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eyes. But I was kind of sore, b, cause a man gets tired playin' errand boy for a guy that's dead crazy about a skirt"
 "what were you doing on the fire escapeF'
 The question came so sharply that it held the whole room tense with its un- experiences; but Shale did not vince.
 Jim told me to get out there. and keep an eye out for anybody likely to butt in. He knew you could reach the different rooms by it.'
 "Isn't it true that you and James ] Pollock quarreled that nightT' Shale blanched.
 "Yes. it's true" he said hoarsely. 'Jim was a devil when he was drunk.
 His face was beaded with perspira- ton and his hand gripped the edge of the witness stand till the knuckles showed lividly. He tried to look angry, but he sue ceeded only in being tragically ridicu- | lcus.
 Suddenly Langdon softened his voice.
 "Where were you when Miss Page came into the room" "On the fire-escape, standing flatten- ed against the wall, so that anybody | looking at the steps wouldn't see me" ''why did you re-enter the roomr
 Shale moistened his dry lips, then | with a gust of defiance flung up his l head.
 "I went in because Jim called me, | he said loudly. "The girl had gone hysterical. She was laughin' and shriekin', and he calls to me, For l Gods sake. Shale, see if she's got any smelling salts or anything in that bag"
 And when you opened that bag you found revolver, didn't you?" Lang don's voice rang out triumphantly. George Shale, what did you do with that revolver"
 For a moment the man swayed as he stood. then he laughed and flung his hands wide.
 .'I shot bim with itl'' he shrieked. "I shot himi didn't intend to do 1t, but he was a dirty dog. He had threat ened me again that very night. He struck me-he called me his jackal-- and when I saw the gun-I knew my chance had come. I took 1t out and walked around and said, Here's your smelling salts-and when he turned to take it shot him. Oh, my Cod" He broke off with a storm of gasp ing sobs. ....
 Everyone in the room was on his | feet Even the Judge had risen.
 Mary herself was standing swaying like some lovely lily, the light of n wondrous joy shining in her eyes, while her lips murmured over and over, "Philip-Philip-Phil
 Then. high above the turmoil rose the voice of the District Attorney:
 George Shale, you are hereby de clared under arrest, to be held to await the action of the Grand Juryw
 Again pandemonium broke out but fell to silence when Mary, her eyes drenched with happy tears, cried softly:
 What's to become of me nowT
 "Your Honor" Langdon's voice was exultantly happy, and his hand caught and clung to Marys, "Your Honor, the defendant desires to know what Is to become of her?"
 "She is discharged" answered his Honor with smile, and made no eff fort to stem the cheers that rose, hll-
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MARY PAGE, an actress, is
 accused of the murder of James Pollock, and is defended by her lover Philip Langdon. Pollock has been pursuing Mary for many months endeavoring to win her love and her hand in marriage, but his attentions have been very unwelcome to her.
 Knowing her stage aspirations, he has, unknown to her, financed her starring tour under the man. agement of Daniels.
 On the night of the murder, Mary leaves the banquet hall in the Hotel Republic and enters the Gray Room alone expecting to meet Langdon. She has been lured there by Pollock, who has been drinking.
 A few moments later a shot is heard and Langdon and others, upon entering the Gray Room find James Pollock shot through the heart and Mary Page lying in faint beside him with Pol locks revolver not six inches from the ends of her fingers.
 At Mary's trial she admits she had the revolver. Pollock had invaded her dressing room at the theatre, Langdon had come to
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Daniels has snitehed. We'll he can't
 prove anything" We had talk, and he told me that-he thought he could get me fresh backing for The Covington."
 Did he see you again?"
 "Yes. A few days ago he came to me and told me that a syndicate had been formed and had raised the money to put on musical comedy, and that I was to be manager of the theater and look after the financial interests of the syndicate. He was very nice to me"
 ''Mr. Daniels" Langdon's voice be- came suddenly grave and freighted with meaning, did Shale know you had heard his voice in that hotel room ?"
