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be. to have dealt such a blow-she
must have been alone in the rear seat.

be. to have dealt such a blow-she
must have been alone in the rear seat.
There in the dark, 'unnoticed by the
man driving she had leaned forward,
and driventthat sharp blade unerrtng-
lV% home to the heart. He had sus-
pected nothing in time to raise even
an arm in seli-defense. Then, dazed,
frightened by her terrible deed, for
getful ven Of the knife in her terror,
she had dashed it to the floor n fled
into the darkness, leaving the rear
door open. behind her.
That was the story; that must. be
the story. My mind pictured the scene
in all its horror. Yet what could ac-
count for such an act?p What cause
smilinE-faced girl, into a murderess?
Her leaving that weapon behind
would seem to proclaim that the deed
was done in haste. on h spur of the
moment; that it had not been in any
way premeditated and planned. 9th
erwise she would have guardeds
against such danger of discovery.
Why, that carelessness alone might
ruin every hope of escape, might
damning evidence.
I dare not remain there in the
presence of this grisly spectacle. To
be found would fasten the hideoua
crime upon me, while such a story as
I must tell would never be believed. I
did not know ever who she really was,
or where she might be. I cared MOTH
ing for Alva's death; horrible as it
was, 1 was conscious of no regret, but
l must not be mixed up in the affair.
The only thing for me to 10 was to
disappear, and leave the police to
make their own discovery. And thes
knife?s the weapon which had, done
the deed? What should I do% with
that?
I did not hesitate long. I would
protect her from discovery if I could:
at least until I was myself convinced
of her guilt. There was no longer
the slightest doubt in my mind. but
what this was her act. Everything
pointed. straight. toward her. . Yet
there might be a reason, a worthy
cause, and. in any case. she had done
la service to the country. The world
was better off with this-conspirator
dead; nor would I denounce the one
who had taken his life. I hid the
knife in a pocket Of my coat, and
fastened down the side street toward
the cares car line, my only desire
being to escape that neighborhood as
swiftly as possible.
Continued TOmorrw Evening.
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rpe from an intention to do so. Marie
Gessler's eyes weresfrank and honest;
they had looked directly into my own.

me from an intention to do so. Marie
Gessler's eyes weresfrank and honest;
they had looked directly into my own,
pleadingly I imagined, and / retained
a blind faith in her no ordinary cir
cumstances would overcome. She was
involved: in this crininal conspiracy
here could be mo doubt as to that
but why? under what conditions?
What could ever have driven so wom-
anly d woman to such an association?
Was her appeal to me an effort at as
%sistance? Was she blindly e%ndeavor-
ing to learn in this way If I was wor-
thy Of trust. and confidence? This
hope would not down; it remained in
sistent, persistent. I would keep my
word; I would go to the. PLACE desig-
mated, at the hour set; I would go
armed, prepared for, whatever might
occur of treachery-but 1 would go.
Perhaps here IA the key-to the whole
mystery; and once 1 solved her con-
n%ection with the plot, particularly if
it absolved her from blame, and the
necessity of exposure, 1 could go for
ward with clear conscience, and and
these others where they justly be-
longed.
1 must have covered four or five
blocks immersed in such thought, al
mos forgetful, of my surroundings,
my head bent low before the rain, my
feet carelessly slushing through the
water in pools on the sidewalk. I. met
no one. heard no sound to arouse me;
all about was darkS$s desolate, forlorn.
Then suddenly I became conscious OF
some unusual obstruction Just ahead.
At first I took it for a wrecked wagon
lying against the curb, but another
step forward revealed the truth a
deserted touring car its red tail-light
plastered with mud, and berely visible.
1 approached with a feeling of relief;
it was not wrecked: no sign Of acct
dent was to be noticed. Even in that
dim light I could see the machine was
no common car a sedan, its glass brill
liant in spite, Of the. rain spatters. and
it's paint cleaning brightly.
l. stared about wonderingly, but
could perceive nothing to account for
the presence Of SUCH car Or its ap-
parent desertion. Up and down both
streets not a figure moved; not a
sound reached me but the slough OF
the wind, and the patter Of rain. !
shivered with the loneliness. OF it all,
as curiosity led me to cross the muddy
parkway to ssure myself as to what
this strange desertion meant.
There was no n in the a l
could look straight through the
dimmed windows, against the glare Of
a street lamp q block away. One of
the rear doors stood half open, and,
tempted by it, l bent over and felt
| within . My hand touched some OBJ
ject on the floor, and l instantly
Strengthened up with the thing
| gripped in my fingers. 1t was a long,
thin-bladed dagger an ornament
rather than a weapon-with an odd,
fanciful hilt. There were stains upon
the polished steel; and the moment /
saw it, I knew where it had attracted
my attention before-as a pin in Ma
RE Gessler's hat.
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VII.
I Seek Miss oonrad-The Threads Be
come Tangled.

