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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-01-21

Miss Gallon dresses and acts. want
you to impersouate her for a little
while"
But, madame
There Is no danger at ALL" Mrs Oar
nell went on "All you have TO do 1:
to 20 to this address and get those pa
| pers."
The maid looked AT the advertise
J ment and finally consented to go to
the Hill street address and see II they
were really Ruth's deeds and if so re-
cover them In a few moments she
had departed on her errand. and VIII
kerson and Jean once more resigned
themselves TO waiting
Estelle tripped along the street to a
car line and took the first car that
came along, which, the conductor I'm
formed her. crossed the street she
sought
Arriving at her street, she got of
and found herself In neighborhOOd
inhabited by very poor people She
looked with disgust at the tumbledOwn
shanties and dirty shacks that Uttered
the rubbish heaped yards. Two blocks
up from the car line she found her
number. house slightly better kept
than most But she noticed In the
yard an uptilted ash mans cart. In the
rear was a rickety stable. She entered
the gate and rang the bell
A very large. III dressed Italian wO-
man opened the door, letting out a
tremendous odor OF garlic and cheese
She surveyed her caller with suspicion
and then beamed
"Oh, you come lOoka de papes2" she
demanded.
Estelle merely showed a copy of the
advertisement.
Eyes, my husband he put that in de
pape." the woman said. losing her
smile.
For some moments Estelle tried to
get a glimpse OF the documents. The
italian himself came on the scene and
demanded fun description. When
Estelle said that they had been lost
from the ManX Motel he nodded and
explained that he mad been removing
the ashes therpfrum when his eye had
been caught 10y the folded papers, but
he still insisted on an accurate de
scriptiOn. which the maid could not
give At last she said quietly, THE
papers are Of no value 10 you, and J
am authorized TO pay a good reward
for them"
At the word reward there was q
change. and the woman demanded to
know how much Il would be.
Estelle thought rapidly. II had been
impressed ON her that haste WAS nee
sssary. She decided on Offering good
ly sum. yet not enough TO make the
ash man and his wife think they were
In possession OF papers OF extraordi-
nary value. She pulled out her purse
and held Out s.. The man was taking
L. His wife interviewed
"Twenty d0lla." she said cunningly,
Estelle bargained for some moments
and then said In a tone that WIS de
clsiye. III you show me the papers
and they are the ones ! want III give
you SIS aud no more"
The deeds were produced. and a
glance told her that they belonged TO
Rpth. She paid the money and hur-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-01-21

1 QoUt want 10 discourage you
Ruthie."
threw the affair up they would be help
less and all their time and work and
money would have gone for naught
Wilkerson was thinking quickly. Sud
denly he interrupted Jean to ask fol
pen and ink She got them, and be sal
down at the table to write. Drake and
Mrs. Darnell kept up desultory con.
versation until he had finished.
There was queer look in jeans
eyes as she took the sheet he handed
her and glanced at the writing 81 see
you still can do IT," she murmured.
Read it, be growled-
Mrs Darnell read II through silently
and then aloud:
Dear Ruth-l hate to ask you to come
down and see me in the fail. but | have
something very important TO tell you
Bring the papers too. JOHN DORR
Are you sure be is In jailY" demand
ed the woman when she had finished.
And what is the idea of getting the
papers into his hands?"
He'll Just turn them over to Ev-
srett." muttered Drake.
WilkersOn smiled slyly. 'The Idea
is that Drake here will disguise him
self as chauffeur. take this note TO
the hotel see that II reaches Ruth and
then drive her supposedly to the jail,
but really to where III meet him"
They discussed the plan and at last
agreed that II was feasible. Drake
himself saw nothing dangerous In it
40 long ms Wilkerson was to meet him
and take Ruth OF his hands He
promptly proceeded to dress himself
as a chauffeur and went whistling
away to a garage after receiving tx
plicit Instructions as to what streets
he was TO take and where he was to
meet wilkerson.
II was an hour later that Drake
drove his rented ear up before the no
tel and delivered his note. II found
Ruth still deep In conversation with
Tom Kane and yet anxious for the re-
turn TO Dorr and Everett. On the
presentation OF the note which Wilker-
son had forged she instantly took
alarm.
John must be In trouble and MIR.
Everett can't get him out" she said
"He's written for me to come down TO
the jail and see him and bring the pa
pers"
"Humphl" said Kane. "That sounds
funny 70 me"
Ruth nodded. looking at the note.
Then she said. more cheerfully: "I1l
dress anyway, Maybe he needs me.
Now, you Old dear. leave me awhile"
Kane departed, aud Ruth quickly
changed into street dress. While she
was doing this the bellboy returned to
say that machine was waiting for
her.
''The one thni brought the note" he
said. "He says be was told To wait"
-Ohr' she exclaimed Tell him m
be right down
when the hoy had gone she called
Tom Kane on the telephone and told
him that she WIS going John sent
car for me she added
IAN right came back the answer.
TN iust travel along. Maybe I ElgAt
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-01-21
CHAPTER XVI.


