t seems quite
uncertain. l had a letter this morn
ing which said he might have to &C
over to Hamburg on business, instead
of coming up to US again"
There was disappointment in hel
voice, and yet at the same time
could not fail to recognize how the
man to whom she was engaged hat
fed from Scotland because of my pres
ence.
AS we passed along those gravelec
walks it somehow became wildly i'm
pressed upon me that her marriage
was being forced upon her by her par
ents. Her manner was that of on
who was co~ncealing some strange ant
terrible secret which she feared nigh
be revealed. There was a distant lool
of unutterable terror in those darl
eyes as though she existed in SOM
constant and ever-present dread. o
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

Long ago?-
"A little over two years ago"
'She's very beautiful" l declared.
taking up the photograph and discov-
ering that it bore the name Of the same
well-known photographer in New Bond
street as that / had found on the. car
pet of the Lola in the Mediterranean
yes. She's really p%rettier than her
photograph. 1t hardly does her jus
tice."
And where is she uow?"
why are you so very inquisitive.
Mr.. Gregg?" laughed the handsome
girl. Have you actually fallen in love
with her from her ~plcture?"
I'm hardly given to that kind OF
thing, Miss L~eithcourt," | answered
with mock severity. 81 don't think even
my worst enemy could call me a firt
could she?"
mo. l will give you your due" she
declared. you never do firt. Thai
is why l like you"
Thanks for your candor, Miss Leith
court" l said.
only" she added, you seem smit
ten with Elma's charms"
81 think she's extremely pretty"
remarked, with the photograph still II
my hand. do you ever see her now?'
Never" she replied. Since tn
day l left school we have never met
She was several years younger thai
myself, and / heard that a week afte
l left Chichester her people came AM
took her away. Where she is now
have no idea. Her people lived some
where in Durham. Her father was
doctor"
"Then you have heard absolutel
nothing as to her present position o
Observation-Disclosures she is married
for instance?"
"Ah!" she cried m~ischievously. "Yo
betray yourself by your own words
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

out here and look at him" Two or
three bystanders stepped to the door,
expecting to see a crippled boy with a
pile Of newspapers to sell. Instead,
they saw a tin can with a hole in the
top large enough to admit a nickel;
a pile Of newspapers lying upon the
walk, and a sard fastened to the can,
reading:
Gone to Sunday school for one
hour. II you want a paper, take one,
and put your nickel in the can"
The can and pile of newspapers
stood unprotected o the walk for
more than an hour. while their little
owner was at Sunday school. Men who
passed by and we're attracted by the
rather odd little news stand would
stop, read the sign, pick up q paper
and put a nickel-and sometimes Q
4 dime-into the little tin can. When the
boy returned from Sunday school he
found all his newspapers gone, ant
more nickels in the tin can than ther'
we're papers when he left
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

rangements have been made for sending to Washington by telegraph lntor-
nation the movement of cal lots of berries ron important snlppms
points. their destinations and the changes of destination, If any. With TN
northward advance of the berry season these messages area arriving q tne
agricultural department in increasing numbers.
At the same time other correspondents Of the office in the consuming
markets are wiring information as Ito arrivals of car lots of berries IN thelr
territories, and market prices. The Office Of markets briefly summarizes TN
information from both sources and telegraphs it collect to all shipping asso-
Citations desiring to receive it, When this service is built up for the price
Of a short telegram daily the individual shippers and shipping associations
may receive information that is obtained by the big fruit shipping assoda-
lions only at the cost of thousands of dollars for salaries N numerous cities.
They may keep inteligenty informed, by the service, of conditions sin com
peung areas and the common markets.
A large part of the information being gathered by the Office Of markets
fs secured IN a cooperative basis. Information a to the starting and rout
ing of ca lots Of berries is supplied by station agents and shipping assoca-
lions. and information IS o to market conditions, by persons in the principal
markets who are most interested in the strawberry deal"
The market service is confined just now to Strawberries, but the
office of markets plans to extend it IS rapidly as possible to tomatoes, peaches
and cantabupes in car lots.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
CHAPTER v.
Contains Certain Condolences.

