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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
CHAPTER XVI.
At ANY Cost.

With all things moving favorably fol
Of fiascos, the battle for the great
water-right seemed to take q sudden
slant against the local promoters, after
the failure to cripple Stanton by the
attempt to suppress two of his subOrdi-
mates. Early the next day there were
panicky rumOrs in the air, none of them
traceable to any definite starting point
One Of the stories was to the effect
that the Timanyoni dam had faulty
foundations and that the haste in
building had added to its insecurity.
On the heels of this came clamorous
court petitions from ranch owners be
low the dam site, setting forth the
flood dangers to which they were ex-
posed and praying for an injunction to
stop the work.
That this was q new move on Stan
toms part, neither Smith nor StillingS
questioned for q moment; but they no
sooner got the nervous ranchmen paci-
fed by giving an indemnity bond for
any damage that might be done, than
other rumors sprang up. For one day
and vet another Smith fought mechan-
ically, developing the machinelike dog
gedness of the soldier who sees the
battle going irresistibly against him
and still smites on in sheer despera-
ton. He saw the carefully built or
ganization structure reared by his own
efforts upon the foundation laid by
Colonel Baldwin and his ranchman as
sociateS. falling to pieces. In spite OF
all he could do, there was panic of
stock selling; the city council, alarmed
by the persistent story of the unsafety
Of the dam, was threatening to cancel
the lighting contract with TimanyOni
High Line; and Kinzie, though he was
doing nothing openly, had caused the
word to be passed far and wide among
the Timanyoni stockholders, disaster
could be averted now only by prompt
action and the swift effacement of their
rule-or-ruin secretary and treasurer.
"They're after you, John" was the
way the colonel put it at the close of
the second day of back-slippings. They
saw you're iddlin' while Rome's a
burnin'. Maybe you know what they
mean by that; don't"
Smith did know. During the two
DAYS of stress Miss Verda had been
worry exacting. There had been another
night at the theater and much time
killing after meals in the parlOrs of the
Hophra house. Worse still, there had
been daylight auto trip about town
and up to the dam. The victim was
writhing miserably under the price
having, but there seemed to be no help
for II. Since the night of Verda Rich
,onder's arrival in Brewster. he had not
seen Corona; he was telling himself
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At all events, when Smith had helpeL
her out Of the car at the hotel entrance
and had seen her as far as the eleva-
tor. she thanked him half absently and
| took his excuse, that he must return
the runabout to Maxwell's garage, with
out laying any further commands upon
him.
Just as he was turning away, bell
| boy came across from the clerks desk
with telegram for Miss Richlander.
| Smith had no excuse for lingering, but
with the air thick with threats he made
the tipping of the boy answer for a
momentary stop-gap. Miss Verda tore
the envelope open and read the inclo-
sure with fine-lined little frown COM
ing and going between her eyes.
Its from Tucker Jibbey," she said,
glancing up at Smith. Someone has
| told him where we are and he is fol-
lowing us. He says he'll be here on
the evening train. VIII you meet him
and tell him I've gone to bed?'
At the mention of Jibbey, the money
spoiled son of the man who stood next
to Josiah HIGHLANDER in the credit rat
ings, and Lawrenceville's best imita-
ton of q tlaneur, Smiths first emotion
was one of relief at the thought that
,Jibbey would at least divide time with
him in the entertainment of the bored
beauty; then he remembered that Jib-
hey had once considered him q rival,
and that the sham FOUNDERS" pres
ence in Brewster would constitute a
menace more threatening than all the
others put together.
II can't meet Tucker" he said blunt
ly. you know very well l can't"
That's so" was the quiet reply. "Of
course you can't. What will you do
