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Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Brewer have
returned from Portland where Mrs.
Brewer visited during the holidays.
Rev. Charles Quincy of the Church
Of the Redeemer and Mrs. Quincy
will leave Sunday evening for Hot
Lake for a sojourn OF two weeks. AT
the meeting Of the vestry of the
church last evening. the vacation of
the rector was sanctioned. Rev. Quin-
ney has been troubled with rheuma-
tism for some time and 1t is hoped
that his stay at Hot Lake viii benefit
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Casper OF
walla Walla were in Pendleton for
short time last evening while enroute
TO Ohio and other eastern. points for
an extended visit.
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KANSTS CITY, Jan. Twelve
hundred or more of Americas sturdy
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CHAPTER II.
AND DOES NOT RETURN.

AMI OOho NOI RETURN.
know not why, but had an uneasy
feeling about Jack all that day, and it
increased after he had left the rectory
for Dhu-Corrig. For some time this
uneasy feeling took no precise shape,
but later on began to picture to my
self "a tidal wave" sweeping him off
the rock, and having lively imagina-
ton saw the imaginary scene clearly
and Jack struggling for his life in the
water. In the previous summer three
tenants of ours in a different part of the
country, all fathers Of families, had
been so swept of the rocks while fish
ing Gunner and drowned. Though re-
minded myself that Jack was splen-
did swimmer and diver and could do
anything in the water, 1 could not get
rid Of the vague sense of coming calam-
ity Of which I was conscious all day,
and which became greater and greater
as the sun set and darkness came on.
might not Jack be attacked by
cramp," I thought, "when in the wa
teri" True, he never had had a cramp,
nor did I know of any one who was
ever assailed in that way, but had
heard great deal Of talk about the
cramp. was sent to bed early, for ]
was only 8 years old. but I could not
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manner ana the matter OF ,nese exnor-