Contains Certain Confioences
AS | dashed forward to the gap IN
the boundary wall of the wood, ! neal
ly stumbled over a form lying across
the narrow path.
So dark was it beneath the trees
that at first | could not plainly make
out what it was until | bent and my
hands touched the garments OF a WON
an. Her hat had fallen off, for felt
1t beneath my feet, while the CLOAK
was a thick wooden one.
Was she dead, l wondered? That
cry-that single word of r%eproach-
sounded in my ears, and 1t seemed
plain that she had been struck down
ruthlessly after an exchange OF angry
words.
| felt in my pocket for my Testas,
but unfortunately my box was empty.
Yet Just at that moment my strained
ears caught a sound-the sound OF
someone moving stealthily among the
fallen leaves. Selling my gun, de-
manded who was there.
There was, however, no response
The instant spoke the movement
ceased.
II seemed evident that a tragedy mad
occurred, and that the victim at my
feet was a woman. But who?
OF a sudden, while stood hesitat-
ing, blaming myself for being without
matches, | heard the movement re-
heated. Someone was quickly reced-
ing-escaping from the spot. | sprang
through the gap, straining N.Y. eyes
into the gloom, and as I did SO could
lust distinguish a dark figure receding
quickly beneath the wall OF the WOOD
In an instant / dashed after it. Down
the steep hill to the Scarwater l tol-
lowed the fugitive, crossing the OLD
footbridge near Penpont, and then up
a wild winding glen towards the
Cairnmore of Dough. For a couple OF
miles or more | was close behind, un'
til. at a turn in the dark wooded glen
where it branched in two directions,
lost all trace Of the person who flew
from me. Whoever it was they hat
!, very cleverly gone into hiding in thu
underground of one or other OF the twt
glens-which, l could not decide.
, I stood out Of breath, the perspira
:. ton pouring from me, undecided hoy
to act.
Vas it Leithcourt himself whom
, had surprised?
That idea somehow became i'm
y pressed upon me, and l suddenly re
solved to go boldly across to Rannoc
+ and ascertain for myself. Therefore
v with the excuse that l was belated O
my walk home, l turned back dow
. the glen, and half an hour afterwar
d entered the great welllighted hall
the castle where the guests, read
% dressed, were assembling prior to dill
ID ner.
~ | was welcomed warmly, and jus
n. then Leithcourt himself Joined b
~ guests, ready dressed in his Dime
ar Jacket, having just descended from b
a room.
"Hulloa, Gregg!" he exclaimed hear
Is lily, holding out his hand. Had a lof
day of it, evidently. Good sport vii
he Carmichael-eh?"
VERY fair" ! said. Il RENAME
of longer with him than l { ought to ha'
W. done, and have got belated on my WI
/ home, SO looked in for a refresher."
Is "Quite right" he laughed merrill
to you're always welcome, you kno
es I'd have been annoyed II l knew y
he had passed without coming in"
,ds fTo RE CONTINUED)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

study lies an immense map with small
flags indicating the position of the
fighting forces.
Cordial relations exist between his
majesty and the heir apparent. The
emperor speaks highly Of the young
king speaks very highly Of the young
heir and is extremely proud and fond
Of him.
His medical advisers do not willing
ly consent to his drives out, though he
asks them daily to allow him to visit
the wounded soldiers in the hospitals.
The few visits he has paid to the hos
pitfalls have been small victories over
the doctors"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
SYNOPSIS.


The yacht Lola narrowly escapes wreck
In Leghorn harbor. Gordon Gregg. locum
tenens for the British consul, is called
upon by Horribly. the Lola's owner, and
dimes aboard with him and his friend,
Hyiton Chatter. Aboard the yacht he ac-
'cidentally sees a room full of arms and
ammunition and a torn photograph OF a
young girl. That night the consurs safe
is robbed and the Lola puts suddenly to
sea. The police find hat Horribly is a
fraud and the Lola's name a false one.
Gregg visits Capt. Jack Durnford of the
marines aboard his vessel. and Is sur
prised to learn that Durnford knows,
but will not reveal, the mystery OF the
Lola. cit concerns a woman" In Lon
don Gregg is trapped nearly to his death
by a former servant. Olinto, who repents
son for his treachery. Visiting in Dunn
fries Gregg meets Muriel Leithcourt
who is strangely affected at the mention
of the Lola. Horribly appears. Muriel IN
PRODUCES Hornby as Martin Woodrone
her fathers friend.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
HAD CONFIDENCE IN PEOPLE
California Newsboy Lost Nothing BY
Trusting to the Honesty Of
His Customers.

