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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-03-05
Go to church next Sunday

Everybody's conscience is
clear now a days, except the
conscience Of the war profiteer
and that of the American girl
who has a lover with the army
in France and lover in this
country,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-03-05

There will be n meeting of the
teachers of the Richmond Dis
.trict at the public school house
at this place on March Sth at
ten o'clock. a full program
will be outlined aud some good
discussion of school work is
expected TO follow. All teachers
of the district are expected to
be present.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-03-05
HOUSE FOR SALE

Six room house with corner
lot 20 by 1916 feet, four block 3
from center of town. Price
$4,000 Can give terms.
ID. Il ALLEN,
BIG STONE GAP, VA.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-03-05

portunity to start back at school
where they left off.
At this mid-year period q
new class of beginners in fret
grade was started for children
over six who failed to attend
in the first half year and for
children who have passed their
sixth birthday aimee school
opened last September. AS late
entrance is serious to the whole
of this class, admission will not
be granted after March 18th.
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them, and 1 was not foolish enough
to ruin myself by trying to ruin
him. l suppose he knew that and
felt safe in ignoring my attempts
at blackmail and intimidation.
well, l am triumphant now-to-
night. How's that for a moral tale?
What does the Bible say, the I'M
godly flourish like a green bay
tree"
"But you will be interested to
hear how l came to the Pines, how
l managed to hide myself here, how
| rid myself Of those three idiotic
housekeepers and brought you
down to take their place. how l
introduced MAZDA and Jaffrey, how
l worked the whole affair. l don't
know how much you know. But l
think there are several things that
may surprise you.
Now, listen, we have still several
hours. You shall have the story
you alone, Janice, the true story Of
the Pine Cone Mystery. You are
my father confessor, Janice. My
secrets are as safe with you to-
night as though l whispered them
into a grave"
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Cone drug store. This was last
Fall, about two months after Theo-
dore Brane's death.
TASK Mrs. Brane sometime-O.
forgot, you are not apt to see her
again. But, no doubt, If you did
ask her she would tell you about
the dear, sweet woman who brought
her little runaway Robbie home
one afternoon and took a friendly
cup of tea with her. Yes, and learned
in about half an hour, only this the
silly little chatter-box wouldn't ad-
NIT, more about the habits Of ner
husband and about her own life
and plans and character than most
of the detectives I've hoodwinked
could have learned in a month.
"If it hadn't been for Mrs. Gas
kell, and for Mrs. Gaskell's popu-
larity with Robbie's nurse, and for
Mrs. Gaskill's skill in winning Rob
bie's confidence, l should never
have learned about that hole in the
kitchen closet.
MARY wasn't Robbie's nurse in
those days. D no, my task wouldn't
have been so easy in that case. He
Was being cared for by a happy-go-
lucky negro woman from whom he
ran away about twice a week.
"She had a passion for driving
over to Pine Cone every time
George went for supplies, and she
was only too willing to leave her
charge with Mrs. Gaskell, who did
so adore little children. From that
girl l learned all about the habits
of the Pines household. and from
Robbie himself l got the clue Of
clues.
81 understood that child. 1 could
play upon him as though he had
been a little instrument of strings.
He was the kind of secretive, SEN
sitive little animal that can be
opened up or shut tight'at will. A
harsh look would scare him into a
deaf-mute, a little kindness would
set him chattering.
81 asked him questions about the
house: where his father had
worked and spent most of his time,
where he himself played, what, es-
pecially, were his favorite play
places. He told me there were lots
of closets in the house, but that he
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at was only by finding you on.
your knees before the shelves, the
night after that FOOLS visit, that l
guessed he'd given himself away to
my double. Till then / didn't real
ize how safe l was in depending
Upon our resemblance, pretty
daughter. But, after that night, ]
amused myself greatly at your ex-
pense. And l admit, Janice, am
forced to admit, that you amused
yourself at mine.
Il had no notion till tonight that
you had dared to use Mazda, to
question her, to force her to write
notes! And then, to write to Blast,
to meet him, to get his translation
and to destroy it-Dieu! You have
some courage. some wit, my girl"
Her tone of pride, of complete
power, set my soul on fire with
anger, so that for moment | even
lost my fear.
who found that letter of Blasts
under the arbor seat? Whoever It
was-I suppose it must have been
you-put me into a rage that was
like enough to drive me to any sort
of violence. 1t was the last force Of
it that you felt in the woods that
afternoon.
"Dieu! l suffered from that
anger. To lie closed up in the wall.
gnawing my own vitals, helpless.
and to know that you had got the
clue, that you would perhaps be
making, use of it!
at was lucky for me that Jaffrey
mentioned in my hearing the trip
that you were planning to Pine
Cone. l enjoyed thrashing you.
Janice, and / enjoyed my little
game at your friend Dabney's ex'
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pense. But / am going too fast, l
must get back to the beginning
again.
What are you shaking for now?
Scared? No, believe you're
angry" She peered into my burn
ing face, and met the look which
must have been a hateful one, blaz-
ing in my eyes.
Remember, my DEAR she SAID
tauntingly, that it behooves you
to be in charity with all the
world"
Indeed, it was not the least Of
my torments on that terrible night
to know that the last images to
possess my brain should be such
horrid ones, of treachery, and
cruelty, and murder.
Sometimes l thought l would
close my eyes to her, shut out her
presence from my mind, but the
feat was impossible. l was too
greatly fascinated by her smooth,
sweet voice, by her vital presence,
by the interest of her story.
"As was telling you," she went
on, lit was through Father Blast
that l heard of Brane's sudden
death. It gave me the fright of my
life, for l thought he must have
told about the treasures to his wife.
BLAST swore that the English
man hadn't the courage to make
use of his trove any more than he
had the courage to confess it's
whereabouts, but I decided that
there was no time to lose. Mrs.
Brane might have a holder spirit.
81 came over to this country dis
guised as a meek, brown-haired
young widow, named Mrs. Gaskell,
and rented a room above the Pine
y Star Company. Great Britain
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If only she would sit there, talk
ing, talking, telling me the story
Of her crimes, till daylight. Then
there might be some faint hope for
me. They would discover my alb
sence, they would hunt. l might
be able to work the handkerchief
of of my mouth and risk cry for
help.
All sorts of impossible hopes
kept darting painfully through my
despair. They were infinitely more
agonizing than any acceptance OF
fate, but l was powerless to quiet
them.
Surely they would search for me;
surely they would chance upon that
hole in the kitchen closet, surely
God would lead them to it. All, II
only l had told Mary! If only my
vanity had not led me to trust only
In myself
Now, you know the history OF
the robe, Janice" began the woman
after she had settled herself again
at my side. THE treasure that has
already caused three deaths, the
'acolyte's, and Robbie's, and-yours.
'T can't go into all the details OF
my adventures after l left Brane's
apartments. 1 soon found that he
had been married, and had gone to
America, and it was not long be-
fore l had his address. But it was
very long, lifetime, before was
free to come after my treasure.
Other adventures interviewed. Other
people.
81 wrote some threatening let
tiers, but Brane never answered
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that night.

