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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-04

He came swiftly into the room from
the hall, and not from his closet The
look Of relief in Yyonne's eyes was
shortlived. She saw Amusement in
the faces OF the two old men-and
knew,
After we have had the feats OF
magic" Brood was saying. Miss Des.
mond will read to you. ladies and gen
tlemen, that chapter of our Journal
My Gawd!" groaned both of the
middle-aged gentlemen. looking at
their watches.
"-relating to-"
You'll have to excuse me. Brood,
really, you know, Important engage
ment uptown"
sit down. Cruger," exclaimed Hod,
der, The lady won't miss You"
"-relating to our first encounter
with the great and only Ranjab," pur-
sued Brood, oracularly. we found
him in a little village far up in the
mountains. He was under sentence
Of death for murder. BY the way,
lvonne, the kris you have in your
hand is the very weapon the good fel,
low used in the commission of his
crime. He was in prison and was to
die within a fortnight after our arrival
in the town. ! heard of his unhappy
plight and all that had led up to II.
His case interested me tremendously,
One night, a week before the proposed
execution, my friends and | stormed
the little prison and rescued him. We
were just getting over the cholera and
needed excitement. That was fifteen
years ago. He has been my trusted
body servant ever since. | am sure
you will be interested In what | havs
written about that thrilling adven-
ture."
Yvonne had dropped the ugly knife
upon the table as II 1t we're a thing
that scorched her fingers.
did he-really kill a man." whis-
pered Miss Janey, with horror In her
eyes.
He killed a woman. His wife. Miss
Janey. She had been faithless, you
see. He cut her heart out. And now.
Ranjah, are you ready?"
The Hindu salaamed. "Ranjab Is
always ready, sahib," said he.
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CHAPTER VIII.
"He Killed a Woman

His face was livid with rage. Fol
s moment he glowered upon the two
4 old men, his fingers working spasmod
ically, his chest heaving with the vol
canic emotions he was trying so hard
to subdue. Then he whirled about
, to glare into the han.
"ln Gods name, Freddy, boy, what's
happened?" cried old Mr.. Riggs, all
! a-tremble.
. Some minutes passed before he could
/ trust himself to speak. Ugly veins
stood out on his pale temples, as he
4 paced the floor in front Of them. Even.
! tuallJ Mr.. Dawes ventured the vital
n question, in a somewhat hushed voice.
\ Have you-guarreled with your ia.
I Their, Freddy"
4 The young man threw up his arms
in a gesture Of despair. There was
! a wall Of misery in his voice as he
D grated out:
I "In the name of God, why should he
4 hate mt as he does? What have l
\ done? Am not a good son to him?'
Y "Hush!" implored Mr.. Dawes, nerv.
Y ously. He'll hear you"
II Hear mel" cried Frederic, and
4 laughed aloud In his recklessness.
n "Why shouldn't he hear me? By
H God, I'll not stand 1t a day longer. He
A wouldn't think of treating a dog as
Y he treats me. God, II, why, he is
actually forcing me to hate him. /
\t1o hate him! l swear to heaven, ID
hf!gas in my heart to kill him down
N there just now. L" He could not
u 20 on. He choked up and the tears
N rushed to his eyes. Abruptly turning
4 away, he threw himself upon the
kcouch and buried his face on his arms,
! sobbing like a little child.
T{ The old men, distressed beyond the
Hpower of speech, mumbled incoherent
of comfort as they slowly edged
'hout toward the door. They tiptoed
Unto the hall and neither spoke until
SHtheir bedroom door was closed behind
tthem. Mr.. Dawes even tried 1t to see
Rthat 1t was safely latched.
III The curtains parted and Yvonne
,Plooked in upon the wretched Frederic.
w,There was a look of mingled pain and
Reconsideration in her wide open eyes.
ikFor a moment she stood there regard
Ding him in silence. Then she swiftly
iicrossed the room to the couch in the
Ecorner where he sat huddled up, his
fHshoulders still shaking with the mis-
berry that racked him. Her hand went
lSout to touch the tousled hair, but
iVstopped before contact. Slowly she
sRdrew back, with q glance Of ~apprehen-
js~iou toward The door OF the Hlndu's
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with Miss Followed, He took in the
situation at a glance. Was it reliei
that sprang into his eyes as he saw
the two old men?
Frederic came down from the win.
dow, somewhat too swiftly for one who
Is moved by shame and contrition, and
faced the group with a wellassumed
look Of modification in his pale,
twitching face, He spoke in low, re-
pressed tones, but not once did he
permit his gaze to encounter that OF
his father.
I'm awfully sorry to have made q
nuisance of myself. 1t does 90 to my
head and IL dare say the heat of
the o helped to do the work. I'm
all right now, however. The fresh air
did me a lot of good. Hope you'n
overlook my foolish attempt to be a
devil OF a fellow" He hesitated a mo-
ment and then went on, more clearly.
I'm all right now, father. 1t shall not
nappen again, l can promise you
that" A close observer might have
seen the muscles of his jaw harden
as ne uttered the final sentence. He
intended that his father should take
1t as a threat, not as an apology.
Brood was watching him closely, a
puzzled expression in his eyes; gradu-
ally 1t developed into something like
admiration. In the clamor of voices
that ensued the older man detected
the presence of an underlying note of
censure for his own behavior. For the
first time in many years he expert,
enced a feeling of shame.
Someone was speaking at his
elbow. Janey Followed, in her young.
enthusiastic voice, shrilled something
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We WIN GNSuSS tou' TTeoeT'Cs
to the spot, blushing with shame and
dismay.
where are you going? To tell
him." he gasped.
She waited an instant, and then
came toward him. He never could
have explained the unaccountable i'm
pulse that forced him to fall back a
few steps as she approached. Her eyes
were gazing steadily into his, and her
red lips were parted.
THAT is as 1t should be-" she was
saying, but he was never sure that he
heard the words. His knees grew
weak. He was in the tolls! NOW,
you must pull yourself together" she
went on in such a matter-of.fact tone
that he Strengthened up involuntarily.
Come! Wipe the tear stains from
your cheeks"
He obeyed, but his lips still quiv.
cred with the rage that had been
checked by the ascendency Of another
and even nor devastating emotion.
She was standing quite close to him
now, her slender figure swaying
slightly as II moved by some strange,
rhythmic melody to which the heart
beat time. Her eyes were soft and
velvety again; her smile tender and
appealing. The vivid white OF her
arms and shoulders seemed to shed
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CHAPTER VlI-Continued.

