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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23
CHAPTER XVIII.
,urse, I had to give in.

Mr. Sidney was buried by the pool
on bitter afternoon when the snow
creaked underfoot, and the sun, in a
cold blue sky to the southwest above
the hills across the river, could hard
Iy be regarded as a warm and sustain
ing star.
The servants were pail bearers-sad
ones; and we had the chaplain from
the penitentiary TO read the service
in the room Mr.. Sidney had used The
sun came in the southwestern win
dows, and the canaries sang. Algo
was afraid of strangers and hid him
self. Otherwise it was Mr.. Sidney's
room.
We carried the coffin the half-mile
in the bitter cold to the grave which
had been dug by the pool with mat
tocks through the frozen earth. Mrs.
Sidney took my arm, but walked the
distance bravely. IsObel went as if
she were a clear-eyed Spartan girl ac-
cepting life without a quaver or whim-
per, upon the terms offered. We left
the remains of our gracious gentleman
there.
So genial man could not die. He
still pervaded the house. He had i'm
pregnated it. His death could not de-
stroy his influence. Even his room
his death chamber, remained jOvial ;
but AlgoI attached himself to Isobel
and could not be parted from her. He
went to her room that night.
Necessity and delicacy both sug-
gested that go away for while the
following morning. 1t was necessary
for me to establish myself in the city,
in material and physical facts of lodg-
ing and so FORTH and delicacy intimat-
ed that / was an alien in the house
hold upon strangely fictitious stand
ing.
l went away in the early morning,
leaving word that / would return in a
day or two to say goodbye. I came
back the evening of the second day,
by automobile from the city. l had
been impelled to go back and had so
far resisted the cOmpulsion that had
missed train time. Then the impulse
reasserted itself so irresistibly that ]
took an automobile for the 40-mile
ride.
Jed met me at the door. His cor
diality was enforced. 1t was the din
ner hour. Jed suggested either some
biscuits and sherry in my room or an
Omelet with mushrooms. Mrs. Sidney,
he said, had been Spartan, but was in
collapse. Miss Sidney was somewhere
abOut-he did not know where.
l did not want anything to eat and
went toward the library. Isobel was
sitting there by the fire.
/ had often seen her thus before. 1t
was one of the familiar pictures ]
should remember. There were prOba-
bly, half dozen others-none better
than this.
She looked UP as / entered.
II am glad you are back, John" she
said.
/ could think only Of a common
place.
'I did not intend to disturb you," ]
said. "How is your motherT'
Utterly and happily stupefied," said
Isobel. "Her pain waits for her."
-And yourself7"
II can't find tragedy in It." she
SAID 81 feel a sense Of terrible but
inevitable loss. had reconciled my
self to It. can't be a sentimental reb
Ell against life. His life wass happy to
the end. He would hate Us II we
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23
Had a Ioh In Mind.

my dear" said the banker to his
emily daughter, 81 have noticed young
man attired in dress suit in the
drawing room on two or three eve
nings every week of late. What is his
occupatonT"
The little miss blushed prettily, and
her dark eyes flashed mischievously,
but there was keen pride and joy In
her voice as she answered:
HE is at present unemployed, fa-
Their, but he is thinking seriously Of
accepting a position as life-companion
to o young lady of means"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23
Important to Mothers
A Poor euessee.

"And you think you love my daugh-
ter, do your" asked the father of the
sweet young thing.
"Well, l just guess I do" was the
young mans reply.
you've never won prize at guess
Ing, have you?'
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23
THE BEST YET.

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you don't know how quickly and pleas
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anywhere can be relieved by this harm
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Ask your druggist, or send for free
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Avoid limitations. Nothing is "just
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23

outside the penltentiary. He has no
money, no way Of making any, NJ
place to go. no friends. You re go
ing to throw him out Of his home.
You are going to torture him with
the knowledge that his life was wasted
in prison when he was free man in
law. You are going to destroy ne Sid
ney family"
Richard Dobson saw his brother"
said, "tlat night at the pool"
"He saw a ghost" asserted Jed. "Or
II he Int see ghost, ks must W; nj
to stay in ths Jenitentlary. If he
knew it was his brother. fhy didn't
no demand en- inquiry anu his fro =
domf Either Sscause he saw a ghost
n he dnea ani want his freedom. You
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23
CHAPTER xvII-cOntlnued.

