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| signed to confuse me should turn on
him sooner than he had calculated
would. But the very instant I crossed
the threshold l knew he was going to
| lock the door. and wheeled-just one
! second too soon. Had l taken four
more steps into the room I should
have been none the wiser about the
key-till the time came.
But having caught him in the act
! let him know it.
"What. monsieur" demanded
haughtily, ''is the object Of that pre-
caution. may ask?'
ut was necessary" he returned.
coming toward me and searching my
face with his beady eyes.
Neither of us spoke for several sec.
onds. Where was Mrs. DelariO, and
had anything really happened to her?
Was this merely u precaution on his
part against spies. or did he mean me
some harm? Well. If he did, had
couple Of good stout hatpins within
call.
monsieur, you will kindly unlock
that door Immediately"
I'm one lnOment-when have said
what l have to say" he replied, in a
smooth attempt to keep up appear
ances. II have somesing Of impor-
lance to ask madame"
And l have nothing to say to mon
sieur-behind locked DOORS" l inter-
rup'ed angrily. "If monsieur is a gen.
tleman he will instantly unlock that
door,"
He took step nearer, as if to show
me he had no intention of taking or.
ders from me. He'd open the door
when he got ready to.
thought he meant 10 lay hands on
me. whipped on, my hatpin and con-
fronted him. my eyes blazing and my
teeth set so hard heard them grit.
My act brought him to his senses.
and he began L" apologize-said he
was sorry he had alarmed" me
that on his word Of honor he meant
me no harm whatever--a whole lot of
palaver like that, designed to get the
hatpin where it came from and me
int" an anenable frame of mind and
once more ut his mercy.
l listened to the palaver coolly-
with the hatpin in my hand l felt per-
fertly safe. and didn't put it back.
hardly thought he was armed him
self. or he'd have drawn when l did,
and the hatpin in my tlrr, clutch gave
me sense of immense advantage in
dialogue.
l actually. In a minute or two, had
several thrills of Joy. I had more
thrills when he said. II implore mad.
anne to consider re position she puts
me Ina gentleman-by standing zere
wis weapon in her hand.'
His face darkened. The black
showed under the roses.
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CHANGES Thief
TO NORMAL BEING
Court Frees Youth Whose Char.
acter Has Been Changed
by Operation.

Richmond, Va.-A delicate operation
has changed s. Dabney Crenshuw. Jr..
former University of Virginia student,
and son of high official of manufac-
turing concern in Richmond, Va, from
a person with criminal instincts to a
perfectly normal being. Young Cren-
shaw was committed to a hospital for
the insane after being tried three
times at Charlottesville. Va, for rob-
bling the chemical laboratory ut the
University of Virginia, early in 1917,
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GOOD
ROADS
ROAD WORK is Facilitated
February 10 Shown In Report
Of Secretary Houston.