("1OGETHER John and Everett
went outside. and from the
l7TSSTNI starter they learned that a
- car had driven up. that the
chauffeur had delivered a note and that
later Ruth Gallon had come down and
been driven OF "There was an old
gentleman with her Mr. Kane. | be-
lieve." the starter added
John heaved sigh OF relief AT
any rate. Tom will see that she doesn't
come to HARM" he said
After a few more questions. which
showed them the futility Of trying to
find Ruth. they re-entered the hotel
and settled down 10 discussion of
business. They were INTERRUPTED by
the return OF Ruth and the cook, who
recOunted their adventures
"Tll get Wilkerson." John Dorr said
quietly when they bad finished Mean
while we must get ahead with our Ok
ing up OF the affairs Of the Master
Key mine"
Wnkerson's last failure had driven
him furious He did not know what
to do, and he especially dreaded re-
turning to Jean Darrell with the news.
He walked the streets for a long time,
lunched IN a cheap mousse and then
dOggedly started downtown On the
way be bought an evening paper and
read OF brakes arrest With Sowing
brows he perused this mlnutely until
be was sure that his tool had not be
trayed him 30 far. But he knew that
minutes were precious lie must get
h1a eommunicqtion with the young
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-01-21

JudiciaIly. considering the looks or
them on wilkerson's side and them on
Johns side. ] should think that this
Everett was on the right side"
With this Judgment she had to be
content. But she insisted that be tell
her all about the conditions at the
Master Key" mine. Il know you have
not told me all the truth" she said.
"Well." he answered her. there's
not much to tell one way and a heap
In another. The mines practically
shut down. You know FIRST you went
away. then John and then Wilkerson.
Pretty much all was left was me and
Bill Tubbs Bill. he kind OF represent
ed Wilkerson. and stuck up for John.
The result was that things went to
the bad. and the boys they come to
me and want to know how long they've
got to lay of.
I" I suppose ye mean how long before
a pay day. ! says to 'em. so far as
] know nobody has laid you off,
They agreed with me. but said they
couldn't feed their folks without mon
ey, and II they got no money for 1t
why work.
They haven't been paid. them
mo. And Wilkerson cut of all cred.
1t at the store. guess | got in bad
with Tubbs when | divided up a lot
OF 6our and spuds that was In the
cook shanty among the worst off ones
There was some ugly talk. and before
| could kind of settle the boys minds
they treated Bill pretty roughly. So
inst told myself that ! would come to
San Francisco and explain things how
wilkerson deserted the camp and the
mine was closed down and your people
were starving"
"Ohr' mourned Ruth. aghast at the
blunt story. "And seem TO have been
unfortunate all around, but know
that John will Ok things"
Tom Kane fixed his honest old eyes
on the girl and shook his head. 81
don't want to discourage you, Ruthie."
he said quietly. but until that man
Wilkerson is out of the mine for good
you can't do more than patch matters
up temporarily"
Meanwhile wllkerson and Jean Oar
nell were anxiously awaiting news
from Henry Pell. 1t was getting along
In the forenoon. and the woman In
sisted that n he had succeeded In get
ting the papers be should have been on
the ground long before. Her eompan
ion was worried, but laid the delay to
Pelrs habits and the necessity possibly
OF avoiding the police
But when Drake arrived With the
morning papers and said nothing artic-
ulate and only pointed to the headlines
on the FIRST page both wilkerson and
Mrs. Darnell knew that something had
happened again to spoil their plans II
was wnkerson who snatched up the
paper and read the news:
HOTEL THIEF HURLED TO DEATH.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-01-21
Guests OF the Manx Hotel Have FierS
Struggle With Hotel Robber