 "Yes. I asked him if he had been there"
 "What did he say?"
 "He said couldn't testify to what l wasn't sure of, and that it was wiser not to ask too many questions"
 Did you understand that the back ing for your theatre was in order to keep you from testifyingg
 "I object" cried the district attorney. on his feet in an instant.
 There was much wrangling as to whether this question could be admit ted; but the Judge finally ruled that it was material evidence.
 Ut was never put into words, MT. Langdon, though I gathered it." the witness said. But there are some big ger things than business success, and wanted to set this straight"
 A sudden commotion arose at the back of the room. and as the specta- tors turned and stared, and the Judges gavel rapped for order a mans voice rose shrill and exasperated.
 "So that's what you've got me here for, is it.? Daniels has snitched. Well he can't prove anything-I tell you he don't know nothin'.'
 A pallid-faced man in q light checked suit was struggling in the grip of Brennan and q policeman, who drew him steadily down through the gaping crowds as Langdon called his next witness.
 George Shale" ,..
 l hOu lut ntN~ conner, twisting angrily under the by no means light handling of the detec- tives. What do you want of mel"
 "I shall tell you that when you are on the stand" said Langdon briefly, and his Honor, leaning forward, said sharply:
 "A refusal to testify is contempt of court You can be sent to prison for that"
 For moment Shale stared wildly about, then his eyes narrowed shrewd- ly, and he said gruff1y, "All right" and allowed himself to be led up into the stand.
 The excitement of the spectators can be imagined.
 Here was drama of the most thrilling kind-an unwilling witness in a sen sational murder trial, dragged to the stand, forced to open his sealed lips and tell what he knew.
 "Mr. Shale," cried Langdon, what had James Pollock asked you to do for him on the night when he was shot?"
 He asked me to get him the grey suite at the Republic. He wanted to get Miss Page in there for a quiet chat so he said"
 "Did you do it?'
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"Yes. But I-I-don't remember what happened" banquet you walked with Miss Page past the doc. of the gray suite, did you not?"
 "I did"
 Did you know that MT. Pollock was in there?"
 NO. But as I passed I heard his voice."
 Gould you hear what he said?'
 Yes
 What was it?'
 Langdon was firing his questions like shells from gun.
 "He said, Let's understand each other once and for all on this thing. I've got you, and got you good. l can send you up tomorrow if I want to. You've no more chance than snow ball in h."
 Did anyone answer him?"
 "Yes. A man said, You'll make that threat once too often, James Pol lock. I'll make you eat your words at the point of gun some day.
 'Then I heard James laugh contempt uously and 1 had to walk on towards the banquet" Did you know whom that other voice belonged to?" ''I thought I did That's why I left the banquet-room and came back to listen at the door. I was startled
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when I heard Miss Fage's voice nn- stead of the one l expected"
 Whose voice did you think 1t wasT'
 "That of a man named Shale. 'Jim's jackal,' we used to call him.
 MT. Daniels, do you know of any reason why MT. Pollock should threat en to send this man Shale 'up'?"
 "Well, Pollock told me once that he had got the goods on Shale for some shady work that would easily send him to prison, and that he kept him out of jail because he was useful"
 "Mr. Daniels, have you seen Mir Shale since the death of MT. Pollock"
 "YeS. I have"
 "When?'
 The-the-day before I came back home. I ran into him on the street
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lock. Mary faints on the stand and again goes insane when a policeman offers her whisky.
 Daniels testifies that Pollock threatened to kill Mary and Langdon and actually attempted to kill Langdon.
 Two witnesses describe Mary's flight to the street from the ho- tel and her abduction by men from a gambling place near by. Further evidence seems to in- criminate Daniels.
 Maggie Hale, inmate of gam bling den, testifies that she was at the hotel and heard two men quarreling in the Gray Room a short time before the murder. Her evidence seems to increase suspicion against Daniels.