when he comes run away?"
NO; l can't do that, either. l shall
keep out of his way, if | can. If he
finds me and makes any bad breaks,
he'll get what's coming to him. If he's
worth anything to you, you'll put him
on the stage in the morning and send
him up into the mountains to join your
father"
1.-THE idea :" she laughed. Hes not
coming out here to see father. Poor
Tucker! If he could only know what
he is in for" Then: at is beginning
to look as if you might have to go still
deeper in debt to me. Montague. There
is one more thing I'd like to do before
| leave Brewster. If I'll promise to
keep Tucker away from you, will you
drive me out to the Baldwins' tOmor-
row afternoon? l want to see the
colonels fire horses, and he has invited
me- you know"
Smiths eyes darkeneG.
There is a limit, Verda, and you've
reached it," he said quickly. IF TIE
colonel invited you 80 Hillcrest, it was
because you didn't leave him any
chance not to. Iresign in favor of lib
hey" and with that he handed her into
the waiting elevator and said, Good
night"
r,r1 CnN---TN-T-r-D
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theyu nave to bring a derrick along
if they want to snatch You ont Of the
Timanyoni. You 90 oycf yonlcr to the
llophra House and tell That young wOm-
an that the bridlp'S Oft and She can
talk all She wants to-"
NO" said Smith shortly. II know
what am doing, ana shall 20 on a.
have begun. It's the only way Mat
tiers are desperate enough with us now,
and if | should drop out"
The telephone bell was ringing, and
Baldwin twisted his chair to bring him
self within reach of the desk set The
message was Il brief one and at its
finish the ranchman-president was
frowning heavily.
by Jupiter, it does seem as if the
bad luck all comes in a bunchr' he
protested. 'WilliamS was rushing
things just little too fast, and they've
lost Il whole section of the dam by
stripping the forms before the con
crete was set. That puts US back an
other twentyfour hours, at least. Don't
that beat the miSchief7"
Smith reached for his hat. Its six
o'clock" he said; land Williams form
shippers have furnished one more rea-
son why | shouldn't keep Miss Rich
lander waiting for her dinner" And
with that he cut the talk short and
went his way.
With blank evening before her,
Miss Eichlander, making the tete-a-
tete dinner count for what it would
frightened her hold upon the one man
available demanding excitement. Moth
ing else Offering, she suggested an eve
ming auto drive and Smith dutifully
teIephoncd Maxwell the railroad SUI
p"rintendent, and borrowed q runabout
Smith drove the borrowed Tunabout
in sober silence, and the glorious
beauty in the seat beside him did not
Try to make him talk. Perhaps she, too,
was busy with thoughts of her own.
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We've got to hold him, proof or no
proof. Where would we be apt 10 -.
catch Maxwell at this time OF night
"At home and in bed, | reckon.
Call him upon the phone ana stare
the case briefly. Tell him II he i''a
any nip on Shaw that would "arrun u.
us in turning him over to the Sheriff.
we'd like to know it." >,
you're getting the range now
laughed the ex-cowman, ana lhsteau
of using the desk set. he went TO smut
himself into the sound-proof Telephone
closet.
When he emerged a few minutes lll.,
LATER he was grinning exultantiy' 1nal
was SIRE a smooth one OF yours jun
Dick gave me the facts. SHAW a
thief: but he has sick sister on ms
hands-or said he had-and the ran az.
road didn't prosecute. Dick says ror
>us 70 lug him tonight ana toihoiiow
morning hen swear out the necessary
Sapers."
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tne dstrc ana that
Never has she been known to steal or
You might well be
pended IN ndai gliding the
would that the barrel is
and out
another
good business today? That's
NO storehOuSe
debris Mary
hard?
mo work,
foges her. and broken barrel aside with
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brings mail the family
the
Moreover in spite of his age Mack is expert
said TO
to they they spelling
he Christmas
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CHAPTER xv-continued.

