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(Cont'd from Last Sunday
CHAPTER XXI. ,

A. COUPLE OF afternoons. later.
~ as Lee sat lisuesslv turning
the pages of a boob after
luncheon, her maid came to ner
with a note.
"a boy from the village met
Frost and gave it to him. ma ap
He said there is no answer
Lee took the fiimsy. cheap en-
velope with its awkward pencilling
of her name and opened 1t Upon
the half sheet of notepaper it con-
tained was written the one word:
."Come"
For a long time Lee sat very
still. A wild surge of mingled re-
sentiment and longing beat up
within her suffocatingly The
longing conquered. Despising her.
self for her weakness, conscious Of
an ever increasing sense of guilt,
she got into out-of-door apparel
hurriedly, without summoning her
maid, and went out.
As she hurried down the drive
she told herself rather piteously
that she must make Carson under
stand that this sort of thing could
not go on-must not go on. But,
once more in his presence, the ado
ration of his eyes caressing her.
tanning anew the flame Of this
new-found love of hers, her deter
mination weakened. There was
appeal in her protests rather than
decision, and he swept them ruth
lessly aside.
"I've got to see you sometimes"
he told her. at may be wrong
mad-what you will, but it's got to
be. I'm going to steal some hours
oksweetness from life, Lee, what
ever the consequences. Unless
you come to me here, it will end in
my seeking youW
But she had cried out at that, in,
a panic of dismay.
"No, no! Oh, you must not.
You might be seen. You would be
jeopardizing your freedom every
momentr And had added, miser-
ably, "But it is wrong, this, Den
ham-all wrong! l feel despicable
-wicked-ashamedw
The vivid blue eyes had soften
ed to an infinite tenderness.
"Poor little girl! Oh, my dear,
If any one is doing wrong 1t Is I.
But we can't help where we love,
Lee! And l ask Of you but an oc-
casional hour Of your time-the
sound of your voice and the touch
of vour hands-of vour line-to
remember and dream aboutF'
And then, moment later he
had flung away from her, his face
falling into haggard lines, the blue
eyes very tired.
"Godl If l were only freer he
had cried. "Free to move among
my fellow nfen-it would all be SO
different, ,Leep'
The girl had shaken her head a
little drearily.
at could not be different. You
are forgetting-my husbandp
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watched Lee thoughtfully until
she was lost to view, and there
was a new, odd little look of specu.
lation in her pansy eyes that might
have startled Lee considerably had
she seen it.
That surreptitious meeting with
Denham Carson was not the last,
in spite of Lees desperate resolu-
tions. The heart hunger she had
come to know and her fear that
Carson might do something reck.
less in an effort to see her If she
did not go to him, were stronger
than her sense Of wrongdoing, of
infidelity.
More sensitive than even those
who thought they knew her inti-
mately would. have guessed, Lee
was beginning to suffer intoler-
ably. She avoided Jason Smithers
now as painstakingly as, only a
few weeks back, she. had endeav-
ored to give him as much Of her
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synopsis OF Preceding Chapters.
T EE DoRICE's stepmother.
- Teresa. Is continually nag
ging her to get married. and at
last Lee tells her she will marry
the frst man who asks her to be
his wife. While out rowing she
lands on an unfrequented rock
off the coast of England called
Runfs Island and Is forced by q
heavy fog to spend the night in
the improvised shelter of a mys-
terlous stranger with whom she
is much impressed. She tells no
one Of her adventure. Returning
on the train from visit to London.
she reads in the papers that Den
ham Carson, q wealthy American.
who had been convicted OF the
murder of his wife, has escaped
from an American Jail and Is
thought to be in England. She Is
shocked when she realizes that
Carson Is the man Of RUNS
Island.
An, elderly and very wealthy
gentleman named Jason Smithers
becomes a frequent visitor at the
hometof Mrs. Dorice, who thinks
he is paying court to her. She is
much disappointed when Mr.
Smithers' asks Lee to be his wife.
Lee consents when he says that
she will be his wife in name only.
The evening of the wedding
Smitherst sends a message down
to Lee that he has been called
away. During the night she is
awakened; and on going down
stairs finds the man of Runs
Island-Denham Carson. He tells
her that he loves her.
Terry @ and d@ ''some friends lneiud:
ing an, American named Roland
Gish, - come for the Christmas
