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SUGAR

New York. Sept. -. - There was n
further decline Of " cents In the To-
cal raw sugar markc: today with Gu
has now quoted at 80 cents cost ana
freight equal 10 s4.73 for centrifugal.
The sales were $4,000 h1ce OF CuhaS
arloat 10 local rcfinrr at quoted
prices and there was NOR" ava!lahI"
AZ the Same level. without finding
buyers.
Tho raw sugar futures market CON
tinucd its downward course today ana
Ir!Ccs sold into now low gr0un' Tor
the movement
Closing prices we're five 20 u POM
ne, lower under Wall Street and trade
selling. prompted by tn" easier rulihr
RI the SPOT Irark"' and continued liCh'
inquiry for refined. Closing: Hct"n"'
san7: p"ccmhcr s3.lH: March 500
May 1921.
Tho market for refined was rasy
and UNCHANGED to - points lower. Wi''
All rcfinrrS now listing on the pass
Of s625 for fine EranulaEd.
Refined futures nominal.
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PRODUCE, MARKET
wheeling. W. Va. Sept. tx, az.
LOGAN & BRYAN'S
CLOSING STOCK LETTER

iRy private w!re 10 4. L. Masten & Coz
New York. Sept. I5.--rriCcs continued
strong around the opening and m early
exhibition Of strength was conspicuous
IN many of tho public utilities. Rails
domestic oils, equipments and tho steel
stocks.
CONSOLIDATED Gas again TCncwcd Its
advance Into q new high ground for the
year. rac!iir Gas and I.aClede Gas fol-
lowing closely There has been great
deal Of talk recently about the posi-
b!litics Of increased dividends In the
rail section. and the response OF Penn
sylvau!a to talk Of this kind again
brought forth a demand for stocks OF
this CnIihvr. In IN" domestic oil sec
ton thor" was considerable response 10
the reports OF hiE declines on refined
oil owing to large consumption dur
ing August, tho very pi"AS!ng showing
Of Sinclair Consolidated for Its six
months period and tho showing OF pro-
duCinE and refining In its sCm'-annunl
period which. according 10 reports, was
IN" best showing Of It's history.
on The other hand. tho news from
abroad continues TO bc anything but con-
v!ctivc. especially so tho recent reverses
met by tho Greek armies. Though tho
news us n general thing vas more Of
a constructive order. SIN the enthusi-
nsm Of stock price up-hidding was not
as pronounced as we have guessed re-
Gently and frcer offerings Of stocks In
many departments was In Evidence and
It looks as though the market will have
10 digest more realizing sales on rail-
lies
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roRE1aN EXCHANGE.

New York. Sept; lo.--Foreign en-.
change steady: Great Rri;ain, demand
44or: cables 4.42n; sixty day bills on
hanks 4.40L France. demand ..1S; ca
hlcs 7.5sH. Italy. demand go; cables
42Oi1. Belgium. demand Tl6'a: cables
III Germany. demand .o6 1l-l6; cables
06a. Holland. demand $3.50; can.eS
ASA. Norway. demand l6Np. S"eoeu'
demand 1857. Denmark. demand -l'sU.
Switzerland. demand lH.'2. Sna!n' ae-
mand 1914. Greece. demand ..eV' 70
,.nd demand Ok Cz"cho Slovakla.
demand 3.oS. argentine. demand 1852.
R-nII demand l@.62. Montreal % l5-lV.
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TWO SESSIONS

1t was announced by Prof. n. 3.
Johns at the Wheeling high school Jos
.terday afternoon at two-period day
will start Tuesday. For tho past few
days the students have been permitted
TO 70 home for lunch. which caused the
pupils 10 be dismissed at $3.50 p. m.
but on Tuesday they will hnish the day
at 2:45 o'clock.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE

New York. Sept. l;.-Butter hrm' he
CENTS STA. Creamery higher than ck
tras 4Oi: creamery extras ~.
scorc) 30: creamery .hr@ts oSS 10 ~
sCorcD S:ii q 30; packing stock current
make No >. 81.
Eggs irregular. receipts 1900 re
pr,rc-,,ors nrsts aSG2a state. nearby
o,d nearby western hcnnery browns
extras. unQuoted.
Chncsn firm; rcceipts $50.
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TOLEDO GRAIN