We again remind you that you can
now use a face powder that positive
ly will not cause enlarged pores,
blackheads and irritations. In fact,
while it is considered the best face
powder, it is also a remedy for COM
plexion troubles. 1t is guaranteed
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helps to clear and tighten the skin
and protect the complexion from
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powder is made largely Of an in
gredient that skin specialists use in
the treatment of the complexion.
And it really stays on better than
any other face powder. OF course,
after saying this, every one will
know we are speaking o. the famous
La-may Powder (French, Poudre
L'Ame). This is the powder that
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was scared Of dark closets and he
was most scared Of the closet un-
der the kitchen gtairs.'
Il asked him why, and he told
me a long Nstory about going in
there and finding his father bent
over at one end Of it-one Of those
mixed-up, garbled accounts that
children giVe-but / gathered that
his father had been Vexed at the
child's intrusion, and had told him
to keep out of the kitchen, and out
of the kitchen closet. It was the
faintest sort Of clue, a mere will
o'-the-wisp, but l decided to follow
It up.
Zone day, when l knew that all
the servants at the Pines were on
to a county fair, met with Robbie
and his nurse, and easily persuaded
the girl to let me take her charge
back to the Pines while she Joined
the other holiday-seekers. Robbie
and got a lift, and we were
dropped at the Pines gate.
81 asked him to take me up to
the house by a short cut and in
through the kitchen garden. told
him to pick me nice nosegay Of
flowers and l went in to get a
drink Of water
"The kitchen was empty and l
lost no time in slipping into the
small kitchen closet. saw at once
that it had been purposely crowded
with heavy stun and began to
search it. OF course, / found the
hole. / even went into the hollow
wall here and explored the whole
passage.
"Dieu! l was excited, pleased!
/ knew that l was on the track Of
my treasure. And saw how easy
it would be for someone to hide
in that wall and live there COM
fertabIy enough for an indefinite
time. l had what I'd come for and
l decided that Mrs. GaskelPs stay
in Pine Cone would come to an end
that night.
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Ra-moY %3o,eo G,ode%
% H9smQe11 10 tho
fhboI n2Qtco1 Ski.

