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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-28
than in the hard faced man at her

than in the hard faced man at her
side.
II asked him If he knew them
Oh. Miss Fairfax, he said he didn't,
but that was the girl / saw him with
later and he stared Mt me us IL he'd
never seen me before"
The rest of her story was quickly
told. At FIVE she left her place of en-
ployment and hurried home. She
stopped at little neighborhood store
to do an errand and presently she met
George and the flashy looking girl she
had seen In the restaurant. Her lover
had heavy bandage about his throat,
but he still wore his uniform and
badge. She stifed her quick impulse
of jealousy and spoke to him. He
stared at her blankly with expression
less eyes that had in them no trace
of interest
Here's his photograph" cried Mrs
Ryan pointing proudly to the picture
of n good-looking. well set up young
chap. which occupied place of honor
on the mantle.
Suddenly / noticed Jimmy studying
the picture-then he asked Mary to
lend 1t to him, and she tearfully con-
sented. My first Impulse was to pro-
test-and then i sensed that Jimmy
Barton had plan. What it was 1
did not quite fathom then. If I had, 1
might have helped more intelligently
and we might all have escaped a very
torturing experience.
Miss Fairfax, won't you stay here
with your little friend?" asked Jimmy.
I've plan, and think Wen get re-
suits from 1t pretty quickly"
"Will you stay?" asked Mary eager
ly.
''If you don't hear from me by dark,
come to the Office" ordered Jimmy
Barton rather masterfully. "Thanks
for the photograph"
Then he hurried out and left me to
puzzle over the best way to help Mary
Ryan endure her long hours of uncer-
tainty.
Hours passed and there was no
word from Jimmy. / realized that
Mnry's strained and tortured nerves
could no longer endure inaction. The
only thing for us to do was TO get out
in the fresh air and walk over to
the street on which she had met her
lover and the mysterious young wom-
an whose part in her life was so puz-
zling.
Coincidence is very often kind. We
wandered up and down for almost half
an hour, and just when Mary was be-
ginning to yield to utter despair
young woman came around the cor
ner and hurried on ahead of us, with
bold and staggering walk and man.
ner which at once attracted my at
tention to her. A second later Mary
touched my arm desperately. / was
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not at all surprised when she whis-
pered: "That's the girl-the very
girl"
We hurried after the girl and
watched her vanish through Il door at
our left.
ave must go, too" cried Mary.
The girl we We're following had en-
tered an apartment on the first floor
of the dark and gloomy building. On
the door there was little brass sign
pricked out in black letters. 1t read:
doctor Schultze." There seemed no
particular folly in entering doc
tors office. Mary walked unhesitat-
ingly over to the door and turned the
knob. 1t yielded. We entered Il room
which carried out the promise of the
sign on the door. 1t was distinctly a
doctors office of the type one finds in
poor nelghborhoods.
Mary had dropped on her knees and
was peering through keyhole which
we supposed the girl we were follow
ing had gone.
Miss Fairfax. that girls in there,
and they've got a whole suitcase full
of money. Do you suppose" she be-
gan, and then she interrupted herself
suddenly and cried aloud with real
joy vibrating through her tones {:
"Georgel George Oh, I'm so glad
I've found you"
turned and faced the young man
to whom she was speaking. For a
second his expression was one of
blank unrecognitlon. Then he laughed
coldly and with cruelty which did not
attempt to disguise itself.
A second later the door of the inner
room burst open and in a quick pam
Drama l saw the mysterious girl close
the money-filled suitcase, and realized
that one of the biggest, most brutal
looking men = had ever seen was fair
ly leaping into the room where Mary
and l had so foolishly entered.
He was followed by a man / knew
at once must be the Doctor Schulze''
of the sign on the door. There was a
leveled gun in the doctors hand.
The big man caught Mary In his
strong arms and dragged her into the
inner room. A moment later the doc.
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TOR ard his man who looked like
Mary's missing sweetheart had over
powered me. They bound us tightly
with strong ropes which held our bod
les manacled to chairs and quite help
less.