Toledo. Sept. l3.-~Wh"ai cash sio''
September I.N": December l.l3.
Cloversccd prime cash Sln.2': Octo-
Der 1915. December 1920: March 1850,
Alslkc. rrim" cash $1,000; October
$50: December 800.
Timothy. prime cash old $3.50; new
500: October $50: December @.!2.
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MONEY MARKET

New York, Sept. l5.-'nU money
easier; high Az: low y: ruling rate
AZ; closing bid 4r.: offered nj f; last
loan AZ: call loans against acceptanccs
4. time loans firm; mixed collateral. six
~ and ninety days ~ m+ia: SIX months
ttI4a.; prime commerce paper Az q
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DRY GOODS

New York, Sept. Election goods
continued strong today wiki trading
less active. Most lines Of r"r"al' were
withdrawn from sale but n few lines
we're lcf; At old figures Yarns were
moro active. Wool tops were up from
cent?. t. ; ,..ai~ p"r pound. Eurlaps
were steady and quiet. Silk goods sold
moderately.
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CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago. Sept. l5.--WRr talk prompte"
higher prices to-day for wheat. I'M"
markc, closed strong. at IA to cr"'S
net gain. with December sLQl's TO Nv
and May sl.oG's to sl.o6%. corn nm
ished :. to IL cent up and oats . q -
70 l% cents. In provisions the outcome
was UNCHANGED 10 cents higher.
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r.IpERTY ROHDS

Hnnd. rl..,t 81, siul.2u. Fir>l -. :
s1ons4 Second A,'s lOO.lS. Third ~. $
1Oo.ss. Fourth ir.'s lO0.60. Victory a. 81
uncallcd 1904 DO called l00.32.
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NY, COTTON MARKET

wheeling w Va. sept. Is. &c.
Furnished The lnte!ligenccr by "A T.
Masten & Co. members New Nork Stock
Exchange SECOND floor National Hank
OF W. Va. Bldg.
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N. Y. CURB MARKET

Wheeling, W. Va, Sept. IS. 70.
Furnished The intelligence by A: r.
NasIen < Co. members New YORK Stocs
Exchange. Second floor National Bona
os RldR
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

Wheeling. ". Va. Sept Is. 22.
Furnished The Intelligencor by A. e
Mastea Il Co. members New York Stock
EXCHANGE Second floor National banK
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

Wheeling. w. Va. Sept Is. ~.
Furnished The IntclliGencer by y. F..
Masten < Co, member" New fo-E STOCK
Exchange. Second floor National Bank
OF W. Va. Bldg.
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PETROLEUM

OH City. IN. Sept. l5.-Crcdit bal
anccs $500. Rnus 1861. average az
T24. Shipments Sl,0"s: average 62.bO3.
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N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

Wheeling. W. Va. sept. Is. q.
rrrn,cbed The Inrclligencer>oy A. +.
Mastcn < 20. members New York stock
Exchange. Second floor National EanX
o. W Va. Sldg.
sroCEs Open HIGH Low. Close
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LOCAL MARKET

Wheeling, w. Va. sept. IS. 80.
Daily quotation list Wheeling stock
ENchansc Compiled for The lntelli-
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|RRFGI|I AR|TY IN STOCK MARKET
WITH THE PRICE TREND UPWARD
STANDARD OH
SUBSIDIARY STOCKS