IL
"There was a lot Of malevOlence in
Mfr. Sldney's tone, a tremendous
amount Of hate. Richard Dobson ut
tered the quivering, quavering little
cry again and started to run. AS he
got under way, he shrieked. 1t sound
| ed like an old woman'S Shrek.
"AIr. Sidney started after him. He
had that cane you saw him take out
of this room. That was the one he
was beaten down with.
Il think for a moment he wanted TO
kill Richard. He flourished the stick
and yelled. Richard, being in a fren-
~ of fright. was stronger on his legs
than his brother He was off into the
bush. Mr.. Sidney stumbled and fell.
He got up rather slowly, as if he were
either hurt or as if his strength were
leaving him. 1 could hear Richard
khrieking farther off in the bush.
"When Mr.. Sidney got up, he turned
toward the house, and l ran to beat
him here and found you"
Jed rocked a while, and I did not
say anything.
81 am decidedly shaken" he said
after a while. 81 was very fond of
him, and I am a useless old man, an
alcoholic of no account except to him,
and he is dead"
There is only one thing to DO" l
said. Richard Dobson must be on
his way to freedom tomorrow. We
shall have to see to that"
Jed aroused himself for an instant.
"You copy-book moralist!" he said.
"YOu would interfere with a genial,
lovable mans magnificent hate just
because he is dead and your scruples
have become important. You ought
to choke. Let the brute Dick Dobson
rot in prison. It's his desert"
ut can't be done, jed" said. ITO
morrow Wen go to Alwick prison and
explain"
For me to act without telling Mrs
Sidney was impossible, and it was al
most impossible for me to take the
subject up with her. l saw her only
for a moment, told her that, being ac-
quainted with the facts, l thought l
knew what the conscience Of the house
would require.
Her world had been destroyed; her
light had gone out. She had no pride
for herself; she shrank from the pos
sibllity of a hurt to Isobel, but l had
judged the conscience of the house
correctly. She would have protected
Mr.. Sidney against all the equities and
Justice in the worFd-that was her
sin in her own esteem. But now he
was dead: justice could be done
l did not want to act without Iso-
bells knowing what was doing
hoped she would approve of what I
to do, though l intended to
do 1t whether she did or not. had
to tell the story.
"You are right, john" she said.
"But how magnificent father was
He was stark Nemesis, the cleanest,
purest justice there isl"
She was bit ecstatic. They teach
young ladies too many congratulations,
/ thought. There was no rhapsody in
this; it was ugly.
Jed had one more fash of spirit as
we started for the penitentiary.
"You poor old copy-book fool Of
he said. "Why can't your
conscience be satisfied
without doing lot of damage tc 20
good end? Hang you moralists! You
wreck life. Richard Dobson can't re
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23
Something Else.

THAT dorg, your honor wouldn't
hurt flea"
"No, can see that he is dwelling
In perfect amity with fleas. He is
charged, however, with biting man"
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23
The Evidence

Knicker-How can you tell wolf
In Sleeps clothing?
Bocker-It never gets sheared.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23

Well Done on the GrIdiron.
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SFootball. Boston Transcript.
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DR.. Peerys Dead SHOT" is not a 'los-
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dose of medicine which cleans out Wormo
Or Tapeworm with q single dose--AdV
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-23
Naturally.

II have a book in my library which
is a pronounced favorite with every
body"
t'What is itf" ',----
%The dictionary"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
HOLLAND IN REPLY, SAYS
SHE CAN'T GIVE UP KAISER