Then, before their startled, horror.
struck eyes, the Hindu coolly plunged
the elittering blade into his breast,
driving it in to the hilt!
Good Lord!" shouted the two old
-Anen.
: Ranjab serenely replaced the sword
In its scabbard.
1T is not always the knife that finds
the heart" said he, so slowly, so full
Of meaning, that even the old men
gFasped the significance of the cryptic
remark.
"A Teller can be fooled, no matter
how closely he watches" said Mr..
dawes, and he was not referring to
the amazing sword trick.
mo, sir" said Mr.. Riggs, with
gloomy irrelevance, II don't like that
woman"
The old spell Of the Orient had
fallen upon the ancients. They we're
hearing the vague w~hisperings Of
voices that came from nowhere, as
they had heard them years ago in the
mystic silences OF the East.
Ssh! One comes" said Ranjab,
softly. 1T will be the masters son."
An instant later his closet door
closed noiselessly behind him and the
old men were alone, blinking at each
other. There was no sound from the
hall. They waited, watching the cur
tanned door. At last they heard foot.
steps on the stairs, quick footsteps of
the young.
Frederick strobe rapidly into the
room.
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TO be nice and good and reasonable.
James? mean about poor FREDERICK"
His face clouded again. DO you
know what you are doing to the boy?"
he asked bluntly.
Quite as well as | know what you
are doing to him" she replied quickly.
He stiffened. Cant you see what u
Is coming to-"
Yes. He was on the point OF leaving
your house, never to come back to il
again. That's what 1t Is coming to-"
she said, lively.
"Why-why, he'd starvei' cried The
man, shaken in spite Of himself. He
has never done a days labor, he
doesn't know how to carr a living.
He"
And who is to blame? You, James,
you! You have tied his hands. aud
have penned him up in"
I'VE viii not go into that he inter
rupted coldly.
Very we'll. have advised him u
bide his time"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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SYNOPSIS.

