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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-05
Naturally.

u saw Mabel buying rouge the
other day"
THAT gives color to the report that
she paints"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-05

Robt. Ramey. aged q, and Leila
Casebolt. aged II, walked rs miles to
Whitesburg, KY, to get married.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-05
PreeocIous Pat.

Nov. Pat, tell the class why words
have roots"
Il guess, ma'am. that's the only way
the language could groW."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-05

Unless you register to-day, you
will lose your vote.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-04

II knew it. Now 1t begins again!"
Fer Rose had abruptly taken a hand
IN the affair, gesture of evaporation
prefacing her call: "Alan!"
To her Mr.. Law turned instantly,
with such alacrity that none who
watched might doubt which Of the two
women came first IN his esteem.
Nor was this wasted upon the under.
standing o. Judith. Eyeing Fer mar.
rowly though furtively, Mr.. Barcus
saw her handsome face darken omin.
ously.
And her father was as quick to
recognize these portents of trouble
and to seek to advantage himself OF
them.
His head craned out horribly on hia
long. wasted neck as he pitched Q
sibilant whisper for her ears, and his
face in the moonlight seemed to glow
with the reflection of that inferno
which smoldered in his evil
But one was sllenced, the other
quenched, all In a twinkling. His
daughter turned :,n him In flash OF
imperial rage.
Barcus caught snatches Of the won.
ans TRADE.
BE SILENT" he heard her say. BE
silent, do you hear? Don't ever speak
to me again unless you want me to re-
place that gag. I say, don't speak to
me! I am finished with you
once and for all time; never again
shall you pervert my nature to your
damnable purposes-never again shall
word or wish Of yours drive me to
lift my hand against man who has
never done you the least harm, though
your persecution Of him would have
acquitted him of a charge of man.
slaughter in any court-on grounds of
self-defense! Understand mel"
she ragged. I'm through. Henceforth
I go my way, and you yours :"
Her voice broke. She clenched her
hands into two tight fists with the
effort at self-control, and lifted Z
writhen face to the moonlight.
God help US both" she cried.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-04

The end of the 1owermost ladder
hung within easy reach from the floor
Of the tunnel.
But even as Alan lifted his hands to
grasp The bottom Tung Tie openina
the top Of the shaft was temporarily
obscured.
Thrilled with apprehension, he hest.
tated: Marrophat was up there, he lit
tie doubted; hardly like that one to
overlook the ladder-shaft in preparing
the tunnel to be living tomb.
What is it," Rose demanded at his
elbow, in atshaken whisper.
Nothing" he lied instantly, and
selling the bottom rung, swung him.
self up. ''But wait for me till signal
the coasts clear" he warned before
committing himself finally to the as
cent.
Marrophat or no Marrophat at the
top, there was nothing for him to do
but to grasp the nettle danger with
steady hand, unflinching. Even though
he were shot dead on emerging from
the shaft, it were better than to die
down there, like a rat in trap. Z.
He had climbed not more than half
dozen rungs when a voice hailed
from above: ..H ,..
"Law-Oh, Mister Law. I say-don't
come up-here's present for YOU"
Pausing without answer he looked
up. A few drops of water splattered
his face, like heavy rain. Almost i'm.
mediately the blue sky was per-
manently eclipsed: heavy cascade of
water, almost a solid column, shot
down the shaft with terrific force.
Half-drowned and wholly dazed, he
felt himself picked up and dragged
away from the waterfall.
Then, as his senses cleared, he com.
pretended the fact that the tunnel
was already filling; that where they
stood 1t was already ankle deep; while
the water continued to fall without
hint Of letup.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-04
CHAPTER XIII.
Camp-for-the.NIoht,

