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the issues from the viewpoint OF nsf
father. That would have nothing to
do with these banditti, but later might
greatly interfere with the work to
which I had been assigned. / had two
duties to perform-to the army, and to
this helpless girl: which was para.
mount If by any chance they clashed?
/ could not answer, but I did compre-
bend which came first-I must save
Noreen Harwood from the merciless
clutch of Anse Cowan. l must remain
with her Loyalty, until she was safe In
the protection of friends. Possibly
could accomplish this, and still retain
my secret.
us there any other way out of here,
Miss Noreen?" asked, scarcely above
a whisper, ANY opening leading to the
roof"
Il have never seen one. though often
up here when | was a child"
Then our only means of escape IL
by the ladder, and we dare not venture
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CHAPTER VIII-Continued.

He was so slow, that | thrust hin
roughly through the opening, ant
closed and locked the door, The cir
had placed the lamp on table, and
as | turned, her eyes met mine.
Suppose they-they fail to come? p
she questioned. HE could not gel
out; he might die in there"
Little danger of their not coming
Anyhow | prefer risking that fellows
life rather than yours. Is he really 6
preacher?"
Yes; he has a church at the Cross
roads. l heard him preach at a camp
meeting. He was here before when
Toms wife died, and conducted the
funeral"
Tom? One of the servants?"
Yes, my fathers body servant He
accompanied him to the army" The
tears rushed to her eyes, dimming
them, and her hand touched my sleeve.
"Oh, lieutenant, do you really suppose
he has been killed."
1--WE can only hope" l answered,
catching my breath quickly. Nichols
may have told that for a purpose
desire to make you feel helpless and
alone. But we cannot stand here and
talk. You know the way and can guide
US In the dark, can you not? 1t will
be safer not to leave the lamp burn
ing"
blew the light out without waiting
for an answer, and took her hand in
mine.
Now you must lead" / said softly.
I'VE will go down the back stairs"
We slipped out into the hall to.
gether, her clasp on my fingers warm
and confident, and | closed the door
of the room behind us. My hand en-
countered the baluster rail, and she
had taken single step downward
when we heard voice below, and the
crash of what was probably the stock
of rifle on the outer door. A second
blow fell, followed by the sound of
splintering wood. The voice came
sharper, clearer; l could distinguish
the words.
Nov, once more, Kelly! There's
nothing to be afraid of, man. Break it
q foot lower down, so l can reach the
key. Where is Anse? Do you know,
Jake?"
HE an Bill are round 'front.'" some
fellow answered hoarsely. "Thar's a
busted winder thar. Yer saw that
tight up stairs didn't yer?"
"Sure-the gurl's yere all right, but
It don't look as if the preacher wus. | |
reckon he got afeerd, an wus waitin'
fer us ter show up furst. Here, you,
Kelly, Civ me aholt on tibet club"
She shrank back against me, with a !
little startled cry, and held her close
We were in the trap, caught between
the closing jaws.
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Family of Hymn Writers.

The Wesley family all wrote hymns,
including the father, three sons and q
daughter. though the two brothers,
John and Charles, wrote the mist OF
all. The first volume of hymns by
John Wesley was published in 1913,
and the first one by Charles Wesley
in 1889 Following these at inter
walls, John Wesley published five more
volumes separately. Charles Wesley
published 38 volumes separately, and
the two brothers published several
volumes together. Most of the vol
umes were small. some of them con
tanning less than twenty hymns, but
20 of them contained more than Ont
hundred hymns each. and one OF
Charles Wesley's volumes contained
455. Charles Wesley is said to have
written altogether $500 hymns. His
volume of hymns for children, pub
lished in 1853. contained 2.O3O. TIL,
sister, Mehitabel Wesley, who, by a.
unhappy marriage, became Mr.
Wright, wrote some hymns. but dii
aot publish any.
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QUEEN GREETS VILLAGE BRIDE
Bulgarian Ruler, in Company With
California Girl, Attends Hum
BILE Wedding.