Struggle With Hotel Robber.
Shortly before midnight last night Miss
Ruth Gallon. a guest at the Hotel Manx.
entered her room to find a masked man
looting her desk Her cry for help fright
ened the thief. and he made for the fire
escape followed by Mr.. John Dorr.
another guest, who heard Miss Gallons
call Mr.. Dorr pursued the man 20 the
roof and In the ensuing struggle the des-
perado was either hung OF fell TO the
street below He was Instantly killed.
Shortly afterward the body was identi-
Ned by the police as that OF Samuel Price.
alias Henry Pell. an ex-convict and drug
fend
Wilkerson read no further. he turn
ed his CHASTITY face ON Mrs. Darnell
and said huskily, "He's dead"
"Well. he won't tell any tales" was
the cold response. The question Is.
did he get the papersr
To this question there was no salts
factory answer until wilkerson read
down further and learned that nothing
Of value had been found on Pell's body,
$50 he didn't get the deeds. and Ruth
still has them" Mrs. Darnell said bit
terly. That Is the way all your plans
succeed"
Wnkerson flushed "There Is one
comfort" he said In an ugly tone.
''Dorr Is TO be held for killing him"
"For how longf" sneered Jean I'm
I'll his friends get MIN out And mean
while you do nothingy
She continued IN this strain for some
time. Drake ana Wilkerson moOdily
hsteping. Thsy knew that " aha snes
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-01-21

TT IHE morning brought John
i Dorr. Ruth Gallon and Thorn.
IF7S5isSI as Kane together to discuss
~ the problems before them.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
Pcrsimmon Fudge.

Clps u pt!@-IIEIIIV-- F1.'4-'
cups Of sugar.
Cook over slow fire. stirrin- occa-
sionally, until graining begins Add l
teaspoonful Of baking soda and str
over the fire until quite stiff Spread
on buttered platter OF parafhn paper
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
Pcrsimmou Ice Cream

cups of persinmon pulp
! cup OF thick. sweet cream
Peat together thoroughly and
! fre4-2c like ordinary ice cream. ne
fruit must be thoroughly r:pe t-4d
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-11-02
pcrSmnfOn Bread.

Take ! pint or the sponge of per
s,immun bread which has been set
over night add egg a'd cnouch
milk to make a thin batter st n
rise for one hour, then bak" on hot
.riddie like giddlecake7. SerNe hot
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-02-24

1n 1873 lieutenant Scott's regiment was at Camp Robinson Neb. and participated Ill ene Cheyenne expedition. Then, until lSsl' the young officer served continuously on the plains ngnt- inc and studving and learning. And presently he became the acknowledged Indian autnorlty in inc army So when the ghost dancing craze of 1891 came along he was sent alone to do the work which ordinarily column or cavahy would have been called upon to do-and ne oio It.
 You have heard of old Geronimo. the famous Apache warrior, who gave the government so much trouble in the days when the Apaches were on the war path in the Southwest? We'll, General Scott and Geronimo for three years came near being sbuddies."
 You see. after Lawson and Wood and the rest of them had brought in Geronimo and his band of Chiricahua Apaches, the problem of what to do with them was difficult Finally, they were held as prisoners at Fort Sill, and in 1894 Gen. era Scott was sent to take charge of them. He remained on that duty three years. 1S94-s7
 Here was first-class ethnologists laboratory ready to hand, bunch of the widest Indians ever assembled on the continent herded togeth- CT, unable to get away, offering fruitful field for study and observation. The keeper and the kept became fast friends, and the Indians i'm parted all their plains lore to the studiour but extremely military person who had them in hand.
 Then, naturally, General Scott was ordered to Washington for duty in the division of military information and assigned to the bureau of eth- Sm1LQSOuldu proceeded to write his famous report on Indian sign language
 But then came the Spansh-Am American war. General Scott closed the door on that portion of his mind devoted to abstract science, and opened up the military section to it's fullest. Once moro. he was the fighting cavalry man. As LudlowsI adjutant general he went to Cuba, and presently. after the fighting was over, he was adtutant gen- eral to General Wood commanding the island. For three years. from 1898 to the evacuation May 20, 1902. he was General Woods rtshthand mn in doing in Cuba that historic work that has n fected 50 much credit on the nation. z
 Higher in rank now. he was just as eager and enthusiastic in his study q tAe 0qhan peoDle az ' he was In those shavetatr days of le eaway5on on the Northwester1 plains m stddylng Indians. And, as General Wood tells it, very much of the success of American administration in the island was due to tho thoT1 m understanding of tae people possessed by 1Ais hardworking ndjutant and to that ad1utant Ienerals sympathetic atti. 2 tude toward them.
 Then to the Philippiuos as major of the Thild cavalry went Scott. there again to justify kis reputation as "ths greatest little paciher in the army" Equally apt In pacifying with machine gun and with sympathetic acts and words, Scott once more demonstrated his smany-sidedneaM
 It is given to few men to be able to sho0t up country and make the people like d. Scott Ia one. of the few. He did that very thtns In tho Philippines.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-02-24

