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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-11-25
CHAPTER TX.

aFor the Sake of a False Friend"
HKAGAR'S hands almost touched
the diamond from the sky as
she clutched at it over the
shoulder of Vivian Marston as
it disappeared through the velvet win
dow curtains clinched in strong, dark
fist.
AS for Vivian Marston, she caught
her breath with great gulping sob,
: and then she shrieked in wild alarm
and pain, for the hands that had so
mysteriously throttled her fair neck
and snatched from her breast the great
borrowed Jewel had been no gentle
ones.
In an instant the ballroom was in an
uproar, and a frightened aunky had
run at the first wild report there had
been jewel robbery to the front door
way and had blown three long, fright
uuayering blasts upon police whistle.
Outside the Randolph mansion Luke
Lowell was scuttling through the dark
ness with the diamond from the sky.
Idling on the outside and waiting for
his mistress, Hagar, the gypsy queen,
and Esther, Luke had glanced through
the low window only to have his gaze
fall upon the blazing Jewel
Never overscrupulous, he always re-
membered the whispered gypsy gossip
that Matt Harding, the dead husband
OF Hagar, had made his fortune, now
possessed by Hagar. by some bold coup.
And here, thought the desperate
Luke, was his chance for fortune. BE
was quick to follow out the evil i'm
pulse.
3 He gained the street with the wild
idea to hide the diamond in the first
safe nook or Granny, and then to return
as quickly as he could to bear the
brunt Of suspicion and Of search.
Inside the ballroom all was confu-
sion and alarm. Women screamed and
tainted, and the men, foremost among
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tective relaxed his efforts in aiding his
more official brethren Of the law.
Arthur wrenched himself loose and
felled the sheriff and the policeman.
broke through the ring Of cabmen and
flunkies and was gone!
Hagar Row rea,i=cd she should have
taken Blake more into her confidence,
for all the detective knew was that his
client had been seeking Arthur Stan
ley with no good intentions to the fu-
gitive. So when later on the same day
he had located Arthur with Blair be
had given the same information as to
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fsh?' and he points to Arthur's now
dirty and diSheyeled evening attire.