sociate itself with This act ~ high In
ternatiOnal policy OF the powers
IF in the future there should he in
stituted by the society OF nations an
international jurisdiction competent 10
judge In case Of war deeds, qualified
as crimes and submitted to its jurisdtc-
tion by statute autedating the acts COM
mittCd, 1t would he cit for Holland TO
associate herself with the new regime,
Must Uphold Law,
THE government Of the queen can
not admit in the present case any other
duty than that imposed upon It by
the laws Of the kingdom and national
tradition.
'Now neither Of the coustitual laws
Of the Kingdom. which are based upon
the principles Of law universally rec
ognized, nor respectable secular ira
dition which has made this country al
ways a ground of refuge for the van
qushed In international conflicts, per-
nit the government OF Holland to defer
10 the desire OF the powers by with
drawing from the former emperor the
benefit Of it's laws and this tradition.
Justice and national honor. OF which
respect Is a sacred duty. oppose this.
The Netherlands people, moved by the
sentiments to which In history the world
has done justice. could not betray the
faith Of those who have who have con-
fided themselves to their free institu-
lions.
1.-The government of the queen is
pleased TO believe the powers will rec
ognize the good grounds Of these consid-
eratiors, which rise above any consid-
Grafton OF personalities and which seem
to 1t so peremptory that they could not
reasonably give rise to wrong inter
preta tinDg -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
JAP COTTON PLANTS
In NEED OF SPRDLE

NEW YORK, Jan 2&--Need Of spin
dies for the cotton manufacturing bus
mess Of Japan. increasing by leaps and
bounds since the outbreak Of the war.
has become 50 great that in the last
six months 60 eon working spindles have
been bought from running American
mills, dismantled and shipped 10 Jap
anese firms for immediate reasSembiy
and operation, Il was learned here To-
day. Most Of these purchases have been
In New England and North and South
Carolina.
Since 1917 when the European mar
ket stopped delivering spindles 10 Japan,
some 500 GOO new spindles have been
ordered IN the United States, involving
between $4,000 900 and 81, 600 ,00e. Il
was stated. approximately 10000 ok
these are still to be delivered
keeCh Fukagawa. in charge OF tho
engineering department of Mitsui &
Co, a large Japanese import and ex-
port firm, said Il takes nearly two
years to nm orders for new spindies
and Japanese factories have found
themselves faced with the necessity or
buying secondhand working spindles 20
keep up with the volume Of orders they
have booked throughout the world.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
BAD WEATHER HELP
TO ADVANCE IN CORN

CHICAGO, Jan. 2i-Steep climbing Of
prices 10 the corn market has taken
place this week, chiefly as n result of
rough weather and the scarcity OF ter
minal supplies. Compared with a week
ago. corn quotations this morning were
lAc To e. net higher. oats varying from
unchanged figures 90 I iac advance, and
provisions at Csc decline 10 a rise Of
90 cents
January delivery In particular showed
the strain 81 the difficult situation
brought about In the corn market by
reason q storms and low temperatures
adding To the crop-movement delay. In
this connection gossip was current that
so much railway equipment was out Of
repair that any big increase Of corn
arrivals soon at primary centers was
virtually impossible Meanwhile an
nouncement Of resumption Of business
dealings with Russia aroused much in
terest among grain traders, but opin-
ions on the subject were 50 conflict
Ing that the news failed % exercise any
serious influence on prices here. Brit
ish exchange at the lowest point on rec
ord and a tie-up Of easihound grain
traffic had a noticeable depressing ef-
feet, but not OF lasting character.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24

PARIS, Jan. 2t-Fouowing is the re-
| Ply OF the Netherlands government to
/ the entente.
BY verbal note, dated Jan. IS.
ls2g giving to the envoy Of the queen
at Paris, the powers referring 10 article
/ 223 Of the treaty Of Versailles, demand
mat the government of Holland give
| INTO their hands William Hohenzollern,
| former emperor Of Germany, so that
| ne may be tried
Supporting this demand. they OBJ
serve that II the former emperor had
remained in Germany the German gov
| eminent would, under the terms Of ar
| ticle 22S OF the treaty of peace have
| been obliged to deliver him.
| IN citing as premeditated violations
| OF International treaties, as well as a
4 systematic disregard OF the most sa-
| cred rules of the rights Of man, a NUNS
Der Of acts committed during the war
| by German authority. the powers place
| The responsibility, at least morally, upon
| the former emperor.
| They express the opinion that Hol-
| land would not fulfil her international
duty If she refused to associate herself
! with them, within the limit of her
ability. to pursue or at least not impede,
| the punishment of crimes committed.
Raise New Claims.
They emphasized the special char
| "SNSi VI Altli NeiudHuSt WHICH Cbnletu-
plate not juridicial accusation but an
| act OF high international policy, and
they make an appeal to Hollands re-
spect of law and love of justice not
| to cover with her moral authority VIC
| lation by Germany of the essential prin-
ciples Of the solidarity OF the nations.
| The queen has the honor to observe
| first, that the obligation which for Ger
many could have resulted from article
22S of the treaty of peace can not serve
| to determine the duty of Holland, which
| Is not a party to the treaty.
THE government of the queen, moved
! by imprescriptible reasons, can not
view the question raised by the demands
| of the powers except from the point Of
| view of its own duty. II was abso-
| lutely unconnected with the origin Of
the war and has maintained and not
without difficulty, its neutrality to the
end. 1t finds itself face to face with
facts of the war in a position different
| from that of the powers.
| 1T rejects with energy all suspicion
Of wishing to cover with its sovereign
| right and its moral authority viola
| tons of the essential principles of the
solidarity of nations; but it can not
recognize an international duty to as
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
SOLON NAVAL AWARD
PROBERS TAKE RECESS