In coarse, husky voice, without
trace of culture or emotion, the man
who looked like Mary's sweetheart
was speaking: They're after us at
the other place, too. We got to get
out of town"
The doctor" nodded emphatically
Then he turned and looked at us with
queer, slow malice which struck ter
ror TO my heart.
A second later the doctor" walked
over to his medicine chest and took
out jar and a glass retort. He
poured some dark crystals from the
jar into the retort and then moistened
the crystals with a glass of water. At
once a dense cloud of white vapor
arose.
l saw through 1t face Ieering at
me with almost satanic fury. Then
the doctor" covered his month and
Of the room and away from the stran-
Cling fumes that were filling my lungs
with choking vapor and binding my
smarting eyes.
"Maryl" 1 called 'Mary"
There was no answer.
When Jimmy Barton left Mrs. Ry-
ans home with the photograph which
Mary had given him, he proceeded at
once to the rogue's gallery.
A few minutes search through the
racks which decorate the walls of the
gallery confirmed Jimmy's suspicion.
Suddenly he found what he was
searching for, II photograph which
seemed almost as If 1t might have
been of George McCabe.
There We're discrepancies of dress
and slight variations of feature, but
no twins ever looked more alike.
Jimmy slipped the photograph from
the rack and turned it about, and
found this record inscribed on it:
Sam Defarge. alias Silent Sam, etc;
height feet inches; dark hair and eyes;
weight 1863 pounds. Escaped Sing Sing
1913. Whereabouts unknown. Mother
live at No. 1l3 East 210th street.
Jimmy made note of that address.
He felt that "Silent Sam" would inevi-
tably seek out his mother to confide
in her the successful termination of
his coup, if it were indeed he who
had played so important part as Mr..
Barton suspected in the Bronx bank
robbery.
Jimmy left his taxicab at the corner
of Two Hundred and Ninth street and
bade his driver wait.
Then he jammed his hands into his
pockets, and swung along quietly on
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when he thinks he is on the inside"
of II story.
you'd better go along with Mr..
Barton" said Mr.. Barnes briefly, show
ing the letter to the young reporter
who had moved up TO his desk.
Come on. Wen find the girl" cried
Jimmy enthusiastically.
But / wanted to help Mary Ryan
find her happiness.
Jimmy Barton hurried me over to
the subway in frantic speed.
AT the end of our ride we came face
to face with real tragedy. Mary
Ryan lived in one of a long row of
ordinary brick apartment houses out
in the Bronx. We climbed four mar
row flights of stairs and came at last
to n door in the center of which was
tucked card on which was written,
Mrs. B. ]. Ryan" A moment later,
in answer to our ring, a motherly.
plain-looking woman of about forty
five opened the door.
"Is this Mrs. Ryan?' l asked.
She nodded and ushered us into
plainly furnished little place just u
step or two above actual poverty.
Over ut the window stood slender
girl of about twenty. Her heaving
shoulders and the cFuiaplad extra"
ut her feet, which had reached the
Bronx as rapidly as we had, told her
story.
There was undoubtedly a connection
between Mary Ryan's troubled ques-
ton of the day before and the bank
robbery which flashed its story in big
headlines across the front page of our
paper. Jimmy picked up the crum-
pied ball and smoothed it out. It took
me just a second to read it:
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-28
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
BANK ROBBERY IN BRONX.
WATCHMAN MISSING.
Police Seeking For George Nc
cabe, Trusted Employee.

1 hurried to the side of the sobbing
came in answer to your letter." said.
I'm Beatrice Fairfax"
The two women faced me in abso-
lutte amazement. Then the mother
rushed forward, caught my hand and
covered it with kisses.
"Glory be to the saints y" said she.
stop cryin', Mary darlint, and look
who's come to help you. It's Miss
Fairfax herself, bless her kind heart
Miss Fairfax ~ gasped Mary.
you've come all the way out here to
help me?"