Smith was jabbing his paper knife
absently into the desk blotter. "And
yet We go on calling this q civilized
country! he said medtatively. Tban
with a sudden change of front. "I,m
In this fight to stay until I win on
or die out, Billy; you know that. As 7
have said, Miss Verda can kill mo off
If she chooses to; but she won't cboose
10. Now let's get to work. It's pretty
late to rout a justice of the neoca
out of bed to issue q warrant for ne
but We'll do it. Then We'll go after
Lanterby and make him turn states
evidence. Come on let's get busy"
But Starbuck, reaching softly for n
chair-lighting handhold upon Smiths
desk, made no reply. Instead he
snapped his 1.-the body out of the chair
and launched it in sudden tiger
spring at the door. To Smiths aston
ishment, the door, which should have
been latcned. came in at Starbuck's
wrenching jerk of the knob. bringing
with II, hatleSS, and with the breath
startled out of him, the new stenogra-
pher, Shaw.
"There'S your states evidence" said
Starbuck grimly, pushing the half
dazed door listener into a chair. Gust
put the auger a couple of inches into
this fellow and see what you can find"
! Richard Shaw had an exceedingly
bad quarter of an hour when Smith
and Starbuck applied the thumbscrews
to force a confession out of him. New
ertheless, knowing the dangerous
ground upon which he stood, he evaded
and shuffled and prevaricated under
the charges and questionings until it
became apparent that nothing short of
bribery or physical torture would get
the truth out of him. Smith was not
willing to offer the bride, and since
the literal thumbscrews were out of
the question, Shaw was locked into
one of the vacant rooms across the
corridor until his captors could deter
mine what was to be done with him.
"That is one time when I fired and
missed the whole side of the barn."
Starbuck admitted, when Shaw had been
remanded to the makeshift cell across
the hall. II know that fellow is on
StantOn's pay roll; and It's reasonably
certain that he got his job with you SO
that he could keep cases on you. But
we can't prove anything that we say
so long as he refuses to talk
"No," Smith agreed. II can dis
charge him, and that's about all that
can be done with him."
"He is pretty smooth article" said
Starbuck reflectively. He used to be
q clerk in Maxwell's railroad office,
and he was mixed up in some kind of
erookedness, l don't remember just
what"
Smith caught quickly at the sugges-
ton.
"Wait a minute, Billy" he broke in
and then: "There's no doubt in your
mind that he's spy?"
"Sure he is" was the prompt re-
joinder.
81 was Just thinking-he has heard
what was said here tonight-which is
enough to give Stanton pretty good
chance to outfgure our outfit again"
Fright you are
"In which case it would be little
short Of idiotic in us to turn him loose.
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Italian woman, whose eyes the joys of
honest labor have kept sparkling,
whose cheeks outdoor Wcrk has kept
rosy, and whose healthy constitution q
CHEEKY disposition has done much to
promote.
Mary earns her living-and a
prosperous one at that, toby scOur-
ing the market district for empty and
broken barrels. With her husbands
aid she repairs them, in their little
Darkroom garnet down in the North
end. She has every dealer. broker and
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regard to occupation elected some GU
rious information. One negro who
presented himself for registration on
the lower West side answered that he
was the man who brushes off the
gents after they have had their shoes
Shined." Cross examination revealed
that this was the only gainful occupa-
ton which he had ever pursued in the
whole course of his twenty-four years.
He brought his whisk broom with him.
Another applicant for registra-
ton card Mt the same lnCation also
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police by
t. tn lunar society
had
that
permitted outside PoicewOman
outsiders
juvenile
49, the a. as Of
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(TO BE CONTINUED?


