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The daily banner., 1919-07-19
CHURCH LOCALS.

Sunday School in the Baptist
Church tomorrow at $50 a. M; Di-
vine worship at II a. m. aud 8 pm.
Rev. E. C. Prettyman will conduct
the morning service.
Services at the Holiness Church
tomorrow: $50 a. m, class; IL a
M, sermon; 2.30 p. ni., Sunday
School; 730 p. H., song service, fol
lowed by preaching The public in
vited
Services at Grace M. E, Church
South, tomorrow: 9.45 a. M. Bara-
ca Glass. IL a. M, sermon by the
pastor. 2.15 p. M, Sunday School
8 p. M, preaching by Presiding Elder
F. B. McSparran The public invited
to all these, services.
Services at St. Pauls Church to-
morrow: a. ln., class; IL a. M,
w. o. King, of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que, will speak. p. m, Sunda!
School. 7.30 p. m., Christian Endea
vor. p. M, preaching by DR.. L. A
Warner, President of the Maryland
Conference.
Zion NJ. e. Church tomorrow
Morning praise service, $50; morn
ing worship, temperance address b.
DR.. Geo.. w. Crabbe, Superintendent
of Maryland Anti-Saloon League
Sunday School, 2.15 p. M; evening
worship, with sermon by the pastor
"A Kings. CONSERVATION" s O'Clock
A cordial welcome at all our ser
vices. 90.
The daily banner., 1919-07-19

Aviatrix Ruth Law says flying is
good for the nerves, and il more wo-
men few there would be less illness.
Yes, and fewer women.
The daily banner., 1919-07-19
Brief Local News

Mr.. w. Bayly Brannock, of Guam
tico, Va, arrived home this morning
to spend several days.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

must be tuaHrant and alAOw a AneBmk
regard Tor the EP&nlons and t. in
NEatmffOns Af those who MnaenHanT
4hNm.
And. 1nAaly. the American xaErask
mMzt speak the Engliah 1a1Rmana.
Tfm4 language we are going 10 hmNm
aangRt in every PRhlic schD0l Af 9l1D
Uuited Dtaees. Other 1angnagas nnny
supplement English, but no starr
win be permltted to snhstitnke Ter C.
AmericAnAsm then ct last aznsB
down to 1hiB: We wmmt Wm AmmEa
scRMiBm that VIII prodnce men MmN
wDmen TINT are not enay selk geaEane
IN the Rractieal SENSE: bnt WzhD 3D
are BHaEHHliMnt, strong. Vulz1nE
4BaFlEBE, cFzAfive In xhA NEz2nmna
sense: and sueh nan ana Wnnen Cen
I'VE and 40 aheir part i'm tire wnxaM R
we hRw@ o RAF4icular kind or amw mm
IN TaztiCz1aar Kind sof iiberty. az-
making law and a 1AW-1Aining -
Wfy.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22
Mesu Ameyicuysisna Standard
One OF The Wars Products
H.
OR Sociology