fish," and he points to Arthur's now
dirty and disheveled evening attire.
Maybe de gink got it handed to
him." suggests the other tramp who
had assisted Arthur into the "siae door
Pullman"
"Aw, cant We see de-l glad rags IS
his'n? Why. dey are uoitT. but day
fits him."
You are right. Scotty." said the lrsd-
er Of the trio. and Without ado hc
struck Arthur a terrific blow behind
the ear that stunned lin, for the mo-
neIt. 2Id the next instant Arthur lei;
himself lighting wi.d:?' with the three
strong and uct!ve outcas.s.
Meanwhile. what Of the diamond
from tie sk::.? Where WIS It?
Bob Adams had swept II into tbt
mail bag without seeing Ii. the mai!
sortar a. the postofice had given nc
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into the open doorway, bu. be misses
his hold and would have fallen under
the wheels but that two strong and dir.
ty hands seize him by the shoulder and
another pair as dirty and as strong
grasp him also. and he is hauled into
the car like a grain sack to find him
self safe on his side and looking up
into the countenances of three grin
ming, grimy' knights of the road.
"You had q close shave Of 1t, bo,"
wheezes the whisky voice Of the first
tramp to seize him. "But I gotcher,
Steve"
"It's a plant, Strap" cautions little
rat faced hobo who has skulked in the
back Of the car and has given no
hand in hauling Arthur from the jaws
Of death.
"Whatcher mean a plant?" asks the
one addressed as Strap.
Cant you see? It's railroad bull"
retorts the rat faced tramp. would
any gay cat be wearin' the soup and
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them Arthur and Blair, soon surround
ed the hysterical Vivian Marston, lis
tening to her broken story Of being
strangled and robbed by two strong
hands belonging to an unseen thug in
the twtnkling Of an eye.
On the doorstep the frightened tunky
blew the police whistle again and
again.
One policeman who had been at the
portals for some tine. but had saun-
tered away to give an eye 10 his beat.
was heard returning with rapid foot
steps In the dark. Far OF IN the other
direction another policeman could be
heard rapidly approaching and sound
ing his night stick on the sidewalk.
Luke saw the gleam Of brass buttons
under q gas lamp not hundred yards
away. He turned. his booty clasped in
his strong bronzed right hand, to fee
tn the opposite direction. But coming
In this direction was the other accursed
policeman, making the night hideous
with the pounding Of his club ON the
pavement. Luke realized be was trap
ped To throw the diamond into the
street might mean its finding and his
subsequent conviction for its theft
His hand struck something cold 1t
was On iron mali box ON q lamppost-
Beneath the lamppost was q circle OF
shade that masked his action Quick
as thought he dropped the Jewel, witb
its locket and chain, into the mail box
and ran toward the policeman pound
ing the sidewalk. crying excitedly, He
crossed over here and went through
that hedge and lawn!'
ooh, DO, he didnt!" said the putting
policeman. giving the sinister looking
Luke glance Of quick suspicion. "He
ran right into my arms. got him.
Brady" he added to the other officer.
Together they hailed the protesting
Luke to the portals Of the Randolph
mansion on the front street, and they
dragged him In.
Here Luke told his story with many
vehement aSSeverations as to his own
honesty. He said he had stOlled to
the corner Of the house from the front
doorstep and had been astounded to
see q tall. dark man leap from the
ground floor balcony Of side window,
dart across the street and through
hedge and across the lawn on the op-
posite side and disappear in the dark
He was making after this fleeing ma
rauder when the policeman grabbed
him. he added sullenly.
Hagar vouched for her man, and
Luke insisted on being searched This
being only fair. the search was made
and the missing jewel was not found.
But the police insisted on holding the
gypsy. and he was being led away
when, as fate would have it. an even
greater contretemps was to occur. an
even more unenviable notoriety was
to attend Richmond's most fashionable
function, Mrs. Burton Randolph's an
nual ball.
Sheriff Sam Swain of Fairfax ap-
peared in the doorway, accompanied
by Detective Tom Blake.
81 want Arthur Stanley over there
for the murder Of DR.. Henry Lee of
Fairfax cried the sheriff.
The face of Blair Stanley blanched.
Remember your promise, Arthur he
whispered. "You cannot 60 to the gal
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In the empty freight car Us it Dowled
along the combat was over. Spent.
worn and battered. Arthur lay bound
on the floor of the freight car. his
hands pinioned behind him b. the
dirty leathern belt OF Mr.. Strap Nc
Gee, gentleman of leisI:G
"He amt no bull in plain clothes. if
dem is plain clothes. painted Mr.. Nc
Gee as he nursed Il swelling eye: "he
amt 10 railroad ,.:"; eiIc:. Hes u
welterweight Champion" he added rue
fully.
This also was the opinion os Scotty,
the rat faced little tramp whose suspi-
cicns had carSed the combat, and ike
wise was it the opinion of Chicago
Pete. the bulbous nosed third member
Of the trio Of travellers. for all these
gentlemen bore many signs Of the con-
fict through which they had passed.
They had conquered Arthur. but at
frightful cost to the allies.
"He busted me snoot" moaned Chi
cago Pete. IAN jest for dat I'll hand
him a shoe full of feet" and, standing
over Arthur, helpless and pinioned, the
gentleman from Chicago gave him
brutal kick in the ribs.
AN jest for dat We'll frisk young
John L. an swipe his glad rags. too"
asserted Mr.. Strap McGee.
They took some $50 they found upon
Arthur, for in addition to having lent
Blair money to lose in Mr.. Abe Blooms
gambling establishment Arthur had
generously given him almost all Of the
rest Of the proceeds from the pawning
Of the diamond from the sky.
Then the tramps stripped Arthur and
proceeded gravely to seoot craps foE
his clothes. They were won by the
more fortunate Mr. Strap MCGEE, more
fortunate in the fact that the dice were
his and he knew how to manipulate
them. Bruised and battered as he was.
Arthur could not restrain laugh at.
the ludicrous aspect the tramp leader
presented in the dirty and dlsheveled
evening clothes, with Arthur's broken
silk hat perched jauntily on his head.
The freight stopped at water tank.
and the three tramps withdrew, with
many caustic remarks at parting. Ar
thur freed himself from his bonds and
with some repugnance donned the
frowsy garments Of the tramp. Then
he, too, sprang from the freight car
and made through cornfeld across
the country. He reflected, with
smile, that the actions Of the tramp
would be his salvation. He was right
in this, for shortly afterward Mr.. Strap
McGee, despite his indignant protests
and explanations, was seized by rail-
road detectives and held on a tele-
graphic description of his attire as Ar
thur Stanley. wanted for murder.
At sunset good looking young
tramp stopped in the door yard OF
Alex Smiths farm and asked for work.
The farmer put him to chopping wood
for his supper, and so well did he
acquit himself and so soon did he gain
the good graces Of the farmers wife
and the farmers little baby girl that
despite the rags of his attire John
Powell-for such was the name Arthur
gave-was greeted on the barn floor
in the morning, after restful night in
the haymow, with a proffer Of steady
employment.
That same night by the waysider
Quabba and his external revenue col
lector, the monkey Clarence. camped
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Soon He Gained the Good Iraces OF the
Farmers Little Girl.
beneath a tree Again Quabba showed
bis companion the diamond from the
sky, and again he said to the monkey,
1--WE are rich men now, Clarence"
Then he placed it in his breast, and
the monkey snuggled close to him and
they fell asleep and had such dreams
as man and monkey may. $dS i-.
But in the dawn Clarence awoke
and gained the diamond without awak-
ing his master and climbed the tree.
at the long end Of his tether to ex-
anime his find undisturbed But an
owl in the hollow above the lower
branches annoyed Clarence, and when
be felt the jerk Of his string he stole
an egg from the OWLS nest and left
the diamond from the sky in its place.
In Clarence's monkey mind 1t was a
case Of fair exchange and therefore
not robbery.
His irate master on the ground, now
wide awake, yanked at Clarence Vi
ciously, and the indignant monkey drop
ped the owl egg down into his masters
upturned face. Nor would he help the
frantic Quabba search high and low
upon the ground for the missing jewel
Of price, so soon found. so soon lost
again!
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lows for me. You must tell the truth
If you are tried. But you can save me
If you escape"
Arthur nodded and broke loose from
the grasp Of Sheriff Swain. Blair
fought as best he could to aid his sup
posed cousin, but his now hysterical
relative, the chagrined Mrs. Randolph,
threw her arms wildly about him and
30 held and hampered him as she
shrieked, "They will kill you, Blair!"
that he could do but little Then, too,
Vivian Marston added her efforts to
restrain him It was no time for Ha-
gar to speak. She realized that 1t
were better that Arthur escape If he
could even under the onus Of unjust
suspicion.
One Of the policemen released his
hold on Luke Lowell and came to the
aid Of the sheriff. Arthur fought like
q mailman. and the struggle surged
from the ballroom to the hall and out
down the steps to the sidewalk. Arthur
was slowly but surely being ovelpow-
cred when Hagar, who lowered near
the fighting men. plucked Detective
Blake by the sleeve and gave him a
significant sign. Such was the mas.
terry of that look and sign that the de-
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aFor the Sake of False Friesd."
YKAGAR'S hands almost touched
the diamond from the sky as
she clutched at 1t over the
sbouldor of Vivian MarStOn as
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
SHOW down NIGHT FOR
ALL WILMINGTON LEAGUE