Camp-for-the-NIght.
well, gents!' the driver observed
oheerfully, withdrawing head and
hands from long and intimate coEl
munion with the stubborn genius be
meath the hood. II reckon you-all
mays we'll make up yore minds ia
christen this hyeh salubrious spot
Camp-for.the-Night. You won't be
goin' no fartheh-not just t present.
Pulling this old wagon through them
desert sands back yondeh has Just
naturally broke the heart of that en-.
gine!"
What, precisely, is the trouble?"
Alan Law inquired, rousing from anx-
sous preoccupation.
plumb bust all to hell" the chauf-
feur explained tersely.
Nothing could be fairer, more ex-
act and comprehensive than that"
Tom Barcus commented.
Law nodded a head too weary to
respond to the others humor. His
worried eyes reviewed the scene Of
the breakdown.
whats to be done?" Mr.. Law won.
2ered aloud.
Take it calm," the affable chauffeur
advised. "Frettin won't get you.all
nothin'. If it was me, I'd call it q
day, make fire, get them cushions
out of the cyah, and get some rest.
You can't do nothin' till get back.
anyway, and that won't be much be.
tore sunup."
Where are you going?" Barcus de.
nanded.
"Walkin', friend; just walkin'-"
What for?"
ITO fetch help-leastways, onless
yo've got some kick comm and 'ud
ruther stop hyeh permanent"
He turned off and busted himself
with preparations against his journey.
Its simply things like this make
me believe this isn't, after all, moth
Ing more nor less than a long-drawn-
out nightmare" Barcus observed pen.
lively.
But Mr.. Law was no more attend
ing: he had turned away and was just
then standing by the running board of
the motor car and civilly explaining
to Miss Judith Urine the purpose of
the chauffeur's expedition.
Discovery of this circumstance
worked a deep wrinkle between the
brows as we'll as into the humor of
Mr.. Barcus.
Here, he promised himself, was a
situation to titillate the Comic Muse
Itself. He pointed out in turn the sew
eral component parts: the motor car
derelict in the hollow of those awful
and silent hills-for all the world like
mouse petrified with fright at finding
itself in the midst of herd of ele-
plants; in the car, that aged monoma.
MAC, Mr.. Seneca Urine, author of all
their woes and misadventures, gnash.
Ing his teeth in impotent rage to find
himself in close juxtaposition to and
helpless to injure the man for whose
life he lusted with an insatiate pas.
sion; the latter standing outside the
car, in polite conversation with Mr..
Trine's mutinous Judith-talking tc
her in the friendliest fashion mag
Unable, precisely as if she had moi
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-04
beg Of you both, let dogs delight t

beg Of you both, let dogs delight tc
bark and bite"
He got no farther: Judith's cart
were as quick as his own; she, too
had caught the sound Of bells behind
the base Of the hill. And Of sudden
without another word, she turned and
flung away into the. heavy thickets Of
underground that masked all the can.
yon, to either side of the wagon.trail
In twinkling she had lost herself to
view in their labyrinthine shadows.
The remainder of that business was
transacted rapidly enough. There
were no preparations to be made;
once Alan had ridden up with his
three burros, nothing remained but to
mount and make off without delay.
Before morning they were all rid.
ing like so many hypnotized subjects,
fatigue bearing SO heavily on all their
senses that none spoke or cared to
speak.
Broad daylight surprised them in
this state, still stubbornly travelling;
and shortly afterward showed them
one place so perilous that it shocked
them temporarily awake.
This was simply spot where the
trail came abruptly to an end on one
side of cleft in the hills quite thirty
feet wide and several hundred in
depth, and was continued on the far.
Their side, the chasm being spanned by
bridge of the simplest character
no more than footway Of boards
bound together with ropes none to
substantial In seeming, with another
rope. breast-high, to serve as hand;
rail.
Alan tested the bridge cautiously
It bore him. He returned, helped Rose
to cross, and with her once safely
landed on the other side, took his Nfel
in his hands and, aided by a Barcus
unaffectedly afflicted with Qualms,l
somehow or other (neither of them
knew precisely how persuaded tho
burros to cross.
<AAtOA SA0S, SAOu6A IA0 way 6A0"
more broad and easy and even showed
symptoms Of decline, they had not
enough strength left to sustain
through another hour.
And what they thought good for.
tune opportunity at this pass, brought
them to q clearing dotted with the
buildings Of an abandoned copper
mine. Not soul was in evidence
there, but the rude structures 0Iered
shelter for beast as we'll as man.
Barely had they made Rose as com.
Portable as might be upon the rough
plank flooring of one of the sheds
and tethered the burros out Of sight,
when Alan collapsed as if drugged.
while Barcus, who had elected himself
to keep the first watch and purposed
doing it in sitting position, with
his back against the door-jamb, felt
sleep overcoming him like . dense.
dark cloud.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-04

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
! film of earth that had fallen from
the crumbling walls.
When the blazing fuse dropped
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-04
Az In 4 Glass, Oarkly.