ny nm. FRANKLIN III. GEDwIN0S

Basic Factors 6EaM Stand
The war has not In any wise or In
any Aegree aet aside HhssD hasie fac-
torg Of Amaricanism. It has added
the immediate and overshadOwing
requirement Of patriotism.
The war has clwrR1ie1 mmch thiHk-
ing. and the patriwfism 9lamt wns DnRy
latent, not extinguished, win mot Tor
sometime Mgain he openly called IN
question by4Rny CUusazrzhAD nuussE
OF responsible AmsrioEns. Most Uf
us now Hxpeet and we shall uOnfimue
to AxDeCt the American to be Wne'
aquiveeaIly patriotic. Whefher he
Was born here. or bFDnght here, or
came here u hiB own w01itiOn, we ~
peCt him To MndeFBkzad fhHt Nh Gfei-
aens or the UnitBd STATES Mre Baanress
in cOmm@m opportunities, s0Bmm0n
perily Mnd comzmUn a0eaGiminR. @mM
that we l@Ck upDn the man who in
willing 10 take his share Of UMr go0d
luck without assuming his share q
Our common responsibility Bf 6n1ng
his DaEt 0f our common work aw O
hWM@n iohject thMt it iB impossible 70
Ne8psC&, 1Hd who may IN wHN azsEa
0c0nt CUMBSAUrat1D1.
The AKnrican must be aRW-abid-
iag. n In mis- anward mMEts Ms r.
HpUmls To Ehe rh1l@s@RaW M amaEch
Ism, ha mmst mewegMhG1eas observe
the rule Sn fhe HDmn waRGn hD wDHw On
the 8trnst.
0EdeEay AnniamsnE Il Law
He must understand Nhzt Axaeracsn
liberty il . lgwfh IIberSy and that In
AmHrica we amenG law not by
EiDfgnce hut by due process Bf mW.
Moreover. the lztriGtic american
rs . law-abiding man muat respect
the 9Qual rights N ali his fellow scifi-
gems, his in&eriaaS nna hiB BWperinrg
I'm character, and I'm talents mo NHms
than his eqHals, Wnd not Rttwmpt 10
BuAmeEge them under the 61aze 8Dc-
tTine fhRt an nszA MNe >creMteh ennal
in all THINGS. The dogma @R she
Declaration Of TnilHpenAemge hmB
wh4m wisely used in @~@A9ning and
treREfhsniag the emsGtinw GR p1lie
icRl '0ennDcs0cy. bmt &aBD It AnB A0ue
much @1sEkief when miEnsaA. Dy
sdemasagues and their mentadiy inaD-
lgnt 1DIlDwHEs 1t has bBen perverted
infD the sa1fbbolsth that all mem are
created equal. nUt Bnay In pdEiticdl
rights, hut also In political raRaEi-
tiss, which is not trne. YhomaG
E1inHs phrASily is ancnnake, and
AhUMld have been usBd in the BeuAmeA-
tiUn: aaen arr barn and always
continue frse and eQnal in respect N
fhgir rights"
XuRer0nUe Kzzaw&1il
The AmEF3caM EAzriBk, We 11sA HI
argne, must be a6lsrmmt. AmBxscumz
Hr1 NJ mMny origins. AmgEicamz
hRRe welcomed every nxIkiOnaaity and
Crsgd and Hhey Wi1 Ganfinme 10 w6l-
EUma, hut xhis means RmDng 1fhez
things that those WIN zFe welcomed
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

It was our enfT1nee into Nh0 W0Fi@
war that brOught Americanfsm TO tAe
frOnt lime of nwtinnal pr0hlemS IN
the United States. For = full gem
eratiOn before 1914 the increase OF
our alien population and the obvious
ineOmpletenass of Ats assimilation had
worried some or us and mildly in
tereeted more Wf us. The war re-
vealed snCh possibilities Of danger IN
alieniBm that the most indifferent
among Ms became alive to the neces-
nifty OF Standardization.
Under such circumstances Amsri-
rcanism was by most Of US 6AgRt5Rad
wifh pRtriDtism and perhaps nSt
much else. Now we look tmtD the
future with . wider vision and an
,enkindl8d imagination. We reaaize
that the problem Of AmUrimmization
o more or less 6eiinise
notion of Americanism and thMt Soon
or or latgr it forces II to try 10
answer the question. "WhWt AmBri-
cauiym DO we want?"
Ninety amt Of q huudnea iDai-
yidumis enBountered at rWu&Dm 60
whom we might put this unnstinn
wwuld say. with that readiness IA
meaningless phrase-making wAich =
one U6 our besetting sinz: 1--WE want
an Am0rieanism that mM&sB COED
AmeniUwns." Undoubtedly we do.
bnt who or what are good Am@Ga-
CAM? doubtless the 1iwdmg @H-
xwplns ara exceedingly VARIOUS. Il
W0 ,ccmM identify them, Mm4 gre
Bumably the imaginative DSsB1hflities
.wWnNzMfAUwaH00m lie xNWS@Hw AAn1mRmmrAys
20 majority of uS were ngrOUd baRo1e
1914 on certain basic elements az e.
esalg9Co in American character.
These we shall continue TO demAnd.
Efficiency . First Demama
In the years Immediately preCed-
ing the war the outstanding AemgaA
was for efficiency. We eEpectsd
'samething" At the lsast, We
sid, he must be able TO 1o6k
|@ut for asimself. to earn his way and
he A1iwent, to bring up mis- chilaEen
to 1UDk ont for themselves GMN 30
earn their way. Also we Expscted
to hmwe nnitiative. / supRmse &lza1
lmure Americans would have agresd
upon this sturdy trait OF AmsEinaMism
Iahan upon any other one, mot gMcepe-
/ ang patriotism, for we have among ME
both Pacifists and internati0nAlisRB.
BBtwsen the qualifications Bf the
American as q self-suppUCting inzli-
xiduRa and his qualifications M q
cikimen Ahare were further 4uMlillca-
'tiOns always demanded I'm Dw
local communities from the eMraisBl
days. It was insisted Tint the A9nea-
can should be a decent man. Awinz
z1hsE1y. Hespecting the UHmm0z
mgFaaftiBs and observing the sle
mentary .Gonrtesies OF ciEflfxa1iUn
NE wAs expected to he y EDDA neigh
| boz, m4& meddlesome,. hz1t RrSen6ly
hglpful and ready to e0npeE&te Dr
lOcr0BiUn.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

