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Tho Aura OF Eete Was Felt by the
English Fsfan CT Law.
ana confluant, DIR. Lee, that little Es-
thef would lie secretly delivered to him
una he doctor could give out the story
't was an orphan relative that he had
adopted SIS his daughter. To this s,,r-
posed daughter of his dearest friend
tie colonel proposed to will as much
oI MS means as would have come to
gill openly acknowledged.
meanwhile the unhappy Hagar had
been borac far away by the brutal and
ever "ateia i*al Matt Ia si1in.g.
VITA lsTs necfe-H devoted to hfpa,
one Luke Lowell, an English gypsy.
AGED Matt in keeping watch and ward
upon Eiagar without knowing Or ask
ing Why. And then Matt Harding fell
UPON evil courses in his Romany pros
peT1ty, and drink made an end to him.
dagar succeeded to his gypsy wealth
ana gypsy power. The king was dead:
long live the queen! His henchnan
transferred his allegiance from the
DEAD husband to the living wife.
III the grim household of JUDGE La
mar Stanley the shadow of cheated
hopes and bEghted ambition fell heavv
upon the family. The proud and
grasping wife, the cold and taciturn
fudge, had one unifying cause in com
mon; that was that death might strike
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screamed and struggled. The matron
and burly warden oyerpowered her
with difficulty, placed her in strait
jacket and threw her upon the cot in
the cell and locked the Changing door
and left her
A wild idea suddenly seized Hagar.
She staggered to her feet and gazed
around. Above her cot, some eight feet
from the floor Of the cell, was a small
barred window Hagar listened for a
moment at the iron barred, heavy oak
en- door; then she backed toward the
table and pressed the lacings that held
the sleeves Of the straiJacket against
the fame of the candle. The leather
thongs in the eyelets at the back Of
the straitjacket smoked and burned:
then, with a great effort, she parted
the smoldcring thongs. To release her
self from the straitjacket, now her
arms We're free, was but the work of q
few moments.
Mounting the table, she drew up the
oaken stool and with its sturdy legs
she pried the bars from their cement
ed sockets. The ground was only some
ten feet below. She held to the ledge
Of the window a moment and then
dropped. She struck the earth with
out injury and made off In the dark
ness, free woman
On this very night Colonel Stanley
had sent for the doctor to take away
the little girl.
At Stanley hall the old nurse was
preparing little Esther for the night
Journey In his library Colonel Stan
ley gazed in the lamplight at the dia
mona from the sky and the sealed
document he had prepared that would
oetray TIC STANLEY secret. tie nearu
the sound of the opening of the long
FRENCH window by the fireplace. and
'herc he saw Hagar entering, dishevel
ed' painting, but resolved to have her
own. At this apparition the colonel
arose and faced the wild intruder. 81
nave come for the child" said Hagar
iioarsely. Colonel Stanley felt sud
den pang through his heart. It was
the last shock the doctor had foretold
LOT nm. lie gave a moaning. inartic-
ulate cry and sank back q dead man,
hardly knowing what she did, Hagar
swept into her bosom the diamond
from the sky and the sealed document
with other papers on the table. Then
turning, she softly opened the library
uoor and as softly crept up the stair
way. Led by unerring instinct She
opened the door upon the landing and
ehtefeu the room where the child. her
own son, the epHative heir of Stanley
Rail lay sleeping. She marked the co
canoe OF his surroundings as the risen
1ull moon shone in the window. LIGHT
Ing 1t fully. What should she do7 TT
Sne ieft her child here she vouJd ho
cheating the cheaters What womb he
Tie Wild and lawless upbringing sha
could give her son in comparison To al
mat would be his as heir Of Stan1ov
hall? "nies
AS she faltered she heard footstena
outside and, gazing out cautiously. he
neid the old colored nurse descendine
WIN the little girl, the rightful heir Of
STANLEY hell. Hagar huddled upon the
iaho1ng place and listened. A wild
shrlek arose from tie colored nurse as
she entered the library and discovered
ner dead master. Then the be11 rono
IN the servants .4.a1.s from, H., sc
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Administrators NCfICe.

Having qualified as administrators
Of the estate of the late Henri Claw
this is to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to prcsent
them to the undersigned or cur at
tornev within twelve months from
this date or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. All
persons owing the estate will come
forward and make immediate ray-
ment.
This 7th day of July, 1915.
Cornelius Alexander,
Alonzo Peoples,
Administrators.
A. Paul Kitchin. ATTY.
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THE NORTH CAROLINA
College Of Agriculture and Ne.
ChdniC Arts.