 Daniels privately informs Lang don that Mary Page did not kill Pollock and that if Mary is in danger of going to the electric chair he will tell all he knows of the case.
 Watson, a waiter, testifies that Pollock had a quarrel over the phone the night of the murder, and Pollock's chauffeur reveals the fact that Shale was with Pol lock shortly before the shot was fired.
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bly, ugly in the clear light of the early morning.
 Suddenly he was halted in his self imposed sentry duty by the sound of a knock on the door, and in response to his "come in,' Daniels entered
 q looked for you over at the office," he said, "but they told me you were here"
 Did you want me for anything spe- cial?' asked Langdon coldly, and the theatrical man flushed.
 "Yes," he said, q did. had long talk with my wife last night, and she and I decided that the hoodoo on The Covington is too black for us, any way. No good can come out of that place for me, and she-she said, she wanted me to come down here and ask you to put me on the stand again. Do you understand what I mean?"
 "I think I do," said Langdon quietly, though a flame had leaped into his eyes. "You want to tell what you didn't say beforeY
 He was too clever to let this man know how jubilant he was.
 "Yes," said Daniels. Tt may not be important, yet somehow I know it is. It's-it's about what heard when I passed the door of the gray suite that night"
 "Thank Godr' cried Langdon, and drew his chair close to that of Daniels.
 When they entered the courtroom to- gether an hour later every trace of anxiety and suffering had been wiped from Langdon's face.
 He looked buoyantly young, and when he passed Mary, he whispered something to her that brought a light to her eyes too, and though there was surprise there was no fear on her face when she herself was called as the first witness of the day.
 Miss Page" said Langdon in the yibrantly happy voice of one who sees success just ahead, lon the night when you went into the gray suite from the banquet room were you wearing or carrying your cloak?" k
 T slipped it on as I came into the hall. I carried my gloves and my evening bag
 Did you see MT. Pollock the minute you entered the room?'
 s'No."
 What did you do?"
 ''I slipped off the cloak again because it was warm and laid it on a chair with my gloves and bag"
 Where was that chairT'
 The question snapped like a whip M tated
 "I'm not quite sure," she said slowly; then, with more assurance: "Why, yes, am! It was towards the door into the other room because it was then that I saw MT. Pollock come out"
 And you retreatedw
 Yes" The answer was breathed rather than spoken, but Langdon push ed on, too eager to spare her.
 Did he come toward your
 Yes"
 Did he follow you so far that he came between you and that chair?"
 Why, of course. He-he-came right up to me-
 She shuddered and hid her face in her hands, as the tide of recollection swept-over her, but Langdon had only one more question.
 '"Then, in order to secure the revolver from your bag, you would have had to push past him and secure the bag from under your cloak, would you not?"
 Yes But I-I--don't remember what happened"
 That is all, thank you, Miss Page" he added briskly:
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"And you never suspecte6f' she snid st last, and Philip shook his head
 Not Shale." he, said. ''I was lock- ing for someone else"
 "Now don't talk any more about it." said Mrs. Page quietly. Tomorrow, Mary, am going to take you back to
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ing the room and echoing far down the corridors proclaiming to the world at large that Mary Page was free!
 Still more cheering throngs greeted her when she emerged from the prison a little later with Philip and her moth CT besides her, and they followed the speeding motor for blocks shouting their acclamations and congratulations. while Mary nestled contentedly against Philip.
 Forgotten were the days of horror following the death of Pollock and her arrest for crime she knew noth- ing of; forgotten even were the un- pleasant moments when Pollock pur- sued her with manifestations of his unwelcomeNlove.
 It was the most wonderful moment of her life.
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CONFESSION


