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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

street to here the little electric king
the center of the track and began to Iaboriousiy
hit er up
In the lnea ntime Gilbert Biye and Tommy Thomas
had walked confidently up TO the desk. The clerk
without the flicker OF eyelid bent forward po
vtey.
is Mrs j. G. Day stopping heres" inquired Blye.
with great suavtty.
NO; the lady Is gone"
Gomez protested Bye ano leaned forward to
look over the register. why, she only came 10
shout an hour or so ago. She is
Now don't tell me who she II. don't know
whose wife the lady may be- and don't want to
know. She's gone!
Mon Dieur' shrilled an excited voice. and Gilbert
bye found himself confronted by the decorative
Crenchman That excited Individual surveyed Gil
bert Blyes sleek black vandyke and tweaked at his
own and suddenly threw up both hands and began
to laugh,
In. that same moment Sneaky Tavis caught up
with the electric coupe and scrambled on the step
aud hung bis thick arms In At the door.
MISUNDERSTANDING Sneaky informed her.
strangling for breath and pulling his arms out OF
the car.
II say what do you wantr' insisted Honoria.
Sneaky pointed backward with his thumb.
Your huI.-huh. huh husbnndr' he husked sucking
In all the air In the car "Danielr And again he
pointed backward with his thumb.
Honorta Blye without a word grabbed her cut
glsss dover vase and cracked her expert detective
on the knuckles With parting gasp he dropped
on backward.
busy about her? in horse cab With Marie and
the clotbs far down the Fast river. where. In
full sixht Of all the barses and all the grimy ship
ping. they found slice Of house. 20 narrow that
It should have bad veathervaDs TO keep 1t beaded
into the wind II three stories high and black.
ened with age. but there were geraniums and
cheerful light In the downstAirs front windows.
This was where the elevator boys mother lived. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

All three were perfectly happy a they left the
office and rode in Mrs. Wiles' victoria up Fifth ave
nue. to OF those wide. cieah streets which lead
OF from Central park.
block and 4 half from the avenue they stopped
before new looking apartment house with an I'm
posing entrance, and a hungry looking doorman
bowed his regular bow, and . hungry looking ele-
vatof man shot them skyward
duplex apartment June had never seen one
before, and its utility was Z puxsle to her then
it was for many long day afterwaFd.
After luncheon nap for Dolly. and then ronp
In the park. Roller skating Junes foot was near
~ small Dollys. and the child. after she had
thoroughly exhausted herself insisted that June try
1t pretty little deceit which was put ON Dolly.
June strapped on the skates and was timid and
helpless and altogether charming until Dolly had
laughed herself weak. then June suddenly straight
ened up and skated away like the expert that she
was. whercat Dolly was more pleased than ever.
ana voice from the roadway. suave and pleasant
voice. called:
..Bravor' Gilbert Blye! He was smiling. June
was confused. She whisked OF the skates.
"You seem to have all the accomplishments" went
on bye. stepping down from his luxurious nmou-
sine.
Hello. young iadyw He held out his hand to
Dolly wiles with familiarity permissible to the
very young and to the very old Of femininity. and
the child took It hesitantly. with shy upward
glance at June. Her big gray eyes widened, how
ever. a. they feD on the limousine She dropped the
hand and ran forward to the machine
what lovely carr. she exclaimed. patting 1t on
its smooth swelling side. "Just the kind mother
wants. but daddy says we can't afford It."
Biye laughed lightly. 'would you like a spin
around the park In It." be suggested, you and your
playmate heref" And he bowed
Dolly. jumping up and down. was already tuxging
at the door handle and Blye, laughing. opened It
for her Dolly gave cry Of positive Joy she saw
the rich INTERIOR and she was among the soft cush-
ions In an instant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