Young men seeking to equip them
selves for practical life in Aelicul-
ture and all its allied branch. in
Civil, Electrical any Mechanical En-
gineering; in Chemistry and Dycing;
in Textile Industry. and in Acricul-
tural Teaching will find excellent
provision for their chosen careers at
the States Industrial College. This
College fits men for life. Faculty
for the coming year of IS men; Isl
students; Is buildings. Admirably
equipped laboratories in each de-
partment. County examinations at
each countyseat on July Sth.
For catalogue, write
E. B. OWEN, Registrar.
West Raleigh. n. c.
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CHAPTER i'll.
Ti7e Queen of the Gypsies.

As Colonel Stanley fell uncon-
a scious across the library table
Matt Harding silently closed
the library door from the cut
81, >. Lis right hand closed tightly
OK the mouth of HaGar, preventing
til weak and anSuished mother from
ma ing an outcry, as before her eyes.
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vous pull on the bell rope Of the old
nurse in the library. And shortly aft
erward Hagar could hear the nurse
was joined by Old Ned, the colored but
ler
Just at this instant DR.. Lee drove up
outside, and soon the great inocker On
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in
tilted Chicago $4,000
the Canada
& Well as thousan IDS Of amateurs 10 kpsrt.
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borne Slight Attention Rouses Ar+hur,.
jealousy.
us guilty ears falls the strain Of
guitar. He hides the diamond and tho
s slaih ana locket that holds it beneath
Ills collar and under his shirt.
Meanwhile, sleeping the light slum-
yer or the aged, the old doctor has been
aroused by the opening of the window
Cahole III hand, he descends to his
study and enters just as the last ploam
s stom 1he diamond in the lamplght is
o. snfouoed by the shirt Of the thief in
Tue night. There is a quick, sharp
struggle. Frenzied with fear and
nervousness and resolved to do mar
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the lives that lay between their only
child that he might possess both the
diamond from the sky and the Eng
lish earldom
Such was the state Of affairs when
HaSar and her tribe came back to Vir-
gln1a, three years after the death Of
the colonels wife and the substitution
of HaGar's child as the heir Of Stan
ley. Leaving her people camped at a
distance, Hagar journeyed to the
neighborhood of Stanley hall, and
there, hidden in the shrubbery, with
bursting heart, beheld her son ride
forth, the petted and pampered little
master Of Stanley hail.
Colonel Stanley, with the boy, was
riding on his daily pilgrimage to the
cross surmounted grave of his dead
wife. The road led him past the house
Of Judge Stanley. Looking from his
window after his enemy and the little
heir Of the Stanleys on his pony be-
side the colonel, the judge was aware
Of gypsy woman who stalked after
the colonel and the boy as swiftly and
as fJirtively as an Indian tracker. Seiz-
ing his hat, the judge quietly emerged
from his house and trailed the gypsy
woman.
By the gate Of the graveyard Hagar
hid painting behind huge bowlder.
She watched so intently the bare head
cd figure Of the colonel praying by the
grave of his wife, and she watched still
more attentively and with such a hun
gering heart the little boy upon his
pony by the colonel, that she was not
aware Of the presence Of the judge I'M
til his strong hand grasped her wrist
and his harsh voice Kissed in her ear,
why do you spy upon them? To
the startled Hagar the cruel face Of
the judge was the face of well re-
membered enemy. Her account of JUS
tice and retribution with Colonel Stan
ley was between them alone. She would
have no confidence in or dealing with
Judge Stanley. For she knew instinct
lively that if he hated the colonel he
equally hated and was prepared to
harm the colonePs supposed son, her
child.
She did not struggle or attempt to
free herself from the grasp Of the
judge. But as the colonel, with the
little boy, rode from the grave toward
the gate she slipped down beside the
judge and hid with him from the OBJ
servation Of the oncomers, as though
she were an accomplish Of the colonels
enemy.
Neither would she speak in answer
to the judges rapid fire Of questions
when the colonel and little Arthur had
passed out of sight. She affected a
hailed a passing stocl1ily built man
driving a blackboard, the constable Of
the district, and gave her in charge as
q wandering mad woman Hagar would
speak no word
That night, with gross disregard of
legal procedure, the judge, alone in his
courtroom with his creature, the con-
stable, committed the silent gypsy wo-
MAN - thu county Rsadthous.e, with In
stEuesons to those IN charge, through
the constable, that when the seeming
~ sullen. insane woman spoke or was
ready to speak he should be sent for.
CHAPTER w.
Whist Will the Harvest Be?
"a FRENZY Of fear and rage over.
IN came her when she found her
self in the madhouse to which
Judge Stanley had committed
her without warrant of law and cho
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der rather than lose the long coveted
heirloom, Blair Stanley, maddened
With fear and rage, strangles the old
doctor till the weak old man falls back
In his chair, his heart stopped in death.
Then the murdere: backs from the
window, where the strains from the
guitar, strains of q love song, tinkle in
The night.
Ito be continued.)
See the pictures at the Palace to-
morrow (Ffioay) night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