 w YITH his hands clasped behind NX/ his back and his brows bent w in a frown that made him
 look oddly old and tired, Langdon paced slowly up and down. Over and over in his mind he went back through the testimony of the long trial of Mary Page He was confident now, as he had not been confident in the beginning, that she had not shot James Pollock in frenzy of delirious fear
 But who HAD killed him?
 That was the problem!
 Never in all his experience had he re membered so baffling a case.
 At least half dozen times he had felt that his fingers were at last upon
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the right thread that would lead out of the maze, but each time his edifice of hope had crumbled.
 The doorman at the Hotel Republic had repeated only what the chauffeur had already told-that Shale had left Pollock as soon as he got out of the machine; but even so Langdon had sent Brennan and his oonfreres to SCOUT the town for him.
 He ought not to be hard to find; but once found, could he tell anything?
 That was the question:
 And so, wearily and endlessly. Lang don paced the stone-payod -xoza aou-
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Every One Was Satisfied.

A very angry client entered New York lawyers office. He had called upon a debtor and asked him politely to pay bill of S2.50 and had been abused for his pains. Now he wanted the lawyer to collect it.
 The lawyer demurred. The bill was so small that 1t would cost the whole amount to collect it.
 No matter" said the angry one. T don't care If I don't get cent as long as that fellow has to pay itP'
 So the lawyer wrote the debtor Il letter. and in day or two the latter appeared in high dudgeon. He did not owe any S2.50. and he would not pay.
 "Very we'll" said the lawyer; then my instructions are to sue. But II should hardly think If would pay you to stand a suit for so small sum-"
 "Who will get the money if l pay it2" asked the man.
 The lawyer was obliged 10 confess that he should.
 "Yery we'll" said the debtor; that's another matter If Smith isn't going to get it I am perfectly willing to pay it."-Youth's Companion.
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"Call MT. Daniels"
 A sense of something big impending stirred the spectators and the jury alike, and the Judge himself keenly alive to that new note in Langdon's voice, turned deliberately in his chair as Daniels began his testimony.
 Everyone in the room leaned for ward, tense with excitement
 MT. Daniels" began Langdon with no preliminaries, lon the night of the
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the country, and keep you until you have put this dreadful thing out of your mind forever"
 And then" said Mary wistfully, "I will come back and take up my work" Langdon frightened his arm about her. And then" said he, you will come back and marry me. \ fee Is always paid a lawyer for services rendered. I ask the biggest one in the world, Mary-will you pay itg"
 And what her low-voiced reply was net eren her mother knew.
 THE END.
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her rescue, the revolver had been knocked from Pollock's hand and Mary had seized and retained it. She had put it in her hand bag the night of the murder intend ing giving it to Langdon.
 Her maid testifies that Mary threatened Pollock with it pre- viously, and Mary's leading man duplicates Langdon.
 How Mary disappeared from the scene of the crime is a mys- tery. Brandon tells of a strange hand print be saw on Mary's shoulder.
 Further evidence shows that horror of drink produces tempo rary insanity in Mary.
 The defense is "repressed psy- chosis." Witnesses described Mary's flight from her intoxicat- ed father and her fathers sui eide.
 Nurse Walton describes the Kidnapping of Mary by Pollock, and Amy Barton tells of Mary's struggles to become an actress, of Pollock's pursuit of her and of another occasion when the smell of liquor drove Mary in- sane.
 There is evidence that Daniels, Mary's manager, threatened Pol
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Chinese Schools.