does not contain starchy rice pow
der or dangerous white lead to make,
it adhere. White lead is a deadly
poison and rice powder turns into
a gluey paste that encourages en-
larged pores, blackheads and rice
powder limitations. Because La-may
is so pure and because it stays on so
wei it is now used by over a million
American women. The large size Is
only fifty cents. Most dealers also
carry the small trial size. Be sure
to try La-may. You will really never
know a perfect face powder until
you use it. You will be sorry II
you take a substitute. When you
use this improved powder and see
how beautifully it improves your
complexion you will understand why
-Lakmay so quickly became the most
popular beauty powder sold in Amer
lea.
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means an honorable one, in Amer
lea, and purposely I'd seen to 1t
that his new activities should keep
him in the neighborhood OF Pine
Cone. One who knows the under
world as l do, Janice, has friends
everywhere, has a tool to her hand
in the remotest corners Of the
earth.
Blast was my spy on Theodore
Brane. Blast and the Baron. That
nobleman, upon whom l. dare say
you thought you made such an i'm
preston, Janice, was at one time
Theodore's valet. / knew him for
a-thief in the old days. but l kept
him in the household and so COM
pletely in subsection that the.
wretch would tremble whenever he
caught my eye.
HE, too, came over to this coun-
try, and, ostensibly, his business
became that Of a cabinet-maker, a
dealer in old furniture. He had
other, less reputable business on
the side. At various times Brane
bought fun niture through him
Brane was always ready to do a
kindness to his interiors.
at was through the Baron that
Theodore got possession OF that
bookcase, the one with the double.
back, but our willy ex-valet didn't
put me wise to the possible hiding
place, even after l let him know
that Brane had something to hide
till / had bribed him for all /
was worth. That is, he never did
put me wise. He blabbed his Sc
cret to you.
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Witch of the Wall.

(T HAD news of Brane's death
from the very priest whose
= hands / had mutilated in
the door of the trap. The fellow
had been disciplined, unfrocked.
driven from Russia, where it was
no longer possible for him to make
a living, and, as my method is, l
had kept in touch with him.
Il had even helped him to make
a sort of. fresh start. o, by no
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Observation-Disclosures