Wheeling, W. Va. Sept. Is q.
Furnished The Intelligence oy A. Re
Masten i Co. members New iork SUN
It~I.h,nrr Second floor National Bank
~ " IA RldH
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Japan Is one OF tina important sources
OF the worlds coal supply.
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Notce

wheeling Rank & Trust Co.-Trars-
frr books close Sept. 20. for n regular
cash dividend OF SO and TO extcra
payahi" Sept. 30.
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I Open. High. Low. Lose.
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Primary education IN Mexico Is free
ana compulsory for ages six 20 Is.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Raney and
lis Elvaree Carter. Of Lancaster,
spent Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pieratt. Mr..
and Mrs. Holman Todd, Of Richmond.
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. s.
Pieratt Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson Sanders
and son. Of Lawrenceburg. Mr.. Will
Snyder Of Berea. have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Price.
Mrs. Margaret Adams and Miss
Laura Bell Todd have returned to
their schools after spending Thanks
giving with relatives in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Ray. Mrs. Nora
Teater, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Kurtz,
Misses Mary Kurtz, Sallie Lou Teater
and Ethel Ray spent Friday in Lex
ington.
Mrs Nal Carter has returned home
after two weeks visit with rela-
tives in Illinois. Mrs Carter had the
misfortune TO fall and fracture her
hip while there. She is now able TO
walk with assistance.
Mrs Hubert Carter and son. Billy.
have been visiting her sister, Mrs. J.
W. Jones in Louisville and attended
the funeral Of her uncle. Mr.. ]. T.
Boswell Saturday. who was found
dead in bed Thursday morning at
his home in Louisville.
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MT. HEBRON

Mrs. w. !. Grow il quite sick at
this writing.
The baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
James has tonsilit.s.
Chicken Pox has been raging in the
school here for several days.
Mrs. Sprat; Is the guest Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Onstott at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. billiard Brumfield en-
ter,ained a number Of friends and
relatives to dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craig McKeehine and
Rev. Manley, were guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. ". l.. Montgomery Sunday.
Messrs. Wexford and Walter Scot,
and Mr. Chas. Crawford. Of Nicho-
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BUCKEYE

Miss Sallie Noel continues about
the same
Several from here attended court
in Richmond Monday.
Mr.. John Sewell and Mr.. Office
Ray Bogie are about the same.
Mr. W. f. Whitaker was in Louis
Vile Tuesday and Wednesday.
Anna Mildred Ray arrived at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs Harry Ray
Nov. 22nd.
Miss Mary Kur.z Of X c. W Dan
Vile. was at home from "Wednesday
until Monday.
Mr. Hugh Gibson Sanders. Of Madi-
son county was a guest Of SIR. Billy
Kurtz first Of the week.
Miss Jane Williams mas returned
TO Lancaster after weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Harry Ray.
Mrs. jess Bog'e and family. Of
Lancaster, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Hill.
Mr.. J. z. Prather has returned
home after a visit with his daughter,
Mrs. Oscar Hendren. in Madison coun-
~.
Mr.. Smiley Hill and Mr.. Penn. Of
Frankfort. spent Thanksgiving with
MIR, I. O. Hin and Mr.. and Mrs.
7. {. jenkins.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-12-07

lowers rot oct - him IN cntIpnien
times made the 'i'ticni mnnnrcfs
cry. lie was the nrsi and rradlcst
prey for every frnwl and swindlcr thar
rnme 20 Wainwright ! heard and YET.
In spite ~ this and ~ bis hatred o.
'speechmnking" t".ie's NJ silent ~
orunt'" said one lu'ormnn,). he had
q large practice. n'l was one ~ the
most succeSsful lawyers ~ the state
one story they told ~ him Cor. n
they were ari 10 pas u. "on" hlm) wns
repeated ~ of,en ilat I saw u huc
become one ~ the towns traditions
one bitter evening To- February. they
related. he was approached upon the
street by a ragrci whlulng aud sl,lv.
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lasville, were here hunting Thanks
giving day.
Mr.. Edd Grow and daughter,
Zelda and neiee. Miss Lucy Grow,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with his father Mr.. W. n. Grow.
Mrs Florence Crawford and chill
dren. Of sulphur Well. were the
guests Of Miss Mollie Crawford last
Thursday. They were accompanied
home by Mr.. J. T.. Crawford.
Prof. Little spent Thanksgiving
with a friend near Flemingsburg.
Miss Fields with her mother at Mays
vile. Miss Holizclaw at her home ut
Gilberts Creek and Miss Doolin with
her shter. Mrs. Claude Sparks. near
Gums Chapel
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-12-07

