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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
Mystery fobws upon
tragedy. Who ire the men
and why wersthey shot?
Barnes finds hilself forced
into the compilation.
CTo BE CoNINUED.)
WHY HE QUIT THE ROAD"
Ex-Drummer Voices Regret for the
Disappearance Of idtime Boni-
face and eerk.

"Oh for the .oldashioned hotel
clerk, smiling. accomplishing. always
friendly, who never ,fsrgot face,
obliging and always baking a fellow
feel like he was < home" said
Frank Whitsell of Poland, Ore, &C.
cOrding to the FL Pasd Herald. what
n difference between The old profess
SIGNAL hotel clerks of % years ago,
even up to 10 years 20. and the au-
tomato, mechanical ciris who never
try to obllge-I mightl,all them auto
matte grouches-of tie present dag
behind the hotel regsters,S If yOu
ask one of them a question he or
she. nowadays, intimats that you get
your room and meals, jut exactly what
you pay for. and nota thing more.
please understand that was a com
mercial traveller for J quarter cen
fury up to six years ago. and I know.
Why, we old drummer as they used
TO call us, felt at horfe In those old
hostelries Of the weston states, just
on account of the clerss. Say. they
were Gods noblemen, those old-timers.
They seemed to Anticipate a fellows
wants and would go y all sorts Of
trouble TO accommodate one. The
milk of human kindnesshowed in thel.
hearts. And II made bssiness. too. |
have stopped at an lnferior house,
many a time. because Ihad been treat
ed so well by the clerk. And I can
say, too, the proprietors were much
the same way in those days. Hotels
were made hOmelike, DOT a big box
with compartments, where you are 70
be tucked away at SO mach per. That
was one of the reasons quit the road,
the chilly, purely mechanical hotels
Of the present day."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
CHAPTER ~.
An Extraordinary chambermaid,
Midnight Tragedy. and Man Who
Said Thank You"

Miss Thackeray was turning down.
his bed when he entered his room after
bidding his new actor friends good
night. He was staggered and some
what abashed by the appearance of
Miss ThaCkcray. She was by no
means dressed as chambermaih
should be, nor was she as dumb. ON
the contrary, she confronted him in
the choicest raiment that her ward
robe contained and she was bright and
CHEEKY and exceedingly incompetent.
IL was her costume that shocked him.
Not only was she attired in a low
necked. rose-colored evening gown. lib
orally bespangled with tinsel, but she
wore vast, tOp-heavy picture hat
whose crown of black was almost
wholly obScured by n gorgeous white
feather that once must have adorned
the king of all OstricheS. She was not
nj all his idea of chamberTnaid. He
started to back out of the door with
an apology for having Numbered into
the wrong room by mistake.
NOlllt IiEHl III, she SalU cnpprily.
I'll soon be through. | suppose |
Sl,ould have done all this an hour ago.
hut just had TO write few letters. |
am Miss Thackeray. This is Mr..
Barnes, | believe"
He bowed. still quite overcome.
You needn't be scared" she cried
observing his confusion. This is my
regular uniform. Tn starting new
style for chambermaidS. Did il para
lyze YOU to find me here?"
Il couldn't believe my eyes"
She abandoned her easy, careless
\ look of modification came
into her eyes as she Strengthened I'D
and faced him. Her voice was a trifle
husky when she spoke again. after a
pause.
You see, Mr.. Barnes, these are the
only buds | have with me. II wasn't
necessary TO put on this hat, Of course,
but | did 1t simply to make the char
acter complete. l might just as well
make beds and clean washstands in a
picture hat as IN low-necked gown, so
here | am"
She WAS a tall, pleasant-faced girl /
Of twenty-three or four, not unlike her |
father in many respects.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
"John It's Time TO
Go to Jail Now

Jersey City.-FOrty years is n
long time to be married and
even the most moOnStruck of
couples sometimes find il nccca-
Sary To resort to some powerful
diversion Ia make life Il success
for so long a period. Mrs.
John Kelley, sixty, for novelty,
has had her husband arrested
four times a year.
John Kelley, seventy, was ar
raIgned before Judge John A.
Blair in special sessions, charged
with beating his wife.
what have you to say for
yOurself?" Judge Blair asked
him.
Nothing to IT," said John
Kelley. "My wife has a TO
mantle disposition and imagineS
things. Four times year since
we have been married she has
had me arrested"
"Discharged,' said Judge
Blair. I'm sorry for YOU"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
Never Touched Him.