IN 3Sse AEF
THAT MORNINE
rs I AVOKE
THE SUN WIS STREAMING
TN THE WINDOW
.AND I LAY IHEKE LAZZLY
AND TRACED THE FIGURES
ON THE W47Y1E COUNTER
PANE
sdMD THEN 4 ROLLED OVER
ON TEE SOFT BED
IND LOOKED AT NY WRIST
WATCH
W WIS Is n. H..
AND I HEARD II BUGLER
PLAYING FIRST GAIL
AND I ROLLED BACK
AND Buried MY EACE
IN THE FLEECY RKLLDW
AND SAID
SOFTLY
"3VHERE DO YOU GET That
.STUFF9"
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

THEN z SET ON Il LAWN
AND THERE WERE NO LlGHTS.
n FAERY CREATURE SIT UPON:
MY KNEES.
iHER FRAGRANCE INTOX7-..
GATED ME.
u PRESSED HER TO MY BOSOM
14MD TOLD HER LOWED AERs
.a4MD IS II WAS ABOUT TD
KISS HER FULL RED lips
THE FELLOW NEXT 10 1kAs
BWEEZD
AID I HEARD THE RAIN
.OW TEE SlOOF OF tt THNET
AND I xAT .ANUTHXB CAMEL
.CTGARMEEG
AND WENT OUT
INTO TIE NIGHT AND TIME AGBD
AND STUMBLED OVER "A FHG
AND HEARD A KEABANH Say
mo G@0GPREE"
AID 4 CLIMBED A LADDER
AND ERAWLED UNDER NV
THREE WET RTAANKETS
AND WWSHED n WAB WUMEE
AND L RAlD TO MXEEEW-
IN a LOW THRDEzs10NE-
"E 4 NEVER GEE FRANCE
AGAIN
WkFATHL BE BoON EDUGH."
"Assd Dtkexs"
dhsS MeG0sGs rs.
,BtiA, its nDre dignaned tlzan-
ssAbOvo-nam@A mMAMiaw.."
YOUR KISSES aARE LIKE
MY STEEL MELMET." RAR-
NEY WROTE rs He SAT
CROSS LEGGED ON HIS
BUNK BEFORE UHEE FIRE IN
THE BIG Black CRATE OF
THE STONE BMLET 1T
MARAC, THEY IRE NOT
FELT"
0m0O MpOn . time phllOSeFAa
.aIAd AhmE '.AGMHy WMAeWs .canmOa
mmmmnh 7Uve"-bmt AlnaE wWuB AG9OE9
Aaho A. E. f. eeEzxMfinm Bgan.
stGir. Mhe m1m MED ReB4inE U1."
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

As I nat at tho tlDAD
And slngsred the heavy silverware
The mnma@ asked:
'HEOw VII you have your toast?
Dry -we buttered?"
And said
'sButtered"-
What else could / say?-
And later ON
After 1 had wiped my AamfaB
ON thu snowy linen
4 grz&bBd my plate
Awd Mzy knife and fork
And 25ked my father:
''WhyE0 can wash stlaWBH?"
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

On passes to Paris the legend reads
'sGOOd after Q O'Clock u wen be
lzaVO0.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

The AmeFicaM EA1ri1k, We MssA 1T
ArgMe, must be aDA1r@mt. AmBxacmmB
hREe welcomed every m&kiOnaaity and
Crg9d and they win 1enfinme 10 wsa-
cpme, hut 1his means RmBmg WGher.
things that those WIN zFe welcomed
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

OmGe mpon . time = plilOseFaaa
.amAM NRmE Many WMAGWB ,c@nmO
umnnnh 7Uve''-but Alhat WWuB HsclgOE
Aza0 A. C. +. sqR2E2StAn Began.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-22