- YED WARNER standing dayonaily across
M from the Hotel Daniel. where he could
watch both the front and the side en-
frances saw three short thick men come
single Ole up the side street and stop In front of
the main entrance. Shanks MCGEE had felt strange
" listiess and foriorn these past few minutes. for
there was nothing doing inside or out Suddenly
the three Short thick detectives rounded the corner
and. gee. they were slinking The world was once
more bright and happy place for Shanks.
Say, Md" husked the shortest and the thickest-
It was other than Bill Wolf--"have you iamped
. lengthy gink around here with whitfield black
chinchiliasr'
That observ ant young person OF the world began
AT the beginning but be was minute OF detail
that he had not vet reached the middle when Bill
Wolf. looking through the plate glass windows OF
the Hotel Daniel, said Sh!' and drew bis two
sistant detectives out Of the range of poor Shanks
McGses quvering ears. and the three astute hoands
Of the law put their heads together In excited con
ference. Then Bill Wolf IN his best pose OF man
who waiting for somebody and didn't expect
him to come went into the hotel and walked up ana
down the lobby. Blinky Peters stood outside the
front door and looked ut the stars SneAky Tavh
went to the side entrance and leaned against the
lamppost with his hands In bis pockets.
The Moore limousine drew up and Ned went over
to join the quartet He led the way to the desk
and confronted the unemotiona eye OF the clerk.
This IL the father and mother OF the young WON.
an whose maid called here with her clothing. We
do not know what name she used In registering. but
! know that my wife Is In this house, and u we
don't get her ri raise troube.'
.I'ii produce the woman at once the clerk agreed.
But if.theres going he ruinpus It'll have to be
on the sidewalk and the other side OF the street
He called for -. He called again.
There was no answer The room was searched.
II was emptyl
sammy. the boy with the angelic emile aud the
blue eyes and white teeth. was the dnest liar 10
the hotel He had had quarter and one Of her
compelling smiles from June and glance from her
lovely eyes. and he had run them down through tho
basement and out the rear servants entrance and
had told them place to 60 where no one would
ever lind them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
, her detectives aud ordered

down Hon0rla called up her detectives aud ordered
them to report nj the Hotel Daniel
Meanwhile Gilbert Rye sat In conversation with
jovial looking Grin Cunningham and usually viva
cious brunette whom both men called Tommy Fri.
umphantiy Biye held before Tommy the address In
his little memorandum book Mrs. ]. G. Day. Hotel
DanieL" He rnotoned the girl to follow him. She
sat gIumly Orin Cunningham spoke 10 her sharply.
With n dounce she rose and followed Gilbert Biye.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

8, special arrangement for this poper .
phofo-d,oma corresponding to the fnstali-
aents Of "Runa~sy June" may now be seen
1t the leading moving picture fheafers. By
asyonesn,ent made with the Mutual Film
Corporation tt 10 NOT only possible to read
Runaway June" each week, ont also after
ward to see moving pictures HiusfratinP
oaS sSory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
CHAPTER M.

-OR a moment June hesitated before the door
Of an employment agency next morning. anu
then she sharply beat down her reluctance.
People who have made up their minds TO
be independent and to their way in lie
must have timidty. She turned the knob with
sudden boduess and opened It, then she smiled at
her senstiveness she stood before pleas
ant faced woman. in the corner OF whose eyes, how
ever. there yelled sharpness which June did
not see.
very pretty woman came iii as June turned TO
20 away. and with her little girl of great
beauty. June hesitated she heard the word gov
erness," The woman at the desk smiled to June
The newcomer followed that smile aud herself
smiled at June. The little girl had been studying
June frankly out OF round gray eyes Now she, too
smiled and, walking over. took June's hand.
Il Ike y0u." she said. with startling candor; then
the employment agency woman laughed, and pretty
Mrs. Wiles laughed. June dimped.
Il Ike you. too" she acknowledged.
The employment agency woman rose.
Mrs. Murdoch is listed governess," she OBJ
served and June WINGED at her name. How
queer this all seemed! Perhaps you would like to
have a little chat"
Mrs. Wies and June Moore Warner Justin Day
Murdoch were both agreeable TO that suggestion,
particularly since little Dolly Wiles had appropri-
ated June apparently for keeps. They sat In OF
the coy corners, and when June rose she was en-
gagged Mrs. Wiles was a most appealing woman.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
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II was clean inside as 1t grlmy out She had
floor to let, furnished. two rooms and real bath,
tin and considerably dented. but kept fresh painted
In spotess white
You say you want 1t quiet" said abe, land my
son Sammy sent you bere7 Well, my husband be-
fore he died. was the most popular policeman
the force and the whole department darn', is your
friends"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

1918 By ser., rus,ic,.sos Corporation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
CHAPTER ".

ED WARNER, standing diayonaiiy across
from the Hotel Daniel. where he could
watch both the front and the side en-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21

.OR moment June hesitated before the door
- Of an employment agency next morning, anu
then she sharply beat down her reluctance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
BULLS LOVE CAN'T BE COWED
EIopes With Maude Veal After Family
Roasting, and Expects
Beefing Now.