WASHINGTON Jan. 24.-In order to
allow time for bringing up to date the
records of testimony already heard, the
senate subcommittee investigating the
award of naval war medals was not in
session today. Chairman Hale an
nounced that the next session probably
would be held Tuesday at which time
1t is planned to hear Secretary Daniels,
whose action in changing u number OF
awards as recommended, precipitated
the controversy resulting IN the in
quiry.
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger,
former commander in-chief of the At
lantic fleet and Rear Admiral Dewitt
c. Coffman, former commander of the
Second battleship force, who were heard
late yesterday, were the last of the wit
nesses summoned by the committee.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

CHICAGO-Governors of 81 states
have issued proclamations setting aside
Jan. IS as nurses day in honor of the
women who gave their services to
United States soldiers in Europe and
America.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla-Colllns
Tillery, negro, was found guilty by a
jury here of the murder of j. M. Will
liams, street car conductor, Sept. 80,
and was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life.
WASHINGTON--For continuing it's
work during the next five months Of
aiding war disabled soldiers and sailors,
the federal board for vocational training
has asked congress for an appropria-
ton of $l5,00OOO0
GALVESTON, Tex.-Francisco Villa,
reported several days ago as trapped
by Carranza forces in the Hechioero
desert, has escaped into the mountains
Of Durango. according to adyices reach
ing here.
ATLANTA, Ga.--Capt. Thomas M.
Yopp, aged SO, Confederate veteran, is
dead at the Confederate Soldiers home
here.
RICHMOND, Va-Private William B,
Parrish, aged 20, of Roanoke, Va, has
been killed at Langley field, near here,
by coming in contact with a live wire
HAMPTON, Va.-The barracks of
the Photographic company at Langley
field were destroyed by fire of un-
known cause, with a loss of $4,000.
MISUNDERSTANDING the report
that Admiral Kolchak, former head OF
the Omsk Russian government. is a
captive of revolutionists at Irkutsk, the
Daily Nails Hardin correspondent saws
he will be tried and that his life is in
danger.
PITTSBURGH-A warehouse of the
Atlantic Refining company, housing
100000 gallons Of lubrcating oil, has
been destroyed by fire, with a loss of
app oximately $500,0
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-Dr. o. T. Lo-
gan, pioneer medical missionary Of
Human province, China, a graduate of
Yale, was recently killed at Chengtu,
while visiting his friend, Gen. Y. H.
Feng, according to news received here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
NEW GOLD DISCOVERY
'EXClTES AUSTRALI IA

LONDON, Jan. "a. (By International
News Service. Western Australia is
becoming excited over stories of the
discovery of a new stretch of wonder
full gold-bearing country, for the truth
of which there seems to be certain
amount of official backing.
]. D. Connolly, agent-general for
Western Australia, has received infor-
nation from his government that re-
cent finds in a direct line from Kali
goorlie cover distance of about 60
miles, stretch of gold-bearing for
nation longer than anything of the
kind hitherto realized In Australia
A more recent report from Kali
goorlie, too, records the first indica-
tons of a fresh field in which the
samples from a lode that has been
struck are reported to have given ex-
tremely high values, but the width Of
the lode is not yet known.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
MAN TRAlLED ALL OVER
WORLD UNDER ARREST

