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CHAPTER Ill-Continued.


"Is the whole town a pack Of luna
tics?" exclaimed Clinton. his blue eyes
flashing. 81 shall not go TO a hotel. l
will take my train tonight as l intend
ed, and"
"Oh, no, nor implored Ellen. Sure
ly you'll not desert us!"
81 will go on to California" he In
sisted. There shall send for proofs
Of my identity, and when have fin
ished my visit to the coast, l shall re-
turn here to convince you of your mis-
take"
"You sha'n't got" declared Amy.
81 must" he replied. "If l stay
here, you and Miss Kirkland will per-
sist In this delusion. Probably you'll
soon hear that your brother Is In the
East or abroad. Imagine your anger
ut me when you learn that l am NOT
he"
"Mr.-Clinton," said Mrs. Kirkland,
'do you not realize that it will cause
us much apprehension-anguish-it
you go away while we still believe you
TO be VIII"
1T would be dlshonorable OF me to
stay" he rejoined, and he started to-
ward the door.
II shall go and not return until
have the positive proofs Of my identity
to show you"
proofs Of what you think you are2
OIL that means you'll never come
backl' cried Ellen.
Amy slipped away and glided out
into the room behind the parlor as
Clinton took another step toward the
hall door. BENIN set himself directly
In the way.
Hold on, old man." he advised.
CAS- your friend, y'know. really can't
let you CO."
him away. BENIN caught him by the
wrist IN viselike grasp. Clinton's
face went white his dyes shone like
sunlit ice. He spoke in very low and
quiet tone: "You focl. There are
ladies present. Let CO."
"Not unless you give ms your word
to stay and clear up about those
DOUOS, Tcplleu Denim.
Clinton made an attempt to wrest
himself free. BENIN held him fast
with unexpected strength. But he
made the mistake of permitting
shade of irony ~ appear in his suave
smile. The look I'm his prisoners eyes
warned him 70 guard himself. He
flung up his right arm with the quick
ness of an expert boxer. Clinton was
a fraction OF second quicker. His
clenched left hand drove in over the
upswiI ging arm and encountered
Bemms chin: Stunned by the blow,
BENIN swayed backward and would
have fallen heavily had not Clinton
eased him to the floor.
Ellen uttered a stifed shrek. Clln-
ton Strengthened up from beside the
white-faced inert interferer and
looked apologetically at the girl and
her equally startled mother.
"Pray pardon mel" he said. "Do
not be alarmed. He'll be all right in
few moments. could not stand
for his laying hands on me-"
"To think that you could have so
forgotten yourselfl" reproved Mrs.
Kirkland.
"Was l to endure being treated as
a thieff" he broke In. IL regret that
he forced 1t upon me before yourself
and your daughter. However, | shall
now relieve you of my ungentlemany
presence"
"0h. WIFI No. pol DO not leave
me- ip.,lored Ellen.
Before he could reach the hall door
was Amy popped into { from the 9TH
er aide and outspread her arms to bar
the way.
SYG3 dear old silly." abe bantered.
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~ MUST STAY"

