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Charlevoix county herald., 1916-07-07

engaged the jailer's interest 1t was
then that Spike, leaning back, man
aged, undetected, to pass the dough
around the key that opened the lock
of his own cell; i'm an instant he had
the coveted impression.
A bell warned the jailer that the
visitors time was up. In parting, the
confederates shook hands. AS they
did so, Spike slipped the dough, unob-
served, into Seagrue's palm and sue
ceeded in conveying to him by signs
an intimation of what he had given
him.
Capelle, who had arrived on Sea-
grue's peremptory summons, at the APP
pointed place, some distance from the
Jail, awaited Seagrue there with a
grin: Some expedition you've en-
barked on!"
Seagrue was in no mood for joking.
Zone you showed me into he retort-
ed surlily. He CURLY told his confed-
crate what had occurred. Then he
drew from his overcoat pocket Spikes
handful of dough. showed it to Ca
pelle and explained what ii was. Have
a key made tonight from this impress
sion; meet me here tomorrow with it,"
The following afternoon Seagrue
was again at the jail-this time. os-
tensibly, to visit Hyde. Passing
Spikes cell. dust coat hanging some
what ostentatiously from his arm. Sea-
grue paused to greet him. In doing
this to took occasion to lay his fin
gers on one of the bars of the cell
door; as he said good morning the new
key dropped from his hand inside the
barred door. Spikes foot at once COW
cred it, Moving on, Seagrue let fall
from his arm one of the two dust coats
which he was in reality carrying
Spike, dropping like cat on his knee,
whipped the fallen garment swiftly in
between the bars, and while Seagrue
and the jailer remained with Hyde,
Spike made rapid change of clothing.
Slipping into the dust coat he found
in one of the pockets cap and pair
of goggles thoughtfully slowed. And
watching his chance for the corridor
to be empty, he cautiously unlocked
his cell door, peered out and swung
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-07-07
THIRD lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER ~.

The death of Helen's father dis
closed at once the serious weakness
of his monetary affairs. He had de-
veloped his valuable railroad proper
ties without capital of his own ade-
quate to finance them. He was the
nominal head Of great transportation
projects; he had been, in truth, the
brain and energy of these. but the .ac-
tual control belonged to eastern bank
ers who had supplied the funds to put
them through. And with General
Holmes death his daughter was
brought face to face with this fact.
In the library of her home the attor-
neys for the estate were already gath!
cred to discuss it's affairs. Amos
Rhinelander, her fathers faithful
friend-indeed, the sole friend among
the generals many associates that now
manifested the slightest interest in
the fate of his unfortunate daughter
was present that morning. With him,
however, as if to Offset the benefit of
his presence, was his already criminal.
ly compromised nephew, Seagrue.
Helen, who had been summoned to
the library, walked down from her
room to join the little company.
To Seagrue, who, in apprehension,
had absented himself since the night
of the tragedy, she never had looked
so pleasing as she now did.
Much was in Seagrue's mind and
something of it all reflected itself in
his face. A score of times his un.
principled recklessness had led him
close to criminal lengths; now, it had
carried him from a simple suggestion
of theft, unscrupulously assented to, to
robbery and to murder-the murder of
General Holmes himself by Capelle' s
hired tools. He was as yet too new
in his path of crime to feel Indifferent
to the fearful consequences.
Where he stood. unobserved by the
others, he took out of wallet drawn
from his pocket cuff cut from shirt
and reread a scrawl written on it by
Spike, his convict accomplish, advis'
ing him that the stolen survey was
hidden under the south end of Little
San Pablo bridge.
With some trivial excuse for absent
ing himself Seagrue left the house
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-07-07