B~inghamton, N. Y.-Charles Bull
and Miss Maude S. Veal were mar
ried here, which is nobody's business.
Mr.. Bull, who is not In the meat bust
ness, told Rev. H. s. Sweetland that
he and his bride had travelled from
Scranton to avoid any action by the
Veal family, who opposed the match
because Of the bridegroom's name.
Mr.. Bull explained that he and his
bride had put up with this opposition
like lambs until they decided to chop
out for themselves and stake all on
their affection for each other. He
said they hoofed it down to the sta
ton, horned into a chair car and COM
pleted arrangements for the marriage
while on their way here.
"Mr. and Mrs Veal will never get
over beefing about this affair."" said
Mr.. Bull, .but we can stand their
roasting, as W have in the past.
We're here and they're there, SO what
do we care. They cannot COW u.s."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
SHOT CHILDREN IN DREAM
Texas Ranch Woman Finds Her Off,
spring Wounded When She
AWakes.

San Antonio, Tex.-Mrs. w. B..
Libt1e. who resides on a ranch near
Medina Dam, shot her two children
one recent Sunday night when she was
dreaming burglars were trying to
break into her home.
A bullet from an automatic revol-
yer struck each of the children, q
girl six year old and a boy three, in
the right leg. causing only flesh
wounds.
News Of the unusual incident
reached San Antonio relatives of Mrs.
Libtle recently. According to their ad-
vices Mrs. Libtle was so unnerved by
the consequences of her vision she does
not recall whether she dreamed the
children that had been sleeping be-
side her were burglars and had aimed
at them, or whether she was walking
about the room and dropped the re
~volver, causing it to be discharged.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
"Didn't Know Il Was Loaded" and
the Gun Was Discharged.

II they had seen his seventeen-year-old
son, Roy. All the neighbors turned
out and began searching fol the youth.
Late that night his body vas found IL
the Post barn. The boy had eaten
supper and then went out to do some
chores. When he did not return at
dusk the father said he thought Roy
had gone to a neighbor's home to call.
Killed With Gas Pipe.
The lad had been killed by a blow
on the head with a piece of gas pipe.
Post had been to see his own a
ents, who live a few hundred yards
away, during the evening. There was
no doubt that a murder had been COM
mitted, so the officers sem for blood
hounds The animals followed q trail
from the barn out through a potato
patch and then to the Post home.
Post had been kept inside his house
until the dogs came up. When he
stepped outside the dogs lunged at
him. Then q pair OF shoes Post had
worn were found. They had been
washed recently. The shoes fit the
track the dogs had followed.
Then the officers discovered that
George Post had been calling upon a
young woman neighbor. This woman
had told some OF her girl friends that
she didn't want to marry a family
She wanted a family of her own. and
did not like stepsons and daughters.
This gave the officers a possible the
Dry OF the murder OF the son, and they
asked the coroner to hold Post on Q
charge Of murder
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
DIDN'T WANT TO
MARRY A FAMILY
Young Woman Farmer Courted
Said She Did Not Like
Stepchldren
IS ACCUSED OF GRIMES
Man 10 Suspected Of Killing His Son
to Md His Lovemakino-Ru-
mors and Gossip Also Touch
Other Incidents.

Topeka, Kan.-Did George Post, q
farmer of Mcpherson county, de-
termine to get rid OF his only son 90
that he could offer his hand and heart
and wealth, free and unincumbered.
to a young woman neighbor? This is
the theory upon which the prosecutor
will attempt to clear up the mystery
surrounding the murder of the boy,
seventeen years old; the burning Of
an elegant home and possibly the muir
der Of Mrs. Post within the last 10
months.
George Post is forty years old.
in q central Kansas county. He was
only reasonably successful in farming.
Bad luck came to him In streaks. He
accumulated ONE property, and some
years ago, during one of his good luck
periods, Post built a fine home for his
wife and only son.
In, Janury, 1914, Mrs. Post vas
killed, She was sitting at the break
fast table when a charge of shot
struck her head. Post explained that
while his wife was finishing her meal
u0 was CA06ulu& r. SuOt8UA. nc OAuA :
know it was loaded" and the u was
discharged.
No Action Is Taken.
While there were rumors and gos-
sip, no action was taken. A few weeks
later it developed hat there was SUIT
lc1ent insurance on the life of Mrs.
Post to pay OF the mortgage on the
farm and buy some additional land.
One evening last autumn the fine
new Post home caught fire. Post and
his son worked hard to e~xtinguish the
blaze and neighbors came from con-
siderable distance and helped, but the
home vas destroyed. The fire was
supposed to have been caused by an
overheated stove. The insurance com
panies paid Post and he built a small
cottage for himself and son and
bought another farm.
On the evening Of June 2 Post be-
gan calling up neighbors and asking
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09

