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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-01

Belfast. Dublin aud Logan. W. Va are hav
INK spirited competition for leading position
on the first page.
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found It's way through the wall. Ii
was to this that the horse was tied.
For a moment he was strongly
tempted to stay where he was till his
prey returned the following night and
then rid the Flatwoods of him, and
trust what evidence he already had to
prove his case.
But a better plan had been forming
ever since he came into the cave, and
there was much yet to be done; though
the cave would have made a good hid
ing place during the coming day-al-
ways provided the bandidt did not
chance to return before his time.
Selecting a spot that he judged to be
about right for the take-off. he leaped
ut the falls, and, half to his surprise,
landed on the fiat rock outside. 1t
was like breaking through the crust
of creation into a new world. Mar
Yelling at the small amount of water
that had chung to him, he sprang over
the two Intervening rocks to the shore.
He hurried around to the front of
the cabin, raised the latch, entered
and closed the door. Snatchlng up
some cold biscuits and strips Of fried
bacon, he ~hurriedly made six sand
wiches and stuffed them into his pock-
cts. Resting at the spring long enough
to eat two of his sandwiches, he
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CHAPTER ix-contlnued.

Jumping lightly from rock TO rock
In the shallow water of the pool, the
bandit approached the cataract, the
third leap landing him upon the fat
top OF a rock almost within the very
wash of the falling water. Pausing
an instant to pull his hat tight and
turn up the collar of his coat, he
sprang straight into the thin blade
of the falls. His leap must have car
ried him completely through to the
other side. II was the first the Pearl
hunter knew, or even suspected, that
there was an open space beyond. SO
completely did the falling water hide
everything back of It that probably
the man who had just leaped and
the man who watched him were the
only two who knew there was any
thing back Of II.
The Pearlhunter stretched himself
fiat under cover of a clump of sprouts
growing about an old white oak
stump, and kept his eyes fixed on the
waterfall.
LimC BotS HlOWly 10 Oue WIN
watches and waits. II was probably
not more than ten minutes. though II
seemed far longer, when, without so
much as a diverted feck Of spray in
warning, the waterfall flung forth up
on the fiat-topped rock a 1.-the and ac-
tive figure that sprang lightly to shore
over the two intervening stones.
Pauslng on the brink OF the pool
barely long enough to shake his coat
by the lapels and to knock his hat
against his hand, he Immediately set
out along the bluffs toward the vii
lage, Ms u~nconcerned as If he had not
just pulled off about the most sensa-
tional stunt ever cen by a Flatwoods-
man.
The P~earlhunter slipped out of the
cover and softly followed; tralled him
up the bluffs, through the corner of the
woods and out 10 the river road where
Il angles north through the cut In the
cliffs; listened at the fence, near
where the path crossed II, till the re-
ceding steps were well on their way
TO the village.
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CHAPTER XII.
Only the Hunted Know.

For a long time the ~Pearlhunter lay
wondering why the gorge didn't fall
In. While he lay and wondered, an
other strange thing happened-the
very strangest of all.
The top of the gorge began to open
opened and let in'two little patches
of sky. He kept his eyes on them
two little spots OF blue set between
clouds Of pink and gold. The gorge
top opened wider. He came back to
the two pa. les Of sky; smiled oddly
they had fransfigured had become
the eyes of the Wild Rose.
The shooting had brought her. Her
arm was under his head. and she was
saying something. A tinge of crimson
deepened the pink In her cheeks when
his eyes came open. What If he had
heard But she met his eyes with
frank directness. He lay looking up
at her a long time; trying to compre-
bend 1t all the wonder Of it!-that
she was there!
She helped him edge a little nearer
the brink or The ledge, rSised him. and
he drank out of her cupped palm.
Whether II was the cup he drank
from, or the thirst that parched him,
he took no thought. but II was the
sweetest drink that ever passed his
lips. She eased him back upon the
ledge, her arm still under his head. A
strand of her hair fell upon his face.
She tried to shake 1t of. He put up
his hand and covered 1t.
Her eyes dropped to his wounded
side.
81 didn't know he was the Red
Mask" she said, as II In pursuance Of
his first remark. ''till those men came
this morning"
Her next words were low and thought
full. 1--WE wondered If II could have
been he that hurt DaddyT
ut vas him."
The girls breath quickened. He saw
her fingers clench.
But there was much to do. Her eyes
turned again to his blood-stained gar
ments, and she set about uncovering
the wounded side. There was little
enough to remove-a shred or two OF
tattered shirt; a laying back Of the
torn blouse. After the first start at
sight Of the wound she became curl
ousiy thoughtful. The color mounted
TO her face he tried to meet her eyes.
hut they turned away.
Can you spare me for a mlnute?"
For answer he lifted his head She
took away her arm. eased him back
ipon the rock. and he heard her light
step as she sprang around an angle
4 the cliff.
She was gone barc'y more than the
minute asked for. When she returned
he was carrying In her hands q mum
.e:. Of strips-bandages-of white
10th. Where she got thcm-well,
,tat's her secret
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Gro BE c~oNTINUED.)
LIVED LONG ON FRUGAL DIET
E%nolishman Who Died in 1850 Proved
That II Was Possible to Exc
Out Existence cheaply.