manner ana the matter OF these exnOr-
tations I resented, always, l hope, re-
membering that he was not only cler-
gyman, but an elderly man, and of
proud piety and rectitude. said moth
ing calculated to offend, but felt my
self becoming stiff necked and rebel
lious and all the old Adam rising strong
within me, and dare say this came out
in my manner and the tones of my voice.
But things reached their climax not
long after you left me and when Mr..
Freeman and his family had returned
to the rectory from short visit to an
adjoining country, where he has small
landed estate. very much mortgaged,
believe, and residence called Castle
Cove. The family spend a fortnight or
three weeks there every summer and
were about to make their annual mi
grafton when John Freeman was lost.
There is an old maiden lady in this par
ish who delights in giving the most trivi-
al conversation theological turn. One
unlucky day while visiting at her house
in company with my wife became so
daring and free spoken as to declare
that in my opinion the days mentioned
in the first book of Genesis were ages
or long intervals of time and not days
in our sense of the word. l believe that
in Dublin such an opinion would pass
without exciting establishment, and in
deed have been told that it is held by
some clergymen of piety and repute. A
few days later 1 was subjected toa very
pastoral visit from Mr.. Freeman. Ire
fused to retract my heresy, was obliged
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to listen to language of very cutting
description indeed, and ever since my
relations with Mr.. Freeman have been,
as l have said, strained, and our mu-
tual salutations of the very coolest char
acter. He thinks am corrupting the
flock, and think-well, no more of that
now. If he was harsh and censorious
then, he is plunged i'll deep tribulation
now.
The next brother is Edward, a tall,
loose jointed, black eyed and merry
STRIPPING, far more popular than John,
owing to his pleasant ways and ready
speech, greatly devoted to flute playing
and performances on the cornet II pig
ton, and a magnificent leaper and swim.
mer, though by no means as powerful
and athletic az his brother John, who
but l think l have sufficiently described
him already. There is no girl. Mex.
comes Sam, who is somewhat of non
descript, staid, self contained, stub
born sort of boy. The fourth son is
little boy called Charley, a weird look
ing child, all eyes, like young crow,
and who never laughs. Mrs. Freeman
is as quiet and unassuming as her hus.
band-at least where his pastoral au.
thority and sense of theological duty are
concerned-is not. She is kind, gentle,
most hospitable, truly Christian lady.
You have now a rapid sketch of this
bereaved family, which if this mystery
produces any fresh complexities or de-
velopments, as suspect it will, may be
of service to you for the better under
standing of my subsequent letters. It
may, too, put you into better position
for giving me hint or clew concerning
any possible explanation of the mystery
which may suggest itself to you. OF
such be not sparing, write at length,
fully weighing and considering all the
facts. Was John Freeman drowned or
murdered or spirited away and hidden,
or did he run away, or was he swept off
by the tide and picked up by passing
ship? Consider all the possibilities and
write. When we were at the depot to-
gether, l remember you used to guess
out the mystery Of novel from the first
few chapters. This disappearance is
curiously like the first chapter of nov
81. Bring your guessing and solving
powers to bear upon it and oblige,
yours truly, SAMUEL WATKINS.
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at home, but we could hear him bus
thing about the place and everlastingly
whistling Wilkins and His Dinah."
Once we heard an awful screaming of
geese in the rear regions. We knew
perfectly we'll the cause of it. Jack was
pursuing them and plucking out their
thin wing feathers in order to tie pol
lock flies. A little after noon he came
into the schoolroom and asked the tutor.
Mr.. Humphreys, to let me go to the vii
lage to buy him some wire. He gave
me penny for the wire and penny
for myself. In those days l considered
a penny handsome tip. He wanted
the wire to make line eyes for his big
rod, that which he used for sea fishing.
He also had me call at the shoemaker's
and get piece Of wax. I mention all
this because on his disappearance some
foolish people said that he had run
away, a supposition which no member
of the family harbored for a single in
slant. He was, in fact, brimful of sport
ing intentions. At we djned, when, as
I have described, he made those funny
faces and set us all on the roar. When
dinner was over and we ran out, there
was boy at the hall door with a box
of bait in his hand, consisting partly of
cookies, partly of what we used to call
lugworms. They are dug up in the
mud of the seashore when the tide is out.
This boy had been digging bait for
Jack all the morning. He asked Jack
to let him go with him to Dhu-C orrig,
and Jack refused.
"Where are you going, Jack?' said
my second brother, Ned.
"To Dhu-C orrig for Gunner, 4" he said,
"and let none of you follow me if you
value your lives.''
Young as was, by certain sympa-
thy, or know not what, I saw why he
wished to be alone. It was to indulge
in his transports and talk, sing and do
what he pleased and so let off his ami
NAL spirits and delight at being home
again without witnesses. I generally
knew or felt what was passing in his
mind. Indeed I was very much at
tached to him, though he took hardly
any notice of me.
II shall slay the willy Gunner, Ned, !"
he went on, "till the sun is just that
high above the western main.
"SinR tooral-al-ooral, al-ooral-al-lee,
land then, on with the white feather,
and in with pollock and crohogues till
Apollo is half way to the north in his
silver boat and black night invests the
sea.
For a cup of cold p.ison it lay by her side.
And the billet doux it stated twas by p'ison she
died.
Sing tooral-al-ooral. al-ooral-al-lee."
Off then he marched down the ave-
nue. with the little box Of bait in his
left hand and his rod on his right shout
der, crunching the gravel noisily, for he
was large and stout lad. The two
dogs followed close at his heels with
their tails down, for they feared that
they would be turned back. So they
were, at the gate, and when they still
showed signs of following he stopped
down and flung stones toward them.
Shortly afterward heard him shout,
"Jer!" "Sir," answered a voice from
neighboring field. "Come to Dhu-
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CHAPTER Nv.