Tonight will be showdown night
with the All-Wilmington League. The
schedule committee will make its re-
port and after club guarantees arc
paid, rules of the league will be dis
cussed. Bancroft, Vandever, Park
side Seconds, Eastlake, Eden and the
Browntown clubs are expected to be
represented at the meeting. Should
any of the six clubs fail to be repre-
sented its place will be filled By
either Pioneers or Delaware Hard
Fibre. II has been said that Brown
town will not make the start. in
which event Pioneers will take their
place. Delaware Hard Fibre is likely
to take the berth now held by Park
side Seconds. All the team represent
atives are asked to be present in THE
EVENING JOURNAL office at 7.SO
o'clock in order that the league bust
ness may be concluded at the earliest
possible time.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
NEW YORK Leads
With CHAMPIONS
CalifornianS Mean Well, But
Facts DiSprove Their
Contention
NO SCARCITY
OF EASTERN TALENT

California. in whose fruitful soil
the pugilistic native son" has four
ished for many years, tries to console
herself for the loss OF glove contests
by the assertion that she has develop
ed more champions than has New
York.
The additional statement is made
that in view of the large number OF
boxing clubs in New York, It is
strange that city has has not brought
out more champions.
It cannot be denied that IL every
man put forth by California as a
champion had been a genuine title
holder, the coast would be able to
point with pride to an imposing list
of boxing kings California has al
ways had boxing champion for every
acre of land in the State, and it was
indeed a poor county that could not
boast of at least dozen title holders.
Unfortunately. when it comes TO
question of legitimacy. the titles of
many California claimants are found
to be based almost entirely on heated
atmosphere. On the basis of nation
ality. the champions as between the
States of New York and California
are as follows:
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
EAT coon, Wishing
Mr.. martin LUCK, ETC.