SYNOPSIS. = Alighting from q
train at Denver a wcll-dressed trav-
eler Is Familiarity accosted by
man about his own age. The trav-
eler ignores the advance. A few
minutes later he Is greeted as
"Will" by an elderly lady and gen.
tleman, who stop their auto to
speak. He imagines 1t a case of
mistaken identity and announces
himself as Richard Clinton" on
his way to the coast. The couple
appear greatly surprised. and learn
ing he is to be in town until mid
night, the lady, introducing herself
as Mrs. Kirkland, and her husband
as Doctor Kirkland, invites bin to
dinner, explaining the action by his
truly remarkable resemblance to a
friend of theirs. He accepts. AT
the Kirkland home he meets a
young lady who greets him as her
fance. She is Ellen Kirkland, and
plainly is greatly hurt by his asser-
ton that he Is "Richard Clinton"
AT elmer "Clinton" learns that his
host is a medical specialist and
that ne Is believed to be VIII Low
rie, q young man who had been
suffering from a nervous break
down and had gone east for medi-
cal treatment. Lowrie had had in
his possession bonds OF the value
of 100000. belonging to the tank
where he was employed, which
have disappeared and of which he
has no recollection. With Doctor
Kirkland "Clinton" goes to the
Lowrie home. the doctor being sat
isfied that Amy Lowrie. Wits sis
ter, will convince Clinton" he is
really Lowrie, suffering from loss
OF memory. Amy declares at once
he is her brother. and insists on
treating him as such. to his great
embarrassment.
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ing down poor Charlie boy. You can't
run away. I've locked the front door,
and I've hidden the key and your hat"
"Miss Lowrie," he sternly replied.
II will not permit even you to-"
"Growly bear! Growly bear!" she
mocked.
He stepped toward her with the evi-
dent purpose Of pushing past into the
hall. She darted to meet him, and,
before he could evade her, flung her
arms about his neck. He grasped her
wrists, but her fingers were locked
fast. To have freed himself he must
have resorted to outright violence.
T-I-Miss Lowrle," he stammered,
"really this isis most"
"Promise" she demanded, clinging
tighter.
He looked down into her upturned
face. The starlike brown eyes were
soft with tender affection and bright
with merry triumph. To gaze into
them and remain stern was an impos-
sibility.
"But L"
you must-else I'll never, never let
go. You'll have to carry me around
with you all the time, everywhere"
The embarrassment that had sue
ceeded his sternness gave place In
turn to whimsical look. 1--WE mind
to take you at your word"
you mean-?"
'Take you with me-"
She released one hand to stroke his
forehead. "Your poor head!" she
soothed. "Therel There!"
With a sudden return Of Irritation.
he sought to draw himself free from
her. She clung to him and again
locked her fingers together.
mo. you don't" she exulted. ITS
no use trying to escape. You've got
to promise"
81 say, Miss Amy" murmured
BENIN, eagerly sitting up, "if l should
try to run off, would you"
~ promise to remain until Doctor
Kirkland comes" broke in Clinton.
"Oh. you will? And Charles not
hurt !" exclaimed Ellen.
'InatS dear OLD DrOtnerKlnS ! 0p-
proved Amy in the same breath, and
she rose on tiptoe with her smiling
lips upturned for his brotherly salute.
BENIN sighed enviously. At the sigh
Clinton bent over the temptation. His
lips came so near to the girls that his
mustache grazed the tip of her saucy
nose. But instead of kissing her on
the mouth. he put up his hand to lift
her backflung head and pressed his
lips reverently to her broad white
forehead.
81 say, now," remarked BENIN. "lf
that's not proof you're her brother!
Miss Amy has only TO say the word,
and shall be charmed TO illustrate
how one who is not a brother"
The girl faced the others, leaning
affectionately on Clinton's shoulder.
ELLEN dear, call Tillie to fetch
bucket of ice water. Poor Charlie
BENIN Is still or his head"
"Pm not" denied BENIN, rising q
trifle unsteadily. ION the contrary, it
was my head that came near being
off me-"
Mrs. Kirkland looked earnestly at
Clinton. May l suggest that an
apology" she began.
From mep flashed BENIN, with a
heartiness that forestalled Clinton's
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frown. Though meant II as friend,
| should not have-er-resorted to
physical persuasion"
THAT is generous of you, Mr..
Bemm." said Cliaton.
'Well, you see, you persuaded me,
instead" rallied BENIN. you pre-
sented deucedly effective argument"
"Ob. II Charlie takes II that way,
WILL remarked Mrs. Kirkland.
Indeed. yes" added Ellen, regard
ing AMy's sisterly cuddling with a
wistful look. ~But you'll never do
such shocking thing again. will your
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Accommodating.

lawyer would like more time for
my client. your honor.
Certainly. ! was going to
give him five years, but I'll raise 1t
TO ten.
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Kindly to JUDGE.

Charity-gently to near, kindly to
ge.-Shakespear-
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PROBING COX'S
CAMPAIGN FUND
Charge Made That Cor
porations Gave Him
Money In 1918
.ERy Associated Presg1

WASHINGTON, D. c. Sept. 25-
The Senate committee investiga-
ting campaign funds planned to
turn its attention today to the Ohio
gubernnorial campaign of 1913 dur.
ing which it was employed by wit
ness at the committees hearing yes
terday Cox received a concealed
contribution from the Dayton Metal
Products Company, The implied
charge made by George B. Lock
wood, editor Of the National Repub-
ilcan, lead to the summoning OF H.
E. Talbot, who Lockwood said was
president Of the Dayton Metal Pro
ducts Company In 1918 and officials
Of the company and OF the City Ma
tional bank OF Dayton with the ex.
pectations chat they would be here
TO testify oday,
Lockwood estified that in June
eS, the Dayton Metal Products
Company paid n $4,000 personal
note to Governor Cox and that "tt
appears to me from all the circum.
stances that 1t must have been q
contribution to Mr.. Cox's campaign
fund.-
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EDUCATORS Plan
STATE MEETING
Sessions In Parkersburg
To Be Held In Big
Tabernacle