Each Chinese schoolboy has to fur nish his own stool and table for school work as well as the -four precious ar- ticles," which are the ink slab. cake of india ink, brush for writing and paper With these he begins his weary task of learning to write and read the thousands of Chinese charac- ters. These are to open the way to the Chinese classics. and n knowledge of this ancient literature and wisdom means education to the Chinese. At the opening of Chinese school pa- per on which is written the name of the ancient Chinese sage. Confucius. is pasted on the wall. Before this hon. ored name the pupils and masters burn paper money and incense and bow their heads three times to the floor. The master then tells Confucius the day, the month and the year the school is opened and begs for his fa. vor. Every morning when the pupils arrive they must bow twice, once for the master and once for Confucius.
 Proved 1t.
 whenever sec Grifiths I am re- minded that the good die young" said a business man one day
 But GrifHths is over seventy" said his friend.
 Exactly" was the reply. That is just my point"-Chicago Herald.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-07-17

Prof. and Mrs. Silas c. Fulmer ar rived this morning from Paris to visit friends and relatives in Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-07-17
SAYS FAIR IS NEEDED
 TO AWAKEN INTEREST
Prof. H. l.. Turner Writes of E Iuca. tiOnal Contests to be Held it
 Conway September l5-16.

Editor Log Cabin Democrat:
 For some time, educational leaders Tn Faulkner county have been trows- ing for something that would awaken greater interest in school acti' ities i; something that would reach and help the great mass of boys and girls, and, above all, something that would draw our schools closer together and make of them a unified system as they ough to be. As step in this direc- tion, the school fair has been planned to take place at the county seat Sep tember Is and 16, 1916 For the past two years, street carnival has been held under the auspices of the School and Civic Club of Conway. They want the schools of Faulkner county to come together with them this year and make a real show for education in this the banner county of the state. Not show for it's own sake, but a show that will give all who take a part greater zeal and enthusiasm for better education in Faulkner county. But how is the school fair to aid
 this purpose? By giving the boys and girls a chance for friendly rival ry in contests and exhibits of school
 work. Practically all the features that are to be held in this years an nual county contest will be re-staged at the school fair. In addition, there
 will be contests in letter writing, story telling, drawing, singing and piano music. Exhibits of nature study, agriculture, horticulture, cook ing, canning, sewing, fancy work and crochet will be on display.
 Aside from the various contests and exhibits, there will be grand parade of the schools. This will be divided into three sections: One teacher schools, two-teacher schools and
 three-teacher schools. Of course schools of more than three teachers will fall in the same class. It is plan
 ned to make the parade the most showy feature of the fair. Only
 teachers, pupils, and school boards will be allowed in the line of march. Each school must have a banner.
 Teachers, awake. Come to our aid
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-07-17
ARKANSANS ORGANIZE
 AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Seven of IA Members of New York Club are Students Attending
 From Conway.

The Arkansas students in attend ance at Columbia University, New York City, have organized an Ar kansas Club. It is the plan of the or ganization to keep Arkansas people in close touch with each other and to provide social life during the sum- mer session. A trip up the Hudson river to West Point and Sleepy Hol- low is planned for the near future
 The club has chosen officers, as fol- lows; President, J. G. Rossman of Stuttgart; secretary, Dean D. Me Brien of Conway; members of the state executive committee, Miss May
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-07-17
W. Q. W. PICNIC Al
 DAMASCUS SATURDAY

The Woodmen of the World and the Woodmen Circle of Damascus will give big basket picnic at Damascus next Saturday. Among the speakers for the occasion are Farrar Newber- ry of Philadelphia, head consul of the Woodmen; R. E. Miller of Little Rock state manager; Mrs. E. c. Markwell of Little Rock, head guardian of the Circle; Prof. w. E. Halbrook of Shir- ley; w. E. Hammock of Quitman, and probably others. The Damascus brass band vii furnish music.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-07-17

and let's allow our boys and girls to enjoy the educational value of com ing in contact with other creatures of their kind. Get you catalog right now from the secretary, Miss Ethyl Julian, at Conway and select the fea lures you mean to take part in. Don't allow excuses to get in your way, but determine now to do your part to make this first fair credit to Faulkner county. You have a part to do. Will you do it?
 Yours for better schools,
 H. L. Turner.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-07-17

Zeigler of Harrison and Miss Mont ague of Fort Smith; Arkansas repre-. sentatives on the executive commit. tee of the Southern Club, the largest sectional club in the University, Dean D. McBrien and J. c. Rossman.
 The Arkansas Club has IA char. ter members, seven of whom live in Conway. They are D. D. McBrien William M. Harton, Miss Leaffa Ran- dall, Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Hubbell and MT. and Mrs. s. c. Dellinger.
 The summer session at Columbia this year has an enrolment of 5000 5000 more than last year. One class of teachers alone has an enrolment of 700.
The log cabin Democrat., 1916-07-17
MODESTY.

When every pool in Eden was a mirror That unto Eve her dainty charms proclaimed, She went undraped without a single fear or
 Thought that she had need to be ashamed. Twas only when she'd eaten of the apple
 That she became inclined to be a prude, And found that evermore she'd have to grabble With the much debated problem of the nude. Thereafter she devoted her attention, Her time and all her money to her clothes; And that was the beginning of con- vention,
 And modesty as we'll, so l suppose. Reactions come about in fashions recent
 Now girls conceal so little from the men, It would seem that in the name of all that's decent, Some one ought to pass the apples round again. -Ex,