the door noiselessly open. Hardly a
moment after the jailer and Seagrue
had left Hyde's cell, Spike walked
escape was open.
In Helen's home two days practi-
cally completed the rapid tragedy of
her changed circumstances. Her maid,
whom she told she could no longer
keep, had gone in tears-and the coun-
try seat as we'll as the town house
had been given over with furnishings
to creditors. Vans stood backed up
in the front driveways and the library
itself, scene of her cruelest misfor-
tunes, was being dismantled by NOV
ing men on the morning that Rhine
lander met her there for the last time
to discuss her future.
You are stubborn he insisted,
taking her hand tenderly. II like in
depenience-anybod does. 1t is
gritty it is American and it's all
right in its place. But under such cir
cumstalces as these you should come
with me, as | want you to, to my
home. You will be a welcSme
daughte, to my wife and to me. You
know we are unhappily childless. Your
father would have wished this; my
wife has asked it of you as | do
now. Why persist in refusing us?"
Helen did not answer at once,
though her gratefulness shone from
her eyes. I'm not merely obstinate,
Uncle Amos she responded at length
nor ungraeful. | have, thought
everything over, or, so long and care
fully. But cant help feeling that
must, for a while, anyway, remain
Independent. l intend to earn my
own living"
Rhinelander felt he could say no
more. They discussed other things
for a time and she.then confided 20
him her plans for making a start
Nothing in all the rapid events of the
fortnight had seemed to him more
tragical than this resolve that his old
friends daughter had so resolutely
taken. He Looked almost weary and
troubled as he took from his pocket
book a card and on il wrote the mes
sage Helen had asked him to write:
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-07-07

against our line were then fathers
own associates, and my friends"
Storm was stubborn in his atti-
tude. They are supposed to be your
friends" he said skeptically.
AT all~events, they have all offered
me every assistance since fathers
DEATH declared Helen. They didn't
want me to do what | am going to
do. But she Strengthened almost
imperceptibly, Il would rather be de-
pendent on no one-at least, as long
as | can be-"
He looked unabashed into her frank
eyes; Il can't be sorry for that, any
way" he said slowly. Everything
else that happened" he hesitated
again, Il am sorry for. No, not every
thing. either!" His face lighted laz-
lily. Il am running the locals, now
S5 and Stand I'll have a chance, may
be, to see you every day"
ers showed all of their aggressive
ness in their new undertaking Head
quarters for their cutoff work were
set up not a stones throw from Sig
nal station where Helen had gone to
work. Nor was energy the only mani
festation of their spirit. The keen
rivalry of the endeavor to reach the
Superstition range with a line first
extended even to the construction
crews, and as the work progressed
the foremen would hesitate at nothing
ITO delay or embarrass their opponents
in the race.
0 Spike, aided with a car by Seagrue
after he had broken Jail, had made
good his escape and was now some
thing Of an incubus on Seagrue's hands.
The construction camp offered tenn
porary outlet for his activities, and
though Spike and hard work bad new
er been on worse terms of inti-
macy, Seagrue sent him freshly
dressed up to the Colorado line camp.
AS the feud between the two com
panies grew, Seagrue conceived that
a tool, and especially one of Spike
stamp, might prove Of service to him
in the camp of the enemy. Get a
job with the Tidewater, and keep
me posted on every move" he said
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-07-07

yelled himself hoarse trying to warn
him of. But instead of stopping.
Storm fought his way back through
the smoke to the second car. The
trainmen fastened into the station
to the operator and gave the alarm.
The operator telephoned a message
instantly to Signal, the next station.
The agent had gone over to the
camp, and 1t was this message that
caught Helen at Signal, alone In the
office. She picked up the receiver as
the telephone bell rang, listened to
the excited operator and wrote his
hurried words down on a pad:
Runaway powder cars on fire. En-
gineer Storm on them. Ditch at first
spur"
She dropped her pencil as she fin
ished, breathless with shock. Then
pulling her wits together she cast
about for help. She was quite alone.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-07-07

got I'm his runabout car and started
for the San Pablo bridge. He found
the document where Spike had hid
den ii.
Helen, in the interval, comforting
with her attorneys, and with Amos
Rhinelander at hand to soften the
blow as best he could, was learning
bit by bit the completeness of her IA
theirs financial ruin through his sud-
den death. In matter of fact, all that
remained OF his free assets was the
recently allotted block of stock-now
an item of merely nominal value-in
the new cutoff line. Long after the
attorney had gone. Rhinelander re-
NAMED.
ITS not that the stock is worthless,
Helen" he said-they were again to-
gether i'm the library. IF the new
line is ever what your father hoped 1t
would be, the investment may yet
prove of the greatest value"
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-07-07
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes, daughter of Cen
eral Holmes, railroad man, is rescued
from imminent danger on scenic rail-
road, by George Storm, a newsboy. Grown
to young womanhood Helen makes spec
tacular double rescue of Storm, now a
freight fireman. and of her father and his
friends, Amos Rhinelander, financier, and
Robert Seagrue, promoter, from threat
ened collision between passenger train
and a runaway freight Safebreakers en-
ployed by Seagrue. and Capelle. his law
ing General Holmes survey plans Of the
cutoff line for the Tidewater, fatally
wound General Holmes and escape.
Storm and Helen chase the murderers
on light engine and capture them.
Spike has hidden the plans and manages
TO inform Seagrue where they are cached.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
CIIFslY