Thoughtfully Mr.. Barcus returned
bis attention to the lovers.
II the evidence of his senses did not
mislead him, he was witnessing their
FIRST difference of opinion. It was not
an argument acute enough to deserve
the name of quarrel; but undoubtedly
the two were at odds upon some ques-
tion-Rose insistent, Alan reluctant
The last gave way in the end,
shrugged, returned to the car.
I'm going back up the TRAIL" he
announced, and hesitated oddly.
Feeling the need of some little ex-
ercise, no doubt" Barcus suggested
Rose thinks it's dangerous to stop
here" Alan began to explain, ignoring
the interruption.
Miss Rose is right-eh, Miss Ju.
dith?" Barcus interpolated.
Judith nodded darkly.
80 I'm going to see if I can't buy
burros from the prospector back there.
Rose says he has some-doesn't know
how many"
Three will be enough" Judith inter-
posed. II mean, don't get one for me.
I'm stopping here"
But" Alan started to protest
She gave him pause with a weary
gesture.
please! It's no good arguing, Mr..
Law: I've made up my mind; can be
most helpful here, by my fathers
side," she asserted, and nodded at
Urine with significant smile that
maddened him. 'He needs me-and
no harm can come to me; I'm pretty
well able to take care Of myself"
At this the innocent bystander
breathed an unheard but fervent little
prayer of thanksgiving, whose spirit
he doubted not was shared by Alan.
For it stuck in the memory of Bar.
Gus that their friend, the prospector
(whose shack had sheltered Rose and
Barcus after their transit of the desert
! and prior to the man-made avalanche,
which had afforded this temporary i'm.
munity from pursuit) had mentioned
In the hearing of Rose the fact that
his string Of burros was limited to
three. s
This, then, must have been the nub
Of the lovers quarrel: Roses insist.
ance that Judith be left behind, Alan's
reluctance to consent to this lest he
convict himself of the charge of rank
ingratitude, remembering the great
service his erstwhile antagonist had
done him. ~a...,
If only Judith might not find cause
to change her mind!
He set himself sedulously to divert
Judith with the magic of his converse
tional powers-an Offering Indifferent
ly received. He was still blithely
gossiping when Judith flung away to
her sisters SIDE
The ensuing quarrel seemed but the
more portentous in view of the re
straint imposed upon themselves by
both parties thereto, 81
He believed, however, that crisis
impended when the tinkle Of mule
bells sounded down the canyon road;
and at this he threw discretion to thu
i winds and ran toward the two with
hands upheld in mock horror and 9
manner of humorous protest.
Ladies. led.es!" he pleaded. "a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-04
CHAPTER XIV,
The Bowels Of the Earth.

U0 oOwSb0 u Sb0 eOTSUs
Awaking befell Mr.. Barcus In q
fashion sufficiently sharp and startling
to render him Indifferent to the benefl-
cial effects of some eight hours Of
dreamless slumber.
He discovered himself lying fiat on
his face, with somebody's inconsider.
ate, heavy hand purposely grinding the
said face into the aged and splintery
planks of the shed flooring. At the
nuluo lille Utner nauus were Uusy
binding his own together by the
wrists and lashing the same to the
small of his back by means Of a cord
passed around his middle, while his
natural if somewhat spasmodic efforts
to kick were sadly hampered by the
fact that mis- ankles had already been
secured by means of half dozen half
bitches and a square knot.
His hands attended to, his head was
released. Promptly he lifted it and
essayed to yell; an effort rendered
abortive by the gag that was thrust
between his, teeth the instant his
jaws opened.
Then he heard a laugh, a cold,
mirthless chuckle. f+'.
Now the blood Of Thomas Barcus
ran cold Tor he thought it did; which
amounts to much the same thing.
For if his senses had played fair, the
laugh he had heard was the laugh of
Mr.. Marrophat, head-devil in the serv.
ice Of Seneca Urine -s.
He twisted his head to one side
and glancing along the floor, saw moth.
ing but the wall. Twisted the other
way, at the cost of a splinter in his
nose, the effort was repaid by the dis.
covery of Rose Trine in plight like
his own-wrists and ankles bound,
gagged into the bargain-the width OF
the shed between them.
But Of Alan Law, no sign. .-..
The heart of Mr.. Barcus checked
momentarily; he shut his eyes and
shivered in an uncomfortable seizure
Of dread.
Then, tormented beyond endurance
by the fears he suffered for the safety
of his friend. he began to wriggle and
squirm like a crippled snake, pain
fully inching his way across the floor
toward .Rose-with what design, heav-
en- alone knows! Dimly his men.
tai vision comprehended the bare pos.
sibility of his being able, with his fast
numbing fingers, to work loose the
knots at Roses wrists; but deep in
his heart he knew this to be nothing
but forlornest hope.
With infinite pains he had con-
trived to bridge the distance by half,
or possibly not quite so much, when
q dark body put the sunlight Of the
open doorway into temporary eclipse.
Another followed it. Boots dumped
heavily on the flooring. The laugh
sounded again, apparently in ironic ap-
probation Of Mr.. Barcus' efforts. Two
pairs Of hands seized him, one be-
meath the shoulders. tho other b.
meath the knees. and he was lugged
laboriously out into the sunlight, car
Red q considerable distance, and de.
posted unceremoniously within q few
feet Of the mouth Of the abandoned
ct the moment when he had
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-03-04