store, with him as evidence. It was
In a pasteboard box, with a small hole
in the top for air. :
II chased those birds all over the
store" he said. land you may believe
1t was a job to drive them out. They
would fly everywhere except out Of the
door," (
Yelling derisively when customers
were in the store, throwing cabbages
into the place and the operation of the
device known as a tick-tack had all
been tried by the ingenious youths be.
fore letting loose the sparrows.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
BOY TRIES TO RIVAL BIRDS
Indiana Youth Breaks His Arm In
Glide From Barn Loft
on Wings.

Evansville, Ind.-John Mitchell,
aged fourteen, living in the Mount
Vernon road below the city, attempt
ed to rival the birds and came to
grief Hith a broken arm. Mitchell made
a girder and wings after a pattern in
q boys book which he bought at a
local store.
He attempted to glide from the loft
of the stable to the ground. The
Orders were not strong and the wings
collapsed. Mitchell fell to the ground
and his left arm was broken near the
elbow and he suffered slight internal
injuries.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
Hen Laid ANews.,

Sedalia, Mo.-Mrs. J.. A. Jared, wife
of Rev. j. A. Jared. a Methodist
minister, while cooking eggs for break
fast broke an egg, and seeing some
re'en substance in the shell, ~
moved It to find that 1t was a scrap
from . newspaper. the printing being
clearly visible The unique find is at
tracing a great deal Of attention. No
one has been able to explain how It
got inside Of the eggshell. More than
half Of the interior OF the shell vas
lined With the paper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
BASEBALL TICKET
CAUSE OF KILLING
bEAUFoRD WILSON USES DEADLY
AUTOMATIC ON LOCK 1. LAM
AT ABERDEEN.
LIGHTNING STRIKES LADY
Visited by Cyclone and Then
Struck BY Lightning During
Heavy Wind Storm.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson, man
ager On the plantation of z. O.. Eykes,
shot and killed Lock l.. Lam on the
afternoon of July 5 at the Monroe
County Fair Grounds.
Lam was selling tickets for the ball
game, and asked Wilson to buy one
Some words were passed and, it is al
legged, Lam struck Wilson over the
head with a stick. Wilson then drew
an automatic and shot him our times
three bullets taking effect, one through
the heart, n through the abdomen
and one in the leg. He died within a
short time.
8 Mr.. Lam was assistant manager Of
the Lam & Carter Hardware company
of this city. He was unmarried. Viii
son was arrested and placed in the
Monroe county jail. .-.,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
TIRED OF DOING CHORES
Jess Ropp Hid Under His Fathers
Barn, but Hounds "Flushed'
4s Him Out

Jesse Ropp, the ten-year-old son Of
A. R. Ropp, d wealthy farmer of Lee
Center, Ill. went Into the barn re-
Gently to water his pony. When he
failed to return at night a posse of
farmers was organized and the neigh
bdHhopd searched, but he could not be
Later three bloodhounds from the
Aurora city kennels were sen to Lee
Center. They had gone but a few feet
when the lost boy crawled from under
the barn and called to his father to
have the man hunters taken away.
He hid under the barn, he said, be-
cause he was afraid his father would
Nti6l him for mot doing chores.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
Bio Trap Shoot at Natchez.

Natchez.-The Gailliard Sporting
Club of Natchez that it's
registered tournament will be held
July 10 and 20. This trap shoot is ex-
pected to draw shooters from Vicks-
burg, GreenviIle, Monroe and many
other places in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi. Three hundred and fifteen dol
lars in added money and $500 in prizes
is offere to the winners. >.
) The Gail1iard Club was organized
before a clay pigeon was heard of and
still operates under the original char
ter. A number of it's members have
been enthusiastic trap shooters since
the time glass balls filled with feath-
ers and muzzle-loading guns were
used. Hs1
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09

Lightning Strikes Young Lady.
Union.-During a very heavy rain
and wind storm here on the afternoon
of July A a bolt Of lightning struck the
residence of j. H. Moore, doing great
damage to the building, and striking
one of his daughters, who was badly
shocked, being unconscious for a Pc
riod of an hour or so. gsa rs r.
: No other member OF the family was
injured by the lightning. Mr.. Moore's
residence was recently damaged by a
cyclone, which made it necessary for
him to move to another place, and it
was his new residence that was struck
by lightning.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
USE SPARROWS TO
TEASE S%T0REkEEPER
Patient Merchant, Victim Of
Youths Franks, Finally Re-
bels at Latest Trick.