CHARLES FREEMAN's NARRATIVE CON-

CHARLES FREEMAN'S NARRATIVE CON-
TlNUED.
Every one had given up all hope of
ever seeing my brother again when ono
person, if child Of 8 may be called n
person, strongly and continually began
to assert that he was alive. How 1 be-
came possessed of this conviction now
proceed to relate. 1t happened in this
manner: On tho night of the 31st of
July, exactly three weeks and day
after the disappearance, had a very
singular experience, which, in spite of
all absurd theories Of brain waves, to-
lepathy and l know not what, l still
firmly believe to have been an instance
of divine Interpolation. 1t was upon a
Wednesday night, as particularly re-
member, because my father always had
service on Wednesday nights. l had
been to church and returned with the
rest Of the family. l went to bed as
usual at 1870 in good health, if not in
good spirits. Truly during those weeks
we were all terribly afflicted and cast
down. Between 8 and o'clock as
lay wide awake saw not dream, but
a clear, waking vision. At the time
was not thinking Of Jack at all. l had
just got into bed and was lying on my
back and looking upward into the dark.
/ became aware Of light not far from
me on the left and thought at first that
some one had come into the room with
a lamp. Turning little to one side,
saw fire burning red and smoky, from
which went up good many sparks.
This was all saw at first, but present.
ly became aware that some one was
sitting near it with his back toward me,
bareheaded and perfectly still. 1t was
Jack. sat up and called him by his
name. But he made no answer and did
not move. Then asked him success
sion of short quick questions as to what
he was doing, why he did not answer
me, etc. There was darkness all round
the place illuminated by the fire, but
afterward remembered having seen
rough shiny points of ragged rock on
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CHAPTER v.
EDWARD FREEMAN's NARRATIvE-THE
ARREST OF MELODY,

In the month Of October, long after
the public excitement caused by the
disappearance of my brother John had
subsidized, and even after the local inter-
est caused by Charley's curious be-
havior and conversation had died away.
the suspicion, indeed the conviction,
that John had met with foul play, while
it renewed the general excitement,
made our own grief only the deeper
and bitterer. Every one believed now
that my brother had been murdered.
Dhu- Corrig, where Jack was last seen,
was not within sight Of any house in
the neighborhood, butthere were house
and farm close by occupied by a re-
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He tl1L7lg stones tOlOdTd them.
Corrig an hour after sunset to bring
home the fish. II will, SIR" answer
ed the voice. Then heard more faint
ly in the distance the plaintive notes of
Wilkins and His Dinah," an odious
song, by the way. So my brother Jack
left home that 10th Of July, 1854, and
was not seen again. AS will be quite
evident, he could have had no intention
whatever of running away, and yet that
was the explanation of his disappear
ance which was favored by every one
outside our own family.
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friends, for ~ or 30 mile walk was
nothing to him. But no tidings of any
kind reached us as day followed day,
No one had heard Of him or seen him
anywhere since the Dream fishers passed
him on the rock when he hailed them
as have already described.
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CHAPTER III.
SAMUEL WATKINS ON THE p1sAppT

ANCE.
have to report a very mysterious
disappearance which took place in this
neighborhood last Wednesday, the 10th
inst. The eldest son of our rector, the
Rev. Mr.. Freeman, left home in the aft
ernoon to go fishing and never returned.
He was seen by boat crew shortly aft
erward fishing from the rock to which
he had announced that he would 20
for that purpose. For reasons which
need not set down am absolutely GER
tain that he did not run away. That
he slipped from the rock and was
drowned is also we'll nigh incredible, for
he was splendid swimmer and re-
markably athletic and spirited young
man. Nor is it credible that he met
with foul play in such a spot and at
such a time, for he had nothing with
him to excite cupidity; he was very pop
ular, too, in the neighborhood. and after
making many secret inquiries do not
believe that he had an enemy in the
whole countryside. 1t is possible no
doubt that from some other part of the
country an enemy may have followed
him hither, killed him unawarcs on the
rock and flung his body into the sea.
The ground, however, has been careful
ly dragged under my direction by the
coast guards of the adjoining station
They found nothing, not even his rod
which disappeared along with him.
Subsequently l secured the services ui
the diver who is at work on the con.
struction of the Coosdarig pier for thu
board of works. He came next day
with his diving apparatus and assist
ants and made a careful inspection q
the ground without discovering an,
thing. If young Freeman was browne.
here, his rod, weighted us it was by
heavy brass reel, should have bee
found. Altogether the case is mysteri-
GUS, nor can I frame any theory which
would nationally account for it. have
caused advertisements to be inserted in
all the Connaught papers giving de-
scription of young Freeman.
SAMUEL WATKINS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-22
scHUYLKILL ENTRIES.
Four Colleges to Be Represented in
Races on Saturday.

