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again, He went reeling across the
deck like an inanimate thing. struck
the bulwark. and, as the schooner
lurched, toppled into the sea. He was
probably dead before he disappeared
beneath the waves.
Leblanc rushed frantically toward
the barricade. Hilary was upon him
when he saw Brousseau whip out re-
yolyer and take deliberate aim of him
He felt the bullet clip his cheek. Twice
more Brousseau fired. At the second
shot Hilary stumbled and fell fiat In
the cabin entrance. At the third. Lee
blanc, shot through the brain, whirled
round twice and collapsed in front OF
the barrier.
Madeleine dragged Hilary within the
cabin. Blood was gushing from a
wound in his breast Erantically she
began to tear away the upper part Of
his clothing and to endeayor to stanch
the wound. Suddenly she perceived the
little rusted revolver upon the fioor.
She snatched II up and ran to see
Brousseau In the act of crossing the
barricade. she pushed Il into his
face.
Brousseau cursed and dropped on the
far side; Madeleine heard him running
into the darkness She had brought a
temporary. respite. She ran back to
Hilary. But It was almost dark In the
cabin, and there was hardly anything
she could do. lie was conscious, but
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CHAPTER XVI.
Dupont Remembers.


Broussean was seated in the library
of the gaudy house when tall old
man came to the door. He recon
noItred, recognized Captain Dupont,
and admitted him.
Since the exposure Brousseau had
hardly left his room. He sat there,
haggard, crushed. planning, scheming
to get back that which seemed slipping
lnexorably from his grasp. Consur ed
with furious hate of Hilary. he seemed
Inhibited from action by the very We
hemenee of his will.
Hes sailing for Quebec tomorrow
evening" said the captain. Il am to
take him with schooner load of ium-
ber."
"Askew?" queried Brousseau sharp
iy.
Eyes. monsieur. He came to me late
this afternoon. His horse was all in
sweat. He must have driven like the
devil. He told me to sail tomorrow
night, whether the holds full or
empty"
Brousseau was staggered. If Hilary
was going to Quebec Immediately, 1t
must be to lay those papers, which he
had sought vainiy In his desk. before
the police. He saw the prison walls
closing about him. And to the great
hate he bore Hilary was added the lust
for liberty.
He. must have the papers. LATE
Cornell knew besides. but Lafe could
he laughed at. once the papers were
his own. His plan began to take shape.
If Hilary were out of the way and the
documents destroyed he could yet win
Madeleine, achieve his dream of be-
coming Seigneur. his life ambition.
dupont" he said. you and have
not always been on good terms. You
refused to break your contract with
the St Boniface company. But ! guess
sou see differently now
Dupont cIenched his fists. 'T've
sworn to kin him." he whispered. i've
he'd my peace. talked with him face
to face tonight. and he never knew the
dRfil that was sitting in my throat.
telling me to make an end"
"Can you keep that devil of yours
silent till you have him on boardT
asked Brousseau.
Dupont pulled at his tangled board
and nodded. Brousseau, watching him.
knew that the madness which held him
would carry him to the end. "Who
are your crew." he asked
'Drouin, Lachance and Georges
Martin"
Tive men are eDGlgh. have two
good men for you 81 place Of them.
Lisen carefully, Vapont."
Marie, sleeping overhead, heard her
father drsfs up in sleigh that night.
and there was whispering at the door.
That frightened her. Another thing
that alarmed her was his way of en-
tering. Usually he would stamp into
the house, as If on board; but now he
came in furtiyely, and she could hard
IL hear his stealthy movements below.
She wondered what was portending.
On late he had watched her more keen
iy than ever, and had been more silent.
She slept by starts, and awakened
az aawn TO hear a stealthy step out
sade her door. In the dim light she
saw her father bending over her bed.
SGe 9at up, stretching out her arms as
u 70 ward off something In her con-
fnsed condition between sleep ard
waking she had fancied for moment
teat he held something In his hand
y knife or a revolver.
But she saw that he held nothing.
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appearing again elusively, until they
blended with the fog and the darkness
and vanished finally
The horse, left uncontrolled. swung
round and galloped homeward, TRAIL
ing the empty sleigh behind him. Marie
stood shuddering at the end of the
wharf For a while she stared out in
terror toward the invisible schooner,
lost in the distance. She could see
nothing. but she could still beer the
roar of the wind in the rigging and the
Tapping of the great sails.
Presently. with low cry, she turned
and began running homeward. She
staggered into the cottage and sank
down before the stove, crouchng.
there
When Hilary reached the wharf II
was already dark. He had been rec-
ognized by no one on the way He
went straight aboard the schooner.
and found Dupont on deck
'sWhen do you start?o he asked.
Immediately, monsieur" replied
the captain quietly.
The schooner contained q tiny cabin
in the forecastle. Between This and
the poop. in the open bottom, was piled
the lumber. secured with chains, and
stacked high above the sides.
I'm going below" said Hilary turns
ing away. He did not want to look
upon ST. Boniface again.
tie put his foot upon the top rung
of the ladder that led down 10 the
forecastle. AS he did 80 he felt
stunning blow upon the back of the
head. He staggered, slipped and fell
down the ladder into the little open
space before the cabin.
Half dazed. he was barely conscious
of seeing the gr.nnipg faces of Pierre
and Leblanc stare into his. His overs
coat was torn from his back, his pock-
cts emptied. He waited for the knife
thrust. but only kicks followed. He
was lifted and thrown into the cabin.
The outlaws ran back TO assist Du.
pont in getting up the sails. II was
not Brousseau's plan 70 dispatch hra
within hearing Of the shore
He heard the sails being hoisted.
and felt the schooner moving from the
wharf. Then he heard low cry and
saw Madeleine upon her knees before
him.
She bent her face to his. whispering
that she loved him. pleading for for
giveness, and beseeching him to rise.
And Hilary opened his eyes to dis
cover that the vision was reality.
He staggered to his feet and stood
swayiag in the middle OF the cabin,
while she kept her arms aoout him.
He began to remember lie knew
where he was now. Madeleine thrust
the revolver into his hand.
"They have planned 70 murder you /
she cried. - learned Of 1t and
brought this. You must not Gle Hit
airy. now that we love each other
He broke the revolver II vas
empty. and the bore 50 eaten away
with rust that to have fred It would
have been more dangerous 10 the
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He was staring into her eyes. as If to
read her secret thoughts
Tonight / 90 to Quebec" said
Dupont. Il shall be aboard all day.
/ may not return"
He had said the same thing be-
fore his last voyage. and she had
listened. unbelieving, but Indifferent
If 1t were tue. Now the words terri
hed her no less than his demeanor.
and for the first time she wondered
whether he knew Of her joulney with
Pierre.
He would never believe her story.
IT would have aroused all the I'd
madness in him. II he had known. Bat
he could not know.
sysu VIII eens back" she STAN
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Earth GIves LIaht 70 Moon

