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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
Narrow Escape

Mr.. Geo. Dishon Of this county and
Faulkner Dishon, Of Lincoln, had a
rather unusual experience last Fri
day near Halls Gap in Lincoln eoun.
~. Driving out this road from Stan
ford, they were run into by a man
on a motorcycles. the machine strik-
ing midway between the horse and
the occupants, who were in n long
shaft cart. The horse, men and
motorcycle were all entangled in the
middle Of the road. and strange to
say none were seriously hurt. The
machine was wrecked and the har-
ness Of the horse broken In a few
places. All claimed the accident
was unavoidable.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
Heron Acquitted.

The jury in the case Of the Com
monwealth against Luther Heron
for the killing Of Robert Strange,
rendered a verdict Of not guilty in
the circuit court here last Saturday,
after a consultation Of less than one
hour.
Some trouble was had in securing
jury as many formed and express
ed an opinion in the case, thus dis
qualifying them as jurors. About
three hundred were summoned from
various sections Of the county before
competent jury was found.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
FRANCES STAND
ING ARMY
Now Biggest In World.
$4,000 la Regular Force; U. $.
Army l. Reduced To i75,0O0.

Following closely the action Of the
House and Senate in overriding
President Wilson's veto Of the joint
resolution ordering suspension Of
recruiting until the number Of men
in the United States Army has been
reduced TO 10000. Secretary Of
War Baker sent to Congress a state
ment of the comparative strengths
Of the armies Of other nations. Sec
rotary Bakers figures show that
France has the greatest standing
army in the world but that Italy.
counting its active and reserve forces
is the worlds leading military pow
or.
France has 1882 900 men in its re-
gular force. consisting Of conscript-
ed French and Colonial troops and
100000 in the reserve the figures
indicated Italy has $4,000 regu-
lars and l,627 900 reserves. the first
line reserves numbering 5000, 900
mobile militiamen. Other figures in
the Secretary's report were:
Japan: Regular army, 273,0O0:
first reserve. 522. 200; second re-
serve, 667 900; national army (be-
tween the aes Of 81 and 4O) 246.-
900. with 100000 men enrolled for
requirements.
Great Britain: White troops. 295,-
600; native and colonial troops. $780,
600; territorials. $4,000.
Germany; 100000, with $4,000
armed police and 100000 additional
emergency volunteers. The German
army must be reduced TO $4,000
men under the Treaty Of Versailles.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
American Legion News

IH. next regular meeting ~ this
Post wH be- held TUESDAY NIGHT.
April 9th. 40 the / %. d. T. Hall at
,.s5 T. NJ We viii have with us
hir Mm. A Robinson, who IS the
State Representative ~ the Bureau
War Risk Insurance he viii tell
che ~ SERVICE men % the many
privileges under tins Bureau. Al
tt.s same meeting will b, a meeting
of the Womans Auxiliary The
president ~ this organization. Mrs.
j. b kinuaird is very DESTROYS that
the Mothcr.. Wives and Sisters Of
the Legiouaires be present
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24

Sunday being Easter. and also the
annual Missionary day in Baptist
Sunday Schools. a special program
has been arranged for the local Bap-
list church. beginning promptly at
10 o'clock. The program consists
Of songs. reeitations and readings by
the young people, followed by a talk
from the pastor on "The Message Of
The Flowers"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
Body Delayed.

The body Of Jesse Calico that
should have reached Paint Lick last
Tuesday, has been delayed on the
road some where and the family
have been unable to locate il. II
was at first thought IL was in Louis
vile, where SO bodies Of Kentucky
boys were brought last Tuesday. but
the body Of young Calico was not
among them.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
New Firm.

Messrs. Leslie Herndon and VIM.
Jones. two former Lancaster citi-
zens, after spending five years at
Akron, Ohio. have returned TO Ian
caster and have opened up a tube
and tire shop where they are pre-
pared 10 do all vuleanizing and such
repairs as may be necessary. Give
them a call. They guarantee their
work and 50 say in an advertisement
that appears in this issue.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
Money For Farmers.

The Farm Loan Association Is re-
presented in this county by G. b.
Swinebroad and through him loans
can be negotiated from the Federal
Land Bank. Any farmer desiring
such loan should consul, Mr. Swine
broad at once.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
BASE BALL
Lancaster High School.
Material !. Being Whipped Into
shape For Proving Nine.