foolish, contcnted smile Of his. ia
have gone mad n u had iasted any
longerr ! asked her n she thought
married life consisted very largely of
conversations between husband and
wife; and she answered that even
married life ought 10 have some 20.
etry In u. Some romance she said.
some soul And he just comes and
sits she said. and sits and sits and
sits and sltsl And can't bear II any
longer. and I've told him So"
"Poor Mr.. Beasley." I said.
u think, Poor Ann Appcrthwalter r."
re'orted my cousin. "rd like 20 know
II there's anything nicer than just 10
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= don't know" said I. keeping NJ
her elbow. whether It's more like
Alice Of the interiocutor's converse
ton at a minstrel show"
Hush y she warned me. though we
were already AZ n safe distance. aud
did not speak again until we had
reached the front walk. There she
paused. and noted that she was
trcfnhling-and. no doubt CORRECTLY.
judged her emotion 20 he that ~ con-
sternatlon.
There was no che therei' she ex-
claimed "IIe was all by himself n
was just the same a. what you saw
last night"
Evidently
'Did n sound n you--there was q
little awed tremor In her voice that
found very appealIns--"did u sound
20 you like a person who'd lost his
mlndf'
u don't know" said. - don't
know NJ all what 20 make ~ H."
tie couldn't have been"--her eyes
grew very ide-"infoxicatedi
">o. I'm sure II wasn't that"
Then don't know what 10 make
81 N. either. All that Wild talk about
nm iIammerSiey' and 'simpledoria
and spring boards In scotland and"
"And an eleyen.foot jump" I suE
rested.
-why. there's no more n nm Ham
mersiey'" -ne crie,. with a gesture Of
excited emphasis. than therv II q
'simplcdorin'
ESQ n appears agreed.
-iIe's lived there all aione.- she
said. solernnly. "in that big house. ~
long. Jus, sitting there evening after
.vcnir.S. all by himself. never going
out, never reading anything. no, even
thinking; but just sitting and sitting
and sitting Well.- she broke on.
suddenly. shook the fsvwn from her
forehead. and made me the offer % a
dazzling smile. there's no use both.
ering ones own head about IL
"rm glad 10 have a feilow-witnes~."
I said. "irs ~ Serle I might have
concluded there was something the
matter with me-
You're going In your worsf' lie
asked. ~ ! tnTaea toward the Tate.
I'm very glad don't have Co ge Ia
mine
"ioursr' ! inquired. rather hlankiy.
= teach nlErnrn md plane geometry
NJ the IIish sch"ol.- said this uirpril
ina younE woinnn Thank Heaven.
rs Saturday I'm reading les Mis-
ernhle-f for tho seventh time. and I'm
euiue ~ have n real orgy over Ger.
vaise aud the harricale this after.
nooni-
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~.