Everything reflects light more or
less. Suns light shining on earth is
reflected to moon, exactly as suns
light shining on moon Is reflected to
earth to produce moonshine. This
"earth shine" can be observed on the
darker part Of moon when conditions
are favorable.
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wnn,t swsetnn Coffee

"Sweet are the uses OF adversely"
but we have no uss fer lt,--Boston
Transcript.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
big DAY At STATE
FAIR FOR FARMERS
Farm Bureau Work Throughout Unit
ed States To Be Discussed BY
James r. Howard.

James R. Howard, President of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
will address the farmers of Kentucky
on Friday, September 18th, at the State
Fair. His subject will be "What the
Farm Bureau Federation Is Doing"
Besides Mr.. Howard there will be
other speakers Of national prominence.
James R. Howard, the first president
of the American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion, is farmer = and the sort of
farmer, too, who produces record
breaking crops - but his vision is not
confined to his own farm or to his ma
tive state of Iowa. He Is university
of Chicago man and uses his scien-
tific knowledge on his 480 acre farm
Recently Mr.. Howard completed a
tour Of the great agricultural states
and came back from that more en-
thusiastic than ever for the Farm Blu
reau work. Not only is Mr. Howard
an excellent speaker, but he writes as
we'll as he talks. Magazines, newspa
pers and newspaper syndicates are be
seiging him for his views of the farm
situation of the country.
Friday, September 18th, will b.
i~Fa IN Bureau Day" at the State Fair
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
OHIO TOWN IS
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
State Officials Are Investigating Mys.
teriOus Blaze at Bradford, o.,
1000 Made Homeless.