Judge-What did you hit the unfor-
tunatc man with?
Prisoncr-I didn't hit him with any
thing. your honor
Judgc-That' queer. He was sim
ply covered with bruises. You couldn't
lo all that with your fists.
PriSoncr-No, your honor. just
caught him 10y the heels and banged
him agln IN" Walf few times. But
| never hit him once with anything.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
WILL LIVE WITH SAVAGES
Man, Disguised With Civilization, to
Sail for South Sea Islands In
Thirty-Foot Launch.

Port Oxford, WaSh.-Announcing his
intention TO embark in 3O-foo'
launch for the South Sea islands
where he expects 70 find an environ
ment more I'm common with his idea
OF what the customs of civilized so
ciety ought To he. W. H. f. Maurice
of Port oxford, Wash. has begun
preparations for his long journey.
Maurice plans 10 spend the rest Of
his life with the natives Of these is
lands.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19

WVIh Is n pItAsure- I teII al nv fTlen0s
who have any trouble of this kind what
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. Nellie Il.
BRIrTINGHAM, 600 Caivertou Rd., Bslti-
more. Nd.
1t is only natural for any woman to
dread the thought Of an operation. So
many women have been restored To
health by this famous remedy, Lydia f.
Plnkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that il
will pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments TO consider trying il be-
fore submitting to such a trying ordeal.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19

case. 1t seems that before he enlisted
in the navy, two years ago. he had
been n prominent member of the Bed
ford Park Glee club and that upon his
had decided that 1t was time to stage
a concert in honor Of his safe return.
He had been made the victim OF a
practical joke by his friends.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19

ing force, and there came the hoarse
tumble of excited voices as Snen crowd
Ell through the entrance Putnam
Jones voice rose above the Glamour.
Keep quiet! Do you want TO wake
everybody on the placer" he was say
ing angrlly. whats up? This Is a
fine time o night TO be Good Lord
What's the matter with him?"
Telephone for doctor, Put-damn'
quick This ones still alive. The
other one is dead as door nail up at
Jim Conley's house. Git ole Doc
James down from Saint Liz. Bring
him In here. boys. Where's your light d?
Easy now Eas-eer'
Barnes waited to hear no more. His
blood seemed to be running ice cold
as he retreated into the room and be-
gan scrambling for his clothes. The
thing he feared had come TO pass. Dis
aster had overtaken her I'm that wild.
senseless dash up the mountain road.
he was cursing half aloud as he
dressed, cursing the fool who drove
that machine and who now was DER
haps dying down there in the taproom
The other one is dead as door nail, :"
kept running through his head-"the
other one"
dozen men were in the taproom,
gathered around two tables that had
been drawn together. The men about
the table, on which was stretched the
figure of the wounded man. were I'M
douhtedly natives: Farmers, woods
men or employees of the tavern. At n
word from Putnam Jones they onened
up and allowed Barnes to advance 10
the side of the man.
"See II you en- understand him. Mr.
Barnes said the landlord. Perspira
tim was dripping from his long. raw.
boned face. And you. BacOn-you and
DillingfOrd hustle upstairs and yet a
mattress off'n one of the beds. Stand
ut the door there. Pike, and don't LET
any woman in here. Go away. Miss
Thackeray. This IS no place for Won"
Miss Thackeray pushed her way
past the man who tried to stop her
and joined Barnes.
1T is the place for me-" she said
sharply. Haven't you men got sense
enough to put something under his
head? Where is he hurt? Get thar
cushion, you. Stick 1t under here when
| lift his head. Oh, you poor thing
Wen be as quick as possible. There -
The mans eyes were closed. but M
the sound of a wOman'S voice he
opened them. The hand with which he
cl6tched at his breast slid off and
seemed to be cropping for hers. His
breathing was terrible. There WAS
blood at the corners of his mouth. and
more 0oZed forth when his lips parted
in an effort to speak.
With a courage that surprised even /
herself the girl took his hand i'm hers
1t was wet and warm. She did not /
dare look at it,
'Merci, madame" struggled from the /
mans lips. and he smiled.
Barnes leaned over and spoke to him /
in French. The dark, pain-stricken .
eyes closed. and an almost inner.
ceptible shake of the head signified
that he did not understand. Evidently
he had acquired onE a few of the
simple French expressions Barnes
had a slight knowledge of Spanish
and Italian. and tried again with no
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19