For the purpose Of completing
arrangements for the meeting OF
the West Virginia State Education
association to be held at Parkers-
burg November 4, and 6, a meet
ing of the State Executive commit
tee was held this morning at the
Fairmont State Normal school.
The meeting had been scheduled to
be held at The Fairmont, but ow-
ing TO the crowded condition OF
that hostelry the place was chang
ed to the Normal. All the mem
bers OF the board were present for
the conference, including Miss Vir-
ginia NJ. Foulk, Of Huntington,
president; Prof Walter r. Barnes.
of Fairmont, vice president, and
cssrs. w. w. Trent, of ElRins, Jo-
seph w, Staymun, of Keyser, F. 8.
Jacob, of Wheeling, and George II.
Colebank, OF Fairmont. In addi-
ton to the committee members,
Superintendent of the Petersburg
City Schools II. P. Odgers was
present to confer with the com
mittee relative to the entertain
ment Of the convention there.
1t is expected that upwards Of
five thousand members of the asso-
citation will attend the meeting and
Mr.. Odgers believes the city can
take care of that number without
trouble. The sessionse will be held
| M tabernacle erected there de-
Gently for some big meeting. and
which was allowed to remain
standing. The sessions OF the con-
vention were held last ThanksgiV-
Continued on Page IS
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HARDING TO TALK
TO FAIRNONT FOLKS
Win Pass Through This
City Next Tuesday.
Morning

Senator Harding will make q
brief rear platform speech In this
city next Tuesday morning. while
he is passing through on his way
10 Wheeling for sthe east, -,
make a speech In Wheeling on
Tuesday. This will be his only
set address In West Virginia but
National Committeeman Virgil
Highland, OF Clarksburg, who viii
be with Senator Harding on MS
trip across this state has arrang'
ed to, have HIM say a few worus
from tho train at Grafton, this city
Mannington, Cameron and Mounds
His train will be due IN this city
on the Baltimore and ONO ROAD A. ~
stay at the station long enough
to enablo the candidate to say a
few words.
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Will Be Trouble If He Is
Not Given Cooperation
He Says
TROOPS Will STAY
Government Had Asked
That They Be With
drawn First Of Oct.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 25.-Gov-
ernor Cornwell's reply to the threat
OF c. F. Keeney and Fred Mooney
that they will call a state wide
strike to drive the U. S. troops out
OF Mingo county is to announce
that although he had intended to
have these troops withdrawn octo.
ber 1, they will be kept in the state
indefinitely.
When shown a statement issued
by District President c. F. Keeney,
of the United Mine Workers threat.
enlng strike OF organized labor
In the state, the governor said: II
notified Major General Reed early
in the week that 1 would request
the withdrawal OF the federal
troops on October and sent a
copy Of the letter to Judge Damron
who Immediately notified the sher-
If OF Mingo county, according 70
copy Of letter which ] received
this afternoon.
shall cancel my request for remov-
al of the. troops and Srequest that
they remain for the pEesape at
ast, TW9Itft1E eV6ntTdiittes.
Besides to remove the troops
now, with the charge Secretary
Mooney, has made that they had
been robbing striking miners,
would be to send them away under
a cloud. Major Ashbrook, who is
In command of the troops, wires
me that the only basis for the
charge is that a soldier took from
a striker, revolver which was be-
ing carried unlawfully. mot con-
tent with misrepresenting my &C.
tIon and villifying me, the men
who wear tho uniform OF their
country are charged with highway
robbery. 1t Is an outrage that the
press should publish such a charge
unsupported"
have not had charge OF the fed.
eral troops and have not even COM
municated with the commanding Of
ficer except today by wire as to
the robbery charge. | made pub
lie my reasons for requesting their
presence In the state, except that
an additional reason was that Sec
retary Mooney OF the United Mine
Workers. in my office made q pre-.
dictIon, which | construed to be a
threat, that tho state police would
share the fate Of the Baldwin'Felts
guards. "He had been clamoring
for federal intervention and i'll
view Of his treat against the state
police. thought he preferred fed
eral troops and SO ordered them iE.
II he and the other officers Of the
United Mine Workers. feel justified
Continued on Page Pour)
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BANDITS HOLD UP
L.C. CRACK TRAIN
Postal Authorities Do Not
Know How Much
They Got