The hearts of pretty village bride
and her family were filed with graft
tude by the presence of Queen Eleanor
of Bulgaria and Miss Helen Scott Hay,
formerly of Pasadena, CAL, at the mar
riage ceremony in small village near
Sofia recently. according to letter
received by members of Miss Hays
family here.
The queen and Miss Hay were out
motoring together when they saw a
great crowd of folk in holiday attire
at the village home. They went in
and congratulated the young bride
groom and wished for the little bride a
life of welded happiness and thereby
won her love and everlasting graft
tude.
Miss Hay. with the personal assist
ance of Queen Eleanor, will soon es-
tablish a nurses training school in
Sofia. In company with the queen she
has visited practically all the big hos
pitfalls in Bulgaria.
According to the charming Pasadena
girl, Queen Eleanor is graciously dem
ocratic and greatly beloved. Miss Hay
is busy studying the Bulgarian Ian.
guage preparatory to beginning her
new life work.
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much actual use, but even in such a
case it is the greatest factor in dress
ing up the building and adding to it's
appearance. A rather plain house can
be made very handsome and attrac-
tive by an artistic porch design.
The porch is built under the main
roof so that it gives the built-in eff
feet. The pillars and the foundation
of the porch are made of cement
bricks finished with a rough face. The
railing is made of concrete slabs along
the top and has pillars supporting it
made of smooth-faced cement brick.
The chimney is also made of an in
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SYNOPSIS.

Confederate Sergeant Wyatt is sent
as a spy 10 his native county on the
Green Briar. He meets mountaineer
named Jem Taylor They ride together
10 house beyond Hot Springs and meet
Major HARDWOOD. father of Noreen and an
old neighbor of Wyatt. who is sent to bed
while the two other men talk. Wyatt be-
comes suspicious. and finds that Taylor
mas murdered HARDWOOD and escaped.
Wyatt changes to the U. s. cavalry uni
FORM ne has with him, and rides away in
the night. running into detachment of
Federal cavalry. to whom he Identifies
nimself as Lieutenant Raymond. Third
-. cavalry. by means of papers with
which he has been provided. Captain Fox
ior's trail. Fox and Wyatt believe Tay-
Tor to be old New Cowan The detach-
ment is ambushed. Wyatt escapes to the
Green Briar country and goes to Har-
woods apparently deserted home where
he finds Noreen Harwood alone. She does
not recognize him, and he introduces him
SER as Lieutenant Raymond. Parson
Nichols comes to the house and tells No
reen of her fathers death. Wyatt forces
Parson Nichols to confess that he has
pene sent in advance of Anse Cowan,
VINO proposes to marry Noreen at once,
and so quiet title to the land in dispute
between the Cowans and Noreen's dead
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ell
that until assured those fellows have
really left. Do you hear any sounC
below?"
We both listened in. breathless 81
lence, but no noise reached us with
any distinctness. l thought l caught
the echo of a voice, but it sounded
from outside the house-possiblS
someone yelling report from the
stable.
Shall l risk exploring?" l asked
doubtfully. There is surely no one
on this floor except Nichols, and
Judge he has been knocked out for
some time. We can hardly wait here
for him to recover. and give us free
passage. What action do you think We
ought to take?"
main here longer than is necessary .
she answered calmly, but do not be-
lieve those men have all left the house.
Some may be outside in the storm
searching for trace OF us, but there are
others surely on guard below. Did
YOU hear that? A knife fell on the
floor: someone is eating in the dining
room"
81 am going to lift the scuttle; pos
sibly some light may filter up the
stairs"
(TO BE CONTINUEDJ
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Qhep[D MIST
A LAIF OF CIVIL STRIFE Y.
&cRANDAII PARRISH 't
I Ez zl!S'!;E &&-cpp1oDE5
1AcHeCZUec

