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eye," said Blake, blushing. q OF
course, Mr.. Magee, you'll come with
us. my father-he has big
concern-there's work there for the
sort of man you are"
The wish of Eleanor Blake was
law; though this vagabond might
later prove a blackmailer, though
commonsense dictated that he be
got rid of as swiftly as possible,
young Blake deferred to his sister.
But Mr.. Magee shrugged his
shoulders.
Work? I'm afraid not; the sort
of work your father could offer me
wouldn't appeal to me, I'm sure.
Labor in a store isn't compatible
with the tramp's disposition, you
know"
But you can't be tramping for
ever" cried the girl. Sooner or
later you must work. And IL you
don't like a store-there are other
things. The sort of man who
laughed at those men last night
she paled at the memory (perhaps,
too, at memory of Madison)-"is
not an idler, a drone. How long
have you been tramp"
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Bob at his office; they told me hat
he was up here; that an arrest had
been made, and-Bob is awfully
bright, butt thought could help"
Il suppose you would have told
what you knew about last night?"
said Mr.. Magee, gently.
Certainly" she exclaimed.
Mr.. Magee looked at her. There
was no need to say anything. His
soul was in his eyes and she red
dened.
"Are you sure it's all settled?"
she asked her brother.
Absolutely, sis. It's all over
and we might as well get out of
here. You look all worn out, sis.
You'd better go home and get a
good sleep and forget all about
what's happened"
"And you will come home with
u.s." said the girl to Mr.. Magee.
Young Blake frowned; Mr.. Ma
gee caught 1t. You're awfully
good, Miss Blake" he said, ''but-
I think I'll be going"
"And l." she said, "think other
wise. No, Bob, don't wink at me!
/ insist"
"Why, 1t was something in my
6(n 1910 Tnfsrpa tions
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"Oh, but am a real tramp" said
Mr.. Magee. II started without q
nickel. and made up my mind that
I'd not send for money, and"
But that's not real tramp" she
said.
I'm go and be a regular one for
the rest of my days, Miss Blake"
promised Mr.. Magee, sif-"
He paused; no, he had not been
deceived; lack of sleep had not
hurt his eyesight. Miss Eleanor
Blake had been actually pouting at
the discovery of Mr.. Magee's true
identity. And when a girl pouts-
she certainly never could have
cared much for Madison. And
she'd been intending to throw him
over anyway, for cause.
Perhaps Mr.. Magee had better
continue his tramping." said the
girl, sweetly. I'VE don't want him
to lose valuable material, you
know"
"oh, I've plenty and to spare,
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It's all right, Eleanor" said her
brother. There is no charge
against him."
Nome" said Mr.. Magee. Pm
all right; in fact, / was Just going.
G-good morning, Miss Blake"
She looked at him. "Going?" she
asked blankly. "But-where?"
Il was hobo when a man handed
me twenty thousand dollars that
should have gone to-someone
else," said Mr.. Magee. "I-had my
fling for twenty-four hours-less!
So now-back to the road for mine,
/ guess"
She turned to her brother. "Bcb!
You mustn't permit it! I-he@
She sank down into chair, breath
less. 81 didn't hurry all the way
down here, as soon as learned an
arrest had been made, after you,
Bob, Just to-to say goodbye"
She flushed painfully as she
realized the meaning of her words.
Hastily she went on.
Bob, you must do something for
him! There are plenty OF posi-
tions-father could find one for
him"
Mr.. Magee was conscious of a
humping underneath his breast
bone. He hoped that the others
couldn't hear II.
Did you come down here to-
help meT he asked.
Why, OF course" she replied
simply. 81 was anxious; / 'phoued
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thank you." said Mr.. Magee.
Il
Young Blake-brothers have time
for levity in the most solemn and
tragic moments-permirted himself
a grin.
"A clean knockout" he said to
himself. "Ain't sis wonderi
Well" he said aloud, 'let's settle
the argument over breakfast. Come
on!"
Silently the girl and the man fol
lowed him. They had been through
tragedy together; the girl had seen
the man to whom she had been en-
gaged die before her eyes IL would
be long, oh, very long, before Mr..
Magee would venture to propose an
other engagement to her.
And yet, IL seemed to him that as
they passed beneath the sneering
eyes Of Captain Kenton, the song
in his own breast was echoed in
hers. For she had come to him,
thinking him tramp; rather than
see him untustly accused she had
intended to risk the coupling of
uasty scandal with her own name.
Mr.. Magee was an author; II is
the authors trade to read charac-
ter. He read hers-and II matched
her face and voice.
AS they stepped-into a motor car
outside the station house, she
turned to him., as her brother
cranked the. car.
TELL me-" she said, what did
you mean-last night-when you
knew my name-without seeing me
-and said II had to be rAe?"
'1'd seen your face" he answered.
"And-if the voice hadn't been
yours-I didn't want to be a.
Il mean-why-it sounded like the
voice of face like yours"
She stared at him. "Are all
authors like you, Mr.. Magee?" she
queried, icily.
But Mr.. Magee, following humbly
after her into the tonneau, knew
that she was not really so disgusted
as she might have beeen. He sat
beside her. AS Bob Blake drove
the car ahead Mr.. Magee counted
on his fingers.
September, October, November
eight months to June" he, said 20
himself. He turned to her. June
is beautiful month, isn't it, Miss
Blake?'"
Why-yes," she said. surprised
ly. "Why?"
"oh, nothing" replied Mr.. Magee.
But mentally he was picturing her
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CHAPTER VII. (Cont'd)
Arrested for Murder.