holidays, Jason Smithers Is much
upset when he finds that Gish Is
amongf hisSguests. Haines, smith
ers's yeryl unusual young ehauI- Tnrn
and when he sees that Gish, who
is about forty. is impressing the
girl, he tells her that the man
has a bad reputation in America
and is. not At to- breathe the same
air as decent men and women.
lnlS enTdB6b Terry, WIN tCilS WI.
Smithers of Haines's remarks.
Jason, confirms Haines's opinion
of Gish to Lee, and she tells Mrs.
Dorice that Gish Is not the proper
man for Terry to be serious with.
Leei is asked by her husband to
go to thu station for an import
ant package. Haines drives her
there and on the way tells her
that Roland Gish is the man who
broke up Denham Carson's home.
The car breaks down on the way
back. and Haines guides Lee to a
gamekeepers lodge which is
empty at the time He walks
back to the house for another
car. As Lee sits down she hears
her name, called and jumps up to
face penham Carson. He repeats
his assertion of love and en-
braces: her: Lee tells him she
should hate him, but in her own
heart She knows that she loves
him She asks him to go away.
but he makes her promise TO see
him again.
Lee. tries to persuade Terry to
give up Roland Gish, but she be
comes angry at Lees remarks
about Gish and says she is going
to marry him. The next day their
engagement is announced. Mr..
Smithers requests Gish to leave :
his house. Haines tells Lee that
he win employ primitive methods.
to stop3the marriage ~AA IS
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company as he desired. When
ever she was with him she was
conscious of q suffocating feeling
of constraint. His every kindly
word was a stab that made her
vince inwardly. It was with Sc
cret relief that she found that he
still kept to his own rooms save
for a couple of hours in the very
early middle day. The old pleas
ant, even happy intercourse with
him was no longer possible, and,
wretchedly, every day she told
herself that the situation was get
ting beyond her.
The house party had broken up
Q few days after Gish's departure.
The attitude of both Mrs. Dorice
and Terry toward her was frigid
and added to her discomfort,
while her anxiety concerning
Terry's future was still acutely
real, despite her own problem.
A little over a week later Mrs.
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''Haines's hand flashed out
suddenly and closed about her
wrist. 4 tell you he said
4 love you! >
"Tery's eyes were like live
Goals. She brought the heavy
dog-collar down with all her
force across his forearm.
" Love? the girl ragged.
The love Of a paid servant |"
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son case! HerSs
some more about 1t
again"
Lee grew white. 1t
seemed to her minutes before the
idle young voice went on:
'It seems they've found another
clue, or something.
"Cluep Mr.. Smithers's tone
was irritably bclligerent. "Only a
clue! Why the deuce don't they
find the manp
Terry shrugged. cts nothing
much, any way. Only that, it ap-
pears, the apartment where Mrs.
Carson was murdered has been
shut up since, and only recently
relet. The new tenants, in clean
ing up, have found the half of a
mans cuff link wedged between
the floor boards close to the
hearth, Just where Mrs. Carson
had been found lying. There
seems to be theory it snapped
off her assailant's cuff when he
struck her, fell on the boards and
was troddep between them by the
people whos found her, unnoticed.
The link is described as a particu-
larly fine piece of jade, hand
carved in the form of a perfect
elephant-evidently Indian. They
but I don't suppose you want to
hear any more"
She tossed the paper down. Mr..
Smithers clicked his tongue
against his teeth testify. Frost's
hand was on his arm. Lee saw
him glance at the man with some
thing of question before they
moved to the stairs. Then she
turned YEARLY away.
At the door of his apartment
Mr.. Smithers halted and jerked
his elbow from Frost's hold.
"What the devils the matter
with your" he began, and paused.
Frost's wooden countenance was
twitching, his eyes unnaturally
bright. He answered, stammer-
ing:
II vaieted Mr., Gish when he was
here, sir. He had jade cuff links
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4 HU1QV1100n JUr Three -br,Aa5fowC Carlyle

carved like elephants. And
my God, siri One was broken
the other half was goner'
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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
HE KNEW A BETTER PLAN
Tcbe Sage Naturally Unable to Under
stand the Situation Of the Un-
~fcrtunates in Russia.