Southpaw Karl Black was "jinx" yes terday afternoon by photographers and thereby was pounded by the TraT- elers of Little Rock for 12 solid hits and the Barons were easily defeated by the score of to g. Outside of the very mediocre hurling of Black hls support on the offensive and defensive was of the schoolboy variety.
 As for the Travellers the bunch os ball tossers gathered together by Bob Allen of Little Rock played with snap. They were in the game all the time and Pitcher Red Day never allowed the Barons 10 become dangerous on the paths. Just why the Little Rock team is resting in the cellar is unac- countable to the nak ed eye as they appeared to be as aggressive as other clubs seen at Redwood this season. It is not probable that Little Rock will finish in last place.
 One regrettable accident of the game yesterday was the injury to Jack Wal lace in the sixth inning. The heavy hitting catcher of the Barons was knocked unconscious and his head bad ly gashed by a blow from Bakers bat. Baker swung viciously at one of Blacks offerings and missed cleanly The force of his swing brought him clear around and just as Wallace was standing to throw the ball the bat crashed against his head. Wallace al once fell to the ground and had tC be assisted from the field. After al examination by pr. Dedman, the clut | physician Wallace was taken home 1 It was stated that he was not severe 1 ly injured and would be back in tht l game in a few days.
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BLACK POUNDED
 HARD BY TRAVELLERS

The Travellers started pounding the offerings of Black in the first inning Three solid smacks by Starr, Downey and Elwert resulted in two runs. The Barons came back by scoring once on a pass to Coombs and Hemingway s triple to deep left.
 The second, third and fourth innings were scoreless, but in the fifth Lit tie Rock annexed two more runs on a single by Day and a triple by Jant- zen Jantzen incidentally stole home while Black contemplated the sur rounding scenery with the composure of a blase citizen of the world.
 In the sixth the Travellers placed the game on ice for keeps. Two hits. er- TOTS by Ellam and Hale, a pass and a sacrifice fly brought in three runs and the Barons were hopelessly dis tanced In the ninth Little Rock 10 add insult to injury scored two more runs on three solid singles by Jant- ger, Starr and Downey.
 The Barons scored their second run in the seventh on a double by McBrlde and A hot single by Ellam In the eighth the last Baronial counter was acquired on a pass, an error and a timely single by Tod Sloan. The ninth onened with a single by Charley Car roll. but Ellam famed and Hale wal toned into fast double play
 The one feature of the game was a remarkable one-hand catch in the seventh inning of Starr's dropping ny by Dannie Clark
 The same teams will play again thls afternoon and Arthur Johnson VIII nitch for the Barons Fincher or Couch- man will likely work for the visitors
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INJURIES LIKELY
 TOEFFECT bARONS'
 TENANT CHANGES
Wallace, Grimes and Magee on the Disability List. Not an Extra
 Man Left

With the injury to Jack Wallace yester- day and the ailing of Jimmie Magee the hospital list of the Barons is growing to alarming proportions and embarrassment to the team may follow.
 At the present time Burleigh Grimes. the star pitcher is down with the humps and will not be able to resume his place on the mound flor at least another 10 days Jimmy Magee is feeling under the weather and was replaced yesterday by Cecil Coombs. Wallace was knocked on the head by blow from Bakers bat and there is no telling at the present time just what is the extent of his in jury, as he was struck on the same spot of previous bad bump.
 These injuries leave the Barons with four pitchers. one catcher and no substi- tutes for possible injuries to the one catcher or the infieders and outfelders. Another injury to any member of the Barons would create havoc with the Bar ons pennant chances.
 The injury to Wallace is particularly serious as his heavy and timely stick work brought in many runs.
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TALLADEGA WINS
 BY BATTING RALLY