when the HOpi Indians in Arizona flew the track Scott went down and brought them back Only a year ago, when more of these sprradic disturb ances started, this time in the Navajo country, Scott had to leave his cavalry command on the Mexican border and adjust matters. These are but few instances
 How does he do it? Because he knows the savage and the savage mind. He knows how the savage thinks He has the ability to put himself in the place of the savage.
 Brothers he begins, when he has to do with band of Indians who are war dancing. tell me what troubles you"
 And straightway they tell him of this wrong they have suffered at the hands of the officers appointed over them, of that indignity which in theiE opinion has been put upon them.
 My heart bleeds for you" he tell them T grieve that this trouble has been made between you and the great father at Washington, whose soldiers are the leaves of the trees. do not want them to come among you and kill you. Is there not some manner in which we can adjust the differences; some way to restore the friend ship between you and the great father who wishes you well?"
 And then they get down to settlement.
 One of General Scott's ancestors was Benjamin Franklin--the generals mother was a great granddaughter of the immortal Ben. It would appear that some of the genius the philosophy, the diplomacy and the consolidating powers of this, the first American dipomatist, has descend ed upon the chief of staff.
 But like old Ben, whose phrase on the sign ing of the Declaration of Independence, We must all hang together. or we shall hang sepa- rately,' is immortal, General Scott knows when to abandon pacific measures and to fight
 So it was when. in 1903. he became governor of the Sulu archipelago he determined that this was no time and place to brother the bel ngerent natives The Malay mind he mastered as he had mastered the Indian mind. A licking first and brotherlng afterward plainly was the rlo fnr
 And such licking he gave them!
 Then came the task of breaking up the slave trade in the islands of the archipelago. Alter nately sbrothering" and punishins Scott achieved his purpose. He wiped out slavery abr solutely
 And when in 1906. he came to leave. the people wept. Here was man they could understand; a man whose word always was kept. They asked through their chiefs. that he remain to rule over than but his tour of duty was ended.
 Back he came to the states to instill other lessons as superintendent of the military acad- emy at West Point. for period of four years
 Adaptability, that is one of his qualities. He is adaptable because he knows men, civilized men as well as savage men. Is 1t any wonder they made him doctor of the hnmanities?
 Seldom does it occur that young ofncer just out of West Point-"a shavetan" as the army knows such an ofHcer-gets his baptism of nre within few weeks of hiSsgraduation. Scott ta one of the few.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-02-24

jo b 0 f bringing peace to the trou- bled Indian souls than to send out a squadron of caval- ry, as was done in ancient days.
 B a c k in 19 08, when Scott was serving as superin- t e n d e Il t of the military academy at West Point, the Navajos in New Mexico and the Mex ican Kickapool in Ariz zona started trouble. Scott was yanked away from West Point, sent among the hosti1es practically alone, and presently the trouble was all over.
 A 2 ain in 1911
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-02-24

of pacific and warlike measures; h ere a tribe to be won to peace by palaver; there to be whipped into docility.
 As his felloW-ofH- cers tell it, Scott had not been in the field twenty-four h our s when he became fas- cinated by a study of the Indian, and par ticularly of the In- dian sign language. He was forever talk
 
 ing with the Indian prisoners, learning from them, gaining an insight into their mental processes.
 The next year 1877-came the Neg Perces. uprising in Idaho and that won- derful retreat of Chief Joseph from Idaho 1,500 miles through Montana and almost to his goal, the Cana dian line. Howard and Gibbon pursued from behind; Miles, from the east, at tempted-and finally succeeded-to head off the willy Indian strategist before sane tuary could be found in Canada. The Sev- enth cavalry was in the front, but just be- fore Joseph and his band were caught at Snake Creek, and just before that two-day battle in which Jo- seph was forced to surrender, Lieutenant Scott was detached for special duty.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-02-24