Amendments to the federal hid road
act passed last February have .greatly
facilitated the work Of putting the
country on good roads basis. In the
opinion Of David F. Houston. secretary
OF agriculture. These amendments. in
brief. increase from $4,000 20 $4,000
per mile the amount of federal funds
That may he expended by one road and
considerably broaden the definition OF
what constitutes rural post road. The
act as 1t now stands says Secretary
houston in his annual report. places
only three limitations on the type Of
road which may be built. as fol-
lows:
THAT the roads shall be 's,ibstan-
tial In character This means that the
road must he so constructed that 1t
VIII carry the prospective traffic with
scch maintenance expenses that the
total annual charges will represent
reasonable expenditure for the public
service rendered by the highway. 1t is
to the interest of the states that the
roads on which federal funds are used
be substantially constructed because
the law requires them, or their civil
subdivisions. as prerequisite to re-
ceiving further funds. to maintain
properly all roads built with federal
ala. There is nothing in the law which
restricts types of construction between
narrower limits than those established
ny sound finance and good engineering
practice.
THAT the amount contributed from
the federal treasury is connected with
any road shall not exceed 80 per cent
of its cost or $4,000 81 mile. The main
thing is to build Il road that will stand
the traffic in the particular section Of
the country where ii is constructed.
The conditions in certain regions may
require heavy. comparatively high
cost type of road. while in others
tower cost type may meet all the r"-
quirement>. Sentiment is growing
throughout the country. even in the
newer sections. in favor of more sub
Stantinl roads.
|, THAT the road must he rural post
rnnd' as defined in the act as amended
that IS. amy public road a major pnr-
ton of which is now used. or can he
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of a quantity of platinum and then
burning the building in an effort t"
cover the theft.
At each trial the Jury failed to agree
The defense was that he was insane
1T the time of the commission of the
crimes, but had since been restored to
normal mentality by an operation on
his skull.
A New York surgeon testified that
he considered the operation enlinently
successful. as the whole character of
the patient had undergone IL complete
change. When he first examined the
college student soon after the latter'>
arrest in 1917. he said. his pulse was
far below normal. his blood pressure
never more than 100 and his Spina!
pressure fully three times what it
should have been. The patient showed
many abnormal mental symptoms. non.
appreciation Of the crime he had com
mitted and no affection for his family
The surgeon said that when young
CrenShaw was under the knife it was
found that the brain was in Il diseased
condition. Since the operation. the
surgeon said. he had not detected any
trace of moral lapSes or delinquencieS
When the court entered the formal
order granting him freedom. Crenshaw
leaned over the rail and kissed his
mother, who was seated behind him.
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women can be. sometimes. For II ]
meant to hide the diamonds where
they'd be safe, why didn't take them
instantly to my bank and put them in
safe-deposit box? A mere man would
have done 1t on the spur of the mo.
ment without stopping to think about
1t; and the idea never entered my
head. So let slip my one chance Of
something brilliant and did what
ntnety-nine out of hundred other
women would have done under the
same circumstances: HID THEM IN
MY FLAT. And in that one act nit.
ted myself against the most subtle in.
telligence, amazing complications and
overwhelming odds that quiet. re.
spectacle gent'ewoman of my prcfes.
sion ever had to reckon with outside
Of the ink bottle. got both re.
volver and a dagger ready for me
only l didn't know it ut the time.
l have always prided myself on the
way hid those diamonds-since l was
stupid enough to do it Mt all. As
say. l had bought bunch of hy;,.
cfnths-ROman hyacinths-when after
sitting in my big chair for good half.
hour thinking. l got up to put them
In water. the brilliant idea came to
me to hide the diamonds there.
Water wouldn't hurt the diamonds
but who would ever think that anyone
would be silly enough to put them
In it? So I got a glass-a common
white glass that would show the
stems-set the hyacinths in the middle
Of the table and poked the diamonds
down among the stems. The raffia
string held everything in place, and
there you are!
My real trouble was in dispOsing OF
the box. could have burned it and
been done with it. hut to keep it was
SO much more sportsn,nnlike to enjoy
my gane-as l was feeling 1t just
then-l saw l must. above everything,
be sportsmanlike. To this end. there.
fore. l must disguise the box, put ii
where Mr.. Thief-or Mr.. Detective
or Mr.. Chief of Police. when he came
might take 1t in his hand and cast II
from him as a thing of naught in his
search for Mrs. Delario's diamonds.
With an odd bit Of shiny blue paper
happened to find In the drawer
where keep odds and ends Of paper,
aud my scissors and library paste.
transformed that box 50 the fairies
wouldn't know 1t. After that filled 1t
up with pens and set it conspicuously
on the tray with my pencils. penhold-
ers and other things Of the sort. l set
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into the seance room with him-thx,
! simply could not go-that my feet
refused to bulge another inch in that
direction.
AS l hesitated-for there was such
. ratty look in his face that he re.
PEELED me-he added, ''Pardon, mad
anne, but l have for re present ze re.
sponsibil!ty. 1t was merely Eat I wish
beforehand to acquaint madame wis
ze nature Of re disaster Eat have over
taken her friend Eat I ask for some
words In private" he made gesture
toward the basement stairs, and drop.
ping his voice, finished, zone never
knows but re most trusted servants
In ones employ are Spies"
Thinking of the wild-eyed one, I
smiled. He shrugged. Madame, we
are wasting precious time Eat may
mean everysing to Madame Delario.
Permit me to beg of you-"
And l followed him at once to the
seance room, the door Of which he
pushed open, standing aside and say
Ing in French. "Permettez moi =.
Aprez vous. madame" to let me enter
ahead of him.
To my surprise the room was bril-.
liantly lighted with all the electric
bulbs In full bloom: and I turned just
In time to see him lock the door on us
and pocket the key!
He did it so swiftly. so silently. that
under ordinary circumstances I
shouldn't have known I was locked in
with him. believe now that the bril-.
liant light into which he'd thrust me
out Of the dim hall was especially de.
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Compiling family trees is an indus.
try subject to more or less graft,
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CHAPTER VI,
Monsieur Drops HE Mask.