audible. wait; there is one chance
still that we may deceive them"
"a way leading out? You mean q
secret passage?"
mo, but spot where we might
hide, and be overlooked. I am sure
none Of these men know this house;
Anse Cowan has never been inside OF
it, and most of the ruffians with him
are from beyond the mountains. II
they do not find us here when they
search, they will believe we have es.
capped"
"They will discover the preacher"
protested, yet with faint throb of
hope. HE will be heard from pres
emily, and they will learn the truth
from him."
"All he knows-yes; but that is not
much. He cannot be sure that we have
not had time in which to get safely
away"
She drew me back, and I yielded to
the grasp of her hand. The darkness
was intense, but she moved swiftly
and surely, as though knowing init
mately every inch of the way; her fin
gers touching mine were warm and
firm, no longer trembling. The door
in front crashed, and an oath ruInbled
upward; to the rear light flashed, its
reflection reddening the stair. Aided
by it's distant flicker we raced back
down the upper hall to where it mar
rowed. A ladder stood there leading
upward to small scuttle above. In
stantly my mind grasped her plan
the attic! If we could attain the attic
unseen, drawing the ladder up after us
and lowering the cover over the hole,
our presence in the house might re-
main unsupported.
II see what you mean," said swift
ly. go up first, Miss Noreen-hurry."
She crept through the narrow scut-
her supple, slender body find
ing easy passage. With two blows of
my boot loosened the supports. free
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CHAPTER x.
The Recognition.

| began to understand the state of
affairs now. piecing this and that to-
gether, lying there in the darkness,
listening for some sound of guidance
from below. could hear the soft
breathing of the girl at my side, but
she did not speak or move. She had
overheard all that was said; she must
also realize fully the object of these
men. and the desperation of our posi-
ton. Would she continue to trust
me! To believe in my purpose. or had
the words of betrayal spoken by Anse
Cowan and Kelly left a sting of sus-
picion, behind? II they had, would
dare to confess the truth, fully reveal
MY identity, and thus leave the fate
Of my secret mission in her hands?
Her sympathies must naturally be
with the Union forces: she would see
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sleeping porchcs are becoming moro
and more popular.
The exterior of this home is fin
ished in shingles, and all the trim is
in white to harmonizs With porch and
other exterior decorative features.
The floor plan shows five rooms, ex-
elusive of the sleeping porch, that are
well arranged for convenience and
usefulness. The living room extends.
across the front of the house and
illustrates one of the methods of OBJ
tanning a good-sized room in mar
row house that is suited particularly
for a narrow, deep lot. 1t is made
bright and cheerful by the windows
placed on three sides of the room.
There are two wide windows facing
out on to the porch and also two
small windows on each side of the
fireplace. In the end of the room OPP
posite the fireplace there is also a
wide window. In a room that is much
longer than it is wide, the fireplace
is generally located in one end of the
room, though sometimes a different
dTTduScmeuL ID uS6u. III LHlS case
the brick fireplace is at one end and
is f1anked on either side by bookcases
which are placed under the small win
dows. The big brick fireplace makes
this room unusually coy and cheer
full, due to the long, narrow character
of the room
Back of the living room is the dining
room. Along its outside wall is
square bay of three windows with a
buffet built in front of it. The dining
room is connected to the living room
by wide cased opening.
The kitchen, pantry, and back porch
are back of the dining room. The
kitchen is fairly small compact room
with pantry built in the back.
One of the greatest objections to
flats is the lack of privacy due to the
of all halls. The home
shown here is arranged so that all the
rooms are readily accessible and at
the same time privacy is insured. This
is due largely to the small hall that
runs between the bedrooms, with
doors into each one and also doors
into the bathroom, the kitchen, and
the dining room. After a few doors
are closed the bedrooms are cut of
from the rest of the house and at the
same time they can be easily reached.
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CHAPTER TX.
What We Overheard.