There hain't nuth'in special in the
paper today replied an acquaint-
ance who had been i~nterrogated by
lobe Sagg Of the Fiddle Creek neigh
norhood. Except that it says 1000
OO folks will starve To death in
Rooshy this winter if they don't get
help"
well they ort to starve if they
hain't got no better sense than 10
stick right there in Rooshy when
times is that-a-way.' was the disgust
ed answer. when things gets TO
such n pass with me that it looks like
something has got to be did | hook up
the losses 10 the wagon, pour Il
gourdful of water on the fire, call the
dogs and take the family over TO Okla
homy To visit my wife's in.'-Kansas
City Star.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
HIS TURN TO ASK QUESTIONS
Proving That Sometimes the Wheel
Of Fortune Actually Does Make
the Required Turn.

lie was one of Il prominent man
uf]acturcrs. The other day the police
man stopped him for exceeding the
speed limit.
whats your name?' asked the po'
nCCman.
He tCld him.
How do You spell it?'
He told him that. too.
"Whore do You liver
care vow married:'
"fIavo you any cliIdren"'
"NVhat are their James and ages
"ENhy," yelled the manufactures.
whats the sense OF asking me a lot
of silly questions like that:"
We'll" smiled the policeman, q ap-
Piled ut your factory once for . job.
ana the chap in the office asked mo
all those questions and n lot more. :
thought they were foolish, too"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
Rescued Too Late.

l once was employed at a small
shop where they had neither furnace
nor steam heat. The room was heated
by one large stove. There was a young
man there. We were pretty good
friends. He had a habit of changing
his shoes. One day / happened to be
working around where he kept his
good shoes.
In Il joking way / said, "If YOU don't
move these shoes l will throw them in
the stove"
l picked them up and went over to
the stove. There was q lot Of waste
paper in it, so / just laid them on top
Of it, not knowing there was fire on
the bottom. ! went over to him and
told him / had put them there. He
went over to get them, and, much to
my surprise, the paper had ignited.
The shoes did not burn up entirely,
but they were utterly ruined.-t.X-
change.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
TeIenhone on Trolley Car.

Talking by telephone from Il moving
trolley car with Il point more than
three miles distant, recently took place
on the lines Of Il New York electric
railway company. This feat was ac-
complished by using the trolley wire
rs Il carrier of another current which
transmitted the message.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
Asking Too UGH.

Lover-No. Priscilla, not even for
your sake will | comply with the condi-
tlons laid down by your father as a
preliminary TO my marrying you.
His Lass-W-w-why? What does he
want YOU TO do?
"IIe suggested that | should 60 and
hang myself tirst.'-Stray Stories.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
Cuticura Soap for the Complexion.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add TO this the fascinating. fragrant
Cuticura Talcum, and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Observation-Disclosures.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
Nothing New.

"Children think themselves wiser
than their parents"
It's an evidence of heredity. Pa
rents did the same thing when they
were children"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10

Some people never stop 10 count
the cost because they realize they
haven't got the price, anyway.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10

napjacks. 1t is the flap that lends in+
tcrest Ia the work. ,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10

Is il not true that n man would
rather %patronize an excursion boat
than paddle his own canoe?
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10

Methuselah probably lived to n ripe
old age just TO spite some girl who
had married him for his money.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10

1t doesn't help any TO tell Il fellow
TO save now, who wouldn't do it when
he had Il chance.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10

A mans lot or destiny is generally
taken to mean only what he has,
or his reputation.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
Public Health.