Let him keep the money" said
Mr.. Magee. 'Tts dirty rotten money
anyway, and-much good will it do
him! And-that kind of money
doesn't stick. It's caused double
killing so far; what may it cause
next?"
The two men looked at each
other. There was a pause. Mr..
Magee shrugged his shoulders.
"Well7' he said.
''Well?" echoed young Blake.
Mr.. Magee could read the others
thoughts; here was man who de-
served all of Blake's gratitude, the
gratitude Of his sister, and yet
Kenton had repeatedly called Mr..
Magee a hobo. He had referred to
Mr.. Magee as a hobo before ever
Blake had laid eyes on the prisoner.
And, II Mr.. Magee we're not hobo,
why-young Mr.. Blake was pretty
much upset, and he had reason.
Things had been happening swift
ly. He would prefer to be rid of
the cause of some of these happen
ings. OF course, this man had acted
like a real thoroughbred; he had
passed up nineteen thousand dol
lars without a qualm. He couldn't
be any common tramp; his manner
proved that. but-he must be some
sort of a crook. And now. unless he
vanished quietly, Mr.. Blake would
feel that embryonic blackmail was
in the wind
He seemed much fiustered, did
young Mr.. Blake, and Mr.. Magee
was sorry for him. For Mr.. Magee
knew the law of noblesse oblige,
and knew that for him to try and
make anew the acquaintance of
Miss Eleanor Blake would but argue
himself devoid of the finer instincts.
"well?" said Mr.. Blake embar-
rassedly.
Well" sighed Mr.. Magee. He
rose YEARLY to his feet. Guess
I'll be moseying along" he said.
Enjoyed myself awfully. Lively
little burg, Rockport. I'll always re-
member it, Morning, sir"
He moved toward the door, and
young Blake felt an impulse of pity
toward this yagabond who had acted
is 50 knightly fashion and whom,
yet, Mr.. Blake did not know, save
as participant in a most unsavory
affair. Mr.. Blake's hand moved to
ward his pocket, then, flushing at
the action, he withdrew his hand
Mr.. Magee moved nearer the door.
1t opened. Captain Kenton stuck
his head in.
Your sisters here, Mr.. District
Attorney; she's got to see you in
hurry
"Bob!" Mr.. Magee thrilled at the
voice. Then he thrilled again at
sight of the white, wan, anxious
face that followed the voice into
the room.
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beneath q bower Of roses. with him
self beside her. fumbling with a
ring. Mr.. Magee was an author:
authors must be imaginative.
1t was late afternoon: Mr.. Masee
had engaged for himself q bachelor
apartment He had ordered a SUP
ply OF furniture from the store of
silas J. Blake; be was now on his
way from the telegraph Office where
his bankers had sent him a couple
OF thousand dollars. wrspt in day
dreams-Mrs- silas ]. Blake, q gar
rulous old soul. finding Mr.. Maeee'
a most charming young man, had
taken q violent fancy to him. and
confded to him that half the reason
for Miss Blake's engagement to the
late district attorney had been be-
cause Madison was a political
power and old Silas had further
ambitions than being Mayor
wrapt in daydreams. as we have
said. Mr.. Magee did not notice the
blue-coated man until he coIlided
violently with him
Are We drunk, man7" gaspeo the
portly officer.
The'voice was familiar: Mr.. Ma
gee recognized the policeman who
had first caused TO stir within his
breast the desire TO stay in Rock
port.
~oh. it's you. is itr" exclaimed
Mr.. Magee.
Yes, IT'S me. tits IT," said officer
Mulcahy wrathfuily. And who the
divil are you, ye blind omadhaunf -
I'm the guy that put the roll in
patrolman," said Mr.. Magee. AS he
spoke he handed TO the astonished
officer a little bundle Of ten dollar
bills. Keep It," said Mr.. Magee-
~Sure, and whyg" gasped Officer
Mulcahy, staring at the money.
Il like your face" said Mr.. Ma
gee. passing airfly on
Officer Mulcahy looked after him.
Il dunno" he said, but I'd be
afther doin' me dooty II ] ran him
in fer bein' drunk. Still'-he
looked again at the small roll of
bills. Sure, he's sober as judge
said officer Mulcahy. He said he
liked me face"
On another street Mr.. Mssee saw
men loading packing cases onto
wagons that bore the name of silas
j. Blake. Superintending the
operation was the man who. but
yesterday. had refused Mr.. Magee
work. To him Mr.. Magee made his
way.
Hot work" he said pleasantly.
The boss looked at him. 1T is"
he said.
81 asked you for work yesterday"
said Mr.. Magee-
well, you didn't get IL, did your"
queried the boss.
That's why I'm here" said Mr..
Maxee. II want TO thank you: II
you hadn't refused me, ! might be
oh. anywhere"
"Oh, you're the guy that was goin'
to get my scalp" said the foreman.
He took in Mr.. Magee's garb for to-
day and contrasted II with the
shabby apparel of yesterday.
Say" he asked in sudden alarm,
you amt a spotter for the store,
are your I amt in Dutch, am ?"
mot with me-" said Mr.. Magee
cheerfully. "Herei" To the fore
man he passed bill
What for7"
Because / like you" answered
Mr.. Magee.
The foreman stared at him. "You
got sense, friend" he said.
Thank you" said Mr.. Magee.
He swung his stick as he strolled
along. June was only eight months
away. And the luck Of Gerald
Magee could not fail him; June
would bring him Eleanor Blake.
THE END.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Eiehf Months to June.

