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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-07
CHAPTER xLvl.
Flood and Fire.

Screaming to make himself heard
above the roar Of the deluge. Barcus
hammered in Alan's ear:
That devil! He's found the reser-
voir-opened the sluicegates-turned
1t into that shaft! We're done for!"
Alan had no argument with which to
gainsay him. Silently getting on his
feet. silently he CROPPED for Rose in the
darkness, momentarily becoming more
dense a. the fall of water shut out
the light, and drew her away with him,
up the slight incline that led back to
the bulkhead.
The hour that followed lived ever
in his memory ~ an hour in hell. No
ray Of hope lightened its impenetrable
blackness. He could say nothing to
comfort the girl; bravely though she
strove to keep up her heart, time and
again she shook In his arms like mad
thing. when panic dread caught her
by the neck a. terrier catches q rat.
To die there. in the darkness. like 20
many noxious animals trapped in .
Tho water mounted rapidly. With.
IN I'VE minutes It drove them back to
the elbow In the tunnel: within ten It
Tapped their ankles % they fingered
there, doubling which was the greater
peril, to advance or to stand fast and
let the flooding tide snun out the fires
Of life. To return to the neighbor-
hood of the bulkhead was to court the
death indicated by the fuse and the
key Of blasting powder
OF sudden the thought crossed
Alan's mind that Marrophat had ar.
ranged the latter solely to keep them
away from the bulkhead. Now that he
thought Of it, he felt certain that the
powder room had been deliberately
disclosed to him by Jimmy.
Probably, then, the key and fuse
were but stage properties-or pos
Whether or no. was death In one
form preferable to the other?
He was decidedly of the opinion
that 1t were better to be extinguished
once and for all time, in the space OF
q second, annihilated by an explosion
than to die thus lingeringly.
On this consideration, he drew Rose
with him back to the bulkhead,
When they had been some fifteen
minutes beside the bulkhead, the wa
ter mounted the head Of slight rise
perhaps ten feet behind them, and
poured down In ever deeper volume
to back up against the barrier.
II was waist deep, however. before
they retreated to the head of thai
rise.
Half an hour later II was waist
deep there, on the highest spot in thu
tunnel.
In fifteen minutes more 1t hat
reached their chins. And they stood
with head against the roof Of the tun
mel.
Holding Rose close to him. AlaI
kissed her lips, that were a. cold u
death.
Then, fumbling under water. h
found the hand Of the man at his side
The water Tapped his lips like
In the tunnel that branched on from
the main shaft, beyond the bulkhead
some thirty minutes before this junt
ture, Q candle had guttered In Its stick
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-07
Wanted . pisersn'

Wanted . pisersn
That young wife was
buying her first turkey.
aid the dealer, and she '.
surprised that no book Of y
went With its-LouisEiii'
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-07