Thomas F. Curby. the champion
eater of Massachusetts, declared that
dyspepsia is the result of eating too
little. and not too much. His Sunday
dinner consisted Of thirteen holsters.
sixty eggs. and n hundred oysters.
At the other end of the scale must be
placed old Roger Crab. the first vege-
tartan. who died September IL, 1850.
after proving that . man could live
on 75 cents a year. Originally a hab-
erdasher In a big way of business at
Gresham, England. a free liver and
drinker OF strong ales. he 'got re-
ligion"-also dyspepsia-in middle life.
sold his stock. gave the proceeds to the
poor. and took to living In a hut on
three-farthings a week. Instead OF
strong drinks and Wines" he says In
his autobiography. II give the old
mamie lived two centuries too soon
to call 1t Little Mary"-"a cup OF
water; and. instead Of ruast mutton
rabbit with bran. n pudding made
with bran and turnip-IeaveS chopped
together" And on this diet he lived TO
: ripe old age, surviving repeated
cudgeIings and Imprisonment for
witchcraft.
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He Leaped at the Falls . . .
Landed on the Flat Rock.

drained a gourd Of water, crossed the
branch below the falls and hurried
away up the bluffs into the deep
woods.
A mile and more north of the wa
terfall, Wolf Run bends west to dou-
BILE and twist and loop through a tan
gle of hills and gulches known as Fox
Den, the widest and most ~inaccessi-
BILE district Of the F%latwoods. The
Pearlhunter had heard of the place.
He resolved to take his chances there.
The spot was no great distance above
the three-gabled cabin.
Away up the bare front Of a cliff his
eye lighted on the mouth of what APP
peared TO be a cleft In the rock. Wolf
Run washed against a narrow ledge at
the very foot Of this cliff. He spread
himself fat against the face of the
rock and strained from crevice to crew
Ice. II was a prodigious task, but all
tasks have an end-either at the bot
tom or at the top. The Pearlhunter's
task finally ended at the top. 1t
had to.
The strata gaped apart half the
height OF a man, leaving a wide-open
scar In the face Of the cliff. II was per-
haps ten feet deep, and seemed to be
closed at the back by the dipping to-
gether Of the two strata.
Rolling back as far within the open
Ing as the converging strata would
comfortably allow. he dropped his bat
tered head upon his arm to sleep the
rest of the night away.
The ~Pearlhunter walked with the
woods. His limbs and breast and
shoulders were so sore that he was
half glad for the snug place to lie In
IKE q fox In his bnrrow. while the
hounds beat up the woods at fault.
Lack of water was the greatesi
drawback. Thirst was already begin
ming 10 annoy him. He, took nj his
sandwiches and ate two more OF them
saving the other two until later In tn,
day. The salty bacon made the wa
Ter more tempting still. He drew bach
q little space from the brink Of tn
iedge out OF sight Of it. The sound Of
II still tempted him.
Voices reached him suddenly, break
ing upon the silence from around !
sharp turn Of The gorge down stream
He drew his faos back from The brink
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or the ledge and lay listening. II was
far too risky to look. His ears made
out three Of them-three tongues, al
going at top speed. a sure sign thai
eyes and ears were not as busy as
they might have been. Opposite the
cliff where the fugitive lay. the steps
stopped.
whats that hole up there?"
II was a gruff and heavy voice that
asked. thick still with the flare of TEN
per that had not yet cooled.
"Wolf den, more'n likely" answered
n of the others.
IF we wus up tn bluff cross there
furninst the hole, we could see in,'
suggested a voice.
The other voices grunted; and the
Pearlhunter heard them hopping back
across the stream, heard them clawing
their way through the tangled under
brush up the opposite bluff. The scar
In which he lay dipped Slightly to-
ward the rear. He rolled back as far
as possible. SO as to have the protec-
ton afforded by the slightly higher
edge; stretched himself on his right
side; and waited for them to come
into view.
Fortunately the sun hit their side
of the gorge, and the Pearlhunter
could see them we'll, while, being on
the shady side, and back In the dark
ness of the scar. they could not see
him at all. The three of them drew
together in consultation. The Pearl
hunter could not make out their words,
hut the manne In which they handled
their rifles, which they had managed
to drag up with them, Indicated only
too plainly the general drift of what
was being said.
With a final nod all around, they
faced the pocket, and one of them
raised his rifle. The bullet struck the
roof of the C a Just In front of him,
showering him with dust and bits of
shale. The second fired. The bullet
passed close to his feet and lost IT,
self far back in the crevice where the
two strata of shale converged.
1t was now the third ones turn.
There came the hot spit OF smoke /;
the vicious slap of the report. But
even before he saw the one, or heard
the other, he felt something like a
red coal sting his side just under the
armpit.
His side! A thousand flames had
got at it. Something warm and sticky
ran down under his tattered shirt and
made ii mussy. The flames reached
his face and twisted it. The air seemed
to forsake the pocket. He crawled to
the front of the scar.
He couldn't take his eyes away from
the water glancing along at the foot
Of the cliff. The flames had scorched
him dry. If he could only have one
sup Of the water to moisten his lips
so that the breath could get through.
He crawied a little nearer the open
ing held his face but over the ledge.
The ledge seemed to be rocking up
and down; the trees were dipping and
going around in a queer whirl that
made him dizzy. He had never known
trees to act like that. The tops of
the gorge were bending together. The
gorge came Observation-Disclosures out
the air-shut out the sky.
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CHAPTER x.
The Candle In the Granny.