Formal practice for the High
School baseball season was opened
Monday Of last week and has con-
tinued without interruption. Thanks
10 the favors Of the local weather
man.
About 20 TO % men have been out
FOR practice each afternoon. and
several Of these have already begun
90 show that they can deliver the
goods and all have given proof that
they will make the nine or else give
the lucky fellow the hight Of his life.
Before the season opened there
was some doubt about battery ma
fcriaI and Do was said openly that
We were hopelessly weak there. But
week time has been sud Client TO
allay many % those doubts
The right kind % material Tor each
place on the nine is out on the dia-
mond every day and is developing
pIcud.dly boz practice.
Every II. $ pupi! remembers what
Che foot ball team did and the same
degree o. success, d. possible Tor them
TIN. spring.
They are out 90 work and win.
Their new suits are here and are
handles and they are eager TO chris
ten them with q nice victory on April
Fools Day
The following is schedules for the
Local Nine;
April Thrp'kpIi SclooI-Hert
April Madison H. Scaool-Here
April % Threlke,i There.
Apr 90 Madison Ia SJho0' There.
May lg- Richmond Mode. School -
There
May Richmond Model school
Here.
Com, on High School l.,
s1' The whole community hcas
what you iid last fall and they be-
I.evc iu you strong, They will az
BE- out 90 -c, YOU start the season
or on the right foot, too.
CIox.r ~ T,,,otby k.n,u,L,,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
HOT CLUE
Identity of ManSe Burg
larry Known.

4 warrant -8. been sued fHr the
arrest 70 certain party, whom is 5.
believed robbed the store u Led
ford and Ramsey 40 Man-e la.. sat
urday nigh. and the parties Will
probably be- taken in charge iu a
day or so.
The store Wa, entered through a
back window and about $4,000
worth Of merchandise taken, beside
about $500 .n cash which was ex-
,ractcd from the money drawer.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
Swinebroad Sale.

. MIR. G.. u. Swinebroad will have
"a public sale Of some Of his person
atty next Tuesday, March 18th. A
choice line Of farming implements
will be sold for the high dollar, and
as he always sells" you may expect
bargain II you are on the grounds.
Read the advertisement in this issue.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
Legion Executive. Will Tour State.

The Executive Committee Of the
American Legion Department Of
Kentucky will tour the State in a
short time. The gentlemen who
will visit many posts will be Hon.
Jno q. Reid. Of Stanford. repre-
senting the Eighth District. together
with the Dept Adju,ant and Com
mander, Messrs $. s. and NJ. X.
Gordon. We will have instructions
later on a. TO the time that they
will pass through Lancaster and We
are very DESTROYS Of having them
visit us and show them what good
post We have here in the Center Of
the Blue Grass.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
New Fountain.

A handsome new soda fountain is
being Installed in McRoberts drug
store this week and will be open for
business tomorrow. Il is direct
from the firm Of the Bishop-Bab-
cock Company and is said to be the
las; thing in a modern and sanitary
fountain.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
Exchange.

Good Easter Eats for sale Satur-
day at Balls Grocery, by the ladies
~ the Baptist church. Prices right!
GIVE US call lt.pd.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24
Gard Of Thanks.

We are deeply grateful to the
many friends and neighbors who
were so kind and thoughtful In ex-
tending their help and sympathy.
during the illness and after the
death Of our beloved boy. the loss
Of whom has crushed Us with deep
sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-03-24