left carelessly thrust into the wall BY
Marrophat's lieutenant, and guttsring.
had dropped . flaming wick into lit
tie heap Of bone-dry debris. This last
famed. licked hungrily At the timber
ing that upheld the falls Of the tunnel.
The timbering caught nre without de-
lay. In . space of time Incredibly
brief the flames were spreading right
and left, the tunnel was . vault Of
blistering fury.
Al Alan said his last mute farewell
to Rose and Barcus. the IRE spread
out in the bottom Of the shaft and in
vaded the powder room.
Alan had guessed Alright at Mario
phat's design; the key Of blasting pow
der was less than an eighth full; its
explosion could not possibly have ef-
fected the cave-in Alan had at first
feared.
But what Marrophat had overlooked
was the proximity to the key Of some
several sticks Of dynamite, masked BY
Aim of earth that had fallen from
the crumbling walls.
When the blazing fuse dropped
sparks into the blasting powder this
last exploded right willingly and the
dynamite took its cue without the
least delay.
The resultant defamation was ter.
rife. The bulkhead was crushed in
like an eggshell barrier. Part Of the
walls fell in, but the tunnels and shaft
remained intact. The released food
streamed out and spread swiftly to the
farthest recesses Of the burning tun-
, mel. Dense clouds Of steam filled that
place Of terror as the fires were extin-
guished.
, Swept with the stream as 1t poured
out of the tunnel. Alan contrived
throughout to retain his hold round
! the waist of Rose. Barcus shot past
him unseen in the darkness. It was
not until Alan had contrived to catch
an unburned timber and stay himself
and his almost witless burden beneath
the mouth Of the shaft that he discov.
cred Barcus alive, II almost unrecog
nizable in his mask Of mold and SCOT
battling back toward the shaft against
the kneedeep tide.
Half.blinded and stihed as, be was BY
, the reek Of steam and powder fumes
Alan struggled with himself until his
wits were passably clear.
Immediately before him dangled thu
hosting bucket and rope.
Surrendering the care Of Rose t.
Barcus, Alan climbed into the bucket
and stared upward. examining the
walls OF the shaft for Q way to the
top.
There was mono other than the mos
difhcult; gaps too great to be bridget
by climbing showed in the wooder
ladders.
The one feasible route was via tn,
rope. And there was nobody at tn,
top to work the windlass-and Ala
hoped there would be nobody to on
pose his essay.
He addressed himself to the tasl
without murmuring-lifted himself up
ON the rope. wound It round one lea
and be-. an that heartbreaking climb
How he accomplished 1t he neve
knew. That it must be accomplished
was his one. all-absorbing thought
And somehow, by some almost super
human effort. 1t was eventually accom-
plished.
He arrived at the top Of the shat
far too exhausted to show surpris,
when. falling In half-fainting condi
ton within two feet of the brink. b.
saw Judith Urine running like MAJ
across the clearing.
But without her aid he would no
within hours have been able to worl
the windlass and lift Rose and Bar
Gus to the surface.
GAA0TER VI VII
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-07
CHAPTER XlvlI.
The Last WARNING,


In the chill, violet-shadowed dusk
Of that clear evening. a chapfallen
motor car crept sluggishly into the
little mountain town Of Mesquite at
the heels Of two mutinous mules. driv.
en- by a chauffeur who steered with
one hand while the other flourished
a cracking whip.lash over the backs
Of its sole motive power.
Its one passenger. a cripple as help.
less as the car itself. huddled in a
corner Of the rear seat. saluted Mes.
quite with snarl. Though he was In
sore need Of such rude comforts as
the town stood prepared to afford him,
his demeanor toward 1t was that of
one who suffers an indignity rather
than begs accommodation.
And now. as the car crawled to q
pause before the Mountain house
Mosquitoes one caravanserai-and
Mesquite itself, to the last 1ea-bitten
hound, gathered round to view this
wonder. Mr.. Trine's indignation and
ccsesrin distilled words Of poisonous
import.
Far from resenting this, Mesquite.
pipe in mouth. hands in pockets. ad-
mired and applauded, and rather re-
sented the change that befell when
two other strangers Whose earlier ap-
pearance in town had helped make
that one day memorable beyond all
others in Mosquitoes history charged
out of the Mountain house and inter.
rupted the elder devil with cries Of
greeting and jubilation.
The leader Of these answered to the
name Of Marrophat: his companion
was q person named Jimmy. Mes
quite acquired this information
| through paying close attention to the
! subs tarce of their communications
with the cripple. More than this, how
ever. IL learned little. Something
seemed to have been accomplished by
the two. something that was highly
gratifying to Seneca Urine, for he Wa:
chuckling almost mirthfully whei
lifted from the car and carried into
the hotel
What passed between the trio aftel
they disappeared behind that bed
chamber door Mesquite could by nj
means guess. But that q celebration
of some sort was in progress was evi
denced by the frequency with which
Marrophat and Jimmy called on tn,
bar for more liquid refreshment.
And toward midnight one belatet
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fTo Be Continued
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27

At the Brown Hotel Monday
c evening Harry Taylor took issue
with what the Forum said relative
to the civil ssrvice, Mayor Schnepp
and appointments, which he or
any person has right to do, but
most persons who heard Mr.. Tay-
Tor are of the opinion that he sub
stantiated what we said relative
to the question of which he took
issue. We want it clearly under
stood that we are not going to
make any statements that can't
be verified, and, should we make
any that can't be verified, we stand
ready to be corrected.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
State House News

Senator Daily, of Peoria, is
busy on committee work.
The two contesting republi-
can senator's were seated and
sworn in as members, this
week, legally elected, giving the
republicans in the Senate, as
we'll as in the House, a consti-
tutional majority country SEN
ator Harris, a former progress
sive.)
P. Gelisbie, of the 2nd ward
of Chicago, lis an attendant in
the cloak room.
6. H. l. Nelson OF Sangamon
Co. has been appointed in the
speakers room. The resolution
being offered by S. B. Turner.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
MORTUARY.