could feel the trembling of her
body, and for an instant my brain
seemed to reel with dizziness. The
danger confronting us was not 40
much mine as hers. These men were
not soldiers but desperadoes, the scum
OF the hills, and they had come actu-
ated by one object only-the posses
sion OF Major Harwood's daughter.
What the real purpose of the Cowans
might be could not even conjecture
but this night raid was, beyond all
doubt, a part OF that same foul plot
which had involved the cowardly muir
der OF the father That had been the
work of the elder Cowan, and now had
come the turn of the son. Here was
the elimination Of the feud between
the two families, the blood-anger which
lad smoldered for years. finally to find
Mt expression In this outrage under
the guise of war; With the major
dead. and his only child married to
Anse Cowan-whether by force, or
otherwfse-the account would be
closed. Once legally this villains wife
All her inheritance would be In his
control. Death, even, was far prefer
able to falling alive into their hands.
4 felt instinctively that it would be
her choice. She had uttered no sound.
no cry after that first startled excla-
nation. Suddenly her hands grasped
mine in which ! gripped the revolver.
DO not shoot-not yeti" she whis-
Dered the sound OF her words barely
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ing them from the floor, and mounted
recklessly. Already men were on the
! stairs, the CLEAN of an approaching
hight rejecting along the sidewalks
There was light flooring above. and
sufficient space in which to move free
| ly. although | could see nothing, not
even the breathless girl at my side
Together we grasped the upper rungs
and drew up the ladder, sliding it in
behind us on the floor. The scuttle
cover was on hinges, and it slipped
over the edge of the hole noiselessly
We lay there pressed closely together
in silent suspense. We could distin-
guish the opening and closing of
doors, and the sound of voices calling
to others on the floor below. Once
some fellow, apparently just beneath
us, ripped out an oath.
well, by God. Jack, do you suppose
Nichols has dared play such burned
trick on me and squealed to the girl"
"Hangel if l know" was the sullen
reply. But it don't look like thar was
a soul In the house."
felt her hand touch mine softly,
and bent my head until her lips were
at my ear.
THAT was Anse Cowan," she whis-
pered. Il recognize that voice. What
do you suppose they will do now?"
My fingers frightened their grip; the
men below had moved on, their voices
grumbling along the hall.
"They will discover the preacher
presently" said, endeavoring to make
my words as reassuring as possible. Il
only wonder they have overlooked him
SO long; supposed he would make an
outcry."
She drew in her breath sharply. and
sat up. The movement was noiseless,
but in the instant Of intense silence
which followed, we heard below US the
sudden sound OF struggle, q muffied
voice calling for mercy, the shutting
Of body being hauled forward across
the floor. Then someone ran along the
hall, passing just beneath us.
What have you found. Kelly?" 1t
vas Anse's voice roaring out the ques
ion. "Ah! the old fox dug out of his
,ole. newt Now see here YOU canting
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Developing Siberia.

A number of new commercial enter.
prises have recently been undertaken
in northeast Siberia. Many iodine
works have been established in the
Deighborhood OF Vladivostok, on the
shore of the Japanese sea, the iodine
being made from seaweed found there
In abundance. An interesting distil-
lery for ether has been opened, the
bulk of the ingredients being violets
and iris blossoms from the Ussuri
countryside. A good deal of amber is
the coast Of the Premorsk, and many
new salt workings have been opened
in the government OF Irkutsk and in
the Lena hinterland in the vicinity of
Viluisk.
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The bathroom is placed between the
two bedrooms, which is the best sort
of an arrangement with plan such
as this one.
The bungalow is built high enough
above the ground so that good base
ment can be provided. By making the
roof fairly fiat and by building over
hanging caves the bungalow effect is
not lost, though the floor is not built
near the ground level The useful
ness of the basement is increased be-
cause of the addition of an outside
entrance, which makes the basement
much more accessible from the out
side. The outside entrance is often
demanded by people who are building
their homes.
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genious arrangement of smooth and
rough-faced brick and adds to the ar
tistic effect. TIE gable decorations
over the porch are in keeping with the
rest of the front decorations. The un-
usual railing around the window in the
gable is Jample of doing things =
little different from the ordinary way.
The three brackets supporting the
overhanging caves are also pleas
ant feature.
A sleeping porch is built at the back
If the house and is equipped with
screens and sash. It adds consider
ally to the value Of the house, -
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Ear From II.