6SSSCTUs
fallen little short Of comprising his
death, not once, but half a dozen
times; Judith herself poised on the
rcnning-board and smiling down at
her victim with warmth patiently
even more than the warmth Of friend.
ship; and at some little distance, Rose,
Mr.. Laws flancee and Judith's sister,
eating her heart out with jealousy Of
this new.sprung intimacy between her
sister and her lover!
bad business, my friend!'' Barcus
mentally apostrophized the unwilling
Alan Law.
He interrupted himself to nod know.
inElY ard with profound conviction:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Hitchcock Says
This Country is to
Lead Them ALI

zone Of the results Of the great war
will be to develop international law and
an interest in International affairs"
said Senator @. NJ Hitchcock. in ad-
dressing the Omaha Real Estate exchange
yesterday. He declared that at the close
OF the war we would stand as the great
est nation in the world. and that we
are destined 10 become what some writer
has already called the nation, the con-
science OF the world
Touching on prosperity and the real
estate business. he declared Omaha has
not yet reached it's full destiny, and rapid
as the development OF Omaha has been
in the last two or three years. its de-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Neyin.Damon wedding.

Miss wilma whiting Damon, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Frank Damon.
was married at 4 O'Clock this afternoon
az the Lowe Avenue Presbyterian church,
10 Mr.. Kirkwood Scott Eevin Of Youngs-
town, o., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Il.
Nevin OF Youngstown. The Rev. DR.. Il.
A. Ernst officiated. .t+'.....
Only members OF the families and a
few intimate friends were present. The
out-of-town guests we're the parents OF
the bridegroom, Mr.. and Mrs. James Il
Nevin; the sister to the bride. Mrs. J -.
Allen Of Washington, d. c.; the bride
aunt, Mrs. c. ~ Church OF West Mentor.
o.; and the brothers OF the bridegroom,
Mr.. Robert Nevin and Master James
Nevin OF Youngstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nevin will be at home
after March !, at Youngstown, o., where
they viii make their future home.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30

velopment Is still behind the manifest
demands Of its tributary territory lie
declared that the next few years would
sec greater development still In Omaha.
Thomas r. Barkworth. prominent at
torney Of Jackson. Mich, and member Of
the democratic national committee. pres
emf at the dinner as the guest of sena-
tor Dodge. praised Omaha and its great
development and said he was repeatedly
surprised at the rapid progress the city
is making.
DR.. p l.. Hall OF Lincoln spoke briefly
saying so great is Omaha's development
that ne looks for the day to come When
Omaha will be introducing bill to an
mex Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Harper-Evans Wedding.

iAnI UCA~GN1Aa
Miss Ruth Fay Evans. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard r. Evans. was married
this afternoon at O'Clock. at the home
of her parents to Mr. Hugh ii. Harper,
son OF Mrs. Il. L. Harper OF Carthage,
Ill. The Rev. DR.. Edwin II. jerks read
the marriage service before an improvised
altar Of flowers and Christmas green
with background OF palms and ferns in
the llving-room.
The bride and bridegroom we're unat-
tended. The ring was carried by little
Evelyn Harper, and the ribbon bearers
were little Doris segur and Mary Alice
Kelley.
on either side OF the altar stood large
French baskets with Mrs. Ward roses,
and a single instrument. the harp, played
throughout the marriage service.
The bride wore her going-away gown.
a handsome costume OF blue chiffon
velvet trimmed with marten fur. The
hat was OF velvet with god lace and
French flowers.
After the ceremony and greetings 10
the bridal pair a wedding supper was
served in the dining room. where Rich
mond roses carried out the scheme OF
.decorat n. Assisting at the supper were
Mrs. Charles u. Burmester. jr. Mrs
Ralph r. segur. Miss Mario Hodge. Miss
Mary Ryan and Miss Emily Wentworth
The out-of-town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo M. Blair OF Ashland. ILL.,, Miss
Pearl Harper OF Carthage. H.. ana Miss
Anna Owen OF Owen. Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harper will be at home
IN their residence. Just completed. at
F'ifty-ninth and Harvey streets. after
February !.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Inteesting Guest.