I Miss Etfie Turner has returned to
Bon All to take up her school work for
another term.
Misses Officer and Hudgens have re-
turned from their homes at Sparta and
are filling their respective places IN our
school IN the intermediate and primary
departments.
Miss Elizabeth Moore has returned
from Sparta, where she was guest of
friends. She went to be present at
Mrs. Gains New Year watch party.
Roy r. Bell. of Crossville, was here
one day last week IN the interest of
Trotter Brothers, of Chattanooga. We
wish HIM we'll IN this new field of en-
deavor.
Mrs. John E. Harris is suffering from
an attack of lagrippe, but IS reported
-uuch better.
Mrs. W. X. Boulden is convalescent
after a severe attack of lagrippe.
DR.. j. K. Gott, our local physician,
has been on the go night and day for
the past few weeks, but reports all the
sick people on the road to Wellville.
Bro. 6. W. Angel filled his regular
appointment here last Sunday, He has
Eastland, one of the stations in this
charge, and reports much interest in
the work.
All the college boys and girls have
returned to their respective schools.
Much interest is beng manifested
along agricultural lines just now. No
doubt this interest is due to large ex-
tent to the Demonstration Farm being
located here by the officials of the N.
e. 4 St. l.. railway. he Coal Com
pany has set aside several acres of land
adjacent to the railroad, which will be
used as the site of the farm. 1t is. the.
purpose of the railway officials to dem
onstrate the practicabillty of raising
forage crops, and will put an acre each
in the different kinds of clover, red,
white and alfalfa; also different grass
crops, including red top, herds and
others which they are sure will grow
and thrive on top of the plateau. The
railway and the coal companies are do
ing this work comparatively, in order
to encourage the men to grow crops
that will enable them to winter large
herds Of cattle. Already several men
have bought registered cattle of the
He retord variety and many others have
themselves in favor of thin
nlng out the scrubs and buying regis
tered or high grade Herefords. An as
sociation has been formed among the
men, the purpose of which IS to i'm
prove the breed OF the cattle IN this
section. Public sentiment is IN tavor
of the Hereford and at an early date
nothing but white-face or Jersey
will be seen IN this neck of the woods.
Jan. 10. Clifty Spirit.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
HANGING NO LONGER LEGAL,
Supreme Court Renders Opinion That
SustainS Bowers Bill

Hanging Is no longer lawful in Ten
nessee. Saturday the state supreme
court, speaking through Justice Bucha-
nan, handed down a unanimous decision
that in effect sustains the Bowers bill,
which was introduced at the last sit
ting OF the legislature, doing away
with the death penalty IN Tennessee.
The case that the decision hung on
was one that went up from johnson
City, in which Johnson City sought to
enforce certain conditions on the East
ern Electric Comany. and in which the
constitutionallty of House Bill No. l9
was involved. The bill in question was
passed IN the same way as was tho
anti-hangng bill. The supreme court
held that the fact that the legislature
was at recess did not change that
feature OF the constitution that speci-
fies that when the governor holds bill
for longer than five days without sign
ing or vetoing it, the act becomes law
without the signature of the governor.
The court held that Governor Rye
should have returned the bill to the
clerk of the house with his approval or
dlsapproval within the specified five
days, but as the legislature was at re-
cess the governor construed the consti-
tuition to mean tlve days when the leg
lslature was IN actual session. The bill
on which the court passed it's opinion
was passed under the same conditions
as the Bowers, or antl-hanging bill.
Gov. Rye commuted to lite SEN
tence Henry Roberts, who was con-
vlcted in Fayette county OF murder in
the first degree and had been sentenced
to harg August TO- Gov. Rye had re-
prIeved Roberts several times pending
action of the supreme court.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
"PAY DIRT" UNDER NEW YORK
Legend Which Seems to Point to Ex-
istence of Gold Under Streets of
the Metropolis.