Rochester. N. Y.-F. w. Huntington.
who runs q notions and candy store at
$40 Bay street, is q patient man. but
when some boys In the neighborhood
who have been annoying him let loose
three sparrows In his store he felt the
limit OF, endurance had been reached.
Mr.. Huntington accused two boys,
about fifteen or sixteen years old. az
the leaders In devising tricks to plague
him. although younger boys have also
Joined in the tricks. He had one OF
the sparrows. which he caught In the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
"Bad Customer" Dead.

Water Valley.-Coot Carter, negro,
bad customer, is dead. Coot attempt
ed, unsuccessfully, on a recent night.
to relieve Dean Coleman, a conductor
on the Illinois Central Railroad, of his
yaluables by the hold-up process, but
was driven off by a vigorous resist
ance. After being placed under ar
rest by Marshal E. H. Rogers, he
made a break for liberty. Rogers got
busy with his pistol, one shot of four
going through Coot's body.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09

cultivated before picking begins. Even
when there is a mulch it is a good plan
to remove this material and cultivate;
1t can be replaced.
Rotate With Legumes.
A systematic rotation of crops is
just as important in growing straw
berries as it Is In growing other crops,
but very few growers practice it to any
great extent. Soil on which straw
berries are raised year after year does
not produce as large crops Of fruit as
1t would we're q good system of rota-
ton followed. In any system of rota-
ton some ieguminous crops should be
grown and turned under one year In
every three or four years. and a culti-
waited crop grown on the soil the sea-
son before the strawberry plants are
set. -s.
For the South the following system
can be employed to good advantage:
Strawberries for one or two years. fol-
lowed by cowpeas after the strawber-
ries are harvested. Turn under the
cowpeas in the fall or winter or har-
vest them for hay. The next spring
plant the land to some vegetable crop,
such as early cabbage, and follow with
a fall crop of vegetables or cowpeas
for turning under. Plant the land to
corn the following spring and plant
cowpeas between the rows. After the
corn is harvested, turn under the
stalks and the pea vines.
When strawberries are planted in
the fall, they "a be set out after the
cowpeas and cornstalks are turned
under. A second system that car be
followed is strawberries q or two
years, followed by a fall crop of vege-
| tables after the berries are harvested.
The next spring plant to vegetables.
and follow with cowpeas, and then
either plant strawberries again or
| grow corn and cowpeas followed with
| strawberries. In sections where vege-
tables are not grown commercially,
| oats can follow the cowpeas that are
turned under the season the straw
berry field is p1owed, and either COW
peas or peanuts can follow the oats.
The following year plant the land to
| corn, with cowpeas between the rows;
| then return to strawberries. By fol-
lowing a good rotation system, such
as has been suggested, the yield OF
strawberries will be greatly increased
and the cost of cultivation lowered:
Harvesting of the strawberry crop
and the kind Of packages used In mar
keting are also dealt with In Farmers
Bulletin No. 664, which may be had
by application to the United States
department Of agriculture. :'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
Whiskey for h

Clarksdale.-If fishes drink "booze"
those that make their home in the wa
ters of the Sunflower river near this
city were given a treat July l., when
Attorney Dan C. Brewer destroyed
several hundreds of pints and half
pints Of blind tiger whisky, recently
seized here in raids made by the of
ficers. The bottles were dropped into
the water after the necks of them had
been broken off. :
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-09
Diversificati

The words of the Savior that men
do not live by bread alone" should
cause us t o take heed in farming.
Bread without meat is only half living,
less than half with those whose stand
ard of living calls for fruits and vege-
tables. Let us raise crops to furnish
bread, meat, fruits and vegetables,
then in addition n OF more crops
or live stock to bring in cash. This
is what is meant by intelligent diverst
fcatiOn.