Jimmy stepped forward brlsl1ly.
"And to let you help us little bit,
too. 1t looks like pretty good story
he began.
l presented the garrulous youth and
he told them that it was his story they
had just been reading.
"Oh. it's Georges bank-I can't
think what it's all about, Miss Fair
fax. George was a good boy and he
loved Mary" cried Mrs. Ryan.
II think we can help you find George,
Mary" said I-'that's what / have
come for, but of course Mr.. Barton is n
reporter and what he wants is a story
and beat for our paper. Do you
think you can tell us anything that
will help us solve this mystery?"
81 hope so. Oh, please help me find
him. 1 love him so.' And Mary fell
to sobbing again. But In a few mo-
ments she regained her self-control
and told us her story.
Once week George got off from
duty and took her to lunch. He came
downtown to the wholesale millinery
store where she was one of the trim
mers and on that gala day Miss Ryan
proudly went out for her noon meal
on the arm of Mr.. McCabe.
George was n nice-looklng chap and
Mary always thrilled with joy when
| the other girls saw him come for her
| He was so steady and dependable. On
that particular day some people at Il
nearby table in the restaurant sat and
stared at him.
AT first Mary had merely glorled In
the clean, good looks that always at
| tracted such favorable attention. Then
her woman's jealously stirred. for the
girl who was watching him had a
cheap and fiashy prettiness, and she
seemed much more interested In George
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earth had come This was either
dreamer the beginning of the END
But a moment later that gentleman
picked himself up, looked about him
and then suddenly all the heavy mists
which were enfolding me so roughly
and agonizingly faded into nothing
ness. Jimmy lost no time in Selling
the boiling retort and hurting it out OF
the window.
I was so dizzy that l could scarcely
see or hear anything, but L fancied
vaguely that / heard Mr.. Barton adj
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-28

and got out the neatly written sheet
on which Mary Ryan had registered
her trouble.
Jimmy got out his copy with the
speed good newspaper man must pos
sess. He handed 1t sheet by sheet TO
the waiting copy boy and when he
had finished jammed on his hat in
preparation for departure.
Just minute, Mr.. Barton! I
called.
rose and held out Mary Ryan's
letter to the city editor. felt l
could best help her by enlisting his
interest. He glanced over the letter
hastiiy. Ills keen face lighted up with
the pleasure good city editor feels
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-28
FIRST EPISODE
The Story Of the Missing Watch
man.


pealed to me at once. 1t was written
there were marks of agitation In the
underlined urgent In one corner and
..Picnse read" in another. / read 1t
af once. II was q simple. human docu-
ment, saying much in little.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
/ am engaged to the watchman OF the
bank. Yesterday met him on the street
with another girl and he did not speak to
me. What shall do?
MARY RYAN.
2si East Eighteenth St
A problem In human psychology this.
Why should u man pnss his flnncee on
the street without recognition? Why
should man who is engaged TO one
girl permit himself TO he found in the
company of another in whom he took
so little pride that he must furtively
pass II woman who wns to he his
wife? Why shoald any man put him
self i'm such a position?
/ gave 1t moment or two of
thought and then returned to the rest
OF my mall with the idea of coming
back to Mary Rynns letter later after
l had got little more perspective
on her trouble.
was half way through my mail
when the new reporter whose desk
was next to mine came in. Jimmy
Barton brought certain freshness
and enthusiasm to his work which
communicated itself all through the
city room.
Morning, Miss Fairfax" said he.
.'Any questions that need mans
broad viewpoint? Can your Uncle
James help you any?"
Then he hurried over to the city
editor-Howard Barnes-and reported
that reform wave had struck New
York. for the police sergeant's book
was as white and pure as the snow
that would fall next January. A sec
ond later Mr.. Barnes picked up his
phone, and Jimmy's extension phone
sounded simultaneously.