A Philadelphia assayer, Walter
Scott by name. recently took several
handfuls Of sand from a street exca-
vation near Independence hall, and
after putting it through an assaying
process, extracted a small quantity of
gold. He declared there was enough
gold under Philadelphia, in his opin
ion to make hunting it worth while.
Residents Of Upper Manhattan re-
member Thomas Hartshorn, an eccen
trio chap who lived in the vicinity Of
One Hundred and Sixth street and
Fifth avenue for many years. One of
his hobbies was absolute faith in the
divining rod. He talked about it's I'M
erring certainty in the pointing out
of metal for many years until he could
seem to talk of nothing else, and he
got to be known as the Rod Crank.
One afternoon several years ago
Hartshorn sailed forth from his homo
and, entering Central park, took his
way to where the McGown,s Pass tav-
ern now stands. In those days it was
the Mount st. Vincent House of Re-
freskment. Several boys noticed
Hartshorn walk along the path to the
east Of the tavern and hold out his
divining rod. Presently he was seen
to stop and. afeer looking around to
see If he was observed, stick = small
stake into the grass.
One Of the boys shadowed him for
the remainder Of the day and told his
father. That night Hartshorn was fol-
lowed to the place Of the stake and
they saw the Rod Man ill pail with
sand. The news spread the next day
or two that Hartshorn had found gold.
The Rod Man never denied 1t up to
the time he died, and many Harlem.
ties still believe there is gold near Nc.
Gowns pass.-New York Sun.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
BUSINESS SOLD.
Reed & Burnett Buy the Feed and Gro
cery Stock of T. Horn & Co.

A deal was closed this week that re-
moves j. I. Horn & Company from
business and Reed 4 Burnett take
over their stock and also rent the
building occupied by j. I. Horn q
Company.
Reed & Burnett will remove the j..
r. Horn stock to their store and con-
tlnue to use the building occupied oy
j. L. Horn 4 Company as stock
room. That Will provide them with
room to store several cars of feed OF
all kinds and also place in which to
store potatoes and other produce the
coming season. Reed & Burnett
ceased buying potatoes last fall before
the crop was marketed because they
had no storage room tor the crop.
Next year they will be prepared to
handle potatoes IN unlimited quantity
as they will have ample storage room.
Mr.. Horn is undecided as yet just
what line of business he will engage
in. He has IN view certain timber
deals that he may decide to close or he
may devote his entire time to farming
this season. Being man of energy
and accustomed to close Applicant to
business he will find plenty with which
to engage his time. He has a splendid
farm near town and may put man on
1t and look after that while devoting
part OF his time to other business mat
ters. He Will be engaged for some
weeks in finally closing up the accounts
connected with his business.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
WAR SITUATION.

The heavy fighting on the Austrian
border resulted IN gains for the Rus
sian forces, but nothing like a dlsas-
trous defeat resulted. The Austrians
have got the best of fighting with the
Montenegrlns. Numerous German at
tacks have been repulsed by the
French. but the French were forced to
evacuate some trenches to the Ger
mans.
The effort to force the Dardanelless
has ceased and most of the allied
troops have been withdrawn. The es-
timated cost. exclusive Of ships and
lives sacrificed, is one billion, two hum
dred and fifty millions of dollars.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
100000 ROAD BONDS
ARE CONTRACTED
County IS Practically Protected From
Interest on 100000 for the First
Year.--The Deal Regardeda
Good One Every Way