Clover and Timothy, Kentucky
Blue Grass. Orchard Grass. Broom
Cane Seed, Alfalfa. Rape Seed and
White Sweet Glover.
Hudson q Farnau.
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mean, he's I'll and so I've come instead"
The men stared for yet another mo-
ment. then opened the door wider.
"Oh, weIl-Mr. Nothard wants to see
you" he said disbelievingly.
Ninette followed him along endless
stone passages that all seemed alive with
the sound Of machinery until they came
to a door with frosted glass panels, upon
which the youth knocked. and when
some one said. Come in"--he stood aside
to let Ninette enter and make her own ex-
plantations
She found herself in a large room with
an expensive looking Turkey carpet on
the floor, and big leather armchairs
standing about here and there.
There was big mahogany desk across
one corner, at which a man sat writ
ing letter, and putting at a cigarette.
Though he must have heard the door
shut he never even looked up till tired
out, and too excited to be patient, Ninette
broke out nervously:
I'm here"
He dropped his pen then, and started
to his feet.
Il beg your pardon, I'm sure ="
he stared at Ninette very much as the
youth had stared at her, and finally he
hdtQ. 1 AuAhh huGEG HOuG DlLELdhe-
who is il you want to see 2"
"You-f you're Mr.. Nothard," Ninette
said desperately.
lie pulled forward a chair, but she ig-
nored it, and went on feverishly:
"Josh-Mr. Wheeler, is i'll. so I've come
Its about the-the article he wrote on
on autumn in the country--you wrote
and asked him to call at the office but
he is ILL so ! came"
81 see" Peter Nothard looked rather
embarrassed. I'm sorry Wheeler is ILL.,"
he said, rather stiltedly. what I was
going to say to him can wait till he is
better. Tell him, will your"
He took a step forward as il TO dismiss
her, but Ninette did not move. Her
hands were clasped together, her dark
eyes Fixed on his face with a passion of
hope in them.
"And-and the article?" she faltered
at last. Are you-are you going to pay
for III"
She could have killed him for the
amused smile that crossed his face-for
he WAS a handsome man, but young and
rather arrogant.
My dear child" he said with unin-
territorial condescensiou 4 don't wish to
hurt your feelings, but-well, it is not
usual for us to accept-rubbish OF this
sort. even from a more or less regular
contributor"
lie clicked some papers lying on his
desk. which Ninette recognized as her Ill
starred manuscript.
4 am sorry Wheeler is ill.," the man
said again Tut reaIly-thls sort of
thing is beyond a joke 2"
He took the papers up. twirled over
q page as n 70 read her an extract. but
Ninette took a swift step forward and
tore them from his hand
ITS not any more rubbish than a Ios
Of stuff you print" she stormed At him.
Her face was scarlet, her eyes full Of
passionate tears And You need not
think that we want your money! d
rather die, and 80 would he than take
penny OF It. And land l only hope
that some day you1l know what IT is
TO be III, ard poor and h hungry. and
Oh. wish had never come to your
hateful office"
And she was gone like q whirlwtnd be-
fore he could move, or recover from his
astonishment.
She was down the stairs and out in
the street in a fash. the tears running
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down her face. the Iuekless article
crushed in her hands.
She hated him oh, how she hated
him There was no other thought in her
mind she had forgotten their desperate
need of money; for the moment she had
forgotten that Josh Wheeler lay at
deaths door; she could only think of
the handsome cynical face of the man who
had called her desperate attempt rub
bish," and realize how keenly she longed
to hurt him as he had hurt her
Passers-by stared at her curiOusly, but
she was unconscious of them; it was only
when she found herself outside the door
of the house where she and Josh lodged,
that she stood for a moment in a des-
perate effort to recover htr sef-control be-
fore she opened the door and climbed the
STABILITY carpeted stairs to their rooms.
She met the sour-faced landlady on
the landing, and with sudden fear clutch
ing at her heart faltered out:
"Oh, is he--he isn't any worse?"
The woman gave her sharp look.
'Not that I know Of; not that I've been
near him TO see
Ninette went on into Josh Wheeler
room; it was dark, with blinds half
drawn, and a small poor fire burning
in the CRATE.
Josh lay on his back, his peaked face
upturned to the ceiling, his eyes closed,
and his breath coming in painful irreg
| ular gasps.
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CHAPTER Y.
You Hare StQHed Too LOn1'

Ninette looked at him and quickly away
again. Every day now she could see
change in the face che loved better than
anything on earth; every day the Shadow
Of Death seemed to be creeping nearer
and nearer
At that moment she felt she could have
committed murder in order to save him /;
she thought OF Peter Notnard. and
cAenched her hands.
He might have helped her-what would
couple Of guineas have been to him,
when from all that Josh had said. he
was one OF the richest men in London:
She hoped that some day she would get
her chance to apy him out-she hoped
that some day he would want something
OF her desperately. badly, and that she
would be in the position to refuse it.
It was late October then and the eve
nings were drawing in rapidly; the 81
lence and depression of the room nearly
drove her mad the knowledge Of her i'm
potence made her frantic; she could well
understand how desperation turned peO-
pie into criminals. When the only clock
in the house struck S she could lear it
no longer; she put on her hat again and
stole out once more into the street.
A fine rain was falling and the air
m.scrable to heed in which direction her
steps carried her. her thoughts all with
tie man she had left in that cherries,
silent room She could not imagine her
life without him; she knew that she
owed everything in the world to him, and
yet now she was powerless 10 do any
thing in return for him.
She must have walked some distance
when she found herself in the quiet street
Of far better class ueighborhood than
that in which she and Josh lived. The
houses were most seml-detached and
stood in their own grounds; there were
lights In many windows. and their cbeeri-
ness brought the tears smarting again to
her eyes.
How unfair life was, that some people
had everything and others nothing at all
A garden Est changed to close be-
side her. aad she stepped into the road
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CHAPTER w.
Bitter Disappointment.