Mrs. Eva Stewart-Taylor,
died last Saturday, March 20,
She was a promising young
woman who was just begin
ming in life, and her death is
the more regretadle or sad from
that very fact. She leaves the
infant child, a mother, father
and three brothers as mourners.
Her funeral was held March 20,
at Union Baptist Church. Rev.
Manuel, assisted by other cler-
gymen, conducted the services
and said the last sad rites. I'm
dertaker Wallace had charge OF
the funeral and the interment
was at Oak Ridge, The final
abode of them who pass from
these mendane shores to that
infinite habitual that surpasses
the understanding of these finite
creatures here below. Requies
cat en- pace.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
PERSONALS

Our friend, and yours, Rev.
Geo. A, Grown, of Alton, was
here for .ne dist. conference.
Mrs. Arthur Glenn and sister
in-law, Miss Helen, 900 S. Col.
lege St.. who have been i'll, are
somewhat improved.
Col. Dennison, of the 9Th reg
iment, was in the city again
this week on military business.
Mrs. Cora Washington, of 10
and Cass St. has returned from
Chicago.
A meeting of he Beach
Country Club members and the
public, will be held Monday at
the office of Atty. A. M. Will
Hams.
Rev. ]. ]. Chappelle, who has
been i'll, is convalescing.
We are sorry to report that
Mr.. A. B. (Bud) Orendorff, Of
Lincoln, who took i'll nearly 2
months ago, is still confined
and not able to resume his
work at his blacksmith shop.
Louis Dickerson, of the For
um office staff, is suffering with
a severe cold and throat troub-
es.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27

F There are 4 commissioners to
be elected and one mayor, to
serve as the business managers
of the city for the next 4 years.
After thoroughly considering
all angles of the political situa-
ton in this city and from a
colored man S view point we shave
reached the conclusion that we
can honestly and conscientious
ly, endorse and support, as 3
of the 4, Mr.. Reece. Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Edmands. Through
these men and their friends and
supporters, the colored people
for the past II years, to our
knowledge, have received more
and better recognition along all
lines political and it will be sui
eide to not stick with our best
friends and those who will give
us a fair chance in the run for
life. We have no fight against
any other candidates, what we
say here can be proven and
will be shown again if the op-
portunity presents itself. z
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
SATURDAY, MAR. u, 1915
Political Announcements

In supporting the candidacy
of Mayor Schnepp, the Forum
is using its prerogative and
does not intend to besmirch CT
malign the character or repu.
tation of any other candidate
or any body else. If what we
should say in the mayors be-
half, touching upon his record
and his character is not true,
we are subject to correction
and castigation. We shall not
aim to state anything that can
not be verified and in so doing
we can not wrong anyone else.
There is no public man who,
does not have to endure criti.'
cism, stand the acid test, and
who does not have a large crop
of enemies, it matters not how
good his reputation is with a
part of the people. Such is
life.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
Dr.. h. A. CESS, ChiropOdist
ROOM 212, Second Floor.
32t Main ST. PEORIA, ILL.
Notice Of Final Settlement
Estate of Henry R. Cecil, deceased.