TUST across the threshold she
stopped, her eyes upon Mr..
Magee.
"You!" she cried.
Then I was right.
Bob, do something.
You must" 4
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-18
Oakland Gun Club Banquets.

Last Tuesday and Wednesday the
Oakland Gun Club, which is composed
of a number of the local Nimrods, de-
cided upon a hunting contest. One
team, captained by DR.. Melody, and
another with Mr. John ]. Sweeney as
its leader, set forth early on Tuesday
morning to see what their efforts
would bring forth. Both teams per-
formed wonders. The team led by
DR.. Melody, having scored the highest
number of points in the contest, was
declared the winner by narrow mar
gin. On Thursday evening all the
game secured by the contesting teams
was turned over to the genial and CON-
petent chef at the limbaugh restau-
rant for the purpose of transfer
nation into apetizing viands with
which to tempt the palates of the
hunters and few invited guests. At
nine o'clock the members of the club
and their friends gathered about the
table which was amply spread with
pheasant, quail, rabbit, cranberries
and many other tempting dishes that
! go to make up game dinner. After
the banquet, which was enjoyed i'm
mensely by all, cigars were lighted
and the rest of the evening was taken
up by the story tellers, and they were
in the majority. County Commissioner
George D. Browning easily carried of
the honors with his original, if some.
what ancient, recital of the achieve
ments of his old yellow hound dog
Those who were present upon the oc
casion were Messrs. George D. Brown
ing, R. S. Jamison, Dr. Webster Ra
venscroft, Dr. Melody, John j. Sween
ey, VIM. R. Browning, Floyd Stahl
John Kane, Carl Brown, Abraham
Lawton, Charles D. Bosley, Michae
Boyle, Guy Yutzy, c. N. McIntire
Roy o. Winters, H. L. Bittner, Law
renee Fraley and E. A. Shaffer.
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of the pictures, as well as the great
variety of subjects made strong ap-
peal to all who saw them. Many ap-
preciative comments were also heard
concerning the talent and careful
training displayed by the students
who took part in the entertainment.
"The Garroters" is one of Howells'
most entertaining farces, and the
parts were we'll interpreted by the
students who acted them.
The net profits from the sale of
tickets and refreshments amounts to
more than eighty dollars. Besides
this two donations, one of five and one
of ten dollars, were generously con-
tributed by two gentlemen interested
in the school, In addition one of the
members of the Board of Education is
arranging to present the school with
picture to cost twenty dollars. To
all who patronized the exhibit and
especially to. these generous friends
just mentioned, the teachers and stu
dents desire to express their hearty
thanks and appreciation. All the
money raised will be used in purchas-
ing pictures to decorate the walls of
the new building. The two prize
pictures offered to the rooms selling
the most tickets go to the First Year
girls and the First Year boys, the
girls having the first choice.
The program for the evenings en-
tertainment is as follows:
Piano Solo Leah Maffett
Minuet-Beethoven No. Ten Girls
Drink to Me
Whip-poor-will =. ...... Girls Chorus
Oinah
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Toys for the little ones at W. A.
Gonder's store. -Advertisement.
Get your Christmas Cards at W. A.
Gonder's STANDARDIZATION
Go to W. A. Gonder's store for your
high grade mixed Candies, Peanuts,
etc., for Observation-Disclosures.
A Victor Record makes an accepta-
BILE Christmas present. All the latest
at Elliott's Music Store Advertisement
Mrs. H. S. Brydon, of Blooming
ton, was the weekend guest of Miss
Grace Jones at her home in Oakland.
Mr.. A. H. Friend, of near Swanton,
was in the city on Tuesday when he