n Candle IN the Granny.
All the way back TO Fallen Rock the
P~carlhunter pondered the scene he had
gazed on through the chink in the
cabin wall: the mans TRANSPORTED
face; his actions with the picture-that
above all-the picture. 1t puzzled him,
angered him. That such n man should
have her picture; his mother's-with
the darkly beautiful face and wonder
full eyes-warm against Ills breast! II
wis another reason why he should
hunt him down.
The Pearlhunter was as brave as
the woods make them but 1t is no dis
creGit to his manhood to say that
his blood ran a little faster as
he stepped down Off the rock into the
water and waded through the falls.
Every inch Of the way had to be felt
out with his fingers before his feet
could be trusted to follow.
The roar of the falls had dulled a
little when suddenly a sound came out
Of the dark just ahead-a sound like a
garment rubbing against some rough
surface. The Pearlhunter stepped to
qne side OF the passage and fiattened
himself against the wall. Out of the
dead silence the sound came again. A
grin loosened his face. The very
sound he had half expected-a horse
~contentedly munching his hay.
The Pearlhunter came out from
against the wall and inched his way
deeper into the ~blackness of the pass
age. 1t abruptly widened until he was
no longer able to reach from one wall
to the other with his o%utstretched
arms. Though denied the use OF his
ey es. he knew that the passage broad
iy expanded just there and became a
cave. He stood In the very entrance
Of Il.
The next step-there was no help
FOR it--lighti Desperate and danger
ous-the first spark, and the cave
might spring to life. Still. 1t was bet
Ter than to stumble over a sleeping
sean or wesx into a knife. With his
revolver balanced. his face to the open
cave. he reached his left hand along
che wall to the farthest stretch OF his
arm. bringing his body as far as possi-
BILE from the light, and with his I'm
gers fumbled out a spot suitably
|nmoofh and dry-for there must be no
failure. The match scraped. A tiny
name leaped away from the rock. II
|lial.ted up fhe place surprisingly.
The cave was NOT larse-hardly
~|f<ylce the size of an ordinary room.
lrie first swift glance showed him that
-rxcept for the horse-it was empty
'rhe stub OF a candle caught his
,ye. stuck BY It's W talIow 70 an out
Irarding stool OF shcie Just beyond the
no,sfh Of the passage he crossed sns
Sassafe and held the match 90 ine
b5ck. In the better light ne uu'
~ place more closely.
The cave could not have been fas
,1cr The ground. FOR an oak roo nao
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More Widows Than Widowers.