Thirty entries have been received
for the IL races of the programme of
the 18th annual regatta of the Ameri-
can Rowing association to be rowed
on the Schuylkill river next Saturday.
Pennsylvania, Harvard, Princeton and
Syracuse viii be represented in the
junior collegiate eight oar event. SYRIA
cuse and Pennsylvania are the only
entries in the race for freshman Fights,
while the competitors in the scholastic
race are all Philadelphia schools.
In the first eight-oar shells the op-
posing crews will be the Union Boat
CLUB of Boston, the Harvard sopho-
more crew and the third eight of the
University of Pennsylvania. ]. B.
Ayers, a former Harvard oarsman who
competed for the diamond SOULS in
the English Henley last year, will rep
resent the Union Boat club in the
single SOULS. His opponent will be J.
B. Kelly, the veteran sculler of the
Vesper club.
The Union Boat club and the YES
pers will meet in a special eight-oar
club event The Ariel Rowing club
of baltimore will have a crew in the
special four-oar event for the United
States navy cup. and the New York
Athletic club has promised to send an
entry for the double SOULS.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-22
TENER SORE ON coLoNIALs.
O'Rourke Confers With National
League Head on Situation.

After a conference with President
John K. Tener of the National league
in New York, President O'Rourke of
the Eastern association returned home
greatly encouraged over the Eastern
associations chances of fighting the
Colonial league invasion. O'Rourke
talked several hours with Tener He
refused to tell all that was said, but
declared the Eastern association stu
alton was thoroughly discussed.
O'Rourke arranged for the confer
ence in order to find out what attitude
the major leagues would take on the
Colonial league war. He was assured
by Tener that the majors would stand
back of the Eastern next year and that
the Federals would be fought to a fin
ish. Tener told O'Rourke organized
baseball had agents who kept accur-
ate count of Federal league crowds.
He said the average weekday attend
ance for the Brooklyn Federal park
was about 200, and that most of the
other cities did no better.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-22
SPEED KING OF FEDS.
Manager'Lee Maqee of Brooklyn Play
ina Best Game of His Career.

Baseball experts are beginning to
think that the game is showing i'm
provemert. They call attention to the
speed on. base lines and in the field
which is being shown by Manager Lee
Magee of the Brooklyn Federa1s. De-
spite his cares as leader of the team,
Magee is playing the best game of his
career. According to last weeks fig
ures, he is leading the batters of the
F'ederals, as well as having more stolen
bases to his credit than any other base
runner in the Independent league. His
fielding, too, has been a revelation
even to those who have seen his brill
liant work previously.
In fielding and base running 1T is
probable the boys in the Federal league
are as good as any in the older cir
cults Spectacular no more than justly
describes the clever fielding of Mann
and Flack, the Chicago outfelders, and
the latter particularly is showing
much speed on the paths.
last year one of the leading batters OF
the National league. Now with the
Buffalo Feds, he has not struck the
high place which put him in front
emong the batters of the old leagues
but he has shown all of his best form
n the field and on the bases.
Anderson of Brooklyn, Chadbourne
of Kansas City and Deal of ST. Louis
are others gaining praise for their fast
fielding, and well up among the speedy
base runners are Ernie johnson of St
Louis and McKechnie of Newark.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-22
RAsEBALL~FoR SOLDIERS.
Ban johnson Will Send ParaphernaIia
to Canadians in France-Some of
the Balls Will Be Autographed by
Famous Players.

Chicago, May 21.-Famous ballplay-
ers of the American league will be
asked to autograph some of the base
balls which President Johnson will
forward among other parapnernalia to
the Canadian soldiers in France who
want to play the American national
game between battles.
President Johnson said today he
would send in the first consignment
five gross of balls, fifty bats, six
masks and six catchers' protectors,
while six sets of new uniforms will go
later.
Mr. Johnson has sent the following
telegram to Mayor T. L. Church Of
Toronto:
"An appeal has been made to me to
provide a big assortment of baseball
paraphernalia, consisting of balls, bats,
chest protectors and gloves, for use of
the Canadian soldiers in France. 1 am
prepared to arrange for this donation.
The American League club owners
and players will cheerfully make the
contribution. Kindly instruct me to
whom 1 will send this shipment, if it
is wanted
Reports reaching Chicago from
France indicate that baseball intro
duced among the French and British
soldiers by Canadian troops who
learned the game at home is taking a
firm foothold back of the trenches.
The French are described as enthusi-
astic rooters.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-22