made The Republican Office a brief
visit.
Mr.. Charles A. Miller, cashier of
the First National Bank, Terra Alta,
visited Oakland on business Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. H. B. Stamper, until recently
Derintendent of the Emmons Coal
lmpany, Bayard, spent Monday in
oakland on business.
- Mrs. Walter Parish and Miss Doris
Parish, of Keyser, w. Va, spent Sat
urday in Oakland the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Walter.
Books Galore-Copyrights, juvenile
and various others. Also exceptional
line of fine Statioery for Christmas, at
W. A. Gonder's re.-Advertisement
Messrs. C. S. Davis & Son COM
pleted the installation of a Cozy heat
ing plant in the home of Miss Ger
trude Browning on Liberty street yes
terday.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church of Oakland will hold an apron
social at the manse on Tuesday even,
ing, December 80, beginning at 7:3(
o'clock.
Large line of Cigars, Cigarettes
Tobaccos and Pipes, neatly arranged
in boxes for Christmas gifts, suitable
for the men, at W. A. Gonder's store
advertisement.
At Cumberland on Monday last /;
marriage license was issued to Clar
ence E. Mace, 20, miner, of Deer Park
and Virginia Adelne King, II, O
Keyser, West Va.
Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, who ha
been attending Hood College, Fred
erick, during the fall term of that in
stitution, arrived at her home in Oak
land Monday evening to remain dur
ing the holiday recess.
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Mr.. Charles S. Davis spent Satur-
day at Terra Alta and PJwlesburg on
business.
Mr.. Walter Flanagan, of near Deer
Park, spent Monday in Oakland on
business.
Mr.. L. ]. Holt, of Keyser, W. Va,
was in Oakland on business the first
part of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ola Sterling returned
Sunday from visit to relatives at
Kingwood, West Va.
Miss Gertrude LeuRaw, of Terra
Alta, W. Va, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Oakland the guest of Miss
Nell McComas at her home on Second
street.
Come to see me about that great
Parker Fountain Pen husband and son
have been waiting so long to receive.
Prices to suit all. w. A. Gonder's
store.-Advertisement.
The most elaborate line obtainable
in Toilet, Manicure Sets, etc. for ladies
and Smoking Sets for the men. Christ
mas gifts that are appreciated by all,
at W. A. Gender Advertisement.
The Gift Extraordinarily Wonderful
line Of Huyler's fine Chocolates. and
Bonbons in boxes for Christmas at w.
A. Gonder's store, Oakland, Nd. Mail
orders promptly filled-Advertisement
! Miss Helen Thresa Hart, who has
spent upwards of two months visiting
relatives and friends at Baltimore
Washington, and College Park, re-
turned to her home here Monday
night.
A coal famine among certain Of
Oakland's residents was happily avert.
ed on Saturday last when an order
came to the railway officials releasing
a number of carloads of coal which
had been consigned to local dealer:
and had been held on the railroad sid
ings here for two or three weeks pend
ing the order for release.
Rev. Worthington B. Slutz, who i:
the resident representative of the For
eign Mission Board which recent,
came into possession of Mountain
Lake Park, arrived in Oakland Men
day evening and on Tuesday went t.
the Park to give some matters hi
personal attention, chief of which wa
the ice harvest from the lake.
the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Garrett County Tele
phone Company will be held at tn
office of its secretary, Mr.. James [
Hamill, in Oakland, on Monday, Janu
airy 9Th, at two o'clock in the after
noon, when a board of directors wi
be elected and other important bus
mess transacted.
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Art Exhibit and School Entertainment