"Vose0V OSVpS MS WA8N.
The wild-eyed Swedish maid let me
In. The seance room door opened ant!
N. de RavenOl stepped out and came
to greet me.
Monsieur advanced with outstretched
hand but no smile. We spoke in whis-
pers.
"Where Is she's"
He pointed up. to indicate her bed
room. and whispered. II must speak
wis you before you see her." and
moved out Of the vestibule, motioning
me to follow.
took two steps and stopped.
'Zs way. II You please" said he.
pointing to the seance room.
! took two more steps and stopped
again. In front Of the reception room
door. I had the strongest feeling
come over me that didn't want to 70
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De Ravenol shows his true
oolors.

TO BE CONTINUED.)
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Convict Has Conscience.

Salem. Ore.-Unable longer to re-
sist the cravings Of conscience, ~
mer f. Barnard. who escaped from
the Oregon state penitentiary here in
company with Cecil Griffin and Ray
Lindsey on the night of August 2.
1916. walked into Governor Olcott's
offices one day recently and informed
the executive that he had returned to
Salem voluntarily to serve out his
maximum term Of ten years.
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Girl Waits q Years
for Lover in Prison

New lork.-Archie Null was
released from prison at Glens
Falls. y. ". after spending Il
years in the role Of convict. He
Was convicted Of murder in 1898.
Awaiting him on the outside was
Miss Stella Grace Howe of
Marlboro. Mass. to whom Null
had heen engaged prior to his
arrest. The two were married
Mt once.
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CONSTRUCTION COST VARIES
Mostly Due to Availability Of Prorsr
Materials Where Concrete Roads
Are Built.

The cost Of concrete roads vary con-
siderably. due mostly to the availahil.
ity of proper materials. II good clean
sand and hard durable pebbles or
crushed stone can he readily obtained
close to the road to be improved, the
first cost is materially decreased. On
the whole. however. the cost is slightly
below the costs Of other modern typea
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A Scene Typical Of Nationwide Aetiv.
ity in Good Road euiId;ne-oood
Roads, Secretary Houston Declares
in His Recent Annual Report, Are q
Prerequisite to the Orderly and sys-
tematie Marketing Of Farm Prod.
uets, for the Establishment Of satis.
factory Rura. Schools and for the
Development Of 4 Richer and More
Attractive Rural Life.
used. or forms connecting link not
I" exceed ten miles in length of any
road or roads now or hereafter used
for the transportation of the United
States mails Under the original
wording of the law federal funds could
he expended only on roads upon which
the United States mails now are or
may hereafter he transported
Following the amendments to the
act the regulations governing It's ad-
ministration and the standards for
plans. specifications and estimates
We're modified. and one of the most
successful former state highway engi-
n"er> in the country was placed In
charge of the federal aid road work.
He has ut his disposal Il large staff Of
local and district engineer aids. ami
no pains will be spared to provide any
further federal assistance that may he
needed. An advisory committee, com.
posed of representatives Of the state
highway department. selected at the
request of the department. by the
American Association of State High
way Officials. with due regard to geo.
graphic considerations. also has been
appointed to work in intimate touch
with the federal bureau. meeting with
its officers nj stated periods and mt
such other times as may seem desir-
able"
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1t SO you could not help seeing It If
you tried! As last touch-which it
seemed to require for arts sake-I cut
a part Of pen advertisement out of
q magazine and pasted 1t on the lid.
For the first time. then, I took note
OF the clock-it was twenty minutes
past two-rd frittered away almost
an entire day on some one else's af-
fairs instead Of my own bread and
butter. and there lay the pile Of proof,
not half done. that I had hoped to
have OF BY night.
I hastily made . cup Of chocolate,
slapped together . few sandwiches.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-18
NEED OF
FARM ORGANIZATIONS
Point Will Be Emphasized At
Meeting Of Agricultural
Society In November
COOPERATIVE BUYIN