This is the story of an unexpected
coon hunt and its sequel.
While George v Martin. livery pro-
prietor, and Edward A. Hasson. bar
clerk at Ainscow's were rambling
through Folly Woods the other day, in
terested in the early biuebirds' song,
they spotted coon snugly nestled at
the top of small tree. Being with
out a dog. the ramblers we're az loss
TO know how to make a captive of the
coon. After some discussion of STRAIT
egy Mr.. Hasson concluded to take the
chance of shaking down the coon, and
down the coon came at the feet of
Mr.. Martin, who killed the animal
with a hickory limb. Mr.. Hasson
claimed the coon and got it,
Yesterday marked the thirty-sixth
birthday anniversary Of Mr.. Martin.
Mr.. Hasson had invited Mr. Martin
and party of his friends out to
his bungalow at Holly Oak yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Martin and his friends
went and when dinner was served
the party ate the coon. with trim
mings. It was some birthday dinner,
and incidentally, a surprise to Mr..
Martin.
Friends say it has been long time
since Mr.. Hasson celebrated his birth
day. Knowing the date, Mr. Martin has
planned a coon hunt with Joseph b.
Bierman as the scout, and IL there
isn't something doing in the way of a
coon feast on Mr.. Hasson's birthday
anniversary it will be because there
isn't a coon this side of the Pacific
coast.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
Boston Has Another
Chance To Lead Nationals

BY United Press staff Correspondent.
BOSTON. Mar. Ito say that base
ball fans in Boston are already figur-
ing to pack the stands in Bean Town
for next seasons worlds series Is
putting it strong, and the fans else
where will cOncede BOstOnians the
right TO figure" all they want, but
it's a fact that grows stronger every
day. Taking all in all, from a view
point at this end of the line, both
teams appear to have Al chances of
leading at the end of the 1915 season.
OF the two, the Red Sox look to be
in better trim than the Nationals, al
though the Braves are toting the
world championship pennant
The Braves chances this year. all
around the circuit are popularity sup
posed to be of the best. The team
can still be considered a young one.
The acquisition of Sherwood Magee
will prove a great advantage both in
the infield and at the plate. but get
ting under the surface, there are
many things to be considered For
instance
Eyers' condition cannot be forecast
with any certainty. despite the sunny
statements that he is fully recovered,
and is the same as ever. 1t is well
known that the star second baseman
hasn't the strength physically. that
he works entirely on his nerves. When
the season of 1914 was finished Evers
was taken with heavy cold and dur
ing the early part of the winter suf-
fered from penumonia. With the ex-
ception of few weeks, he has spent
the past winter at a camp in north
ern New York. He is now down south
getting the remainder of his health
back. Should Evers' condition pre-
vent him from starting off with the
team. the Braves will be at a sad dis
advantage at the jump. Some figure
that the confidence of the young play
ers will Offset this, but it is extreme
ly doubtful.
Another gloomy outlook is the fact
that Bill James may hold out, as he
already has threatened Should this
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
ELkTON IN RALL GAMr-

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELklON Nd. March 1.-The Elk
bon High School is making great
plans for The coming baseball season.
Al meeting of the alumni on Tues
day evening, the school club was or
ganizcd. with II. A. Smith. manager,
and Hooper Giles. captain. The school
expects 10 put a stronger team in the
field Missing members this year are
Henderson. catcher and Alexander
first baseman. Lots Of promising ma
ierial has entered the freshman class
The team would like to arrange
games with any High school or acad-
emy in Delaware.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
CHURCH LEAGUE MEETING.

The Church League will meet in
THE EVENING JOURNAL office to-
morrow night. Club guarantees will
be paid. schedule reported and a sixth
club admitted to the league. Members
Of the league at this time are East
lake, Madeley. Bethany, Central and
Elsmere Applications for member
ship are expected tomorrow night
from ST. Johns. Old Swedes and Har-
rison Street President Collision re-
quests that the club representatives
be present u 7.3O o'clock.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
NOTES OF THE LEAGUE.