From both an artistic and financial
point of view, the Art exhibit and
entertainment held last Thursday and
Friday evenings at the Garrett Coun-
ty High School was decided success.
In spite of the uncertainty caused by
the late starting of the electric light
plant, large crowd gathered at the
High school Thursday evening, and
there was good attendance Friday
evening. The musical and dramatic
entertainments by the students oc-
cupied about an hour each evening,
after which the visitors proceeded to
enjoy the large and beautiful collec-
ton of pictures loaned by the Elson
Art Company. The excellent quality
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-18
STOLE LIVE HOGS FROM CARS;
BUTCHERING THEM.
Fresh Pork Discovered Among Booty 4
of Alleged Robbers at Newburg. 4

Fresh Pork Discovered Among Booty
of Alleged Robbers at Newburg.
Charged with robbing freight cars
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
at Newburg, W. Va, Clarence Lee,
Charles Lee, Raymond Lee, brothers,
and Charles McGinnis, were arrested
Saturday by H. D. Schmidt, captain
of police, and Patrolemen ]. Henry
Betz, and W. K. Shumaker, of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The men
were given a hearing before Justice
of the Peace, A. NJ. Moore, at New
burg, and each held under 81 900 bond
for the January term of court at
Kingwood, w. Va.
Live hogs, clothing, aluminium
ware and shoes were included among
the booty. The hogs were butchered.
The meat and all the stolen goods
were recovered by the patrolemen.
The men are said to have confessed
to Captain Schmidt.
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FARCE
THE GARROTERS
VIM. Dean HOwells.

In large measure the same neces-
sity exists for economy and efficiency
in the Legislature when it meets as
applied to Congress. One of the main
causes of the prevailing unrest in the
country is overconsumption and I'M
Reproduction. They both tend to
high prices and when the profteers
add their toll it is signal for the
Legislature to join Congress in re-
naming extravagant in public ex-
penditures and lowering oppressive
taxation.-Belair Democrat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-18

Fuel restrictions, applicable to the
Allegheny region, which includes all
of this section of the country, were
raised by an order issued by the Di-
rector General of Railroads on last
Friday, which places all branches of
business back to the former status,
but in the order the Director General
warned all users of bituminous coal to
be as conservative as possible and not
to permit waste.
The weather during the latter days
/ of last week was more like that of
| April than December. Friday and
Saturday rain came down in tor
rents which resulted in making the
dirt roads almost impossible follow
ing the freeze-up of Tuesday night
when the thermometer reached the
lowest reading of the present winter,
it being two degrees below zero on
Wednesday morning at 7:30 o'clock.
The almost entire failure of the gas
supply Monday with the thermometer
standing at ten and little above zero
the greater portion of the day, caused
householders and others depending up
on it for heat and for domestic pur-
poses no end of worriment and incon-
venience, as well as subjecting them
to more or less suffering on account Of
the cold, but as the gas company has
promised to secure an adequate sup
ply it is trusted that the condition pre-
vailing Monday will not again recur
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-10-26
1RlJAlaA FOUND OUTLAY
AFTER TRIAL IN COURT

DOUGLAS. Oct. 23.-Omabon Gr.-
jalba. one of the two Mexican broth
ers whose trial for draft evasion came
to a close Tuesday pleaded guilty 20
the charge. His brother goes free.
as il was found he was under the
draft age.
The two brothers were the objects
OF much sympathy last April when
they were arrested, IS circumstances
seemed TO point 10 prosecution by In :
federal Officers The two young men
with a third invalid brother had gone
to Mexico. and the two men put up
the plea thatthey had gone into Mex.
co TO care for the sick man, who
afterward died. However. the trial
proved that he had accompanied them
Attorney S. w White of Douglas
defended the men, who were arrested
here.
Tombstone epitaph., 1919-10-26
WRIGHT LET GO; SELF
DEFENSE is REASON

PHOENIX. Oct 22-Lee Wright,
hcrseman. who shot and fatally
wounded ]. L. Donnelly. labor leader
and superintendent of the state fai-
grounds here last night. was released
from custody today on the order OF
Assistant County Attorney Lewkouitz.
This action followed statements by MI
rerous witnesses, the attorney said.
which bore out the assertion of Wright
tina, he had shot Donnelly in self-de-
Tense The shooting occurred at the
fair grounds. DonnelIy is well known
in Clifton, Globe an other Arizona
cities Wright came here from Cant
county. New Mexico, it is said.