Columbus, o., August 4. - Bradford,
Ohio. railroad town in Miami county,
on the Darke county line, was wiped
out by fire of mysterious origin early
today. The state fire marshals office
has rushed investigators to the scene.
Incomplete reports to the fire mar
shaPs office state that 1000 persons
have been made homeless.
The fire broke out at 10:40 o'clock
last night in Arnold's lumber yard, and
blazed so fiercely that through Penn
slyvania trains were held up outside
of Bradford. Railroad cars and tele-
graph poles were destroyed. At mid
night the water pressure became low
An elevator belonging to Arnolds &
Giddings was destroyed, as was every
thing south Of Main street and be-
tween Arnold's elevator and Main
street. No estimates of the financial
loss have been made so far today Most
of the buildings in Bradford were of
frame construction, and burned read
| iIy
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
BURNT WINGS" CHARMS
IN GOOD SCREEN DRAMA
Frank NJ ayO Stars In Novel Adapta.
tiOn of Velller's "Primr0se
PATH"

How young wife sacrifices all that
she holds dear to bring her husband
back to health and how this very sacri-
fee creates a chasm that threatens to
engulf both is told in Burnt Wings"
hte photoplay which will be presented
at the Pastime Theater Thursday.
The fact that Burnt Wings" is an
adaptation of 1.-THE Primrose Path"
the stage success by Bayard WELLER,
author of "The 18th Chair" within
the Law" and other stage and screen
triumphs, was an assurance that the
story would contain much of dramatic
interest. But added to this is the di-
rection of Christy Cabanne, the play
ing of the starr, Frank Mayo, and his
capable support, which includes
Josephine Hill, Betty Blythe, Rudolph
Christians, Beatrice Burnham and
many others.
The story opens in the Latin quar-
tier in Paris where Ned Templeton, a
struggling young artist and his wife
Joan, are fighting starvation in the
hope of finally achieving success
Sickness finds them penniless, and, in
the hope of saving her husbands life
Joan takes the advice of the avaricious
landlord, who tells here there is al.
ways money in Paris for pretty girl
Some time later, when they are es'
tablished in America, with success or
the horizon, another woman-one wht
can give the artist position and fame
separates husband and wife. 1t IL
the old triangle, but treated in new
and wasterly fashion by the author
and presented in faultless manner b!
the producers. Don't miss this pictur
at the Pastime Thursday,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
FAVORABLE WEATHER
IMPROVES THE new
CROP PROSPECTS
Federal Reserve Bank Bulletin Says
Crop Conditions Are Better
Decrease Shown in Stock
Breeding.

The Monthly Business Review issued
by tbe Cleveland Federal Reserve
Bank for this month says:
Favorable weather during the past
few weeks has greatly improved crop
prospects in this district, Sunshine
and a seasonable amount of moisture
will result in better condition report
on August than that of July 1.
The condition of winter wheat shows
decline of three per cent. from the
June l estimate, damage from wet
weather and Hessian fly being respon-
sible for the change. Harvesting has
begun generally throughout the dis
trict, and indications point to a crop
barely sufficient to meet the needs of
the state.
Corn prospects are far better than
an average crop, notwithstanding the
late start. Hot weather is needed to
bring the crop to maturity before frost
The oat crop shows great improve
ment on July is over the July / esti-
mate. Ideal weather for oat develop
ment during the first two weeks of the
month is the cause of the improved
condition.
Hay condition is not so good, though
the July Is report shows improvement
over the July estimate in both mead
ows and pastures.
1t is estimated that there has beer
a decrease of 5000 acres in the Ohio
potato acreage for the present year
The July l condition is one per cent
above the ten year average.
| Fruit prospects generally are excel
lent. The forecast is for an apple crol
of about two and one-half times tha
of 1919 ,and the prospective peacl
crop is reported to be the best il
years.
A census of live stock on 1000 farm
shows decrease in young pigs Of 1,
per cent, compared, to July of las
year, and decrease of 1S per cent. IL
swine over six months old. The sur
vey also shows a decrease of pc
cent. in the number of cows, pc
cent decrease in calves, per cent. de
crease in heifers, and 2.3 per cent. il
the number Of steers. On the othel
hand sheep show an increase of foul
per cent.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
FATAL ACCIDENT
AT COTTON MILLS
THIS AFTERNOON
"Buster" Butcher Is Caught In Waste
Machine, Crushed, Torn and
Died On the Way to the
Hospital.