"It was disconcerting to hear
Robbie's voice calling Mithith
GathkelI, where are your I was
stfn in the passageway. but
crawIed through that hole in q
hurry-too lateI ] met Robbie face
to face. He'd cone to find me and
was standing timidly in the closet
doorway with his hands full Of
flowers.
Il knew that should have to tie
up his tongue for good and all
fixed him with my eyes and let my
face change till.it must have looked
like the face Of the worst witch in
the worst old fairy-tale he'd ever
heard. and then. still staring at
him. I slowly lifted on my brown
wig and l ldrew up my own red hair
till it almost touched to the top Of
. the kitchen closet.
"And said. 'Grrrrrrrrr! Pm the
witch that lives under the stairs!
Pm the witch that lives under the
stairs!' in the worst voice I could
get out Of my throat. a sort Of suck
ling gobble it was, pretty bad!"
She laughed. and again my rage
and hatred overwhelmed my fear.
Il had to run at him and put my
hand over HIS mouth or he'd have
raised the roof with his screams.
got my wig on again and carried
him out into the garden. and told
him that If ever he went near that
closet or even whispered to any one
that he'd seen that red-haired Wo-
man I'd tell her to come and stand
by his bed at night and stick her
face down at him till he was all
smothered by her long red hair.
"He was all confused and trem-
bling. 1 don't know what he
thought. He seemed to imagine
that Mrs. Gaskell and the witch
were two distinct people. but. at
any rate. he was scared out OF his
little wits, and I knew when I got
through with him that wild horses
wouldn't tear the story Of that ex-
perienee out Of him. Children are
like that, you know"
did know, and l lay there and
cursed her in my heart thought
Of what agonies the poor little child
had suffered in the mysterious
silence Of his baby mind-that pitt
full, terrible silence Of childhood
that has covered 50 many cruelties,
50 much unspeakable fear, since
the childhood Of the human race
began.
Ny heart, crushed at It was.
ached for little Robbie, sickened
for him. / would have given 50
much to hold him N my arms and
comfort him and reassure his little
shaken soul. God willing, he was
happy now, and treasured past all
the powers Of earth or he'll to dis
turb his beautiful serenity.
To Be Continued Next Sunday.
Copyright. 1919. By Katharine NewIin Burt.
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FRECKLES
Now b he Tins to Get Rid Of These UEy
Snoka
SpOb

There's no longer the slightest need Of feel
Ing ashamed Of yOnr frecklss. a. Othlne-
double Strengths guaranteed 70 remove these
hOmeIy spoCB.
Simply get an ounce Of othine-doubls
strength-frOm your druggist. and apply little
Of IL night and morning ana Jon should soon
see that even the worst treckles have begun 70
disappear, while the Fighter ones have van
ishsd entirely. II IL seldom that more than
one ounce is needed to completely clear ths
skin and gain q beautiful, clear eomplexton
Be sure 70 ask for the double strength Othlne,
as this Is sold under guarantee Of money back
IL II fails TO remove treckles.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-06-05
Mr. Man! Save $500! on Pair Of Up-to-the- Minute
Dress Shoes

Finest Tan Calf, Black Velour Gun Metal and Wei
of the best factories in America This new stock makes
Levins Department Store the Leading Shoe Store in
this part of the state Forty styles to select from
Every Young Man should call and see the snappy Styles
WHY NOT SAVE $500?
Also Hundreds Of Pairs of
STRONG WORK SHOES
Suitable for the Out-of-Door Man Buy pair at the
Big Sale and Save $500.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-06-05

Lot No. 2-Your choice ................ SEAS
A Beautiful assortment of Crepe de Chine, Georgette
and Taffeta Waists. your choice -. $4.sS
CSC and SOC Reduction on eseh Corset. We carry in
stock an the best makes Warmers, Memo, American
Lady, Bon Ton. Royal Worcester, La Resista and
Thompson. ,.,... .,r
Ladies' Waists in white and colors, value $l25 and
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-02-28
SUPERSTITION HARD TO DOWN
Quaint Belief in Reference to We'd
ding Customs That Prevail In This
and Other Countries

There are more SuperstitionS in ref
erence to the marriage ceremony than
in reference to any other in common
life. They refer to such matters as
the clothes to be worn by the bride, to
the year. month and day Of the we'd
ding. In Sweden it is believed that If
girl is fond of cats she will not be an
old maid. We should expect the oppo-
site
One of our proverbs says that 1t is
III luck for bride to see her face in n
glass by candle. Another that we'd
ding feast postponed bodies bad luck.
Bees must be told Of wedding and
get some of the cake. The pins used
in the dress Of the bride at her we'd
ding must be all thrown away; If re-
tanned by the bridesmaids they will not
marry before Whitsuntide. A girl
must beware of being three times n
bridesmaid, for she never will be a
bride.
1t augurs i'll for wedding if bride
does not weep profusely. No witch
can shed more than three tears, and
those from her left eye only. A copi-
Gus food of tears gives assurance to
the husband that the lady has not
plighted her troth to satan and is no
witch.-Philadelphi Inquirer.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-02-28
Another Was Hanged and Many
More Are Serving Prison
Terms.
False News Manufactured So That
Germany Might Be MisInformed-
Spies Were Of Very Little
Service to Germany.