Talladega, Mary 21.- (Special.) )-Tai-
 ladega made it two straights from
 Griffin here today, winning by the score of 10 to 2. Bostwick opposed Long Jack
 Majors on the mound but the former
 lasted only two innings. The Tigers
 found him for four runs and four hits
 in the second Majors held the visitors
 to five widely scattered hits Tn elght innings. He retired at the end Of the eighth inning in favor of Bradley, local boy. The feature of the game was the batting and base running of Camp. He secured a single and home run in four times at bat, scored two runs and stole second and third in succession in the second inning. The box score:
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"The newspaper boys haven't given us any breaks, said President Bob Allen, and that has hurt the attendance in the cities we played in It was wrong to treat us that way as our club played excellent baseball and we are just ope game from breaking even on the present road trip of nearly three weeks duration. In fact, Little Rock has made the best showing on the road of any of the northern teams.
 We have good team and with a few breaks in the luck will get out of the cellar position very soon. Couchman, a pitcher from Montreal of the Interna- tional league has just been signed and Jimmy Murray outfielder from Buff falo, will report in a few days.
 .In regard to the financial troubles of the Little Rock club. there is absolutely no foundation to the tale and it is a rank falsehood for anyone to insinuate such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Faber Wins Seventh Straight

Chicago, May H.-Chicago and Boston played the longest game of the season to- day. Chicago winning out to ?, after r innings It was Faber's seventh straight victory.
 Mays weakened in the seventeenth. Weaver doubled and Quinlan was hit by a pitched ball. Schalk beat out hit and Daly batted for Faber with the bases filled. He singled to left and Weaver scored the winning run.
 Chicago took an early lead in the sec- ond by punching hits for two runs, but when Russell weakened the visitors tied up the count. Faber replaced Russell and pitched a grand game with excellent sup port Mays also pitched masterly ball un- til the fatal last inning, after replacing Shore in the eighth.
 Speaker was ordered out of the game for arguing a decision. Hoblitzel was spiked by Schall1 and had to retire. Score: Boston ....... GOO 0o1 100 900 600 0o--2 13 ? Chicago ..... 020 GOO 900 600 000o1-3 F 3
 Batteries: Shore Mays and Cady; Rus sell, Faber and Schalk.
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a thing. There is not a chance of the Little Rock franchise reverting to the Montgomery interests, who had it last season.
 'As for the tale of the poor attend ance in Little Rock. that is another fabri- cation. Little Rock at home has drawn during the week days better than any other club in the league.
 ''These stories concerning my club hurt us I do not know who inspires them, but whoever it is is doing rank injustice to me and to the Little Rock Baseball club"
 President Allen and President Robert H. Baugh of the Southern league were in conference yesterday morning and Mr. Baugh took occasion tnen to again deny that it was contemplated to take the Little Rock franchise and allow 1t to re- vert to Montgomery. President Baugn stated that he could not make the de- nial vigorous enough, as there was not a shred of truth in the matter. R. F. L.,
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Engagement Announced

Tupelo, Miss, May 21.-tSpecial) At dinner party given by Mrs. w. W. Trice this evening, the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Jennie Black Newell to MT. Samuel Storey Harris was announced. The wedding will take place June 13. This was quite a surprise to their many friends. Those present Were Misses Jennie Newell, Virginia Harris, Antoinette Clark Millie Brown. Hattie Lee Hood, Ruth Norton, Ethel Norton, Annie Doz- fer, Mesdames Matte Senter, s. w. Newell and w. W. Trice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
NEW LEAGUE IS
 FORMED IN STATE

Lincoln, May 2O.-(Special. )-There was a meeting held here tonight with repre- sentatives from Leeds, Coal City, Pell City and Lincoln, with the object of or eanizine what is to be known as the P. e. l.. l.. League. president secre- tary and treasurer were elected and schedule arranged for two games a week for each place. The towns are equally matched with fast amateur and semi professional teams. The attendance usu- ally is good and the newly elected offi- cials state that 1t should be successful andA quite the cheapest way of furnish ing the smaller towns with anything like interesting baseball.
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SEEK PERMISSION
 TO JOIN ARMY

Paris. May 21.--(4:30 D. m.)-A dispatch from Rome says that Prince Victor, head of the House of Bonaparte; Prince Louis Napoleon, his brother, and Prince Alfonso of Portugal, brother of the late King Carlos have applied to the Italian war ministry for permission to join the army
 Prince Victor and Prince Louis Napo- leon are grand nephews of Napoleon l. Their mother was Marie-C Clotilda, a prin- cess of Savoy, the reigning house of Ttp1v
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De Palma Qualities