More Widows Than WIdoWers.
According to the United States GEN.
sus of 1920, there are in this country
at this time 3,170,OO0 widows and only
1,471 800 widowers. This indicates
that the chances are, on the average,
two to one that a man will pass away
before his wife. The main reason for
this condition of affairs is that the
wife is generally several years young
er than the husband, and then, too,
at the ages above fifty the mortality
rate for men is much higher than for
women.-Bankers' Life Bulletin.
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Hard to Blend.

Mr.. Peavish says that although he
would be the hast man on earth to
criticise any lady of his acquaintance,
nevertheless he has never met one
who could successfully combine the
~high-school giggle with the middie-aged
spread.-Dallas News.
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The Day After.

Everett, aged six, had been left with
q neighbOr while mamma and papa at
tended an amateur theatrical.
When they were alone together, the
neighbor remarked: "Your mother GER
tainly looked nice. She was certainly
dressed up"
"Yes'm," Everett responded, "she
had on everything new she got for
Christmas 'cepting her percolator p
Cartoons Magazine.
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Not What She Meant.

Miss De vere-Yes, he actually said
your cheeks were like roses.
Miss vane (delightedly)-That's lay
ing 1t on pretty thick.
Miss De Vere-Yes; he remarked
about that, too
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believes in keep
ing his left
hand posted as to
what his right
hand is doing, and
nobody ever will
see him conceal
ing any of his
lights under a
bushel."
SIN sorry to
hear you refer to
that great ana
good man in sar-
castle terms" said
the village patri-
arch. EVERY day
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PLEASURE OF GIVING

ssCKIMBACK, the banker, is acquir-
~ ing quite a reputation as a phi
lanthropist,"" observed the druggist.
Hes always giving to somebody or
something, and l notice that the sick
ening details always get into print. He
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Are you q skilled chauffeurf~
"Yes, sirt Why. I've peen In nine
collisions and run over nve persons
md every time ! got away before any
sody could GET my numberl~
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He that Is conscious of crime, how
ever bold by nature, becomes q cow
ard.-Menander.
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Canals Of a total Of more than g.
600 miles are In use in England.
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True Americaps love all three
colors: Red, While and Blue.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-02-03
aaiIsl9sEIgSI
"onee To Every Woman,

American theatIegoers who revelled in the dramatic wealth of The Heart of Humanity" and capitulated to the irresistible qualities of The Right to Happiness" are doubtless of the opin- ion that in these two photodramas Dorothy Phillips and Allen Holubar. star and director, have reached the heights of screen perfection. But the public is asked to reserve its final verdict until it has had a view of Once to Every Woman" the newest Uniyersal-Jewel uperproduction com. ing to the Lyric theatre today.
 The popular appeal of "Once to Every Woman" is heightened because it deals with everyday people and treats or a theme that is as old as humanity. Mother love is its keynote and it shows the utter vanity oi worldly ambition when not founded on human affection.
 Miss Phillips first appears as s school girl, the daughter of yillaSs blacksmith, who, because of her good looks and sweet voice. is the pet oi the family, She accepts the sacrifice; of her parents and sisters. and wheT visitor from New York offers tl send her abroad to have her voice trained she leaves home with no re gretS.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-02-03
Mning and Financial Nelus
STOCK MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Sentiment in stock market circles today was bear ish, that feeling finding frequent ex- preSsion in the pressure directed against almost every important divi- sion of the list.
 The money market was a powerful factor, call loans opening at s per cent the highest initial rate since the mid- cle of last November and advano ,r:s l. OCT cen in re final hcur. Quo tations for time funds and commercial paper were unaltered but offerings were small.
 Further unsettlement in the com modity markets indicated by an ex- tension of price reductions for crude petition in the sugar trade were among significant sidelights thrown upon industrial conditions.
 Rails were the only relatively strong issues. especially Great North ern and Northern Pacific, those stocks
 rising briskly in the last hour and aiding materially towards reducing
 losses elsewhere. Sales 525.000 shares. In the foreign exchange market a radical change for the better occurred,
 based. according 10 reports. on short
 coverinss. The London rate madc Gp
 more thda yesterda. suss.
 Liberty issues featured the narrow dealings in the bond market, recover
 ing the greater part of their recent
 declines but rails, industrials and
 equipments were disposed to ease mo |derately.- Total sales (par value)
 S13, ,300.O00. Old United States. gov ernment 2's rose F per cent and the
 As rose ,. per cent on call.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-02-03
UNPLEASANT RECOLLECTIONS