The puffer fish affo1lis novel ex-
ample Of the way natue sometimes
works to protect her creatures. The
many different species inhabit all trop-
ical and other warm seas and certain
large rivers Few of them reach a
length of more than two feet. The pecu-
liar characteristics common to all Of
them is their ability to initiate them
selves with air or wateh until they be-
come almost spherical IN shape. The
air or water that fills tbe abdomen or
the esophagal sac is Retained by a
valve in the throat. aph can be dis
charged almost instantlt.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
Paws Fine: Asks Divorce.

Observation-Disclosures she filed suit for
divorce from Frank II. Rcppcrt, former
legislator and magistrate. Mr. Sallie
Rrppcrt of SilvcrJon paid a fine for
him She also gave John J. Wenncr,
deputy sheriff, s. TO give Roppcrt with
he divorce summons, and requested he
0c asked to "Stay away" from her. Sh"
charges her husband used liquor 70
excess Rcppcrt was arrested recently
for jumping bond
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19

The bloody lips partc' ,Hpver. and
fine eyes opened with opDcol-
juu EXPRESSION in their .H. II was
apparent that there W. hing ne
wanted To- say, sonnet had ro
shy before hc died II. p. d dozen
words or more in a to.A,. .rly nm
known To Barnes. WHO . loser a.
catch the feeble ctror ... ne who
now shook his head; .-oan tho
sufferer closed his ey ,air. He
rhuhcd and coughed .v am in
slant later.
Get some water a.0 " cried
Miss Thackeray -f.. .ly. She
was very white, but 500 ..lug to the
mans hand. BE AZ. Behind the
bar"
Barnes unhuttoneC lt and re-
vcalcd the blood-soaa" 70 shirt.
"Bcttcr leave this to ne said in
Acr ear. There's nod u can do.
He's done for. Please way"
ooh, sha'n't fam least. not
vet. Poor fellow! Is him up
stairs and wondered was Is
he really going to dlej
Looks bad" said es. gently
opening the shirt fro several OF
the craning men tur way sud
denly.
"Who Is he, Mr.. JOne,
He is registered n rev Paul.
from New York. ThS d l know
The other man put his @ down as
Albert Room. He SCI 10 be the
boss and this man a IF servant,
far as | could make O they never
talked much and seld anne down
stairs. They had Their Is in their
room"
There is nothing do" said
Barnes. except try to n the flow
Of blood. He is bleediI yurdly, I'm
afraid. It's n clean W. Mr.. Jones.
Like "A rifle shot, | shOr NY"
That's just what ii said one of
the men, n tall woodsn The Teller
who did II was a dea 'ot. you en-
bet on that. He got other man
square through the he,
"Lordy. but this wi Sc a rum
pus," grOaned the 10 I'D. We'll !
have detectives an"
81 guess they got rar was comm
to EN-" said anotherf the men.
whats that? VIII. they was ridin'
peaceful as could be Spanish Falls. |
What do you mean bssyin' that, Jim
Conley? But wait minute! How
does 1t happen that ny We're up near
your dads house? That certainly
amt on the road to IAN"
Spanish Falls notli. They wasn't
gOln' to Spanish Fallany ruOre'n l am
nj this minute. Theyied their horses
up the road just dhe our house."
said young Conley, lcSriAs his voice
out of consideration r The feelings
of the helpless man was about
leven o'clock, | reck0 J was comm
home from singin' schj no at Number
Ten. an | passed tie sses hitched to
the fence. Naturally opped, curl
Gus like. There wasn19 one around,
fer as l could see, | thought I'd
take look to see pbse bosses they
were. | thought II S derned funny,
them bosses bein' thept that time o
night an no one Akhd y Looked
mighty queer to m9 ssjrse, thinks
l.. They mig : hal' sqpebody
vfsitin' in there at zen suncy, so I +
thought I'd"
Screen Fancy" Sd Barnes, start
ing.
"Was it up that far?" demanded
Jones.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19