In the New York home Of James Brood
OaWes and Riggs, his two old pensioners
S 6o comrades, await the coming of
D,ooo S son Frederic to learn the contents
"a wireless from Brood, but Frederic.
aLter reading. throws it into the fire and
!eaVeS the room without a word. Frederic
sells Lydia Desmond, his iancee, that the
~tnessage announces his fathers marriage
anu orders the house prepared for an i'm
mediate homecoming. Mrs. Desmond. the
Housekeeper and Lydia's mother, tries to
cool trederic's temper at the impending
n Brood and his bride arrive. She
wins Frederic's liking at first meeting.
prood shows dislike and yelled hostility to
ms son. Lydia n Mrs. Brood meet in
me Jade-room, where Lydia works as
PROOFS Secretary. The room, dominated
oy a great gold Huddha, Brood's father
confessor. Is furnished in oriental mag
innocence. Mrs, Brood. after a talk with
LYDIA, which leaves the latter puzzled, is
disturbed by the appearance of Ranjab,
me Hindu servant OF Brood. Mrs. Brood
makes changes In the household and
gains her husbands consent to send Mrs.
and Lydia away. She tries to
tatnom the mystery of Brood's separation
from his first wife. and his dislike of his
son, but fails. Mrs. Brood fascinates
Frederic. They visit Lydia and her moth
sr IN their new apartment. Mrs. Brood
oeglns to fear Rarjab in his uncanny ap-
pearances and disappearance and Fred
enc, remembering his fathers East Indian
stories and firm belief in magic, fears un-
known evil. Rarjab performs feats Of
magic for Dawes and Riggs.
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into his ear that caused him to lool
at her In utter amazement. It was sc
astounding that he could not believe
he heard Alright. He mumbled In a
questioning tone, Il beg your pardon?'
and she repeated her remark.
How wonderfully like you Frederic
is, Mr.. Brood" Then she added: DO
you know, I've never noticed 1t until
tonight. It's really remarkable"
1T is a most gratifying discovery"
said he, and turned to speak to Mrs.
Desmond. He did not take his gaze
from Frederic's white, set face, how
ever! and, despite the fact that he
knew the girl had uttered an idle com
monplace, he was annoyed to find
himself studying the features Of Ma
tides boy with an interest that
seemed almost laughable when he con.
sidered 1t later on.
His guests found much to talk about
in the room. He was soon being
dragged from one object to another
and ordered to reveal the history, the
use and the nature Of countless things
that obviously were intended to be
just what they seemed; such as rugs,
shields, lamps, and 81 forth. He was
ably assisted by Messrs. Riggs and
Dawes, who lied p%rodlgiously in a
frenzy Of rivalry.
What a perfectly delightful Bud
dha," cried Miss Janey, stopping In
front Of the idol. How perfectly
lovely he is-or Is It a she, Mr..
Brood?"
Frederic Joined Lydia at the table.
"A delicious scene, wasn't III" he
asked, bitterly. in lowered tones.
Her fingers touched his. What did
he mean, Freddy? Oh, l felt so sorry
for you. 1t was dreadful"
Don't take 1t so seriously, Lyddy,"
he said, squeezing her hand gently.
Both of them realized that 1t was the
nearest thing to a caress that had
passed between them In a fortnight
or longer. A wave Of shame swept
through him. Dear old girl, my dear
old girl" he whispered brokenly.
Her eyes radiated joy, her lips part.
ed in a wan, tremulous smile Of sur.
prise, and a soft sigh escaped them.
my dear, dear boy" she murmured,
and was happier than she had been In
weeks.
"See here. old chap" said one of the
middle-aged gentlemen, again consult
ing his watch as he loudly addressed
his host. cant you hurry this per.
Torrance of yours along a bit? 1t Is
after ten. you know"
q" will summon the magician" said
Brood. BE prepared, ladies' and gen.
tlemen, to meet the devil. Ranjab Is
the prince of darkness"
He lifted his hand to strike the
gong that stood near the edge OF the
table.
Involuntarily four pairs of eyes fas.
tened their gaze upon the door to the
Hindu's closet. Three mellow, softly
reverberating "booms" filed the room.
Almost instantly the voice of the Hin,
du was heard.
-Ai-ee, sahib!"
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She laughed. 81 shall pay no at.
tenticn to such nonsense. You are an
honest fool and / don't blame You
Wiser men than you have fallen IL
love with me, so why not you? like
you. Freddy, | like YOU very. very
much. i"
You like me because / am his
son" he cried holly.
IF you were not his son | should
despise you" she said deliberately.
cruelty. He WINGED. There. now;
we've said enough. You must be
sensible, You will discover that | am
very, very sensible. 1t is Lydia whom
you love. not l."
Before heaven. Yyonne, | do love
her, That's what | cannot understand
about myself" He was pacing the
floor.
But ! understand" she said, qui-
city. Now go away, please, And
don't let me hear another word about
leaving your fathers house. You are
not to take that step until | command
You to go. Do you understand"
He stared at her in utter bewilder-
ment for a moment, and slowly nodded
his head, Then he turned toward the
door, shamed and Inundated beyond
words.
AS he vent swiftly down the stairs
his father came out upon the landing
above and leaned over the railing to
watch his descent. A moment later
Brood was knocking at Yvonne's door.
He did not wait for an invitation to
enter, but strobe into the room with
out ceremony.
She vas standing at the window
that opened out upon Me little stone
balcony, and had turned swiftly at
the sound Of the rapping. Surprise
gave way to an expression Of displeas-
ure.
What has Frederic been saying to
your" demanded her husband curtly,
after he had closed the door.
A faint sneer came to her lips.
Nothing, my dear James. that you
would care to know" she said, smol-
dering anger in her eyes.
you near something that
shouldn't know" he grated.
Are you forgetting yourself.
james," coldly.
He stared at her incredulousiy.
Good Lord! Are you trying to tell
me what shall do or say"
She came up to him slowly. James
we must both be careful. We must
not quarrel" Her hands grasped tbs
lapel Of his long lounging robe. There
was an appealing look In her eyes that
checked the harsh words even as they
o s to his lips. He found himself
looking into those dark eyes with the
same curious wonder In his own that
had become so common of late. Time
and again he had been puzzled BY
something he saw In their liquid
depths, something he could not fathom.
no matter how deeply he probed.
What Is there about you, Yvonne,
that hurts me-yes. actually hurts ms
when you look at me as you're look
Ing now?' he cried. almost roughly.
There Is something In your eyes
there are times when you seem to be
looking at me through eyes that are
not your own. lists quite un
canny. If you-"
Il assure you my eyes are all my
own" she cried, %fippantly. and yet
there was a slight trace OF nervous
ness in her name DO you intend
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Goes the Limit