One Of the most serious and fatal ac-
cidents to occur in the Maysville Cot
ton Mills happened this afternoon
about 2 o'clock when John Samuel
Buster" Butcher, aged IS, was caught
in "wooler" machine, which he was
feding, and was so severely injured
that he died shortly thereafter.
Young Butcher was mployed in
what is known as the waste room,"
where several large machines are in
operation. His duties were to feed one
of these machines, which~are practic-
ally covered to keep from catching the
clothing of the feeder, and while so
engaged he was caught in some un-
known manner and drawn into the ma
chine, where the abdomen and lower
part of his body were so badly lacerat-
ed that death ensued while he was be-
ing taken to the hospital in an am
bulance.
No one saw the accident, but his
cries for help were heard by the fore
man Of that part of the mill, who
fearing something had happened i'm
mediately turned off the electric cur
rent. and thus saved the young man
from being ground to a pulp.
The foreman rushed to the machine
and found Butcher tangled up in the
machine with head and arms hanging
out and almost touching the floor The
unfortunate fellow was taken out and
Dr. Samuel summoned, who pronounc.
ed his injuries as fatal.
This is probably the first fatal ac-
cident ever to occur at the cotton fac.
tory, and just how it happened is un
known. Every machine in this par
ticular room being encased in such {
manner as to almost preclude acci
dents of this character.
The unfortunate young man wa!
quite popular among his fellow work
ers and his sad and untimely death Il
a severe shock to his relatives an(
friends.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
MANY ATTEND SHINDIG.

A fair crowd Of dancers braved the
cold weather and for three hours
waited at Beechwood Park for the
music to arrive from Lexington, the
delay being caused by engine trouble.
Quite a few out of town people were
in attendance and Smith and his or
chestra were never better.
On Thursday night, from to 3,
tn Maysville Assembly Club will en-
tertain with dance at Beechwood;
music by Smiths Sextette, promoted
by the peer Of dance promoters of
Kentucky, c. Calvert EARLY. Already
several visitors have arrived and
many more are to come to make this
midsummer affair the most enjoyable
of the season.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
PRISONER WHO ESCAPED
MONDAY MORNING CAUGHT

"Bikey" Mason, colored, one of the
prisoners who broke Jail here early
Monday morning, was caught out near
Mayslick today and returned for safe
keeping. He was on his way to Flem-
ingsburg, so he stated. Mason had
been indicted for larceny and was be-
ing held for trial in the Circuit Court.
He is the first Of the escaped prison.
ers thus far to have been recaptured.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
GERMANTOWN TURNPIKE
NOW READY. FOR TRAVEL
Construction Work Has Been Com.
pleted and Road Is Now Open
To the Public.

Work on the Germantown pike
which has been under way for the past
several months has been formally
thrown open to the public for travel
without impediment, by the county
road officials, and is considered one of
the best pixies in Mason county. This
is decided boost for the Germantown
Fair, as it was feared the pike would
hardly be completed in time for that
event.
County Judge Purnell has recently
gone over the road and is proud of the
work done by the county engineer.
Work is now being done on the
Tuckahoe and Dover pixies, and it is
hoped to have these ready for uninter-
rupted travel before the cold weather
sets in. These pixies are to be given
the same close attention as was the
Germantown pike.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
HARDING WILL PROBABLY
VISIT THE COAST.

Marion, Ohio, August 3. = Because
of the recently granted increase in
passenger rates it is probable that
Senator Warren G. Harding, Repub-
lican candidate for the Presidency,
may make swing to the Pacific Coast,
but there will be no speeches from the
rear Of the train, If this is done, it is
said. 1t is insisted the front-porch
campaign will not be abandoned.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
COURAGEOUS Off.
Ger LANDS bad"
DARKEY IN JAIL
Deputy Sheriff DeyOre Called To Ger
mantown Get John COtty On Shoot.
Charge Is Threatened But
Gets His Man