NEW YORK, Jan. 24-After being
trailed around the world, William RI.
Moffitt, wanted In connection with al
legged gigantic real estate swindles In
New York City, Is under arrest al San
Jose, California, according TO a telegram
received at police headquarters here.
There are more than 800 complaints
against Moffitt, the police say, alleging
that he swindled clients out Of about
100000 by the sale Of fake titles and
bogue stocks
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
SLAYER FACING TRIAL
ENDS LIFE IN PRISON

STATESVILLE, n. c., Jan. 24.-Win
L. Poston, facing trial next week on
charge of having killed his neighbor
Ohio Morrow. last October, was found
dead In his cell here when Jail attend
ants went to give him breakfast, having
hanged himself to the cell door during
the night, according to officials, He
was 81 years old and had a wife and
four children.
The widow of Ohio Morrow had in
stituted civil action against Poston to
recover $4,000 for the death Of her hus-
band
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
WHEELER AT BRISTOL.

BRISTOL. Tenn. Jan. 24--Wayne D.
Wheeler, attorney for the Nattpna1
Anti-Saloon league, will be the prinei-
pal speaker al meeting to be held herss'
Saturday forenoon at the State Street
Methodist church. Mr. Wheeler IL q
prominent attorney Of Alabama, and he
has been associated with the National
Anti-Saloon league for some time.
Bristors quota in the national anti-sa-
loon league drive for S25, 900, 900 has been
placed at $40, 600
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
JUDGE REFUSES TO AID
ALLEGED SHOE PR0FITEER

PROVIDENCE. r. l., Jan 2i-Ruling
that the section N the Lever food con-
troll act as amended October 22, 1919, re-
latipg to shoes and wearing apparel, Ia
constitutional, Federal Judge Brown has
denied the motion OF members OF the
r. G. Collins Shoe company OF this city,
to quash secret indictment charging
them with profiteeriug.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
I'll AI2IgE GSll
Wilson. LoWenthal.

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. Jan. "a (Spll-
Robert II. Lowenthal, formerly a prom
inent merchant OF Huntsville. now Of
Paducah was married to Miss Cora Lou
Wilson. OF Louisville, Ky, on January
II. according TO information sent rela-
tiVes and friends here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
Monden Fooled Yanks.
$500 REWARD FOR
ALLEGED MURDERER

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Jan. ga
reward of $500 has been offered for the
arrest and conviction Of Ed, Martin, the
partner of James Oliver, the ex- soldiers
Deputy Sheriff w. B. Mcintosh in the
criminal court yesterday 1t will be re-
membered that when these two men
undertook system of highway rob-
beriss, by holding UP automobile parties
travelling along the Cleveland highway,
Martin made his escape after forcing
one of his victims to take his wounded
partner Oliver to Oltewah for medical
attention. They had previously killed
Mcintosh.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
CAPT. AooLFo cARuso.

Can't, Adolfo Caruso, member Of
the American army, has been knighted
by King Emmanuel OF Italy and award
ed the Italian war cross for his services
on the Italian front. Capt Caruso
served with an army ambulance con-
tlngent in Italy. His outfit was the
first Y. S. organization 10 reach the
Italian front, He was on first line duty
from June, 1918. to the close Of the war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
DIVORCED; SOON REwEDs.

NEW YORK. Jan 24--JuIius Fieiseh-
man, formerly mayor OF Cincinnati. and
millionaire manufacturer. who was di-'
'vorced by his first wife last Wednesday,
was married to Mrs Laura Hylan HEM
lnway here last night Mrs Hemlnway.
obtained divorce from Lewis Hemin-
way a broker Of Philadelphia, year
ago
Mr.. Fleischmann Is IS years old. His
bride gave her age as 20.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
NEGRO METHODIST MEET.

MERIDIAN, Miss, Jan. 23--Bishop W.
p Thirkfleld, OF New Orleans, is pre-
siding at the annual conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, cOlored,
now in session here with more than
four hundred delegates In attendaEce at
st. Paurs A. NJ E church. The con-
ference has a lay membership OF 25,.
600
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-24
Johnston Harris

BRISTOL. Tenn. JAM "a, (Spl)--A
wedding OF social note IN this section
occurred here when Miss Stella Johnston,
OF Emory, became the bride Of Mr..
Drew Harris, Of Atlanta, Ga. The Rev.
l. ~ Watson, performed the ceremony.
They will make their home at Atlanta.