When a woman is angry she tells =
nan just what she thinks OF him--ahs,
incidentally, Just what she thinks ~.
er people think of him
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-01-14

9th. by Rev. Kirk.-The Clifty Sun
day School is progressing nicely
with good attendance.-Mr. and Mrs.
o. J. Judd have recently moved TO
Booneville.-Mrs. M. C. Strong. who
has been visiting her parents OF
this place, returned 10 her home in
Louisville last Monday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Cornett gave the young
folks a New Year social. There were
many present and they reported a
nice time.-Lazarus Rowland has o
very severe rising on his forehead.
There was church service held at
the home OF Sanford Rowlands last
Wednesday afternoon by the Revs.
Kirk and Burnside.-Miss Owens
Harmon, the teacher OF the primary
grades at the Buck Greek Graded
School and Horton Treadway, OF
Lee County, were united in mar
riage at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w A. Adams, December 25th, by
Rev. Kirk. They Immediately left
for the brides home at Perryville,
Boyle County. May long life and
happiness be theirs.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-01-14

few Estill boys and girls entered
school at Berea last week.-Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Williams we're the
pleasant guests of n. w. Masters at
the Bend, Sunday--Henry Hines and
son, Omcr Mckinney Masters and
Earl Moumcie went to Red River
TO work for the l.. & N. r. r.. Co..
Russell Powell entertained quite n
few of his friends Saturday evening.
Those present were: Misses Mamie
and Barbara Elliot, Carney Scott.
Ollie and Katie Powell, Maud Henry,
Mamie and Bette Dunaway, Mamie
Cockerill and Elizabeth Masters. -
Messrs. Tom Bowen, Gentry Frazar,
Jack and Allen Powell, Lewis Will
son, John and Will Nolon, Walter
Crouch, John Siemon and Robert
Cockrill Shell with Ebb Lackey.
All had a delightful time and en-
joyed the music very much.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-01-14
0WSLEY COUNTY
Sulphur Springs

Sulphur Springs, Jan. "a large
crowd attended the entertainment at
this place last Saturday.-Reverend
Kirk, The Methodist Episcopal past
or, filled his regular appointment at
the Methodist Church Sunday. He
will begin a revival here January 10
Rev. George s. Watson OF Boone
vile is expected to preach here
Sunday.-Harlin Mays. Ed Arlie and
Flossie Moore Of this place are at
tending school at Cow Creek.-Har-
lin Napier was the welcome guest OF
Miss Hattie Moore last Weekday
Wilson Of Tallega made a business
trip to Lower Buffalo this week.
Willie Moore is expected TO leave
shortly to attend school at the f. X.
s. N. S. at Richmond.-Harrison
Mays will move to Winchester short
ly.-Several hogs in this neighbor-
hood are dying of cholera.-Rev.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-01-14
GARRARD COUNTY
Wallaceton