"She Wore a veil" said Barnes sue
cinctly.
"Young?"
Il had that impression. by the way.
Mr.. Jones. what and where is Green
Fancy"
We'll" began the landlord, lowering
his voice, ITS about two mile and Il
half from here, up the mountain. It's
Il house and people live In II, same as
any other house. That's about NIL
there is to say about It,"
why is ii called Green Fancy
Because It's II green house" re-
piled Jones succinctly. Green as a
gOurd. A man named Curtis built II
couple q years ago and he had Il
fool ldee about paintin' II green
Might ha' been little crazy. for all
| know. Anyhow, after he got 1t fin
ished he settled down Ia live in it.
and from that day to this he's never
been Ofr'n the place"
isn't II possible that ne Isn't there
ut alp"
Hes there, all right. Every now
and then ne has visitOrs-juSt like
this woman today-and sometimes
they come down here for supper. They
don't hesitate to speak of him, so ne
must be there. Miss Tilly has got the
idee that he is a recluse, If you know
what that is"
Further conversation was inter
rupted by the irregular Clatter of
horses hOOfs on the maradam. OF
TO the left dull red glow OF light
spread across the roadway and n
mans voice called out, whoa. dang
YEP
The door of the smithy had been
thrown open and someone was Lead
ing forth freshly shOd horses.
a moment later the hOrses-pranc-
ing high-spirited animals - their
bride bits held by strapping black
smith, came into view. BarTES looked
In the direction Of the steps. The two
men had disappeared. Instead of stop
ping directly In front of the steps the
smith led his charges quite distance
beyond and into the darkness.
Putnam Jones abruptly changed his
position. He inSlnuated his long body
between Barnes and the doorway, at
the same time rather loudly proclaim
Ing that the rain appeared to be over.
"YeS, sir" he repeated, "she seems
to have let up altogether. Ought to
have a nice day tomorrow. Mr. Barnes
--uice, cool day for walkIn'v
Voices came up from the darkness.
Jones lad lot seen abe Is cover rherfs !
with his own. Barnes caught two or
three sharp commands, rising above
the paving of horses hoOfs,' and then
Il great clatter as the mounted horse
men rode off in the direction of the |
Barnes waited until they were muf-
fed by distance and then turned to
Jones with the laconic remark:
"They seem to be foreigners, Mr..
Jones'"
Jones manner became natural once
more. He leaned against one of the
posts and striking match on his leg.
relighted his pipe.
Kind o. curious about emp he
irawled.
ut never entered my mind until this
instant TO be curious" said Barnes.
well, II entered their minds about
IN hour ago to be curious about you"
said the other.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
CHAPTER discontinued.

He had been standing there not
more than half minute peering In
the direction from whence came the
rhythmic bang OF the anviI-at no
great distance. he was convinced
when some one spoke suddenly at his
elbow. He whirled and found himself
facing the gaunt landlord.
Good Lord! You startled me-" he
exclaimed. His gaze Travelled past the
tall figure Of Putnam Jones and rested
on that OF second man, who leaned
with legs crossed and arms folded,
against the porch post directly in front
or the entrance TO the house, his fea-
lures almost wholly concealed by the
OrOad-brimmed SLOUGH hat that came
far down over his eyes. He, too, It
seemed to Barnes. had sprung from
nowhere.
"Fierce night" said Putnam Jones.
removing the corncob pipe from his
lips. Then, as an afterthought.
~Whered you walk from today?"
81 slept in farmhouse last night,
about fifteen miles south of this place.
I should say"
'Thatd be a little ways out of
East Cobb" speculated Mr.. Jones.
Five or six miles,"
Coin over into Canada?"
mo. l shall turn west, think. and
str'F Tor u Lake ChampIaln coun-
q 1865 -.
u r-Ss Srdd W, w. rsaxrtss fiess !
stuart In Europe?T
quite a bit, Mr. Jones'"
"Any particular partY"
NO" said Barnes, suddenly divin-
ing that he was being pumped" zone
end to the other, you might say"
What about them countries down
around Bulgaria and Roumania? I've
been considerable interested In what's
going to become Of them If Germany |
gets licked What do they get out of |
1t, either way2
Barnes spent the next ten minutes |
expatiating upon the future of the Bal
kan states. Jones had little to say.
He was Interested. and drank In all
the information that Barnes had TO i'm
part. He pulled at his pipe. nodded
his head from time to time, and occa-
sionally put leading question. And
quite as abruptly as he introduced the
topic he changed II.
mot many automobiles up here this
time o the year" he said. 'T was
little surprised when you said fell
Ter had given you lift. Where FROM"
"The crossroads mile down. He
came from the direction of Frogg's
Corner and was on his way TO meet
someone AT Spanish Falls. Ii ap-
years that there was n misunderStand-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
Whaddue MN WeIcnrnr