Most people are honest; so, at least,
reasons a newsboy in. a California
town, and he has clear justification for
his confidence. The reporter Of the
following incident was in a downtown
drug store when a stranger came in
with a copy Of a newspaper, and asked
change for a dime. He said that ne
wanted to pay for his newspaper
Someone remarked that for his part
he let the newsboys find their own
change.
eThis newsboy cannot do H." said
the man with the newspaper. Come
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

of the department of agriculture gave
it as their opinion, after the insect
was described to them over the tele-
phone, that is was a dermestes beetle.
For months servants around the
White House were mystified by the
peculiar behavior Of the chairs and
sofas in the red room, but kept the
mystery to themselves. The cush-
ions on these chairs and sofas ap-
peared to be victims of a cure for
nhositu Wank after weak they saamad
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
No aFIxed starr

The phrase fixed star" is a mis-.
homer. There is no such thing. All
the millions Of stars n sees in the
vault of the sky. and millions, vastly
more millions. revealed by telescopy
and photography. with u%ndoubted un.
countable other millions Of millions,
billions OF billions, in the u%niverses Of
the infinite beyond. have their move
ments, whether in groups or whether
by single suns each, with its retInue
Of sun and Its few known planets.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

where they are most accustomed to
mans presence.
Not only does this much misunder-
stood bird (some n~ightingales, OF
course, more than others) sing at In
tervals all day long, but he appears
at times to take delight in singing to
a crowd.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

for entering the markets as that oc-
cupied by the great and wealthy pri-
vate shipping associations that deal
with other fruit crops, notably or
anges.
The function assumed by the of
flee of markets is virtually that of a
clearing house of market information
for the benefit Of the various large
and small berry shipping associations
of the country, who have heretofore
had to guess or gamble on market
oals4;1,a 1,J xhasr <bapnnc4 Az
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

Indignantly protested innocence, and
the charge could not be proved. Then
visitors were detected pocketing
towels. Tourists, by reason OF the
central location Of the treasury and
Of the interest to sightseers. visit the
treasury In larger numbers than any
other building. II is 0 believed that
they have been taking the towels
c~onspicuously marked as belonging TO
the Experimentation souvenirs. BY
way Of meeting this drain upon the
publIc purse the treasury department
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

has installed a systemo Of hotar drying. The device Is at once simple and
sufncient- The Handspring machine is covered by q hood into which the
washed and still damp hand is placed, while the owner OF the hand places
his foot upon q small pedal near the floor. A soft whirring SOUND follows
and the experimenters fingers, palms and wrists, undergo the sensation OF
having been caught In a Kansas zephyr The Hamburger stands like a clergy
man pronouncing a benedicuon for the space OF to- seconds Then q with,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

to give better illumination to the hundreds of alleys, where many Oh TN
local crimes occur The alleys constitute the weak point Of te hgnuns
system If the national capital Most of them are not lighted at III, N TN
few remaining ones are poorly Illuminated.
Washington has a total of 1885 lamps, of which 1o1S7 arr mantle gas
lamps and the others electric ones. OF the 1O0candepower electric mean
descent lamps there are 1885, but this number rapidly is being increased.
The 4Gcandlepower incandescent lamp is very common, IL zDemg III use'
Sixtyfour fourglower Nernst lamps are in operation.
The electric arc lights formerly were very common. but now ar peing
supplanted by the ineandescent ones. The arcs still used are the 6tampere
incIosed, the 5ampere multiple inclosed. and the 6&ere magnetic.
and the 4ampere magnetic.
The city has 45 street designation lamps of the gas variety and "
electric ones.
During the past fiscal year the lighting system was extended to nine
additional miles of streets, 662 new lamps being installed. This summer work
will be commenced on the installation of 100candlepower fncandescent lamps
in Seventh street northwest, between Mount Vernon place and U street.
This type of lamps already has been installed in Seventh street south OF
Mount Vernon place.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
How Uncle Sam Is Giving Aid to Berry Growers

r. HE office Of markets of the department Of agriculture is beginning this
/ year a work that aims eventually to place the scattered berry growers in
the yarious berry producing sections of the country in as favorable a position
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
Tourists Can No Longer Steal Treasury Towels

= HE towel bill in the big treasury department had been running into awful
/ figure. The towels did not stay put. Dozens were swiped every day.
The clerks. mar Of whom are women. were SUSPECTED at first but they
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
Cigarette Bug" Solves White House Mystery

n DISCOVERY of a small speckledbacked beetle laid bare the mystery of the
IL White House red room OF a species doubtful, it is believed the insect
was brought to the White House in the tobacco Of cigarette smokers. although
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10

There are no statistics TO advances IN
support Of the fact. but it is a fact,
nevertheless. declare the men who are
paid to know.
But Washington is not a perfectly
lighted city by a long way and defects
in the system steadily are being
remedied, miles of additional lighting
facilities being installed yearly. Mu'
nicipal authorities here are con-
vinced that there is a close relation
between lack of proper lighting and
crime, and efforts now are being made
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-06-10
Washington One Of Brightest Spots in the World

ur AsHINGToN-The national capital is one of the bestlshted ciue'
M only in the United States, but in the world This is me veroct
perts n municipal lighting after viewing the principal systems OF le
Arizona republican., 1915-04-30
JIM BEET LAMBASTS
 BANDIT; LOSES CASH
Jim Beet beat the beaters.