With a $2.OO0,O00 foundation fund
from the Rockefeller interests, Har-
ward university will establish Il school
Of public health providing both in
struction and research in this great
field.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10

Ambition is usually discomfort with
talent added.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10

The Ioudest applause goes to the
fellow who tells the crowd what it
wants to hear.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
Canture Of louisburq.

The first siege and capture OF Louis
burg by the little band of New Eng
land militiamen under Pepperell, with
the British West India feet under War
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10

It's the after effect of experience
that counts.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-03-10
important to Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1t
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-07
tsy The Associated press)

NEW YORK, April 6-Miss Olivia
NJ. P. Stone, who shot and killed Ellis
G. Kinkear, former corporation coun-
sci of Cincinnati, August 5, 1921, to-
night was acquitted of murder by a
jury in the Brooklyn supreme court.
Hundreds of men and women who
had gathered outside the court room
cheered repeatedly when the verdict
was announced, while those in the
crowded court room also applauded.
The defendant, in contrast to her
highly nervous condition throughout
the trial, received the verdict calmly.
Thank you," she said, inclining her
head at the jury.
Then she turned and shook hands
with her attorney, Edward ]. Rally,
and resumed her seat.
'The laws of the state of New York
provide in all criminal actions the
Jurors are the sole judges of the fact
| of the crime. The jurors must re-
ceive the law from the court and ap-
ply it to the facts. 1 charged you with
the correct law this morning. You ac-
cepted this law and applied it to the
fact and under your oath of office as
exclusive judges you have found this
defendant not guilty of murder in the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-07
THE SCOTTISH RITE
MASONS GIVE $1,000
Make Worthy Contribution To
ward Financing City Schools
Through Full Term.

Following action taken at the regu-
lar meeting of the Scottish Rite bodies
held last night, announcement has been
made of the contribution by these
bodies to the city school fund of the
sum Of one thousand dollars for the
purpose of keeping the public schools
open during the full term.
The meeting last night was an en-
thusiastic one and the unanimous
feeling was expressed that the money
could be devoted to no moro worthy
cause than this.
The Scottish Rite Masons are one Of
the strongest organizations in the city
and a splendid example Of real pa
triotism and civic pride has been set
by them.
The cause of popular education so
essential to the perpetuity Of free in
stitutions has ever had throughout
the world the active support of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Free Masons, and the local brothers
of the Rite in this generous act truly
reflect the spirit and traditions Of
their noble order.
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PROBE INTO BECK
MURDER CONTINUES
Officers Order Body Held So
that Son and Nephew Can
Attend COrOner's Inquest.
(sy Tho AssoeIated Pressl

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April g.
ounty officials continued their investi-
CATION today of the shooting to death of
Lieut. Col Paul Ward Beck by Jean P.
.I} attorney and oil man, in the lat
,ers home after, Day said. Beck was
Iouno attacking Mrs. Day. Officers at
,oSt held' Fort Sill, Okla. where Lieu
FNant Colonel Beck was assistant COM
''anlant, ordered that the body be held
mere until Saturday, so that his son,
5,eu'' raul Ward Beck, and Lieut.. John
DECK nephew, could attend the coro-
,,'a, ,sT inquest set for Saturday. They
wa, accompany the body to Washington.
county Attorney Forest Hughes an
"ooheed that he was investigating re-
..,l mat state official attended the
,,. po,'y at the Day home the night of the
,"l'"g, Day however, declared that no
ra.e o Official or others not named in the
n,s ,"S' list made public were present.
o} ~"er e, members Of the party substantial
{" the statement.
'GeF'n Ben Daney said his inspection
[,. Array pictures Of Beck's head led
rh TO the belief that Beck was shot
u, .,vn behind. Day declared this to be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-07
CONTRACT FOR PAVING OF GULF
BEACH HIGHWAY TO BE LET BY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TODAY
Louisville Firm Is Lowest Bidder by TwenyOne Thousand Dol
lars-ReinfOrced and NOh-Reinforced Concrete Paving
Were Only Bids Given Serious Consideration,
the Others Being Much Higher