Jimmy darted out with an air of ex-
citemeut and Barnes scribbled an or
der on his yellow pad and gave it to
one of the Office boys. l heard few
orders about an extra-and then /
went on reading my mail and ponder
Ing the problems offered me for solu-
ton.
An hour later Jimmy Barton came
whirling into the office again with the
cyclonic effect he always produced
when he had good story.
Something doing in little old New
York now" he remarked as he passed
my desk after reporting to the city edi-
tor. Bank robbers got thirty thou
sand dollars in the Bronx. And the
watchman of the little old bank has
disappeared"
He sat down at his machine and be-
gan hammering out n story.
My mind focused suddenly on one
point The robbery had been in the
Bronx and the Waterman was miss
ing. East One Hundred and Eighty
First street was in the Bronx too.
Could there be any connection be-
tween Mary Ryan and that robbery?
A newspaper is often clearing
house for mystery. AS Jimmy Barton
hammered out his story l put aside
the letter was preparing to answer
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Dear Miss Fairfax;
/ am engaged to the watchman of the
bank. Yesterday ! met him on the street
with another girl and he did not speak to
me- What shall do?
MARY RYAN,
23i East Eighteenth st
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-10-13
Women Registrars Of u. Nary.

The following is complete list
Of the Commissioners anG CLERKS
Of Reg stration, the precincts aud
booths Of TIRE Parish II 81. Mary,
Tor Repatriation Day, "Wednesday.
October II:
FlRSe WARD, FIRST PRECINCT.
Cnsrenton booth, Cnarenton P.
.. MgsdRmes L Il Dslhay-, ! :.
5. Greve "a berg; Misses Ethel G,r.
dcner, g. LeN9rnand, Amy Wee.
der.
Linwood booth, Ba'dvio ?. 0.
Mesdeue- Henry Gsrdner O.
Green, Mi7aes Mary PAR. Levi :
Parr,
Woodruff booth. Chatenton P.
0 Misses Ida Y9eder, l. b !
Oelheve, Myrtle G8rd er
Foriee Plantation. Misses Ia
.er Gardner. Florence Fortie !,
Mesdamss t. Fortier, II Peter.
Veeder booth, Miss Ethel Gard.
ner, Mrs. F. o. Vigu4rie
Sawmill booth. Mira Lepiua,
Misses Miller Gardner, Mary
Ecuart.
SECOND PRECINCT.
Sorrel, iennereIte 2 .. Meg
DANES Bouareaux. Joe Conra1,
George LeBourgeois. Misses Au-
cite Hernandez. Gertrude Lebeau.
Adeline booth, Adeline P. D
Mesdames Bauty, Albert Dupuy.
Clay Shaw, Mobfide, Edmond
Faucheaux, Z. ?, Sims.
Allain'e booth, Jeanerette II. f.
D. Misses Lucle Thomas, Lillian
Roger, Methi!da Pec3t, Meedanes
Landry. Homer Pecot.
Websteryi.le. Mechanics Glide
Barrios, Harold Perez, Misses
Aureiia D4igie. Corinre Trim ole,
Alice Mend va.
SECOND WARD. FIRST PRECINCT.
Glencoe booth, Glencoe p. o.
Mesdames Bernard Levy, Earl
Hebert, VIM. Porche. Misses Del.
phine Levy, Anna Savoie.
Crawford booth, Mesdanes Leo.
Brown, Thibodaux Aug Jacobs,
Bob Rodriguez, Miss Chopper.
Ashton booth, Ashton p. O..
Misses EVE Lauoon, Clara Du.
mesnil, Marie Richard, Glencoe:
Miss Efie Trahan, Mrs. Guy
Hehert.
Florence booth, Louisa P. O..
Mesdames F. B. Miller, S. A.