~.
ID not know why ~ should have
asionished me 90 md that Miss Ap
pcrthwaitc WIS teacher ~ mathe
natics except thrt tio my ineHperi-
enccd cycl she didn't look H. She
locked more like Charlotte Corday
had the pleasure - seeing her or.
posite me NJ lunch the next day (when
Mr.. powden krpt me occupied with
spencerVillc politics. obviously from
fear that would hrcak out agsin)
hut ma stroll IN the yard with her ~
warsied me aftsrward. - dimiy
hoped. for she disappeared bcforr
lef, the table. and did not see her
again for a fortnight On week days
she ana not return "a tho house FOR
lunch. my only meal AZ Mrs. Apper
ihwHlf-'s n tined ~ restaurant near
m. nspaich oficel. and she was out
~ town f1r y ntile VISIT. her mother
Informed ~ over tho following Sstur
day aud SUNDAY she was NO, alto
gc'hcr ont 30 my thoughts. however,
indeed she almost divided them with
the Honorable David Bensley
A better view which I was afforded
- this gcutlemsn did not lessen my
interest In him; Increased ~ rather
Il niso served IN make the extraor,ii-
nary didocs ~ which he had hesn the
yirtuoso and the audience morv than
ever profoundly lnexplicnhle. Ny
glimpse 81 him In the lighted doorway
had given me the vaguesf Impression
~ his appearance. hut one afternoon
= few days after my interview with
Miss Apperthvalte was starting for
the office and met him fuii-face-cn ne
~ wns turning IN NJ his gate. took
without conspicuously glaring.
There was something remarkably
taking" as we say. about this man
something easy and genial and quizyi-
cal aud careless lie was the Kind nj
person you like 20 meet on the stree,
whose cheerful passing sends you on
feeling incidentally n little gayer than
You I'D. lie wa. tall thin even
enuni. p.rhaps--and his face was long,
rather pale. and shrcwd and rentle
something in iis oddlty not unreinlnd-
ful 81 the late Sol smith Russell His
hat was tilted hack a little. the slight
est hh "a one side and the sparse.
brownlsh hair above his high forehead
was going 60 b. gray before long. lie
looked about forty
- 4 N.aA a A
cousin german 10 Don Qulxote; !
had thought o. detect signs and
gleams ~ Witness. however slight
something little "on." one glance
u that kindly and humorous eye told
me such expectation had been non
sense. odd he might have heen-Gad.
looks he looked ii--but "queerr
Never. Tho fact that Miss Apper-
thwniie could picture such a man ~
this "~itting and sitting and siiting"
himself Into any form OF mania or
madness whatever spoke loudly OF her /
own Imagination. indeed The hey 10 I
"simpledorla" was 10 be sought un' I
der some other mat.
A. hogan % know some ef |
my co-lahorers on the Despatch. and i
90 pl.k up acquninlanees. here and
there. about town. ! sometimes made
Mr.. Beasley the subject % inquiry. |
Everybody knew him. "oh. yes. ]
know Dave Beaslcyl" would come the
reply. nearly always with a chuekiing
sort OF laugh. I gathered that he had
n name for ''easy-g oing" which amount
vd 10 eerrniriciiy. II was said that
that lhe ward .heelsrs and campbell
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sit and sit aud sit aud ~ with as love
~ man as that--a man who under
stands things. and thinks and listens
and smiles-insiead of everlsstlngiy
talkingi'
AS II happens" remarked. "rye
heard Mr. Bcrsley talk"
"why. ~ course he talks" she re-
turned. "when there's any real use In
II. And h. talks 10 children; he's that
kind ~ man"
Il meant particular instance" I
began: meaning TO see N she could
give me any clew 10 Bnl Hammersley
and Slmpledoria. hut at that moment
the gate clicked under the hand of
another caller. My cousin rose to
greet him. and presently ] took my
leave without having been able to get
back upon the subject Of Beasley.
Thus. once more baiiied returned
90 Mrs. Apperthwaitcs-and within
the hour came into fun possession of
the very heart Of that dark and subtle
mystery which overhung the house
next door aud 80 pcrplexed my soul.
~.
Finding that had still some leisure
before mo. ! rot book from my room
and repaired 90 the bench in the gar
den. hut | did not read: had but
opened the book when my attention
wnS arrcsted by sounds from the other
eide NJ the high fencs--low and trem-
ulons croouings OF distinctly African
derivation:
-
SIRE Ion s.~asr,n. an a. nm - slow,
'sistuh- you mus SIT rastls In doc time.
Bfo q. hevumiy dos eloEe-iHr
10 VS. IN. vo,c. a, nm a,,.d ,.,ro
.nd ,na s,,,,,,,.n..o,,s sI,.., cra.s,ns
-, s,,.,, hnh ana .xi,. se.uea % In.
,,..,., ,h., ha ,,.s n,.,,,, II, ,,,,,,n,.
= e,,,,rs vr,-on 90 n.ra,n,,r,a,or mn
ana aow, ,he w,Ik ,ror, IN. l,,chen
door 10 ,he stahl. vhues n. nrof.
g., .,,,,,,,,,, must. o,.r .na -.
a., ,.,,.a,,.,t a., chen, ,ho,,h ,,,,h %.
r,a,,ons. ,.oco,,,,,,n,. IN ,u-n hIs
hro,h., his daughter each ~ his mar.
.n,s his u,,Ie his copsI, and his
second .cousI, ON. after IN. other
ASCENDING IN. same slor. With the
same ner,ious telspre
"Iny an honey sue in,errun,sd
his ln,unc,ions ~ the s.cond.cousin.
"D.s k.ep an a.nannln' AN a.br,ay,n'
40 r.sh air p.ss Nh.,s go, mex Won
rood an, well nuin"
Th., ,har. snok. the s,ranr.s,
vote, ,h., ever f,ll pnon NV ear. n
WAS mo, IN. n cb,lds neither Was n
IN. n very ora nerson,s voice 4, mich,
hsy. b.en /, yr,s.honnc-,s a, was "a
,h,n and u,,Ie and made ~ sueh tiny
,,.,..rs .na ,na,,rs ana ereakinys
.I-,,an,-" satd this elm voIc,. 81
-. u,u ,,-.....,.-,..,--,
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-14