I .grasped the thing in my hand,
holding it up incredulously into what
ever faint light I could find There
was no question as to it's identity; ]
could not doubt. This was the same
peculiar ornament T had observed
that evening in the girls hat, or else
Its exact mate. l recalled the quaint
shape of the; miniature hilt too clearly
to be mistaken. Then this a. was the
one in which she had departed with
Gustave Alva two hours before. What
had occurred in the meanwhile
Something serious evidently The dag.
ger on the floor would indicate a
struggle, or at least a hasty departure
from the vehicle.
I stood staring at it, slowly compre'
hending the, probable meaning o.
those dark stains on the blade. Theil
nature could not be determined in &c
dim a light. yet when l touched then
with my finger It became discolofed
My God! could it be blood? Blood! Il
was blood; then this had been a scene
Of tragedy, of awful crime perhaps
The discovery sickened me but / had
to go. oni ! wrenched open the for.
ward door and peered fearfully with.
in. i could not but know instantly
what I ava dim, huddled form
leaning forward across the steering.
wheel, one hand dangling helplessly,
upheld only by contact with the wind.
shield.
l knew the man was dead before ]
touched the cold hand; his very pos
ture told that-and how he had died
instantly. from a stab In the back.
could not see his features, the dark.
ness hid them. but desperation DROVE
me to pass myssiAnd over the con-
cealed face; the uptnr4ed mustache,
the exposed teeth, grinning ironically
in death, left no doubt as to who he
was-the Chilean soldier and attache,
Captain Alva. The awful horror Of Il
paralyzedsIny very brain. She must
have done this! That girl must have
killed him! But why? for what rea-
son7 for what purpose? Could 1t have
been in answer to insult? Had the
mar dared to press his, advances once
they were alone? and had she re-
SISTED? M would not question his. In
~clination, yet this was not possible
The knife lay on the floor behind him.
just as plucked. blood-stained. from
the wound. The girl. then was not
even riding beside him; she could not
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-23
N OF THE TIDE.

Farm and Home, a widely circulated farm Jour
hal, thus summarizes the evidences of better condi
tons for the farmers of the country:
Stiff advance in corn, wheat, oats and other
grains! Potato market hrmer at better prices.
Sheep and lambs selling at double the price cur
rent in autumn. The new clip of wool to be
sheared this spring is being contracted for in
the southwest and on the Pacific coast at double
the prices offered a year ago. Hogs higher,
having advanced some 500 within a few weeks.
Seeds and nursery stock, implements, ma
chimes, fertilizer. freights, supplies-all down i'll
price, money easier and cheaper, wages lower,
farmers encouraged.
No wonder everyone feels that things are
improving. Already disarmament has begun
to reduce the outlay for war purposes, thus re-
leasing that cash for productive industry. I'm
less these savings are wasted by congress in
other ways, and if that body is careful to avoid
imposing new heavier and v%exatious taxes,
times will continue to improve. In fact, inter-
est rates are now easing off and it is less diff
cult for farmers to get money or credit. "
Consumption begins to increase as retail
ers cut profits. Factories are starting up as the
shortage m manufactured goods comes to be
realized. A reading Of this issue reveals that
spring really is bringing better times.
All this is quite true, and very gratifying. Btu
how does Farm and Home account for it. That
quite regularly attributed the unfavorable
which have existed in the farming indus
Try 10 actiV1tles OF persons and interests who are
said to have the farmer at their mercy, and who
have been described as squeezing from him his las
dollar. In the same issue in which the above hope
full prospect is set forth readers are asked to. believ,
that powerful special interests are so highly organ
lied that within "a hours they :were able to maxi
their protest against taxation of themselves for
soldiers bonus effective and to induce the presiden
to propose the sales tax instead. Evidently Their.
has been no change of heart on the part of thes,
interests, and no loss of power. How is it, then
that they have permitted the farmers condition te
improve when, as is SO often alleged, it is their pur
pose, and to their interest, to keep his nose to tn
grindstone all the time?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-23
NEW LUCK CHARM.

Paris-Nenette and Rintintin, those
funny little French dolls SO long re-
garded as good luck charms. at last
have a rival, who bids fair to be even
plaintive, porcelain. Japanese doll,
with painted features and sleek hair.
short, fat arms and legs full OF char
acter. q
A pudgy hand holdsia Japanese fan
and his eyes and mouth an wide
open as If in amazement at Hhe ,ap-
preaching future. Nikki is regarded
as the most attractive in the claim OF
charms which have appeared since
1914. His quilted satin coat gives him
a friendly tireside air which endeara
him to everyone. s&, I
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sxHoPs1s.