The imperative need of strengthen
ing the farm organizations in the
State of Maryland will be emphasized
at the annual meeting of the Mary
land Agricultural Society in Sails
bury. November 9th to 18th, accord
ing to DR.. Thomas B. Symons, Secre-
tary of the organization and Director
of the University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service.
THE farmers of Maryland are be-
ginning to realize that in order to
keep pace with other sections of the
ing and buying is making rapid
strides, the local, county and State
organizations in Maryland must be
strengthened says DR.. Symons.
During the past year a noticeable
trend toward cooperation has been
manifested in the State. Many COM
munities formerly lacking organiza-
tions of any kind have been welded
together in farmers clubs or associa-
tions. County declarations have been
formed, uniting local bodies into
stronger and more efficient units.
1T is safe TO say that more farm
ers in Maryland are availing them
selves of the advantage of cooper
alive buying and selling than ever
before Many local associations have
their own sales managers, intrusted
with the work of disposing of mem
bers' crops and with the purchase of
such materials as fertilizer, binder
Irvine, lime and seed.
Much yet remains to be accom-
plished,' says DR.. Symons. MANY
communities still are unorganized
and in numerous cases county or
CARNATIONS would prove advantage
Gus. The recent action of the Mary
land Agricultural Society in throw
ing its doors open to county fedora
tons was designed to encourage the
formation of county units. Formerly
the membership of the society was
confined to Statewide organizations
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-18
MARINE CORPS NOTES

New DH-4-B land airplanes are to
be issued TO the marine corps avia-
ton forces operating in Haiti and the
Dominicina Republic. and pilots for
that particular type of machine are
being trained at the marine flying
field at Paris Island, S. c. The avia-
ton detachment in Haiti. which in
eludes IS officers and 200 enlisted
men will have eight of the new ma
chimes, in addition to six water planes
and three training machines; and the
detachment in Dominica, which in
cludes 10 officers and 100 enlisted
men, will have eight of the new ma
chimes.
1t is intended, when the aviation
field ut Marine barracks, San Diego,
Calf. is ready for use, to discontinue
the flying field at Paris Island.
Much attention now is being given
to the placing of the air attachments
of the advance, base forces of the
corps on a more efficient basis, the
detachment for the Atlantic coast be-
tlt6 dl NkudnllIOs fdss anu llAAA lOi
the Pacific coast at San Diego.
The Atlantic coast detachment will
consist of two and one-half squad
rons with about 80 airplanes, and the
Pacific coast detachment of two
squadrons with about "a airplanes.
Each air squadron will have about
Is officers and 200 enlisted men.
The equipment for the present will
consist of planes now in possession
of the naval air service and issued to
the marine corps Contracts have
been let for "a airplanes especially
designed for use by the air squadrons
attached to the marine expeditionary
forces. They are land planes design
ed so that they can be converted cas-
lily into seaplanes and so that they
may be packed with the facility for
shipment with marines embarking for
overseas service.
The marine corps is allowed an
aviation personnel of 100 officers and
1920 enlisted men, of which it actu
ally has 81 officers and S75 enlisted
men. 1t is expected that enough of
the reserve aviators Of the corps will
qualify for permanent appointment to
make up the deficiency in the per-
manent commissioned aviation per-
sonnet
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-18
81. Johns Grad
Soon Takes A Wife