NOTES OF THE LEAGUE.
Watch the women; they have the
craze and want to pitch the winners
of the mems league.
Too much noise, Lenape. You
will have to cut it out. you know
as well as | do"
The president of the league can
pitch and he did the trick.
Sit down, you're rocking the boat.
Lenape has the honor of having an
honest clipper" man and his name is
Mead.
Since Ralph Martin is a married
man he is drinking tea so he can
pitch better quoits.
Rob Currey says he is getting Usage
in shape and is going TO make all
teams look and listen before he is
through with the season.
What is the matter with John Lynn ?
Nobody knows where he lives. Cheer
up, john
Usage should have had all Ave
games from Manitou. but fell down.
Brother Squires of Usage is some
confer. and one of the brightest shots
in the league when pitching alone.
Brother Sinton of Manitou was up
at Lenape Saturday night with a rab-
bit foot.
Andastaka moved in from Newport
Saturday night.
Dave Gray smilcd-You smile
mans goat, and he quit. How about
il. Hurst?
Wilson's motto: "Now take your
coat on before you start"
Wawaset is leading the league and
Captain Collins says he is going tc
stay. Who will get Andastaka's goat
now, who?
Wawaset had better look out. They
have two hard games this week with
Andastaka on Tuesday night and with
Hopochohacking on Friday night
Brother MeGeachie. secretary Of the
league, reports that his little daugh-
ter is out of danger. Now wen have
plcaty of publicity.
Look out for the Manitou rooters
If you don't believe IL ask Curley Aus.
tin of Andastaka or Mason of Usage.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
NOT ENOUGH HOOPES
ON The FRIENDS five

. Before the largest crowd of the sea-
son. Bethany Guild, of Bethany
Baptist Church, on Saturday night
defeated the crack Young Friends
second team at the Y. w. c. A. by
the score of 13 to 10.
The game was the fastest one seen
on this floor this season. The first half
ended with score 10 for Friends.
In the second half Bethany came back
strong. taking the lead and won out.
Ball took Abrahams' place at guard,
after Eddie was disabled. In the
second half Bethany did not allow
Young Friends a field goal
Hopes scored the whole 10 points
for his team.
The lineup:
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
CONFLICT IN FAIR DATES.

The announcement that the Phila-
delphia County Fair Association at
Byberry has Joined the Southern
Pennsylvania Fair Association, with
dates September I'll, still leaves a
conflict with Wilmington in the Big
Fair Circuit.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
BANCROFT SOFT As BOWLERS.

On the Crescent alleys Saturday AZ
ternoon the Bancroft team lost three
straights to the ex-Waverley team by
the final score Of 1904 to 1945. Indi-
vidual scores:
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
YORkLYN SHOOT.

YORKLYN. Del, Mar. THE York
lyn Trapshooters Club he'd very
successful shoot on Saturday The
results OF the individuals follows:
Glass A.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01

Mention OF the fact that you are
Want Ad reader is a first-class intro
duction to real estate agents and own
ers OF all kinds.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01

l!minary boy that ever sneaked TO
the top without having the necessary
championship ability. Both of these
fellows would have made fine battlers
against such men as Nelson or Cans
perhaps"
Joe Shugrue is dismissed with a
line. in asmuch as Wolgast admits
he hasn't any real line on the Jer-
sey boxer. The Dutchman takes oc-
casion TO remark that from all he
can learn Shugrue is like the rest of
the nO-decision champs. who fight
around the home town all the time
and pile up newspaper decisions.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
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To celebrate the opening of their
new clubhouse. the Yorklyn Athletic
Club will hold an open poultry shoot
on next Saturday All trapshooters
are invited.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01

The Red Sox will open with practi-
tically the same lineup as they had
at the close of last season. Very
little has been doing in their camp
the past winter. All the doing" has
been with the other clubs and. TAX
ing these changes into consideration,
especially the Athletics. the Red Sox
appear stronger than the year they
won the big series. At the start Of
the 1914 season the Sox showed a de-
cided weakness both at the bat and on
the first bag. II caused a small erup-
tion and toward the end of the sea-
son Carrigan had the team working
in fine shape. The trip around the
globe during the winter of 1924 is
blamed for causing Iris Speaker to
fall down in his batting until the
middle of last season. He picked up
then and finished going strong. The
addition of a regular" first baseman.
in Hoblitzel. did more to put the
club on its feet than anything else.
The fact that the present lineup has
worked the best part of season to-
gether raises the hopes of the fans
to the extent of picturing the 1915
American League and possibly the
championship pennant floating in the
Massachusetts Pay breeze.
Evening journal., 1915-03-01
What Do You Want
10 Know About Sport?

G. W. H.-You have got us stnmped.
Sport Editor.