Breaux, Ed. Fausneaux, Sam Ed.
gerly. Miss BY-ehsTd,
SECOND rSfTlNCT,
.-~s-,- - ....ss -
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-10-13

tate III wing tii.st III r. F~l- ! n
many sections a mi-understind-
ing not ouly of the n ichinery OF
the registration of woman power
n October II, but even the pur-
poses II such registration, u "
.fnor ri .,aat. 81 We'd esd j
aight, issued the following ad.
dress TO the women of Louisiana:
The Pre- oiaeut of the United
tates, through the Council Of
National Defense. has required
the State Of Louisiana to register
her woman power A similar re-
quest has been made OF every
lther state il The Union. and With
ia the SHIRT time that has clap .cd
-ince the federal governm Mt ma
made known it. desire the follow
ing >tate- h-yr implied n"r
.i,n: Alshsmr, AK tnsas, florl-
da, Indiana. khu-as. Missouri,
Mississippi, Nebraska, Ne" Mex
ico, Greg -, Peun-yivsnia. Sou \
arolina and yomiug, and
u ANY tttl ! = III I'll VI CNt u
tions for registration.
"In proportion 70 population
Lauisi fLa appears TO have led All
the other Sou'hera states and
many Of the Northern. Eastern
and Western states III her " n du.
ties IS 1hole, 80 far. We do
not wish to beiout-,ripped in the
Of our woman power
The United States is simply taxi
ing stock Of h-r re-ou' ce-. aud
certainly The inte .igeuce. energy
and ability If III. women f the
is one Of her greatest a.
.ets. The gov"rnm ut desires tod
know what patriotic duty du
he eveGt tn. var ~nouid be .
,orp AID tbs -tfair - An rica'-
.-1Ar re4uurc@ y th9C' ! d :, az
hat me w"nl1 yb"+c OF Il 4
1;-tT, WGa L y. 9 -l"ra 20 ;
SIT VIC o-Gu,iy IL I'll 81 shop or
nospita. u ocnnui seon - aher"-
ever women may hono.AD.y serve |
10 order tha1 wet ~ IN = en- - |
Anne fic4. and TX :r,; b. mad se- !
cura forever
TINS lind CT c-nsu, has been !
made BY eur allies. LII cur
women take thei7 pieces bts;dr
ne heroic women of England ana !
france,
the registration oi the women
IN the tn instant is y Jt con5cf q.
ion. No woman VINO registers
md no woman who does nc1 reg
ster can be taken into service I!
either of the state or Of the United /
States against hcr will under auy |
existing law Whatever.
:While the ia ~ OF the state oi
rcqltre every female
over the age u II years 70 register
~ the 17th instant, stii there IL |
10 penalty il sac does not register. |
H-r act vii. b. Que Uf patrlotl- n
lnder the forms o. law, The |
sjmpiy wants to knew
1nal she eau do IL her services |
ire ev r needed for the safety Of
he republic +"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-10-13
Registration Day For Women.

SAAS
al Defense, our State has
issued, through the Governor,
a proclamation fixing Octo'
Der 18th Registration Day
for women; this will embrace
all females above the age OF
l6 inclusive.
The object of this registrar
ton is to let the Federal
Government at Washington
know what resources this
country has, which can be
modelled through tie efforts
of the women in the event
the government should need
these resources.
The women of America
have been of such wonderful
assistance to the government
in the present crisis that the
government feels the need Of
their cooperation and good
work. 10 know just what
can be expected from this
source in time of need, the
government has set upon the
general registration of tie
women throughout the ma
ton.
By authority OF the Legis-
lature, the State Council Of
Defense has the power to call
for this registration in Louis
lana, and in pursuance Of
this call by the State Council,
all females who are able to
get to the registration booth
will be required to come out
on the 18th Of this month
and register. OF course it
any woman is invaded or
otherwise incapacitated, she
will not be expected to come
to the booth, as they can
send their registration card
to the Committee in charge
of the registration if she so
desires.
It goes without saying,
that the women of st. Mary
will turn out in full force
and register. Our country
has never failed to get the
very best response from the
women whenever she needed
them; and in this present cri.
els there is no doubt about
what they will do; it is only
necessary to sound upon the
bugle horn. and the Spartan
mothers and fair young ladies
will come every time-rain or
shine.