Estate of Henry X. Cecil, deceased.
Public notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned administrator of the estate
of Henry X. Cecil, deceased, will attend
before the Probate Court of Sangamon
County, at the Court House in Spring
field, Illinois, on the 18th day of March
1915 for the purpose of making final set
Element of said estate. At which time
and place he will ask for an order of dis
tribution, and will also ask to be. dis
charged.
All persons interested are notified to
attend, and examine the settlement now
on file in said Court.
Springfield, Illinois, February, A. d.
1915.
FRANK L. TRUTTER,
Administrator.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
C. C. RENFRO
BUYS PROPERTY

Mr.. c. c, Renfro, messenger
for the Board of Charities and
an enterprising young man, of
E. Mason St., has purchased
the old Chinn property, 1909
E. Mason ST., and rebuilt it in
to 3 neat rooms, which will
soon be ready to rent. This
shows push, frugality and good
judgment and he deserves credit
for it. 1t would be a good
thing to have more of such
men.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27

The Equal Rights League will
hold rally at Masonic Hall next
Wednesday in the interest OF the
of Chas. T. Baumann,
Chas. H. Edmands, Roy r. Reece
and J. Emil Smith. There will
be Reece, Edmands and Smith
also at Masonic Hall next
Friday evening.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
REV. A. N. WEBB
OF E. ST. LOUIS

Rev. A. N. Webb, of the A. M.
E. church, of E. st. Louis, was
a delegate to the dist. confer
ence her this week. Rev. Webb
is a candidate for a general con-
ference berth, or office and will
be until the general conference,
which convenes next year.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27

Q Having taken over the Williams
interest in the Hotel Brown block
we have 9 airy and light rooms
suitable for Office purposes, also
rooms in suites on the third floor
unfinished for family use. We
are installing city heat.
Adv. F. c. BROWN.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27

We commend the candidates.
of Roy r. Reece, ]. Emil Smith
and Chas. H. Edmands to the
voters as friends of the labor
ing and colored men and have
good reasons to assure you
that you will not regret having
voted for these men.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
QUINCY DIST.
CONFERENCE IN
SESSION HERE

The Quincy District Confer
ence of the A. M. E. Church,
was held at St. Johns A. M. E.
Church, Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week, by Rev. G. W,
Jones, P. E, Quite a number
of the ministers were here in
attendance, a dele ga ton o +
whom paid our office a visit at
the instigation of Mr.. W. E.
Johnson.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27

The Reece. Smith and Ed
mands headquarters have been
moved from the 3rd to the End
floor in the Reisch building.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27

Schnepp headquarters have
been opened at f09 S. nth st. in
the buildingformerlly occupied by
Atty. A. M. Williams.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
TAXES
TAKES
TAXES

Taxes are now due and payable at
this Office. Bring your last years re-
ceipt or complete description of your
property when making payment.
GEO. W. SCHWANER.
Office in Court house Town Collector
Capital Township. Adv.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27

Just keep in mind that we must
stick with our best friends in this
election. Frank H. Hamilton has
been a good friend of not only
the Colored man, but every low
ly" pers on. whom the more fortu-
nate trod under foot.
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1915-03-27
TAxEs TAKES TAI

Taxes are now due and payable at
this Office. Bring your last years re-
ceipt or complete description of your
property when making payment.
GEO. W. SCHWANER.
Office in Court house Town Collector
c apital Township. Adv
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-09
JUDGE N elaA ron rssAls,s.
Former Aasmbsr ~ Court Of Appsals
Believe In Innocence 81 Man.