why don't you do something to
discourage idle people who merely kill
time"
My friend" replied the member of
congress, IF you ever had job of
filibustering on hand you'd know that
man who is killing time isn't neces-
sarily idle"
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Small Details Carefully Attended
to by Architect Make 1t
Attractive.
PORCH A PLEASING FEATURE
Its Cory, Inviting Appearance Apt to
at Once Catch the Eye of the Az
erage Observer-Why Such a
Home Is Superior to City
Flat
BY WILLIAM A. RApEORD.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufactures. he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Many little details enter into the
makeup of house and determine the
impression that the average observer
receives in looking at it. The porch
Oh the house shown here will perhaps
cause more effect ON every one than
any other exterior feature. It's rather
hard to describe just why a thing
looks coy, but this porch certainly
has an inviting, coy appearance. This
is probably due to the broad, low roof
and the heavy pillars at the corners of
the porch and at each side of the front
stairs. The heavy construction of the
porch railing between the pillars also
gives an artistic touch to the porch.
Very often too little time is spent
on the design of porches because they
are not considered important enough
to waste much time on. In many eli
mates the porch does not get very
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-04-13
BRITISH REPuLsE TURKS.

LondOn.-For the moment the in
fantry of both sides is quiet every
where along the western front in
France. On the much disputed sec
tors around Verdun the only activity
has been an intermittent lombard
mcnt in the region Of Douaumont and
EauX.
This rather unprecedented calm fol
lows a successful offensive undertake
en- by the French, in which they re
captured some of their lost ground
and drove the Germans back.
On the eastern line in Russia the
Germans have taken up the offensive
and are heavily attacking with intan'
try and artillery the Russian positions
Unofficial advices from Petcograd say
however, that the Germans nowhere
have been able TO penetrate the Rus
sian line n frontal attacks.
The Italians and Austriana are con
tinuing their operations along the
AustroItalian front. but no important
changes in positions have occurred.
The British in Mesopotamia have
captured an important Turkish posi-
ton at UmmL-Henna, on the Tigris
River, twenty miles below Kut-el'
Amara. This victory is considered in
London as giving hope for the early
relief OF the British forces who have
been besieged in Kut-el-Amara since
last December. Tho Russians also are
successfully operating against the
Turks in he Caucasus and Persian
regions.
Berlin reports the loss during
March OF fourteen German aerOplanes
and of forty-four British and French
machines. Thirty-eight of the liter
were brought to earth in air combats
according 10 Berlin.
Ambassador Page has forwarded
from London to Washington metal
found in the cross-chaEnvl steamer
Sussex. recently damaged by an ex-
plosion. which killed a number of per
sons and wounded several Americans.
The Embassy in London is credited
with the belief that the metal came
from a German torpedo.
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LAUNCH ATTACK AT BRITISH.

LondOn.-NGt only have the Ger
mans been engaged in heavy fighting
with the French around Verdun. but
they have launched a strong attack
against the new British positions near
st. Eloi, which lies a few miles south
OF Ypres, in an endeavor to regain
six hundred yards of trenches which
the British won from them ten days
ago.
French infantry stOrmed a section
/ Of German trenches south OF Fort
| Douaumont. and in hand-to-hand fight
ing in underground passages drove
the foe back about 200 yards along a
front about 500 yards wide The as
sault followed a period OF intense pre-
paratory artillery fire and was pro-
tected from counterattack by the
famous curtain OF fire.
The French forces carried a large
( section OF the position north OF Avo.
court known as the Bots Care.
They succeeded also by their cur.
tain Of fire in preventing an assault
on the Cote du Poivre, TO the east OF
/ the Meuse, which the Germans had
subjected TO a long and intense bonn
bardment.
The Germans sustained tremendous
losses in men in the intense fighting
about the village OF Haucourt.
There have been gains on both Ger
man and French sides, The Germans
captured the village of Haucourt.
which lies in the Avocourt-Bethin
court sector to the northwest OF Yer
/ dun. This is considered by the Ger
mans as an important strategic point,
for while the French held 1t the Ger
mans could not cross the FORCES
/ Brook.