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-Railroads
and postoffice officials today were
checking up thar :erQ:d1 to deter.
mine the value of registered mail
taken from northbound Illinois
Central train No. Two, known as
the New Orleans Limited, which
masked bandits who escaped. Els.
Inmates placed the volue of mali
taken from six sacks at from a few
thousand dollars 10 one hundred
thousand dollars.
The bandits for which a search
was under way in Chicago and
northern Illinois today boarded the
train ut Tucker, Ill. Is miles south
OF Chicago, entered the mail coach,
bound the five clerks and rode al
most into Riverdale just outside
the city. There they pulled the
bell cord, stopping the train ana
leaped into tho darkness.
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P. & L. E. Train One
Hour Later Now

A new schedule will be effective
on the, Monongahela railway on
Sunday morning at SOL o'clock,
The only change Affecting Fair
mont will be that P. & l.. e. train
so will leave Pittsburgh at 6:3O'p.
m. instead of 1880 p. m. and Will
arrive in Fairmont at 9:45 p. m.
instead Of S:45 p, m. The change
has been made because of the day.
light saving plan being abolished
for the year in the Pittsburgh sec
tIon.
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White Wyandottss
High Grade Eo5

Prof, R. L. Mason; OF the agr
tural school, West Virginia univ
Ity, who has been In Marion o1iis
ty this we1k giving poultry
and culllng flocks was Rt the
ises Of Herschel Barnes ia
mont this morning where ne
amined the flock Of white
dottes and pronounced them di
grade Thlrty.seven poultrx
ciers OF the neighb hood ttu
ed the culling this u1orning
Yesterday Prof. Mason AZ
the home OF Miss Flora Ice ptl x 1i
insons run and, there In oI
to the culling those In atteydn
built model chicken house lp5t
100 people attended IS Ii3se tlt5
and big dinner was IrEek its
afternoon Prof. Mason q ~ s.;
view.
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INrEREsrlNa BRIEFS.

The planet Neptune is the farth'
est from the sun in our solar sys-
Mercury or quicksilver used to
be called Giving silver" by the Ro'
Thorns and fishbones were used
to fasten clothing dong before the
discovery OF pins and needles.
In the days OF Hammurabi, 1000
B, O., q surgeons hands would be
cut of if his patient died. =
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DDAL. NEN
/. GET A
HA N C {
ronSise to Fur
i1ish Government
Wi tn Facts

~ M 94AS E1ENS4OENp 0epI' SO'
Elfteral grand jury investigation OF
coel prices in northern West Vir-
ginih set to begin next Monday at
Z. .martinsburg was postponed last
snfkht by the Department OF Justice
after q conference with a commit
~ 90 mine operators. Suhpoenas
Il have been issued for operators
to Sppear as witnesses will be sus-
ilpenhef, 1t was announced.
fs An agreement was reached with
leoalf operators for their cooperation
With tie department too eliminate
pyFamfding of profits and artificial
Stimulation of prices" according to
the committees whicr also said fair
practices committees will hear the
complaints of consumers at the
department.
4 y 1.-THE numerous outstanding sub
! spoenaeB were nectssitated by reas-
OF fle previous refusal to permit
the inspection OF books and docu'
mAnt9 desired by the q. S. Actor'
neyss the the department announ-
cedi
'SIn view OF the present dIsposi-
ton OF the operators to furnish the
desired information voluntarily,
me United States attorney will
,suHpend the outstanding subpoenas
neading his consideration of the
set and the inBpe0tio of. tho
documents to be furnished and will
ffagnme proceedings before the
Stld jury as soon as he considers
s;lt advisable
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Train 4s on which the Fairmont
scoRI operators, returning from
Washington are aboard was late in
Sreanhing the city having been ties
fip behind a wreck on the Cumber-
land division. At press time, tho
party had not reached Fairmont.
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The Sultan on the little island Of
Johanna, in the Comoro group
boards ships calling there and tries
to get the washing for his wives.
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Partly eleady unln
and sund9
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-09
HIKING PARTY OF TEN
HITS DUNVILLE TRAIL
Members of Green Mountain Club and
invited Guests on Enjoyable
Tramp Thursday.