,HtiA, its nsDre Aignafled tlzan-
UsAbOvO-nam@A ,mnAMiaR..s'
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-08-09
NOME ENDORSES
PLANS TO HELP
NORTH FORWARD

The movement started by the Ne
mana Commercial club for the or
ganization of an Alaskan Chamber
of Commerce, composed of the com
mercial bodies of the various Alas
kan towns, is receiving favorable
consideration in a number of sec
tons of the territory, the latest en-
dorsement of the plan having come
from the Nome-Seward Peninsula
Chamber of Commerce, to which the
local club appealed for cooperation
some time ago.
In a letter addressed to the Ne
mana Commercial club, and read at
the regular semi-monthly meeting of
the organization last night, the Nome
chamber says that the importance
of having a central body through
which to work for needed reforms
and territorial aids was realized at
Nome long time ago, and that an
attempt was made three years ago
to interest Alaskans in the move
ment. But" explains the letter,
lowing to our isolation and distance
from the rest of Alaska, our efforts
resulted in nothing
I'VE appreciate continues the
letter, the importance of having an
Alaskan body which could voice the
sentiment of the commercial, mining,
and professional interests, and could
we induce the Government to at
lease give our bodies press rates
over the wires, we could assist more
efficiently and economically all ter
ritorial enterprises, and further the
development of our resources"
The letter calls attention to a
number of needed reforms, to OBJ
tain which the Nome organization
would welcome the opportunity to
cooperate. The Nome chamber be-
lieves that the adoption OF a parcel
post zone system is necessary, and
that the territory should have liberal
federal assistance in road building.
II believes also in the protection Of
a government owned, managed and
operated system of water transporta-
ton, the reorganization Of the mail
system, the completion and extern
sion of the Government railroad sys-
tenn in Alaska, and the readjust-
ment of the gold standard to the
high cost of present-day production,
either by direct bonus or by sub
sidy
I'VE could mention many other
necessary needs for Alaska con-
cludes the letter. and local needs
as well. that non-political organ
ization could bring to the attention
of the proper authorities with bene-
fit to Alaska, with the assurance
that results would follow much more
quickly than under present condi-
tons"
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-08-09

A live Advertisement brings bust.
ness. A newspaper needs advertis-
ers. A town needs a newspaper.
clean suits, coats, hats-do a good
advertise.
D'ORSAY'S TAILOR SHOP
Third and A Streets.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-08-09
N. c. GROCERYMAN is ....::...
PRESENTED WITH CAR

Eddie Clausen, manager of the
grocery department of the Fairbanks
store of the Northern Commercial
company, has been presented with a
Ford automobile by the company.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-08-09
LET ALBERT DO IT

Launch Margaret ready to ferry
you across or take you up or down
the river. Special rates to berry pick
e-s. Leave word at Fowler 4 Morris.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-08-09
NATIONAL PARK
HIGHWAY PLANS
TO Be BOOSTED

sentatives of eleven Western states
are on their way to Yellowstone
park today to attend a conference
which will open tomorrow, called
for the purpose of advancing the
United States interior departments
project of joining together the ma
tional parks with a motor highway.
The meeting will last two days.
Good roads experts, enthusiasts
and commercial club presidents are
coming from the principal cities of
the West to meet with the national
park service officials. The motor
highway, the first link of which al
ready has been opened between Vel
lowstone and Glacier parks, is de-
signed by Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane as means Of
keeping American vacation dollars at
home instead of allowing them to
go abroad.
In speaking recently of the need
for the convention, Senator T. ].
Walsh of Montana said:
Governments of Europe are pre-
pairing for their greatest tourist
years as soon as passports are again
freely issued. Europe has been
vastly advertised by the war. Be-
fore the war, s25O,O00,000 was
spent by Americans in foreign lands.
Unless the government of the United
States does something to keep her
people at home, the national parks
and resorts of the West may be de-
serted in the years just ahead.
Accordingly the interior depart
ment has been aroused to the point
of meeting Europe's tourist propa-
ganda. One of the expedients is All
automobile highway connecting the
nationa! parks and monuments. This
will help keep the tide of tourists,
which ,.cw is turned westward. COM
ing our way. The cooperation Of
the Western states literally extend
ed to the Government al this time
will repay them a thousand times"
/ To lead the tourist cars from park
to park, big motor buses are TO be
operated over the highway selected
by the Government. Already Vel
lowstone and Glacier park buses
maintain regular schedule between
these two great parks, making the
two-day trip semi-weekly. The BUSES
follow the new Geysers-to-Glaciers
trail, which passes through Gardiner,
Livingston, Bozeman, Boulder, Hell
ena, Townsend, Augusta, Gilman,
Choteau, DuPuyer, and Browning,
and gives the tourist a scenic tour
straight across Montana over the
best roads in the state.
As preliminary 10 the confer
ence at Yellowstone park, scout cars
from Helena and Denver are max
ing tours between Yellowstone and
Rock Mountain park, with national
park service officials.
i AS fast as the Government can
act and the transportation system,
be developed, park BUSES will be
Operated over the park-tc-park road
to tie together Rainier National
park, Crater Lake, Sequoia, Yosemi-
tie, the Crank Canyon, and, in fact
all the park, monuments and resorts
of interest to tourists in a Western
tour.
; 1t is to develop this highway sys-
; tenn that the conference has been
called. The states TO be represent
; ed are: California, Colorado, Mon
itana, Utah, Oregon, Arizona, Wash
Iington, Wyoming, North and South
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-19
An Error of the Mind.