EN. HUGH L. SCOTT was just get
 ting the chair of chief of staff of the
 army comfortably warmed when, the other day, he was hurriedly dis patched to the Mexican border to per Suada the turbulent Mexicans tn take
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-02-24
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Born in Kentucky in 1852, he was graduated from West Point in the class of 1876. That summer Gus ter had gone out with his regiment, the famous Seventh cavalry, as part of General Terrys column, in the expedition against the Sioux. Custer and five companies of his command cut off and wiped out to the last the Little Big Horn river in Montana
 Scott and nu.nber of other graduates of his class hurried West to take the places in the regiment of those killed He joined his regiment. at Fort Abraham Lincoln, the Missouri river. in Dakota territory, and be- with five other officers, slept their first night in the formerly occupied by Custer
 Then to the field Through all the Northwest country the Indians were in arms. The Seventh sent down the Missouri to disarm and pacify the Indians. It was bitter, trying work, mixture
Judsonia weekly advance., 1915-02-24

A census of birds of the United States shows an average of so pairs of English sparrows to the square mile, or seven to every 100 native birds The robin is shown to be the most numerous native bird.
 Clark Helmick of Farme- City, H., was adjudged insane and taken to Jacksonville hospital. He has been purchasing money orders for $1 each and sending them to President Will son.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-09

John welch. OF Grafton. spent SUM-
day In town with friends.
Born. on Saturday. December 9Th. to
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Riggieman, a baby
girl.
! Miss Bess Gowdy OF Grafton. is a
guest at the home OF Mr.. Tom Hunter.
Miss Eva Lawton has been In town
Tor few days the guest OF her cous-
ms, Mrs. Gertrude Shaw and Miss
| Wheeler.
Miss Ethel Fizer OF Fairmont, is the
pleasant guest of Mrs. Chas. Fretwell
In the Proudfoot addition.
+, c. Anderson spent Sunday I'm Key
ser.
l.. f. Rightmyer was a visitor TO
Cumberland Monday.
An unknown foreigner was killed
on the II. & q. railroad above town
and buried by the town authorities
Mrs. +. NJ. Knots and sister. Miss
Edith Hulstine and MIR. Ed Mcclure.
were visitors in Baltimore for a few
days last week.
Mrs. A. ID. Bowman left on Wednes-
day for Frederick. Md, TO make an ex-
tended visit with her daughter. Mrs
Il. +. Doll.
Mrs. w. +. Maloney and Susan
Claire Dunn were Parkersburr and
Wheeling visitors for few DAYS the
first of the week.
Forest Powell OF Swanton. Md.
spent Sunday at his home here. His
friend. Mr.. Lawrence. visited his home
with him
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gall of Etam.
were shoppers in town Saturday.
Edw. Moore OF Clarksburg. was n
business visitor in town Monday.
Married at the NJ, Il. Parsonage by
Rev. McKane. Mr.. Wayne Bolyard and
Miss Gussie Myers. both of near Eel
louisville.
Mrs. w. b. Bowman arrived I'm town
sunday from her home i'm McKcesport
Pa
The supper given by the ladies' of
evening was well patronized and n
success in every way. These ladies' al
ways know how to serve the eats"
Miss Ida Stockman was a Grafton
shopper on last Friday.
Jas. Campbell. of Limestone. was
In town last Thursday on his way TO
Crellin owing to the tragic death OF
his daughter-in-law's father and
brother. Michael and James Shaffer.
The c. c. club will serve a chicken
and waffle supper in the dining room
OF the M. f. church on Friday evening
Every one invited to come and get a
good supper for 90 cents.
., Rowlesburg has put on her gala at
tire, all the stores are beautifully
and artistically decorated for the holi-
days and every one has the real
Christmas spirit