Josh had been i'll for six weeks, and
there was no money left she bad forced
him TO let her draw his small savings
from the postoffice. and it had all gone
IN wine and necessa les for him.
The woman from whom they rented
their rooms did not know the meaning
Of the word pity, and told Ninette frank
". that they must either pay or go.
Ninette pawned everything pawnable.
even her best pair of boots. 1t would
have broken Josh Wheeler's heart had
he known it, but he was too i'll to know
or knowing, to have cared.
His work had always been that Of a
free-lsnce, and he had never had reg
ular salary from any Of the papers for
which he worked.
1t was desperation at last that drove
Nlnette to try her own hand Mt writing
articles.
She wrote her first on her knees by
Josh Wheelers bed by the light OF
shaded lamp. and she was too driven
by need and desperation 10 realize what
q thoroughly uninteresting article II WAS
She sent It 10 weekly paper under
Josh Wheeler's name, aud waited in
trembling hope for reply.
All that came, however. was a curt
request from some one signing himself
Peter J. Nothard. for Josh Wheeler to
call at the office at his earliest con-
veniencs.
And as Josh Wheeler was lying be
tween life and death at that moment
Niuette went herself
II she had had visions Of being com
plimonted on her work. and Of coming
bnck with a cheque ia her empty pocket
she was bitterly disappointed, for after
being kept waiting twenty minutes ia
stuffy room a youth tG~ust his head
round the door. stared at her, and finally
said:
4 beg your pardon. I was looking for
some one else"
She found her voice then.
IF you want Mr. Wheeler-it's me. I
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telshelf mans gold watch case lay
on a writing desk standing at right
angles to the fire, and 1t was upon this
that Ninette's gaze fell and fastened.
She had so often priced them in shop
windows, and wished she could have af-
forded to buy one for Josh; she knew
that they cost sometimes thirty or forty
pounds thirty or forty! 1t seemed to
her unhappy, over strained mind that
such sum of money would keep her
and the man she loved for ever and ever.
She rose slowly from her knees and
crept over to the writing table, looking
down at the watch The man to whom ii
belon ged would never miss it. and what
did it matter if he did She would have
gone to prison a dozen times over at
that moment to have saved John Wheel.
er's life; her heart beat fast with pas
sionate defiance as she put out her hand
ard her fingers closed about the costly
toy.
Thirty or forty pounds 1T seemed
fortune as she tremblingly thrust it into
the folds of her wet coat and turned to
the door.
Then she started back with a choking
cry, for a man stood there behind her,
barring the way, a man with a grim.
unsmiling face and hard eyes that rested
on her without pity or yielding as he
said dryly.
You have stayed just a moment too
long, / think"
And the man was Peter Nothardl
(AnOther instaIlment of this fascinating
story will appear tomorrow
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way, to avoid two men who had come
from one of the houses.
She could see by the light Of street
lamp that they were both in evening
dress, and she caught the Whit Of an
expensive cigar as one of them stopped
with an annoyed ejaculation.
Bother! I've left the latchkey in
the door"
Ninette heard the words disinterested-
Iy: heard, too, the other mans impatient
retort:
Never mind. I shall miss the train
if you wait; you'll be back in ten min
ues"
They hurried on together. and Ninette
stood quite still, looking at the dark
ened windows of the house from which
they had come.
There was no actual intention in her
mind, and it was subconsciously that
presently she found herself moving
through that closed garden gate and up
the path to the front door.
Bother! I've left the latchkey in the
door, The words were echoing through
her mind again and again, but she felt
as if she was walking in her sleep when
she CROPPED through the darkness and
touched it with her shaking fingers.
She drew her hand away with a
SILVER, but against her will 1t seemed
to steal back once more-to grip the
key. and turn ito push open the door.
Then she caught her breath hard in
her throat and for a moment closed her
eyes as against the darkness OF her