as he grasped the younger man 5
hand and shook it. But where are
you going to get all this money? It
took me a good many years TO make
my little pile
Shea was at a loss just how to
answer The tale of the stolen
jco-i and the concession which prob
ably hung upon its recovery was a
lengthy one; and it might sound
visionary to this hardheaded Ameri-
can business man.
Then We'll trot along and tell
Evelyn about it the steamship
magnate suggested.
In the Post suite at the Aston Ho-
tel. Shea found the girl IN the sun
ny sitting-rocm. With rare good
sense Franklin Post had pleaded
business in the Office, and had sent
Shea up ahead OF him
Smiling her welcome, EVELYN
came forward, and the maid took
his hat and stick and disappeared.
I'm here on a rather delicate
mission, Miss Post Burton Shea
began rather formally as he held
the slim fingers for / moment or
two longer than was necessary to
exchange clasps.
(To BE CONTINUED
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AUCTION LORD BUILD

The building known as Lord and
Lords store to be sold at auction
Saturday, August &c, deserves the
attention of anyone seeking an \ /
investment. The building was
planned in every detail aad
draughted by T. p. Lord at orc
time senior member of the firm,
who also supervised its ronstr8c-
ton, done by day labor selected
the material. etc, with a special
view to strength. durability and
symmetry. Attention is called to
the following advantages: heavy |
beams. girders, joist, etc, *
brick walls on heavy rock foYada-
tion-to stand vibration Of m1.hin-
ery-cemented cellar; first floor is
marbled concrete, second floor No.
l pine Uverlaid with hardwood:
electric light, gas and water
throughout whole building; elevator
run by hand Or power; front aud
back stairways. The refrigerator,
built by Ottenheimar Bros, is the
best ever installed in any store in
this city 1t cannot he duplicated
Win It's dCtESSOl lCS' pJ" GI4Ut UE lid
mo and this machinery for less
than $4,000. Ammonia pipes for
cooling extend under display com
ter. Scales of over a ton capacity
are attached to overhead steel car
rer which convey meat or merchan-
else from alley door into the cool
ing rooms, a cutting room with
sausage machinery, kettles, etc, is
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IN rear of second floor. 4 large
hall now rented for lodge purposes
occupies the remainder Of second
floor. 1t can be used for store
room, or it can be converted into
Offices or dwelling apartment.
The third story is divided into
six large rooms, two of which front
on the main street and are we'll
suited for professional use. Rooms
have private entrances from wide
hall and are well lighted. 4 built
in pantry, ample linen and china
closets and a large fully equipped
bathroom, with sewer connection,
make this apartment a coy, COM
Portable sanitary home A metal
covered building containing col-
crete smOkehouse, wareroom, ga
rage, etc, is on the premises in the
rear Everybody interested, is in
Yited to inspect this entire property
bring an architect and see if he
can suggest any improvement in in
ternal arrangement.
Its high ceilings and fine prep0l-
tons, its modest, yet attractive ap-
pearanCe, its splendid location in
the very heart of the business dis
trict and center of the market, its
multitude of patrons, it's present reu-
tai value and its probable future
speculative value, and guaranteed
perfect title make this property one
of the best propositions ever offered
in MartinSburg.
Under efficient hustling manage
mcnt. it easily can be made lead
ing business house of this city and
4 phenomenal financial success.
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