Jlll Dttl peat lit DtdltiSs
 When the police and the city physi- clans had solved the Chinese puzzle presented to them in the person of the gory Jim Beet, a grocer of Ninth ave nue and Grant, last evening, they dis covered tale at once amusing and narrowing.
 Warned, perhaps, by the drubbng he got at the hands of some MeXicans armed with gas pipe, about year aga, Jim Beet went into training, and last night, at 7:3O. when three more MeXicans drifted into the shop and de- manded the contents of the till, Jim, with his bare hands and finger malls so lamentably damned one of the in- vaders that he marked him for life he says. The others overpowered him, though, and the three got away with $15.
 In describing the encounter to the police, Jim Beet aVerred that if they could find the man whose blood decor ated his (Beets) clothing and hands, they would have one of the culprits.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-30

measure and therefore, all who sup ported it were sons of iniquity. Mir Graham demanded that MT. Lines be compelled to prove the charges he had voiced against his colleagues Of else make a public retraction.
 Mir Graham was asked to make his demand more definite; to point out the utteranCes of MT Lines to which he took special exception It was HOW near noon and just before ad- Journment, the speaker said that he would go over the paper of MT. Lines
 When the house convened in the afternoon. MT. Graham renewed his demand for proof or a retraction and he put this demand in the form of motion. At last to make his mo ton more specific he said that he would incorporate the entire paper of Mir Lines in the motion as the objectionable matter to which he re- ferred.
 A recess was then taken, and at the end of it MT Lines arose and said that he had not meant to reflect upon the motives of any member of the house as he believed that all of them were honest in casting their votes. All the gentlemen who had been moved by MT. Lines paper to rise to questions of privilege eX- pressed satisfaction and Mir. Acuff moved that in the interest of har- mony the blue and the gray shake hands. Accordingly Representative Cook and Chaplain Crutchfield rose and shook hands, Messrs. Goodwin and Lines also greeted each other and there was a general handshaking
 Soon therafter the house adjourned
Arizona republican., 1915-04-30

until ten o'clock this morning and a meeting of the appropriations com mittee was held, attended by Supt. Matthews of the Tempe Normal, Dr. Blome of the Northern Normal, and Dr. Kingsley, of the hospital for the insane.
 When the house convened in the morning and the members were drift ing after roll call. and the sergeant at-arms was informing the speaker that MT. So-and-So has taken his seat Mr Christy begged at one time to correct an oversight of the ergeant-at-arms. who had neglected to inform the speaker that Mr. Zan- der had entered and taken his seat.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-30
LOCAL WEATHER YESTERDAY

Excess in temperature since first of month. IS degrees.
 Accumulated deficiency in tempera- ture since January l, B degrees.
 Excess in rainfall yesterday. .52 inch. Excess in rainfall since first of month. .37 inch.
 Accumulated excess in rainfall since Janu2ry 1. 1.20 inches.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-30
ENTRYWOMAN RESENTS
 QUR IN LAND SUIT
Arnold Claus Contests Homestead Entered By Hlda Lamphear;
 Maybe Lie!" She Says

Then you think I'm telling a lie, eh?''
 Hilda Lamphear thus resentfully responded to cross examination by Attorney Walton for the contestant in a homestead hearing before Receiver John J. Birdno of the land office yes terday The quizzing arose over an attempt on the part of the contestant to establish the fact that the con testee had not passed as much of her time as she should on a home stead near Comeback.
 Arncld Claus is the contestant. He allges that the entrYwoman has not resided on her land and has not made the proper improvements. Pap CTS and cards showing the contestee to have been engaged in business during the time the homestead was being held were introduced as evi- dence.
 Attorney James P. LaVin repre- scented Mrs Lamphear
 The land in dispute is described as N@ SEA and S1a SEA Section 9, Township N, range 1 F.