Mrs. George w. Pepoon Of Warren, ILL.,.
arrived in Omaha Tuesday morning to
be the guest OF her nephew and niece,
Mr. and Mrs F. II. Cole. Mrs Pepoon
Is the widow OF the late Captain George
w. Pepoon OF the famous Illinois Ninety
sixth volunteers and one OF the best
known Masons in the mld-western states.
Mrs. Pepoon will be with Mr.. and Mrs.
Cole until Saturday. when she will go to
Fremont TO visit her sister, Mrs. Manley
Rogers, for q few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Dance for Miss Olga Metz.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Metz give dance
at their home this evening for their
daughter. Miss Olga Metz. The rooms
will DO decorated in Christmas green and
red and emblems OF the holidays with
poinsettias. The out-of-town gusts for
the function will be Miss Henrietta Fort
OF Chicago, guest OF Miss Olga Metz. and
Miss Mary Bridcnthai OF Wymore. The
affair will be chaperoned by;
Messrs. and Mechanics
Fred Metz, Pierre Moriarty,
Louis Metz. Charles ~. Metz
A. r. Smith. Charles Metz.
Herman Metz,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Sorority Affair.

Miss Lucy Harte had buffet luncheon
in honor OF Miss Margharctta Burke
Tuesday afternoon. Assisting Miss Harte
were Mesdames George Tunison. Percy
Stevens and Fred Cox. The out-of-town
guests were Miss Verne Stocking OF Dem
ison. Ia; Mrs. Max Beghtol OF Lincoln
and Mrs. Walter Hopeweil OF Teksmah.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Kensington for Guests.

Mrs. #. II. Cole gave an informal ken
slngton this afternoon in honor OF Mrs.
George w. Pepoon of Warren, ILL.,: Mrs.
Will. Ruff OF Chicago. her house guests;
Mrs. Plat, Mrs. Edwin Plat and Miss
Frances Plat OF Denver, guests OF Miss
Kate McHugh. and Mrs, Thomas Hey
ward OF Pittsburgh, formerly Miss Mar
guerite Busch of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
YZNcEnT ASzoR ANn HzsS Jo1zN $500,

Many social affairs have been planned
In her honor.
Mr.. Harold Van Dusen has gone -
Holyoke. Col, to take a position in the
First National bank there.
Mr. Robert Furlong OF Springfield. ILL.,.
is the house guest Of MIR. and Mrs.
Thomas Gentleman.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
LOop.Rinard Wedding.

Miss Hazel Rinard OF Shenandoah. Ia.
and Mr. Roland ~ Loop OF Chicago were
married at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
at tho Dicts Memorial parsonage by the
Rev. Charles N. Dawson. They were at
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Holiday Guests.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nets are enter
Gaining two out-of-town guests for their
daughter. Miss Olga Metz Miss Henrietta
Fort OF Chicago. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerrit Fort arrived Tuesday morn
Ing 10 visit In Omaha until January /.
The other house guest IL Mas Mary
Bridenthai OF wymore. who viii be in
The city for a few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
At Omaha Club.

Mrs. NJ. A. Hall entertained at luncheon
this afternoon ut the Omaha club In
honor of Mrs. Horn of New York city
who is the house guest Of MIR and Mrs
Waite Squier. .s..'.-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30

Three Drown at Hartsvilie, Tenn
HARTSVIILE, Tenn. Dec. 2s.-Albert
Jared %. and two sisters, HIKE, p, and
Fannie, IL, were drowned near here last
night when their horse, backed the buggy
in which they were riding into a stream
they had Just forded.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
8. 9. William Hamilton.
Past Festivities.

Miss Francis Cleland and Miss Mary
Cleland entertained the Odiz club Monday
afternoon at matinee party at the
orpheum theater. Eleven guests were
present.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Cured His RUPTURE

was badly ruptured while lining trunk sew
eral years ago. Doctors Eaid my only hope OF cure
was an operation. Trusses did good.
Finally got hold OF something that quickly and
completely cured me- Years have passed and the
rupture has never returned. although am doing
hard work carpenter There was no opera
ton, lost time trouble. ! have nothing 70
sell. but will give full information about how you
may find complete without operation, II
you write 70 me. Eugene NJ. Pullen. Carpenter.
491 b Marceus Avenue, Mauasuusn, N. J. Better
cut out this notice and show It to any others who
are ruptured-you may life or at least stop
the misery Of rupture and the worry and danger
Of operation.-Advertisement
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30

tended by Mr.. and Mrs. oliver shaffer
OF Shenandoah.
Mr.. and Mrs, Loop will make their
future home I'm Chicago
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Random Notes of Society.

Miss Hazel Haskell has gone to Wood
bIne. Ia. where she will be the guest of
DR., and Mrs. Fiothow for two weeks
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
Dinner. Theater Party.

Mrs. Arthur crittenden Smith gives
Elnner 10 TWENTY-FIVE guests this evening
for her daughter. Miss Helen Smith. The