The Vedanta religion of India has
as the basis of its belief the doctrine
that matter does not exist. 4 Ved-
anita teacher, says Stanwood Cobb in
his book, "The Essential Mysti-
cisrn," was once instructing his pupils
in the midst of a jungle. There sud-
denly crushed through the bushes a
mad elephant-the most dangerous Of
tropic beasts. The pupils, disregard
ing their philosopher, took to the trees.
When the animal had passed they
found their guru descending unabash-
ed from a stout upas tree. "Why,"
asked one heretical youth, "did you
climb tree, If, according to your
teaching, matter has no existence?"
To this smart inquiry, worthy to adorn
the impudent ranks of American
youths, he answered calmly: 'There
was no elephant. There was no tree.
did not climb up a tree"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-19
ORIGINAL "Lone Tree"

There was an immense cottonwood,
four feet thick and very tall, which
stood in Nebraska almost in the CEN
fer of the continent, half way between
New York and San Francisco, which
was within one mile of that center.
Under its branches rested thousands
of '49-ers en- route to the Eldorado of
the Pacific coast. 1t was the best
known camping ground on the old
California trail. From 1S49, when the
gold seekers rushed across the great
nlains down to the completion of the
Union Pacific railway, the great tree
was a guidepost to the wagon trains
going west.
After the railway was completed
there was no further use for the old
tree and it eventually rotted away and
died. In 1910 a monument was
erected on the spot that the tree had
occupied. 1t represents the trunk of
a giant cottonwood and bears this in
scription: "On this spot stood the
original Lone Tree on the old Cali.
fornia trail"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-19
Confucian Cemetery.

The grave of Confucius, with
those of his descendants of "A genera
tions, which is now within easy reach
Of the Tientsin-Pukow railway, is one
of the most picturesque spots in China.
The family cemetery is 'suWounded by
a wall eight to ten miles in circumfer-
ence. The interior is one vast grove,
trees having been planted there since
the burial Of Confucius 25 centuries
ago. Within mile from the entrance
to the Confucian cemetery is the Con-
fucian temple, set of beautiful Chi-
nese temple buildings, with yellow
glazed tiled roofs amidst a grove of
ancient cedars. Here is also the an
cestral hall of the descendants of Cons
fucius. In close proximity to the Con-
fucian temple is the home of the only
surviving descendant Of Confucius,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-19

the north-up the Illinois. Anyhow,
good luck to you both, and good
night"
The door closed behind him, and the
negro and I were alone. The die was
cast; had pledged myself to action;
was fully committed to the attempted
rescue of Rene Beaucaire, and no
thought of any retreat once occurred
to me. The negro still remained seat
ed on the edge of the bed, digging his
toes into the hard earth of the floor.
"Pete," I began earnestly. "You
trust me, don't you? You do not sus-
pect me of being any slave-hunter?'
mo, sab, Massa Knox, 1 amt
feared O. yer-yers one O. dem down
easterners."
'Well, not exactly that. I came from
slave state, but my family is of New
England blood and breeding. I am
just as much your friend as though
you were white. Now, you and 1 have
got a hard job before u.s.
"Yas, sab, we sure has,"
"And the first thing we have to do
is to trust each other. Now 1 am go
ing to ask you question-is that the
best way for US to go, up the Illinois?'
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-19