Annapolis friends OF Claude S.
Davis, who was a member Of this
years class at st. Johns College. have
been surprised at hearing the news of
his marriage on Sunday last TO Miss
Nell Gladding, of Pocomoke City, Md
The wedding was unexpected to
even the immediate families of the
bride and groom, il having taken place
in Salisbury, Md. where they were ac-
eompanied by few young. friends.
who witnessed the ceremony.
Mrs. Davis is the daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Gladding, of Pocomoke
City. She was formerly a student at
Goucher College. Baltimore. and has
number of friends in Annapolis. Mr.
Davis is in business with his father iif
Pocomoke, where he and Mrs Davis
will reside on their return from
honeymoon trip TO New York.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-18
ARRIVAL

1 5.r ere high hill winds grow
harsh.
4.sgen leaves begin to fall,
..-..aaI flowers beside the marsh
g .st q, nearing carnival
-.,. s.l be- quickening OF choirs
.n I'D The crickets such a din
.-s OPERATIONS and desires
r- Tie cicada violin.
..slb.r tho pageant pomp will come.
.... ,ty.stries Of maple trees,
49, mann the wild sunfiower the hum
osme late amber-belted bees;
p .,q,h the bank the jewel flowers.
Ill.,. tossing Of the pink-tipped grass,
r.. g..aenrod these viii be ours
n. seal in Memory's shining glass;
III. rasrI our hearts against the rhine
n. t.u,er. with its icy thrall,
.r..r U.tn its ancient dial Time
T..,He hast carnival shall call.
CLINTON SCOLLARD.
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Given surprise"
On Twentieth Birthday

On his twentieth birthday, Allen
Snader was given a surprise party by
a large number Of friends last evening
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. f. Snader, Hanover street.
More than a score of guests were
present when Mr.. Snader was brought
into the party, to be completely
amazed at finding the gathering in
celebration of the occasion.
The party spent the evening in
dancing, refreshments being served
during an intermission. The felicita-
tions of all present were extended Mr.
Snader. and their good wishes for
many happy birthdays to come. Mr..
Snader is a member of the Senior
Class at st johns College.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-18
NaCati0Ring I'm
In iHeganicS

DR. Elihu s. Riley. attorney, au-
Thor journalist, historian. who is
spending his vacation in the Allie
Fauy mountains. is now at Mountain
Breeze Hotel. New Creek, Mineral
county. West Virginia. DIR. Riley is
at .le old wayside inn He writes:
"Tag sound of the mower falls on
my ears. as sit on the upper porch
ui Tic house. with the Frontal Noun
'dns of The Alleganies beneath me and
'de New Creek mountains almost in
.oasd i'm front of my eyes Sunshine
ami beauty of prospect join to make
a day beautiful l write during the
mroung and rest in the afternoon.
~ night l wrap UP and sit on the
iroa porch and enjoy the stars and
solemn awe Of the dimly visible noun
u.u~
have q daily mail. The Sun
90 even date arrives at a.. m.
WAGONS. horses, automobiles. are con-
'n4ly passing over the New Greek
Toad and the Northwestern Pike that
winds in sublime stretches over the
Mesaa,es."
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Cut ThIs Out-It Is worth Money

Cut out this slip, enclose with sc
and mail to Foley e. Co.. 1885 Sheffield
Ave. Chicago. ILL.,. writing your name
and address clearly. You will receive
in return trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, for
coughs, colds and Group; Foley Kidney
Pills for pain in sides aud back; rheu-
matism, backache, kidney and bladder
ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tab
let's, a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic for constipation.
biliousness, headache, and sluggish
bowels.-(Adv1