The Victim-"And why should yoC
be so much concerned even if l am
losing my hair?" The Barber-"Why,
sir, anyone is annoyed to find his bust
ness falling of"
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masters home. He has long been a
neighborhoOd celebrity, however, his
many less spectacular performances
gaining him friends among people of
all ranks of life, except burglars.
Aside from being an efficient
watchdog, as was demonstrated when
he seized the burglar who was escap-
ing through the window with bag
full of silverware and cut glass, he has
many other accomplishments. He
herds chickens as q collie does sheep,
he brings in wood in the evening, and
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Intelligent Bulldog Is Pride of San Antonio

GAN ANToNok the registered English bulldog
wide severaI months he
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
"Mary the Cooper" Prominent Figure in Boston

oSToNo you know Mary? Mary who? Mary the cooTNary
- Faneul Hall
Of the city who Mary and he win
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New York Military Census RedoIent of Humor

NEW YoRkThose who took the military city
added considerably max
the Industrial fahLc of q citE ll ~ tI
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Margaret's Memorial hospital after
an Illness of two months, was cleared
when neighbors entered the house to
view the woman's body and found two
children, apparently demented, crawl
ing about the floor.
The two children. both boys, were
attired in girls clothes. John, aged
fourteen, the oldest boy, crawlod along
the floor on his hands and knees, ac-
cording to the police, and barled like
a dog. The other, Joseph, aged nine.
was pounding his head against the
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Mother Had Kept Denented Children Hidden

Observation-Disclosures growing out of strange noises like the bark
John
and the actions Of Mrs Snz died
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Chamber of Commerce Date Book

The Putnam Chamber of Com merce is now maintaining a date book to re- cord all events and affairs for the flu. ture. The purpose of this is that any individual or organization planning on any entertainment, meeting or other gathering may fl the date so as not ito conflict with other similar af- fairs.
 In order that the book may be kept up to date and full record made those planning for such meetings or affairs should consult the chambers book which is open to public inspection, and inform the secretary when any date has been fixed upon. The PATRIOT will from week to week publish list of the bookings made by the chamber
 Week of April to 13 inclusive:
 Friday, April 6-Special union Fast Day services at St. Philips church 1, noon to 8 o'clock. Cantata in evening at 8.
 Special services at St. Msry's church
 Easter Sunday, the 8th--Meetings of K. of C. and c. A. c.
 Special services at all the churches
 April 10th-Chaplin Stevens, U. B. N, lecture, Around the World.
 Odd Fellows, Social Order of Owls, Chemical Company No. meet.
 Parent Teachers Association meet. ing. Address by Miss Psyche Web ster, "Practicsl health methods for our schools"
 April 11th-Meetings Putnam Nest, Order of Owls, and Rebekahs.
 April I3th-Meeting Chamber Of Commerce directors.
 Concert by the Davards at Odd Eel lows hall.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Knights of Columbus at MOOSup

There was a large gathering of mem- bers of Knights of Columbus councils of eastern Connecticut at Moosup Sun day afternoon when All Hallows Coun- ell of that place exemplitied the third degree on a class of 2l candidates. A parade was formed and the line of march was from the lodge rooms to Milner hall, where the exercises took place. A fife and drum corps led the parade. The installing officer was District Deputy w. Costello of Will limaptic. His assistants were State Deputy nv. Cronin Of New Haven, State Advocate Lawrence Casey of willimantic, Judge James Toomy of Willimantic, National Director w. Mullen of ,Thompsonville and Grand Knight Joseph iRobitille, formerly of Putnam.
 Those who attended from Putnam were: Grand Knight, Arthur l.. Du. vert, Henry N. Benoit, Thomas Bul. ger, Peter Demers, Andrew Donovan, Frank Meehan, Frank H. Cordier, Hell ika Auger, Joseph Leon, Arthur Ren- shaw, Cyril Remillard, Jr., Aicide St. Onge, Omer Maynard, Arthur Ma loney, James Charron and Alfred GilDeo.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Cat Got in Pipe Organ

George Ryder of Springfield, for merIy Of Putnam, came to Putnam from Webster Saturday afternoon. He went there to inspect the pipe organ in the Methodist church which is An old fashioned tracker action instru- ment.
 After he had looked inside the organ he remarked that 1t looked as if cat had been in 1t. He was informed that he had diagnosed the case correctly as that is just what had happened.
 Kitty broke several of the trackers and did other damage that necessitates repairs.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Offers Estate as War Hospital
Mrs. George L. Bradley of Pomfret Gives Government Use of Providence
 Property