He was slow to answer, evidently
turning the whole matter over in his
mind. I waited impatiently, feeling
the delay to be a serious loss of time
"Well then, let me put this differ
emily. Have you ever assisted any
slaves to run away from Missouri"
"Well, Massa Knox, I reckon thet
maybe I knew'd bout SOM gittin'
away-'pears like I did, sah."
"And these escaped by way of the
Illinois?"
His dumb, almost pathetic eyes met
mine pleadingly, but some expression
of my face served to yield him cour-
age.
'T-I reckon II don't know much
bout all dis, Massa Knox" he STAN
mered doubtfully, his hands locking
and unlocking nervously, IL sure
dom; an fer de mattah o. dat, ther
amt no body whut does, sab. All I
does know, fer sure, is dat if a niger
onct gets as fer as a certain white
man up de ribber, bout whar de
mouth OBJ de Illinois is, he's got a
mighty good chance fer ter reach
Canada. De next place whar he's
most likely ter stop is Beardstown,
long wild SOM sorter preacher whut
lives thar. An thet's as fer as dey
ever done toP me, sah.'
"About this first white mantle
one near the mouth of the Illinois-do
you know his namew
Pete rose to his feet, and crossed
the room to where stood, bending
down until his lips were close to my
ear. His answer was spoken in 6
thick whisper.
'Massa Knox, 1 never did 'spect tt
say dis ter no white man, but it seem:
L Just nat'larly got fer ter tell yer
He's got a cabin hid way back in d'
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-19
Election Expenses,

This story of the election expenses
of a Georgia man who was defeated
for county commissioner reaches US by
vay of the Newark Leader in a dis
catch from Atlanta. His sworn state
ment runs: Lost, 1894 hours of
sleep thinking about the election. Lost
two front teeth and a whole lot of
hair in a personal encounter with an
opponent. Donated one beef, four
shoats and five sheep to county bar
becue. Gave away two pairs of sus-
penders, four calico dresses, So cash
and 13 baby rattles. Kissed 126 ba.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-09-19

housekeeper; her father was Adelbert
Beaucaire, the judges only son. No
one knows where he is, dead or alive"
'De good Lord! An de OF jedge
never set her free?'
The lawyer shook his head, words
evidently failing him.
"But are you absolutely certain of
this?" I broke in impatient1y. "Have
you searched the records?"
"Not only searched them, Knox, but
before he left for the north on this
last trip Beaucaire was in my office,
and 1 practically forced him to ac-
knowledge the negligence. He even
authorized me to draw up the neces-
sary papers for him to sign On his re-
turn-for both Della and the girl.
They are in my desk now, unexecuted.
There is no mistake-Rene is legally
slave, together with her mother"
"My Godw 1 exclaimed. Gould any
one conceive more horrible position
Here is a young girl, educated, refined,
of more than ordinary attractiveness,
Throckmorton tells me, brought up
amid every comfort, and led to be-
lieve herself the honored daughter of
the house, awakening in an instant to
| the fact that she is a slave, with ne
gro blood in her veins-a mere chat
tel, owned body and soul by a gam
bier, won in a card game, and to be
sold to the highest bidder. Haines,
l tell you Kirby knew all this-he
either suspected, or had discovered
through some source that Rene Beau
caire had never been set free. For
some reason he desired possession of
both Beaucaire girls; they meant
more to him than either the money or
the property. This card game gave
him one; the other"
"Eloise, you mean? Did the fellow
threaten her?"
Here is what he said sneeringly
you can judge yourself what he meant
She's worth fifty thousand dollars by
her mothers will, and I intend to win
her If l can, fair means or foul"
Haines did not speak for some mo-
ments, his eyes on my face. Then he
paced back and forth across the floor
|, finally stopping before the fire.
"This is as near hell as anything
ever knew" he said, "and so far as
1 can see there is no legal way Out
of it. We are utterly helpless to as
sist."
eve are not" l answered hotly, "r
we are men. There may be no lega
| way in which we can beat this villain
but there is an illegal one, unless VIZ
are already too late, and L propose
, to use it, whether you join me or not
You are sure the girls are still at the
] plantation. house-that they know
D nothing of this condition?"