Former Msmbsr 81 Court Of AppsaIs
Believe In innocence 81 Man.
Atlanta, Ga, June 9.--Judge Arthur
g. Powell. q former member of the
state court Of appeals, has written to
Governor Slaton and the prison COM
mission. declaring his conviction that
Leo N. Frank did not murder Mary
Phagan. AS an intimate friend Of the
late Judge Roan, who presided At
Franks trial. Judge Powell also as
serts that Judge Roam did not be.
lieve Frank was guilty.
Judge Powelrs letter to Governor
Slaton and the prison commission In
part 10 az follows:
'tGentlemena I feel It proper -
make this statement:
Il was an intimate friend Of Judge
Roam. II he were living would not
attempt to speak Tor him. Since his
mouth IL closed by DEATH feel that 1t
IL due to him and to Frank that I
should give you the. benefit Of what
I know Of how he felt as to the de-
fendant's guilt.
Frequently during the trial he adj
vised with me, sending for me often
to come to the court house. can not
with brevity, detail the conversations
had with him. The substance Of what
he told me is, that he did not believe
the defendant to be guilty. He ex-
pressed this opinion, in substance to
me at various times during the trial.
"Also. at his request, prepared por-
tons of his charge to the jury. men
ton this fact merely to show that I
mad opportunity OF intimate knowledge
of the state OF his mind. Why, with
these views, he did not grant new
trial, which from his conversation
with me fully expected him to grant,
do not know and cannot explain. 1
had known Judge Roam for a number
Of years, and I can say he was not
himself during the trial and after
ward.
II was present in court number Of
times during the trial. and kept up
with the evidence. / had no interest
in it. If I was theoretically interested
1t was on the side Of the state, as my
partner. Mr.. Hooper, was engaged in
the prosecution. What saw of the
trial convinced me that the defendant
was innocent. To any critical mind
there must be grave doubt of his guilt.
AS citizen OF the state, permit me to
say that l hope he will be pardoned
or that his sentence will be COM
muted.
II have recently been in various
parts Of south Georgia, and have been
surprised to find how strong and prac-
tically unanimous the sentiment there
is against mis- beiHS hanged, though
there was considerable feeling against
him in that section at the time Of the
trial"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-09
GrinnelI and Vicinity.

special TO IlmeS-h epuDllCan.
Grinnell, June 9.-Mr. and Mrs. H. b
Westlake are enjoying visit from
their son, Frank. and family, of Ever
EFT, Wash. They will remain until after
commencement.
Professor Macy, who has been
spending several days at Madison.
Wis, will join his wife and daughter,
katherine, at Chicago, whence they
will go to Oberlin, o., to attend the
commencement there. This is the fif-
tieth reunion Of Mrs. Mays class at
Oberlin College. The family will re-
turn to Grinnen about the last Of June.
George A. Clark, Grinnell 10, as a
representative of the banking firm with
which he is at present connected. has
accepted the position of president OF
the Merrimac Power and Buildings
Company, owning large hydro electric
developments in northern Massachus-
etts and southern New Hampshire.
William Philliber. workman at the
Spaulding plant, suffered slight ac-
cdent when. while operating a ma
chine in the mill room, his middle fin
ger came in contact with one of the
knives of the machine taking off the
tip Of the finger.
AnOIHGT HCCluSIlI otCuIIeu liS
Spaulding plant when Harry Peterson,
a drayman. had three of The toes of
his foot smashed by heavy crate
which he was unloading, falling upon
the foot.
A. D. Talbot and r. z. Bates and
family have gone TO Clear Lake TO at
tend the Iowa druggists convention.
Prof. G. II. Berhorst, who is manager
-; ex< h,
gone to Cedar Falls to assist in the
opening Of business school there and
from there he expects to go to Illinois
and Minnesota to look for prospective
locations for similar schools.
DIR. and Mrs. A. j. Brock expect to
leave Saturday for the western coast,
where they will visit Mrs. Brock
brother, Mr.. Wolfe, OF Esca.on. Cal.
They will stop at Denver, Colorado
Springs and Salt Lake City on the
way out.
Fred Buttman and wife have re-
turned to their home in Malvern. Mr..
Buttman has for the past few months
been employed as harness maker for
ID. A Hopkins & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wiltamuth, who
have for the past few months been
living IN 81 feLeFSbuIS fia' Aife
been spending few days with Mrs.
parents, Nh and Mrs. n.
NJ. Harris, of this city. They have
now gone to Marshalltown, where they
will locate for the present.
The funeral services Of Arthur II.
Dillon, a former resident of GrinneH.
were held at Hazelwood cemetery to-
day. Mr.. Dillon was a son Of Mrs.
Sarah Dillon for so many years resi-
dent of this city. His wife was Sis
ter Of Mrs. Harry Lanphere. The
body was brought here from Omaha.
Mr. j. w. Fitzgerald accompanied
the body Of his little 9-year-old son,
Frank, from their home in Redfield, 5.
D., to this city last evening. Inter-
ment will be in Lakewood cemetery.
Heart failure was the cause OF the
sudden death of Con Muivey, who has