Wallaceton, Jan. 9.-Mrs. Laura
Cade and children Of Berea are Wis.,
iting friends and relatives here this
week.-Mrs.. Addie Gentry has been
confined TO her bed several days with
tonsilitis.-Mrs. Pattie Ponder and
children visited her mother, Mrs.
Dan Maupin, at Hickory Plain last
Week.-Mrs. Mary Bowler went TO
Richmond Saturday on business
Buren, Bird moved into the Her
rington property near Wallaceton
last weekEWill McShoron, who
visited with his mother, Mrs. G. II.
Baker, has returned TO his home at
Indianapolis, Ind.-Born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. James pickard, December 28,
girl. Her name is Eveline.
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Point Leavell

Point Leavell, Jan. ii.--Mrs. Rice
Woods has been very Ill the past
week but is much better.--A watch
party was given December 81 at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cornn
in honor OF the Misses Lucille Lack
ey and Fannie Dowden. All report
a pleasant time.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Moore are rejoicing over the
arrival OF boy.--Mrs. Ham was
called to Somerset this week to see
her daughter who is ill.-Will West
Of Richmond was the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Palmer last week, -
Miss Alta Hammonds left January
2 TO enter school at Berea.-Sam
Morgan left January to enter an
agricultural school in Virginia.
There is one case OF smallpox In
this vicinity but the patient is do
ing nicely.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-01-14
BREATHITT COUNTY


Lambric, Jan. 7--Joseph Bolcn
and $. y. Fugate and others of this
place were at Jackson on business
Monday.-A crowd OF the boys left
Jackson Monday, for Berea College.
to attend school this wintcr.-Some
OF the boys are talking OF going
away TO find work as the work in
This vicinity is very dull at this
time.--Rev NJ. ID. Stacy, who has
been confined to his room with
stomach trouble for three months is
not any better.-D. Fraisher, OF
Quicksand. was in this vicinity
branding ties, Tuesday, and says
the tie business is dull. James
Blanton, one OF the supervis-
ors, Is al Jackson on duty
this week. =. The tide that has
just passed cut a hole out in
the road near the mouth OF Miney
Branch till II can not be passed, till
IL is fixed.
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LAUREL COUNTY
Pittsburu

Pittsburg, Jan. i2.-The Pittsburg
graded school is progressing nicely
with good observation-disclosures
Bowling and Elmer Heron, two
Laurel County teachers, are plan
ming on starting to Pittsburg graded
school next Monday, where they will
remain until March. They then
intend going to S. B. M. S. at Lon
dOn.-Henry Vaughn shot and killed
Ed. Adams, January 2. Adams and
three other men came out and
Vaughn struck him with a pistol.
Vaughn drew a pistol from his pock-
ct and killed Adams. Vaughn came
clear on examining trial-Charley,
the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bowman, is very i'll with pneumon-
ia.-Mrs. Rachel Upton, who has
been i'll for some time continues
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ESTILL COUNTY
Iron Mound

Iron Mound, Jan. i0.-Ambr0so
Fielder of Cow Greek has returned
home after several weeks visit with
his daughter, Mrs. j. T. Vaughn.-Ar-
thur Stephens and family OF He'll
derson, are spending the winter
with Miss Stephens, and Mrs. Eme-
line Harris of this place.-John and
Leonard Fluffy, Of Iowa, are visiting
relatives and friends here.-Dock
Bergman and family are planning
to move TO Irvine soon.-Aunt Mary
Williams, as she is usually called. is
quite sick at this writing.-Most OF
the tobacco raisers have the blues
over the low prices.-Ambros Chris
topher, Stephen Sparks, and Wilbert
Moores of this place have gone to
Berea TO school this winter.-Mrs.
]. w. Sparks spent from Monday
until Wednesday of last week with
her brother. Joe Vaughn, OF College
Hill.-The old year has gone and
the new is here. Let's all try TO do
more for others in the future than
we have in the past and try TO live
more as our dear Master would have
US live.
Irvine
Irvine, Jan. ii.-Mr. and Mrs.
Garnett Powell OF Sand Hill visited
the formers parents this week.
Mrs. lobe Broadas of Richmond
spent the holidays with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. g. A. Powell.-Robert
Wilt returned home last week after
several days visit with friends at
Richmond and Red House. Quite a