Yesterday J. W. Dorton, e. G. BlacI
and j. A. Kemmer signed a contrac
for the sale of the 200, 900 road im
provement bonds provided for by an act
of the last legislature.
Messrs Black and Dorton signed the
contract here in town and the bono
buyer then went to Grassy Cove to see
the other commissioner, ]. A. KEN.
mer, and get his signature. Mr.. KEN.
mer was reached by phone before the
parties left to see him and he stated
that he woulo sign the contract. Mr..
Kemmes was unable to come to town
because he IS just recovering from a
severe attack of la grippe.
The conditions of the sale are under
stood to be about as follows: The
whole $500. 900 is purchased at par with
the understanding that 500. 900 of the
amount is to remain in bank for one
year and the bond purchasers are to
provide the one per cent between the
five per cent the bonds draw and the
four per cent the bank will allow as
interest. BY that means the county
will practically have no interest to pay
on 500, 600 of the bonds for the first
year. The deal is regarded as a very
favorable one.
SO ,.e weeks ago 500, 900 of the bonds
were contracted to the same parties,
but when the attorney for the pur-
chasers came to go over the act he con-
strued it that the county,. lad no legal
tAsht ta-sali assy Q the CT 1sT.ess all
were sold. AS the commissioners did
not feel it to be proper TO INVOLVE the
county for interest Oh L large portion
of the money before 1t could be used,
they declined to sell the whole issue to
the Luyels. The wisdom of their
course is now plain as it has saved the
county anywhere from one to four
thousand collars. The feeling IS Cen
eral that not more than halt of the is
sue can be safely and prohtably used
within one year.
No hitch is expected Iii the sale this
time and with the opening OF spring
we may reasonably expect active road
building to begin.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
REPUB. COMMITTEE MEETS.
Primary Election to Be Held Saturday.
March rs; Candidates Satisfied.

The county Republican Executive
Committee met in the county court
room at noon Monday. Out of the q
members the following were present
elther in person or py proxy: q. +.
Burnett, Chairman; S. e. Bishop, Sec
retary; Jere Morrow in person, and
holding the proxy of j. l.. Anderson
D. W. Lundy, A. G. Green, S. Z. Cline.
A. l.. Potter. T. s, Parham, J. S. Wy
att, }. T. Ashburn, Sam Nelson, K. F..
Rose, A. L. Garrison holding the proxy
of B. l.. Garrison; a total of l5.
1t was moved by Jere Morrow and
seconded by A. l.. Potter that noml-
nations be made by primary election.
1t was moved by S. e. Bishop and
seconded by Jere Morrow that the prl-
mary be held Saturday, March 70.
A committee of five was appointed,
including the chairman and secretary,
to draft rules to govern the primary.
The following IS the committee: q. T.
Burnett, s. e. Bishop, 5. {. Cline,
Jere Morrow, A. l.. Garrison. 1t was
the sense Of the meeting that such
rules as the sub committee may draft
shall be accepted by the entire CON-
mittee as fully as though the entire
committee had passed upon them.
The committee as whole also dl-
rected that the sub committee draft
suitable resolutions touching the com
ing campaigns. and that said resolu-
tlons be published along with the rules
governing the primary election.
There was some discussion relative
to asking republicans to hold the elec-
ton without pay, in order to make the
burden of expense less on the candi-
dates. The candidates expressed them
selves as being favorable to following
the custom of the past and not to ask
the voters to hold the election without
pay. When the iiss is pszbhshed of
those who are appointed to hold the
election no one need fear he will be
asked to give his services free, tor all
will be paid the usual amount OF one
dollar for the day.
The mem bers of the sub committee
will meet Saturday and draft the rules
to govern the primary election and said
rules will appear IN the issue of the
Chronicle for next week.
The utmost harmony and good feel
ing prevailed throughout the meeting
and there is every indication that the
party will face the coming elections
with solid front to the common enc
my.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
STRIKE RIOT.

Strike troubles at Youngstown, Ohio,
last week resulted in several persons
being seriously hurt. many stores of
the town were looted and finally the
torch was applied by the strikers.
They fought off the tiremen and would
not let them put out the fires. Cne
person was killed. fifteen blocks of the
town, including the heart of the busi-
ness section, were destroyed and loss
sustained that is estimated at one mil
lion dollars. The governor called out
the militia ana placed the town under
martial law. Quietness was restored.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-01-12
POWDER PLANTS EXPLODE.

Three powder mills of the Dupont
company blew up Monday. The mills
were located near Wilmington. Della
ware. Three persons were killed and
the plants were blown to atoms. 1t is
thought the explosions were caused by
outside influences, but no arrests had
been made up to Monday night.