CERAIANY,has a work to its feet
 Today pOpouness confidence gone; power reh minister declared his country the amount of aon that the allies should receive German newspapers boldly demands will allies with
  What Is Geangs obeetono the dnandse Principally that the this ~ ~ sbst nation is r,1v Dozer1sss to nnose tbsir wishes Pc of do nsudn when its attitude dark the W arer recaled?
 allies then the thoughts centered when could from almost little mercy shown that cooperation help understanding would the allies should Germany have been the throughout the then powerful empire the when the world should be hammered to is knees boe the dOneerng HOhenoerns But the sun never on brighter day for all Germany allied touch warmth h guesOe scenes in Europe thou sands of cities villages and M churches universities centers of aft by Where anything that stood for civilization? Where anything oppression allies will without doubt unfortunateh lead generations of today will old in the military fanacism of their frefahe unfortunate that the apOweu nation of Europe should now that it hoped had been WFd from it's vocabulary. pieces during the first infusion by the youth and dTaped
  grief and amst ruin the hand that would romth because wiling forget her led wants to anew everything the sruggle2 Revenge is base Punishment blame plugging world into
  stood then probably would
  proudly credit Hhnzoern developing the its then high pinnacle
  to
 
  thai 
  eyn
Bisbee daily review., 1921-02-03
THE AMERICAN POSITION

SPEAING O II the United States had would t multiplied Actually billions dolS annually
 
 in of ornaments AmfricaRs But the h9 augh'us that breat hence better a pirate
 It only the aed locality objective kaiseT.
 in be the most d satisfied this a foursuDboat bas any
 Right paw better and the Japanese some part or aments
 America likes British is CSC governments to begin actually cting hcm
Bisbee daily review., 1921-02-03
Just Passm' The
 Time Away
By KID UNDERWOOD

when he snapped at 'em?"
 Yes. Oswald, that's about it."
 Like you do when mamma snaps at you?' -"Oswald.'
 Well. don't you. popper?"
 ''Ahem, 1 don't think I shall take you to the movies any more, my son.
 "Aw. pepper. I just wanta know about Mister Greeley. Did he sell real estate out swest?"
 Il don't think so.'
 Well, pepper, where was the fourth estate he was mixed up in"
 The fourth estaee, Oswald, is what We call the newspaper game
 Have newspapermen all got big |, estares?" No. my boy, not ordinarily, 1 That's funny, aint it?" | No. Oswald, it's just customary ! If Mister Greeley had lived m California what would he have said?''
 EFT don't know, my son.
 Would he have said: Go weSt?' 'Hmmm Probably not, Oswald The population of our country is scat ltered. In those days nobody lived in lCalifornia."
 Did anybody live in Kansas?" | .'Yes. Oswald, the Indians lived there"
 Did they like to live there?"
 T don't know, Oswald, never asked them"
 Did Mister Greeley tell them to gc west, toO?'
 No. but the people who followed his advice did"
 The Indians got out because th' folks told them it wasn't healthy t' stick around?"
 Yes, my son." Just like you got out when lh' sheriff-" Well, Who told you to go west frs pepper, Mister Greeley or 'h' SheT- .
 OSWALD! Don't ever say sheriff , to me again." Docs il make you feel scared whel I say it?H .'Young man-rye a notion to pun fish vou Mamma-where is that ol' slipper of mine-"
 AM, pepper, have heart, JUS wanta get this go west puslheS straight. Did tue sheriff
 ~l3S456- 'S2 C.; l. 1sS4S's 7.
 ',Wot did you say. popper
 ~Nothing," . Yes you did. l know wot it Wa: too. it was dammit, aint that rlght : Oswald, Don't ever let me hes' iyou use that awful word am iasain,"
Bisbee daily review., 1921-02-03
Don't Ever Marry"

Jealousy however, has its humorous side to those not affected. Innocent escapades or predicamentS which causes friction between married people furnish most of the humor of the world, and it is a delightful hu- nor as Marshall Neilan shows in his latest production for the screen Don't Ever Marry"
 The nun happens fast and furious from the opening scene to the end where tranquility is once more re stored. Don't Ever Marry" will be the attraction at the Central theatre tomorrow and Saturday and Eagle Sunday and Monday.