Manager louis Ensling> has resign
ed from the Sachem baseball club,
the resignation to take effect when his
successor Is appointed. Mr.. Enslng
intends to leave town in the near fu-
ture and the club owners are sorry
to lose his services. not alone as man
ager, but as player also. The Sachems
play Clari's Thread Mill team today
at westerly and they will play a re-
turn game on the Falls diamond Sun
day, the 23rd. Madison and Mcintyre
will be the, battery for Saturdays
game. Casey. Kane, Holland and Nc
Burney will play the inffeld, Robinson,
Taylor and Standish will play the out
field. For Sundays game the new
management will have as fine a. ball
team as ever played in Norwich as
amateurs. Clyde and Anderson will
be the battery, Adams lib, Kane 2b,
Holland SIS, w. Stanley 3b, Taylor If,
McBurney CT, L. Stanley IF.
The management has been to great
expense to put the above team in the
field and it is hoped the fans will turn
out in large numbers as by doing so
they will insure gilt edged ball for
all season. They will leave no stone
unturned to capture the county cham
pionship and they will strengthen the
team at all times when weakness is
shown. Among some of the teams
that the management is in commune
cation with are: Athletics of South
Manchester, Pioneers Of New Britain,
Rockvilles of Rockville, FTanklins of
Hartford, Polls of Hartford and Denny
McIntyre's team of Southbridge. Clyde.
the new pitcher who has recently
signed with the Sachems, pitched all
last season in the Eastern association
and he also pitched for Whitinsville
against Berkeley and won his game.
Jack Chesbro pitched for Berkeley.
Anderson and Adams of Willimantic
are well known to Norwich fans and
need no introduction. Standish, Casey,
Holland, Kane, Mcintyre, Taylor and
NIcBurney are all Norwich boys and
every one of them is showing class
this season, SO it is up to the public
to show their appreciation.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET MODERATELY ACTIVE.
But Trading Was Mostly in Low
Priced War SpeciaIties.

New York, May 21-DeveIopments
in the foreign exchange markets today
were regarded as of more Importance
than the days rather inconclusive SEES
sion on the stock exchange. Demand
sterling fell to AIS, the lowest rate
since our panic of 1873; francs de-
clined to the lowest quotation within
the memory of exchange dealers and
Italian rernittances were virtually un-
salable. Later in the day London bills
recovered a trif1e on rumors that ar
engagements had been concluded for
the release of more gold at Ottawa.
In the opinion of experts, unless the
strain soon is relaxed, foreign finan-
cial conditions will reach the point
where most if not all the nations now
at war may have to declare double
monetary standard-.gold and paper.
1t is generally understood that Eng
land is financing the immediate needs
of France and Russia and ItalyS pro-
lection into the conflict is calculated
to add to Great Britan'Si financial bur-
dens.
Trading in stocks was almost twice
as large as in the early days of the
week, but the peculiar character of
the days operations may be appre-
ciated from the fact that a very large
percentage of the turnover was in
enc of the 1ow-priced war specialties-
CrucibIe Steel-which rose 4 3-8 points
and Westinghouse gained as much or
more and other sspecialties in the same
class were prominent throughout.
United States Steel more than held
it's recent recovery, despite denials
of "war contract rumors. Coppers
and score of unclassified stocks rose
one to three points, best prices being
made in the final dealings. Northern
Pacific was the only investment issue
to manifest heavfness, but minor roads
like Missouri Pacific, Chesapeake and
Ohio, and Rock Island showed increas-
ing weakness for reasons more or less
obvious.
Total sales of stocks amounted to
396, 900 shares.
Bank returns indicating another
cash gain were a factor in local money
markets, call loans declinuing to one
per cent, the lowest quotation in two
years.
Bonds were heavy in the main, note
worthy exceptions being Westinghouse
convertible SIS and Distillers'. Securi-
ties SIS, which made material gains.
Total sales, par value, were $2,045, 900.
u S. coupon and registered 3's adj
vanced Ia per cent. on call.