Mrs. George Lothrop Bradley of Pomfret has offered to the War De- partment the use of her estate, Fair Oaks, Providence, near the Providence City hospital, as a convalescent hospi- tai for soldiers and sailors, if war Is declared.
 The estate is a big one with large house and spacious grounds with many trees and would be admirably suited for caring for men recovering from wounds or Illness. Mrs. Brad ley's legal residence is in Pomfret but she spends her winters in Providence, living at 367 Benefit street.
 Mrs. Bradley's husband died on March 26, 1906, leaving to her his rich estate. By Mrs. Bradley's will the large part of this fortune will go on her death to the founding of the Emma Pendeton Bradley Home.The grounds and buildings of Fair Oaks will be used by the home and the money will go toward building, equipping and perpetually maintaining it.
 The home will be for the care, treat ment and relief of invalid and copva- lesce mt children. It is named in mem- ory of Mrs. tBradley's daughter, who was an invalid during her life. The will states that preference in treatmt nt shall be given to children over adults and that the poor and needy shall be treated free of charge. Admission to the home shall be granted without res- pect to SEX, nationality or creed.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
K. OF (. BALL
Union Hall, Next Monday Night. Fig
 Sale of Tickets
First Social Event in the Post.Lenten
 Season

Cargill Council, Knights of Column bus, will open the post Lenten social season Monday night next with their twenty fourth annual Easter Monday concert and ball in U nion hall. Foegis orchestra, John Fogg, manager, will furnish the music. There has been | large advance sale of tickets and there will be guests from all of the surround. ing towns.
 Fogg's orchestra of Brockton prom. ises to give music lovers a treat and 10 please the dancers. From s to 9 o'clock they will render a concert Of six numbers as followsi
 March, On Duty, Rosey Overture, Raymond, Thomas Cornet solo Selected
 Horace C. Cushman Selection, The King Pin, Orr Taylor Violin solo Milton l.. Smith Finale, All America, Zamecnik
 The grand march will then form led by Grand Knight :Arthur L. Duvert and Miss Irene Champeau. Follow ing thls dance program of sixteen numbers will be enjoyed with an inter mission after the ninth dance.
 Those who have attended these en. joyable affairs in the past know that the evenings entertainment will be q fine one. Tickets are now being sold by members.
 The com mittee is as follows
 Floor director, James J. Ghsrron
 Assistants, NJ. J. Daigie, Armand Montvile
 Committee of arrangements, A. l., Duvert, chairman; Arthur Renshaw Armand Montville, Joseph Leon, Heli. ka Auger, NJ. J Daigle, Peter Demers, Jsmes J. Charron
 Reception committee, Michael Dwyer, John B. Byrne, John Daigle, Charles Bove, Henry N, Benoit, John ]. McGarry, George Lewis, Jr.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
How Should the Flag be Hung Indoors?

The question of how flag should be hung indoors when used for decorative purposes has been generally discussed recently.
 The matter has come under consider ation here in Putnam. At the High school two flags are used and one has been hung with the field of stars to the left and the other the reverse. Prin- cipal Auson B. Handy acknowledged he was not sure of the proper way to hang the flag so hung one each way.
 At some of the meetings held in the hall some of the ladies were heard to criticise the way the flag was hung. The matter has been under discussion in the columns of Boston paper.
 A communication was sent to Sec- retary of War Garrison and he replied that there had been no official army ruling on the question. 1t would seem from this that the choice is up to the decorator.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Nigh School Athletic Association

The High School Athletic Associa- tion wishes to thank the townspeople for their very generous subscriptions for the support of the base ball team for the season of 1917.
 The subscription up to date is little over $lO0 and the association is confi- dent that the base ball season will go through with financial success If the team is supported at it's home games.
 Friday morning at recess a meeting of the school council was held princi- paIly to elect an assistant manager for base ball. Kenneth Andem was elect ed by unanimous vote.
Putnam patriot., 1917-04-06
Flags Displayed

Flags are being generally displayed ,b1ouehout the city. From buildings and nrivate dwellings Old Glory is floating. The most conspicuous nag is on the tower of the Manhassett mill Alright the flag is set of by search light and is beautiful sight as IL waves in the strong light against the dark background.
 At the theatre the audience rises every time the flag is thrown upon the screen. It is hard for some 10 work up An enthusiasm over the pict- ure snown as the flag with very dark rcd stripes floats over dome of canary bird yellow and the contrast is not an enefvating one.