John Cotty and John Lang, both col
ored, of the Germantown neighbor-
hood, became involved in a difficulty
Tuesday afternoon over baking
horse. Words lead to blows and the
fight ended by Cotty shooting Lang
in the leg.
Deputy Sheriff Devore being noti-
fed, promptly went to the scene OF
the trouble to make the arrest. Cotty
is bad" fellow, by reputation, and
our deputy sheriff knew this, but now
deferred he went to Cotty's home and
demanded him to come out. The negro
told the sheriff not to come in for he
would kill him. The deputy sheriff re-
piled that he would arrest him or kill
him and he had better surrender. On
trying to open the door he found that
it had been barred, and he then tried
to burst it open. All the while Cotty
was pleading with Mr.. Devore not to
come in saying he would kill him.
After vainly trying to burst the door
open, the sheriff summoned Mr.. CAL
breath, neighbor, armed him and sta
toned him at the front door while De-
vore went to the rear entrance and
through a crevice located his quarry.
After warning Cotty, who would not
give up, he began firing. No shots hit
but they had the right effect for Cotty
willingly and docilely surrendered and
is now in the county Jail to await the
September grand jury.
The negro is powerful and splen-
didly built fellow and has never had
any teeth, freak Of nature which has
marked him as a conjurer among his
race.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
ALLEGED SINNERS
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.

Will Fisher and Avery Hensley, the
two young men charged with operating
the moonshine still which was cap
tured near Sugar Tree Run, appeared
before Judge Fulton Friday morning
and waived examination, to answer to
the October grand jury. The witnesses
were recognized to appear at that time.
The prisoners gave bond in the sum
of $500 each.-Fleming Gazette.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
DINGER-

Miss Edith Dinger and Mr.. Thomas
Fl King were united in marriage this
morning in the parlors of ST. Patrick's
church parsonage by Rev. Father P.
M. Jones'
The bride is talented and accom-
plished young lady while the groom is
a well-known plaster contractor
The happy couple left this morning
for bridal trip to Detroit and Niagara
Falls and other points. They will be
absent several days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04

Mrs. Cliff, who has charge of the
millinery department with the Mays
vile Suit and Dry Goods Co., has taken
the agency for all kinds of plaitings,
covered buttons, hemstitching and
button holes. This is the agency Mr..
Hoeflich has had for years. 2eod3t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
JOHN WILL GODDARD
LOSES HOME BY FIRE.

The Fleming Gazette says: "T. H.
Walton and B. H. Rice returned yes
terday from their visit to Ohio. Mr..
Walton reports the burning of John
w. Goddard's home near Orgonia on
last Thursday night together with all
the household effects. The family bare
ly had time to escape the fire. which is
thought to have started from an incu-
bator in a building adjoining the home.
Mr.. Goddard is said to have carried
$4,000 insurance, but his loss will be
heavy.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04

Norfolk, Va, August al. T. Deal
was nominated for Congress by the
Democratic party of the Second vir-
ginia District today by a majority that
probably will total 1900 when all the
returns are in.
Deal was an avowed wet candidate
and made his campaign on the light
wine and beer issue.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
BIG PROGRAM AT WASH
INGTON ATTRACTS MANY.

The big feature program at the
Washington Theater this week is at
tracing a large attendance at every
show. The pictures being shown this
week are far above the ordinary and
the management is to be congratulated
upon being able to book such fine lot
of shows for this one week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04

Rev. VIM. Dern returned from Wash
ington City this morning. He preached
at Hardon, Va. his first charge, last
Sunday and administered the Holy
Communion to large concourse Of
parishioners.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
LEAVES HOSPITAL.

Mr.. David H. Harrison, who was
operated upon about ten days ago for
appendicitis, was removed from Hays
wood Hospital this afternoon and
taken to his home in East Second
street He is doing nicely and expects
to be up in the next few days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
MRS. JOLLY'S BROTHER TO
UNDERGO OPERATION.

Mr.. Walter Blount of Lexington,
Ky, who has been i'll with stomach
trouble will be operated upon at the
Good Samaritan Hospital. He is a
brother of Mrs. VIM. Jolly, of this city,
who leaves this afternoon to be at his
beside, There is little hope entertained
of his recovery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
SEVERAL GO TO RIPLEY

FAIR TO-DAY.
Quite number of Maysville people
went to Ripley this morning to attend
the big Ripley Fair and it is expected
that much larger crowd will go from
here tomorrow. Several Mason county
horses are entered in the various en-
tries.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-08-04
WAR PASTOR RESIGNS.
&.lU9u!h

ReN I'M. Howard Guerrant has re-
signed his pastorate with the Presby-
terian church at Elizaville and is ex-
pected to leave about the first of Sep
tember for Kansas to locate. His pa
rishiohers and friends learn with re-
gret of his resignation.