The first afternoon hike Of the To-
cal section Of the G. M. c. was sue
cessfully undertaken Thursday and
ten enthusiastic hikers hit the Dun
vile trail and made the trip to the
old turnpike, over to Deerview cabin
and home by way of the Long Trail
from Lake Hancock The party left
the Y. M. G. A. at 1880 O'Clock by
Hilchey's truck and were taken as far
as the Dunville forks where the hik-
ing began.
Although the first part Of the trip
was without special incident the
clouded sky and continuous breeze
made a pleasant afternoon for hiking.
Stop was made for supper at Deer
view where an advance party had a
good fire underway which was well
come to several who seemed TO find
previous delight in sounding mud
holes along the trail and picking out
slippery stones in fording streams.
After much debating and suggest
ing as to the proper way to make
good coffee which disclosed ten or
more different ways not to do it, the
aroma Of the boiling beverage soon
filed the camp and a supper coni-
posed of the cooled lunches of the par
ty was spread at the suggestion of a
few who brought little or no lunch
and which worked out satisfactorily,
apparently, as there were eats left for
q second supper after all were filled.
This may be accounted for possibly
! by the ineXhaustable supply of coffee
which held out so wonderfully owing
to the constant addition of spring
water during the process OF consump-
ton and also frcm the fact that one
of the party seemed reluctant to eat
the pooled delicacies handled by un-
sterilized fingers.
The view from the camp across the
Bennington Valley with the unusual
effects of the setting sun through
small openings in the clouded sky
made a beautiful panorama and the
eyerchanging colors and hues Of the
sunset witnessed all during the
homeward trip made a gorgeous end
| ing to very pleasant hike.
Owing to the anxiety Cf one of the
parry to reach home at an early hour
it seemed necessary for the entire
party to stop there and see the
cause which seemed to be but phan
tom much to the disappointment OF
concerned The town clock hove in
sight a half hour before the curfew
rang. Casualties one.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-09
VILLAGE WATER i
SYSTEM ROWBQAT
HAS BEEN STOLEN
Steel Craft Has Disappeared
from Lake Hancock
MAY BE ON PONDS BOTTOM
Acts of Vandalism May Result In Ew
cluslon Of Public from Village
Property.
MAY BE ON PONDS BOTTOM

The water commissioners have de-
cided to offer reward of 800 for In
formation that will lead to the detec-
tion and apprehension Of the persons
responsible for the damage recently
created on the water department
property at Lake. Hancock
Entrance into the cabin and boat
house at the lake was effected by the
destruction of the paddock on the
building. The lock was literally shot
to pieces with bullets from 38 cali
bre rife or revolver. After destroy
ing the lock the yandals entered and
took away a steel rowboat which can
not now be found.
Superintendent Grover Lyons has
made dilgent search of the lake and
its surroundings but has not succeed
ed in locating the boat or finding any
trace of it. 1t hardly seems possible
that the boat could be taken away
from the locality as the. lake Is situ-
ated at the top Of the divide between
the Walloomsac and Hoosac Valleys
and in an exceedingly rough country.
The boat may have been taken out
into the lake and sunk.
This latest act of vandalism Is un-
fortunate in more ways than one.
The public has always had certain
privileges at the lake, privileges thes
were granted by the Bennington
Water company and which were ex-
tended when the village came into
possession of the water system.
If these privileges continue to be
abused it will be necessaryAfor the
water commissioners to close the
reservation about the lake to the
public.
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WHlTE-JoHNsoN
Wellknown Young People United in
Marriage "Wednesday AFTERNOON

Miss Anna Irene Johnson, daughter
Iof Mr.. and Mrs Richard Johnson of !.
IMeGal street, and Ernest W. White,
lson OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. White of
School street, were quietly married
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at
st. Peters church by Rev., J. Elmer
Mckee, The double ring service was
used. k& N@
Miss johnson was becomingly at
tired in navy blue travelling suit
with black picture hat and carried
white roses. She was attended by
Miss Carrie Merchant who wore a
dress of wine color and also carried
lroses. Charles James OF Hoosick
Falls acted as best man.
The brides gift to the bridesmaid
was a locket and the bride groom's
gif. to the best man was a pair of
gold cuff links. The bridegroom's
gift TO the bride was layalier and
the brides gift to the bridegroom was
q ring.
The bride who is a wellknown Ben
lnington girl, has for the past few
years been employed by the e. n
Waist company Mr. White is also
wellknown in town and for 1S months
was in service overseas with the
American Expeditionary Forces.
After the ceremony the gHests gat-
hered at the home of the brides par
ents where refreshments were served.
The house was prettily trimmed with
Ipeonies and roses. Many out Of town
guests were present from Arlington
and Hoosick Falls
The happy couple left by automo-
bile amid a shower Of rice and con-
fetti on wedding trip through Massa
chusetts and Vermont On their er.
turn MIR and Mrs. White will reside
at the home of Mrs. Whites par.
ents.'