The women of this country
have made and saved millions
Of money for the government
within the last six months
for war purposes, and under
this registration, they will
save millions more if called
upon. They can and will do
their utmost to back our boys
Of the army, and none other
than q mother, sister or
sweetheart can do just thel
thing wanted. This is the
reason our government has
asked for their help.
Wednesday, October 18th,
1917, will be all epoch max.
ing day; it ! will be the day
upon which the women will
tender their services in this
var,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-10-13


Theriot. Louise Prince, M-sd lam es
Bower. Dtv- r ,llins p. Foret
Princes booth. Mesdames Cou.
Wilton, l.. Guidr z, Misses Ida
/ Prince. Eli Prince. Lucille Rargl
THIRD WARD, FIRST PRgClSCT.
,natswor,n booth, Franklin 2.
O., K. f. D. Misses Flo Lagrange,
Anuie Pontiff, Mssdames Cham
pigne, Noise Walker, Joy Chau-
vim.
Columbia booth. Mesd IN g
King, E,i., Smith. Misses Hatern-,
Iat,i. Smith.
Bill Wv booth. Me.d IN s
! B urg-ois. Ginnrs Reeves, Mellon
Delaune, Felfu- Bourgeois. Misses
Aibarra, Nollly. Reeves.
OAK Lawn b lotn. NJ ID an :
Bourgeois. Gli- Rog r.. M-,r-
Mar 81 .cua. LaveniA Bourg :oi-,
Giadv, Bourg lois.
OAK HILL booth Misses Molie
Underwood. Jennia Pad aux, Mary
BeIangAr. Mesdam-- T. N. Lee
Blanc, H. Arvenaux
O5k knff h ,o,n N.ca.ma, !
II Nc .a:drlt. Nelson Boudrenux.
Z J. Parr, Bennie Borne; Miss
Sim ME Parr.
st. Joseph booth. Misses Emma
5v srrgr, Ei'l rof. Nd, A.
jph III .ckblrn, II inry Barrii.
,caux II e. Laws
Fra,k;,u bo,fh Fratklin p q
N..d.n.s Ron. IJinl r Par.
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49, - ~ = !" ~ ", "a III :
49, "'', NV ~ -
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SEC I'D PRECINCT
i'4Advia Dlpta 8tl!".a. =. .
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@o.Ias =. +. t.. zee u. \. 81. Dpad
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Lararn tIt' bp"'n. Gtrjen 'ity +.
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e,iaei' ~ H. ia" i3s'' Hiss lfc'e
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FOURTH " ARD FIRST {EClNCT.
Centre.iiie po).h. Ceutrevl.ie = &
hlesdamaS J"An n. Ml4eot, \. J.
\ pua-, + IA YES, Kisses Liiial
ID 'ran, ornoe Brroler.
Foster booth, Foster l.. . Mes
danes Richard W kes. VI. b he,-
sick, Misses stella Heoert, Llty Bout
reauS. Key. Cooper
FerdinVllle booth, c2utreviIie ?. y
Miss CeritIa bHpdreaAy, Mes tant>
Mamie Fernandez, Addte Chambers
Ihas. f3faah iel Evelyn CaniIi.
Shi"t oiae oo''h Nf,u'n =
,lsi -, H't'pre.' Lee loda; a, y
pALos' Jules A'i7'han' Ht'' hdueiil
e. ~ n.,., y ).
, -. ~ '' ~ S''.'r "a '"'t'7' q
',a"is ni. ,yao J,ir 1'ro
E .i Car>, r.,,na '''
At>tiAOi r'' q '~7i4t'V'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-10-13

Having received sumeroue let.
tsss tom persons. particularly
Gea:s, f:a 81 !:lasa. Z! u!
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-10-13

The following is complete list
Of the Commissioners ano CLERKS
Of Registration, the precincts aud
booths Of the Parish u 81. Mary,
Tor Registration Day. ~einesd sy.