to be started in 20 days: finish in 400
days.
The only two kinds of paving on
which bids were made beside the con-
crete paving We're bithulithic and rock
asphalt, and all bids submitted on this
class of paving were thousands of dol
lars higher than the bids on concrete
WILL GET DEEDS.
Commissioners H. E. Candy and
Gus Soderlind, accompanied by Her
bert p. Caro-, bond trustee, made a trip
last night to the Gulf Beach Highway
to get deeds to property of certain per-
sons whom they have not yet been able
to reach. Other deeds to the prop
erty, which are held by Pensacola citi-
zens, will also be secured before the
contract is signed.
The court room was throned all
day yesterday with contractors and
their representatives, members of the
Gulf Beach Commission, Chamber of
Commerce and other business men,
eager for news of the decision of the
commissioners;
The meeting opened at ten O'Clock
and the first hour was taken up in
reading the bids, of which there were
CONTINUED on Page TWo)
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COURT
REVERSE ORDER
COURT OF RECORD
UphOlds Position Taken by City
Commissioners on Purchase
of PalafOx Wharf.
LONG DRAWN OUT
WRANGLE SETTLED
Unless Other Legal TangIes
Ensue City Can Now Close
Deal for the Property.
(speeIaI 10 The Journal

TALLAHASSEE. Fla, April 6-The
supreme court today reversed the orders
of the court of record for Escambia
county in the case of the city of Pensa-
cola, ct al, appellants, VS.. Max L. Bear.
ct al, appellees. The opinion is by
Judge Whitfield, Justices Ellis and West
dissenting. John B. Jones, John P.
Stokes and George P. Wentworth, all OF
Pensacola, for appellants. F. w. Marsh
and John. S. Beard of Pensacola for sp-
pellees.
Under an ordinance based upon statu-
tory authority the city Of Pensacola sew
eral years ago issued 100000 OF bonds
for the purpose of establishing, con-
structing and equipping one or more mu-
nicipal wharves or docks. The bonds
were sold in 1921 and the city authori-
ties were negotiating with the owners
of the Palafox street wharf for the pur-
chase of same when Judge G. Moreno
Jones of the court of record granted a
restraining order upon a bill of complaint
brought by certain taxpayers in which
it was claimed that the city commission
ers have no authority of law to pur-
chase a dock for the city. that their
power is limited to establishing, con-
structing and equipping municipal
wharves or docks, that a title to the
Palafox street property was not in the
proposed grantors, but is in the state
of Florida; that the proposed dock is not
equipped as a municipal dock and there
will not be sufficient money left to so
equip it.
The city commissioners filed an an
swer undertaking to fully controvert the
allegations of the bill of complaint and
moved the court to dissolve the re-
straining order.
This motion was denied and the city
of Pensacola appealed.
The decision of the supreme court up
holds the position taken by the city COM
missioners.
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Unite TO COMBAT
new YORK CRIMES
Order from Governor Provides
for Courts and Six More AS
sistant District Attorneys.
t5y The Associated Press)

NEW YORK, April 6.-Urged by Gov
ernor Miller to make New York a safe
oity to live in, Police Commissioner En-
right and District Attorney Banton unit
ed today to make things lively for the
criminals whose daring deeds recently
have startled the citIzenry.
Although the commissioner never has
conceded newspaper charges that the
city is experiencing crime wave, as
indicated by an unofficial report of 90
homicides and 100 hold-ups since Jan. l,
it became known tonight that orders
had been issued at headquarters, which
by substituting the nine platoon systems
for the ten. will make more policemen
available for patrol duty daily. Meas
ures signed by the governor, providing
for six more assistant district attorneys
and additional courts, would do much to
clear the calendars, Mr.. Banton said.
So daring has banditry become in this
city, that the Chamber of Commerce of
the State of New York today directed
committee to confer with city officials
regarding ample police protection, other
organizations have suggested issuing pis-
tolls to the citizenry, and Magistrate
House in traffic court armed his IL at
tendants in case robbers broke in upon
his sessions to collect the rich harvest
of fines reaped from speeders.