Grand Rapids. Mich.-"WcIcome
home" reads the inscription on ban
ler floating over police headquarters
1cre i'm honor ~ returning soldiers.
Acting Mayor McNabb says the in
,cription should not be taken literally.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19

ing. The driver didn't meet the train
so the person he was going after
walked all the way IL the forks. We
happened upon each other there. Mr..
Jones, and we studied the Sigupost TO-
gether. She was bound for place
called Green Fancy"
did you say she?"
"Nes. | was proposing to helm her
out of her predicamert when the be-
lated motor came racing down the
slope"
What FOR sort Of looking lady was
shcf"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
Scanlon Is Recovering.

New Where do you get that
Did stuff?" asked Pat Scanlon aS he
swung on a holdup man who was hold
lng up saloon for the second time.
Highwayman swung back with a "A.
Hospital saws Scanlon is recovering.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
The Girl CT Green Fancy.

Synopsis.-ThOmas K. Barnes,
IA wealthy young New Yorker,
on walking trip in New Eng
lind near the Canadian border.
is given n lift in an automobile
by mysterious and attractive
girl, who says she is bound for
house called Green Fancy. At
Harris tavern Barnes finds n
stranded troupe of barn storm
Ing" actors. of which Lyndon
RushcrOft Is the stnr and Miss
Thackeray" the Leading lady.
They are doing hotel work for
their board. Barnes finds them
entertaining. but as the storm
rages he worries over the mys-
FERROUS and attractive girl Of the
automobile and wonders if she
got safely TO Green Fancy.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
He Left There.

Observation-Disclosures reigned when
man seeking a building permit en-
erred a dressmaking class room in the
,lty hall. The models used screens
md blankets, while the mere man beat
4 retreat.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
German was I

hotter results. German was his IoSt
resort. and ne knew he would fail once
more. for the man obviously was not
Tcuuuic.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-07-19
Woman's Wit.

"NcNtdoor'- wifi" has saved up some
is that why
yOu call her an old hen"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-12

I nr,rcas unsurpassed in CONSTRUCTS
abilitv- Union with the
doubIed the population n the
tnraI Together the CRUSH
81 tha Teutonio knights at
berg in 141e and helf q cenSuly 49,,
at the peace Of Thorn pnsneu tands
east Of the Vistula- The FotlSI nnn-fS
on the Baltic, together with AM mI
and Marfenberg were recoversu. -
Duchy of Mazovia. of which warsaw
was the center. five nturi inue
voluntarily joined .no
tinedom which a few years iateI
snanned Europe from the Baitio "
,bc BLACK Sea. The
raSarded with a suspicion as haVins
a German origin, only for a Tune uS
turbed the country. 49,
ssrhe advantageous OF lne
,,i,sdom the admirable qualltles OF
tts Common people, and the develop
msnt already attained. seemed 70 as
- the greatness and permahehce
of the Polish State. sc ar
yet disappointment meets US on
orv mage. The brilliant passages
orc enisodes without connection or re-
s,,it Nowhere else Is so mucn Na.oi
.sas,ed The chasm was always wiz
.enine between the mobiles ana tn1
CANNON people. The people paiu a"
~ taxes The mobiles, all equal, pos
sassed Ali the wealth n power puI
So nc sense of obligation or re-
Enonsibility. intrepid in battle, they
were ready to fight Tor the couhN'
only when so inclined.