lids she saw tie sunken face of Josh
Wheeler.
He was dying-he would have to die
unless-the next moment she was In the
hall, cropping along the wall for the
switch OF the light.
She found it so easily! Surely every
thing was conspiring together to help
erf-and IN a moment a dimly- shaded
light flooded the hall
She hardly glanced around her-she
went straight to a door on the right
and opened it. She turned on the light
here. too, with a reckless feeling that
nothing mattered, and found hersef in
a handsomely furnished library, where
q bright wood fire burned in the CRATE.
1t was the sight of the fire that
brought the realization home to her for
/ the first time that she was both cold and
wet. and with a little smothered cry
she went over to it, and. kneenng down,
/ held her chilled, trembling hands to its
j warmth.
She had forgotten that every mo
ment was precious; that If she wished
TO get away before anyone discovered
her she must not delay.
The house was perfectly stiu and there
was not a sound in the road outside.
She looked round the room with en-
vious eyes; this was the sort OF home
Josh deserved to have; be was the best
man in the world, but he had never
known anything but hard work. and the
bare necessities of life had been his only
/ reward.
There were flowers in a bowl on the
table here, and silver frames on the man
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He never lost hope that some day he
would be able to find out who her
mother really was. and If there were
any relatives still living.
Out Of his modest income he saved
slowly for Ninette. He was a curtously
frlendless man. too shy to go about
amongst people, too unambitious to wish
to do more than just pay his way In the
world, with a little to spare for the
future of this girl who had been thrown
across his path so Economically.
What are you going to do with me
when I leave school, Gosh?" Ninette
asked him one day, when she had
slipped upstairs for a few minutes con-
versation while Mrs. Purton was out of
the way.
In her odd time Ninette was supposed
to help Mrs. Purton. but she hated house
work and shirked it whenever she could.
Il loathe kitchens and greasy dishes
she told Wheeler with a SILVER. I'D
rather go out and sweep a crossing"
And it was apropos of that remark
that she suddenly asked what he pro
posed to do with her when she grew up.
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AIdag. F. W. & Co.. City Yard. E Wash
and Belt.
IrvinEton Yard, Donna and Good
Atlas Coal Co.. 1O25 n. Senate.
Barrett Coal s Fuel Co., $40 ". South
Bischof q FIsse. 2O51 \. RnraL
Brookside Lumber Co. 1902 Commerce
Bugbee Coal Co.. 500 HoltOn Place.
Capitol City Coal Co.. DO . State-
Cassidy Coal Co., Tenth and Sherman
Central Coal Co.. $40 W. Michigan
CITY Ice & Coal Co, go r. Wash. al
Commercial Fuel Feed Co., SI6 W. ONO
Cross Coal Co. 1871 Blaine.
nanisb Fuel q Feed Co., sO2 TOrbett.
paws Coal and Block Co.. c. 1. w.
and Ritter.
Dell. Frank NJ, Cruise and s. East.
Ehrllch Coal. Co.. COL Kentucky ave-
Frederick. j. W. S9l Beecher.
FuItz. j. E., 543 AIiley Ave.
GansberR. VIM. f., 1906-S Shelby.
Gates. II. Il. Coal Co.. 557-s9 Vinton.
Gem Coal Co., 1I61 Roosevelt.
Cooper, Fred, 44S y. Holmes.
Groyer Coal Co.. b35 ". Wyoming.
HareIskamp Bros. & Haverkamp, Church
man and Belt.
Uado Coal Co, 1855 Sherman Drive.
Hado Coal Co., 5. sherman
Heller. e. L. s Co., Fletcher Ave. ana
uobort & Matthews. 1887 s. Keystone.
HOgue, j. l.. Fuel S supply Co., Twenty
Ninth and Canal.
Home NOal NOss DIX AouA anu ~ e~s
IndisnapOIis Coal Co.. Bankers Trust.
Yard No. 1, Pine and Bates SITS.
Yard No. 4, Twenty-Third and Cornell.
Yard No. ., Wash. land Noble st.
Yard No 6. 500 5. West st.
Yard No Z, 1923 W. Sixteenth 81.
yard No. 8, 2130 w. Michigan st.
Yard No 8, MOnOn and 51st St
yard No I0, 936 f. Michigan.
indianapolis Mortar Fuel Co., Main
Office 4O5-I0 Odd Fellow Bldg.
south Yard, Madison Ave. and Ray St.,
Pennsylvania r. h.
East Yard, 1910 f. Thirteenth ST.. Mo
non Il. II.
North Yard, Thirtieth and Canal. Big
Four II. II.
West Yard, Thirteenth and Missouri
SITS, Big Four L. X.
BrightwOod Yard, Rural and Roosevelt,
Big Four r. r.
| Mil Yard, W. Wash. and Belt r. R.
NorthcrOft Yard, FOrtyNinth and
MonOn.
| IryinKton Coal and Lime 554S Donna.
| KeepOrt A. b. & Co., $50 n. Senate.
| Lambert Coal and Coke Co. lis s. State