London.--In the possession OF n
sergeant-major Of the British military
foot police Is a peculiarly made leath-
er strap-or, rather, series Of straps
for which Madame Tussaud's
doubtless would pay large sum OF
money.
1t Is the strap with which German
spies caught in this country and con-
demned to death were fastened In II
special chair at the Tower of London
prior to being shot. Like wise man,
the sergeant-major had the strap
made to his own design and paid for
1t with his own money. 1t Is to him
a priceless relic Of the great war.
Germany's Wanted spy system,
like the overboomed German navy
hardly realized expectations. There
were, 1t Is true, great many spies In
England, both before and after the
war acting on behalf of the kaiser.
Most of them were neutrals, and came
originally from South American
states.
The British secret service resem-
bled its magnificent navy. 1t did Its
work as silently and effectively, and
the necessary reticence observed as to
its doings contributed very materially
to the discontinue felt by the Ger
man government owing to the mis-
leading information which "fell' into
German hands.
Mythical Barra0e In Channel.
AS a matter Of fact. the naval In
telligence department, under Rear Ad-
miral Hail. acting in conjunction
with the censor's department, provid
ed false information to the Germans
an instance being the mythical Strait
Of Dover submarine barrage revealed
by Sir Roger Reyes.
Nearly all Germany's spies In this
country attempted to forward theil
information by post. But thanks tt
the censor's staff 1t was rarely these
letters, even although written in In
visible ink, went undetected.
All spies were not arrested imme
diately they were detected. The Brit
ish secret service, ever considerate
allowed them to send and receive let
| ters and collect information, but 1t re
served the privilege Of opening thu
correspondence both ways and max
Ing alterations likely to be Of NOR,
use to the allies than to Germany.
1t is difficult to estimate the value
of the information obtained by thi!
method. The Hun. with his profound
disrespect for British finesse, prob
ably never will believe that Britain
could be guilty of such astuteness.
1t is certain that Germany obtained
very little that was useful from he
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-02-28
RODS GIVE NO PROTECTION
French Vine Growers Find They De-
rive No Benefit From Metal
Rods They Erected.

The vine growing region of the Gi-
ronde, In France, has been quite ex-
tensively equipped In recent years
with tall metal rods. similar to light
ming rods, known as paragreles or
electric Niagaras." and alleged to af-
ford protection from hailstorms. A
careful study Of the functioning OF
these rods has recently been published
by M. r. County Of the University OF
Bordeaux. The statistics presented
show that numerous hailstorms have
occurred in the vicinity Of nearly all
the rods Moreover, according to M.
Courty, there has been no obvious
change In the character OF these
storms since the erection Of the rods
His article points out some OF the
principal reasons for the erroneous
conclusions that others have drawn In
favor Of them; for example. the fact
that, normally, only one thunderstorm
In five is attended by hail; that the
area over which hall falls Is normally
very small in comparison with that
covered by the thunderstorm, and hall
tends to occur In scattered patches or
narrow bands; and. lastly, that dis
trict In which hall has fallen for two
or three years In succession often re-
mains free from hail for years, re-
gardless Of Il installation of hail-pro-
tecting devices.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-02-28
Day Of Quill Pen Gone.

Trite as true Is 1t to say that times
change and the manners with them.
Although the habit OF carrying the pen
behind the ear has not altogether dis
appeared In this day of. the fountain
pen, typewriter machine and other sim
liar devices, the quill pen, so far as the
present generation goes. Is now more
OF an adjunct of romance. stage set
tings and motion pictures. The foun-
tain pen does not lend much artistic
atmosphere to such as these.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-02-28
Think Of Yourself.

You cannot reach a high degree of
success In anything without making
enemies.
Perhaps your lack of success has
been caused by this very feeling that
you desire to make and retain your
friends.
You might have improved your po-
sition many times. but you feared the
Ill feeling engendered In certain cir
cles with your advancement
There are times In the lives of all
men when they must each choose be-
tween what Is for their own best In
terest and their friends. and this does
not mean that 1t Is a case of taking
advantage of friends-merely dis
pleasing them.
Perhaps 1t Is q principle of busi-
ness irvolved-perfectly honest and
honorable, and to your financial credit
but what would your friends think
Ii you took the decisive step?