Indianapolis. May A-Raiph De faima' favorite in the 500-mile automobile race to be held here May g. was the first 10 qualify for the contest today when ne circled the speedway at an average speed of 9s2 miles an hour speed Of s' miles an hour is required to qualify TOT the race His time today was only two seconds under the record for the course made last year by George Boilott. Others who qualified today were Barney Oidfield Tom Orr and Eddie Rickenbacher.
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International League

At Montreal: Montreal l, Richmond 3 (10 innings).
 At Toronto: Toronto-P Providence, post poned: rain.
 At Buffalo. Buffalo-Jersey City, post poned; wet grounds.
 At Rochester: Rochester-Newark.p post poned; rain.
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BRYANTS PITCHING
 WINS FOR NEWMAN

Newman Ga. May 2l.-(Special )--New- the series by hitting King and Knight hard by the score of to f. The feature of the game was the hitting of Flynn and Edmondson for Newman and Boyd's one hand catch of Tolbert's drive in the sec ond inning. Bryant, a new pitcher, pitcher well for Newman, allowing only two hits, but was a little wild, walking six men, Score.
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Two-Base Hits-Downey, Elwert. Mc- Bride. Three-Base Hits-Jantzen, Ellam. Balk-Ilack.
 Stolen Base-Jantzen.
 Double Plays-Carroll to Black; Starr to Downey to Covington.
 Sacrifice Hits-Gibson g. Clark 1.
 Base on Balls-Back g. Day ?.
 Left on Bases-Little Rock 1, Brming- ham 6.
 Hit by Pitched Ball-Black (Elwert).
 Struck Ovt-Riack 1, Day 1. Time of GaSpe-2:5. Umpires-Rudderham and Stradford
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PELICANS TROUNCE
 LOOKOUTS EASILY

New Orleans. May 21.-Hard hitting in the early innings, coupled with wild throwing by Chattanooga fielders, en- sbled New Orleans today to defeat the visitors, to l. Harding worked better after the third inning and allowed but one hit the remainder of the game Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
M'DUFFIE POUNDED
 BY LAGRANGE

Anniston, May 21--(Special. )--Errors ly the Anniston club and the wildness of Weston for LaGrange allowing three runs in one inning were features of the second game of the series here this aft ernoon. The game was very loosely played by both sides. Score:
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Athletics Bat Hard

slugging match from Detroit today II to 8. In the eighth inning, with the score tied, Dauss passed Murphy and Oldring. Cavet replaced Dauss and pitched four balls to Strunk. Schang's sacrifice fly and Lajoie's single scored the winning runs. Dauss, who replaced Roland with none out in the seventh. passed six of the nine men who faced him before he was succeeded by Ca vet Score R Fl ID. Philadelphia 3O1 0O1 s21--l1 r 3 Detroit ...,..... 303 OH OO0- II Q Batteries: Shawkey. Davies and Schang; Roland, Dauss, Cavet and Stan age Baker.
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JACK WALLACE IS INJURED; J. MAGEE ALSO OUT OF GAME
President Allen of Little Rock Denies
 Financial Troubles
Travellers Are Good Team-New Men Comng-Club Draws Well at Home-Baugh Joins in Vigorous Denal-The
 Road Trip Has Been Successful

President Robert Allen of the Little Rock baseball club took on his first Birmingham yesterday to enphat ca deny that he financial difficulties and that there any danger of the Little Rock franchise reverg back to Montgomery Proxy Allen also brought in tale of of the in which the had dealt with his team dur ng the road trip
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MEMPHIS WINS
 IN NINTH INNING

Mobile, May 21.-After pitching fine ball for eight innings Cunningham weakened in the ninth and Memphis won the second game of the series score to ?. Three hits a sacrifice fly, two bases on balls and a double steal gave Memphis four runs in the last inning. Score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Slmmary: TWO-base mt, NIarIUl. Three-base hits, Hoard. Baker. Home run Camp. Stolen bases, Pope ?. Hodge Camp 2, Marion. Walker. Kirk. Base on balls, Nabors 2, Guthrie 2. Hits, or Bostwick 4 in ? innings, Guthrie o. Struck out, Bostwick 1, Majors 4, Guth- rie 5. Passed balls, Delaney 5, Baker l. Time of game. 2:30. Umpire, Boone. AL tendance, 400.