In q New York jewelry store Philip
Severn, United States consular agent,
notices a small box which attracts him.
lie purchases it. Later he discovers in
a secret compartment a writing giving
a clew to a revolutionary movement in
this country seeking to overthrow the
Chilean government. The writing men
lions a rendezvous, and Severn decides
to Investigate Finding the place men
tloned in the writing apparently desert
ed, Severn visits a saloon in the vicinity.
A woman in the place Is met by q man,
seemingly by appointment, and Severn,
his suspionS aroused, follows them.
They go to the designated place. an
abandoned iron foundry. At the rendez-
Vous Severn Is accepted as one of the
con%spirators and admitted. He meets q
stranger who appears to recognize him.
The stranger addresses Severn as Harry
DAILY. The incident plays into Severn's
quaintance is a notorious thief, Gentle
man George Harris. Concealed, Severn
hears the girl he had followed address
the conspirators. She urges them to
hasten the work Of revolution. Leaving
the crowd to discuss the message she
had brought, the girl discovers Severn
listening. She accepts his explanation
Of his presence and makes an appoint
ment to meet him next day. He tells
her his name is DAILY Harris informs
him of a scheme he has to secure a sum
amounting to 81, 200, 900, the revolution
airy fund. and offers to .isplit" with him.
Severn accepts the proposition.
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VI.-Continued.

"A slick piece of work, Harris" ]
admitted admiringly, land SO far as
can Judge you have figured out the
chances about right. They look good.
I'm with you. old man-shake!" ~
Our hands clasped. THAT is wha,
I thought you would say, Harry
more Familiarity. Come on now and
drink with me-"
1 put the stuff down, rather feeling
the need of it, and desiring, to estab.
lish our intimacy more closely.
Then that's settled, George-yes
I'll have another, cigar. BY the way
as I lit up, there was another thing
l wanted to ask you about. You said
there was a woman here from Wash.
ington. What's the idea?"
"D-n if I know, but 1 guess it's al
right. Still I don't quite cotton to the
dame. This is how I get 1T from Alva
Those junta Fellowship big ones, you
know-think this New York bunch il
pretty slow; they want some action
for their money. So Senior Mendez
decides to send somebody over here tt
stir up. the criminals. But he.
watched every minute; secret service
men are as thick as flies, and if one
Of his underlings vas to leave for New
York, he'd never get ten feet withou,
being spotted. Mendez is wise to this
70 he gathers in privately a skirt he
believes is all right, and sends her
It's. not a decent job for a woman, and
that's what makes It safe. He made
a good guess, too; that female is al
snlait as a steel trap. She gave M
the cold shivers.''
You don't think she suspects your
mo, 1 don't: there amt no reason
why she should; but she gave me The
once over, all right, and 1 am perfect
ly willing to know she is on her way
back to Washington. | never did play
in any luck with a. woman in the game
perhaps that's what makes me
afraid of EN-"
What's her name?'"
"Gessler, SO Alva said-Marie Cess.
Ter; South American. I suppose; any
| how. she talked that language like
native. I steered clear of her most o.
the time. Somehow she got my goat
However. that's nothing to worr,
over" He glanced at his watch. 9TH.
DANES safely of by this time. Wha'
do you say--let's go home" Y
I signified my Willingness.
AS we passed out together through
the, narrow passage. e~xttnguishing thu
lights. behind us, the one overpower
ing desire in my mind was to be ono.
more alone; 80 as to- think over, ant
piece together as best l might thi.
fabric Of viljainy with which I wal
| confronted. The situation was fairl,
clear, yet there were strange light!
and shadows in II found hard Il
reconcile. MOREOVER, what should
DOT How could I serve best-by I'm
n ediately teifins; ~ story TO the Of.
my Hands cieana or by continuing t.
/, enact the role Of Harry DAILY. and II
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-23
BLACKBURNE GETS PRESENT

London-A check for $3.50 was pre-
sented to Joseph H. Blackburne, the
grand old man. of British chess, on
his 80th birthday. Among those who
have subscribed were Capablapca, the
worlds champion, chess player. AZ
Bonar Law and the Earl of Perth.
Blackburne has played chess in all
parts of. the world and against all the
famous players. He already has an
annuity Of f100 provided by chess en-
thusiasts,
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This ! would claim for my SUCCESS
not fame nor gold.
Nor the throng's changing cheers
from day to day,
! Not always ease and fortunes glad
display ,s
Though all OF these are pleasant Joys
to hold:
But ! would like to have my storyStold
By smiling friends with whom.I'ye
shared the way.
Who: thinking of me-. nod their
heads and say: ~ AZ
Ills heart was warm when other
hearts were cold.
None turned to him for aid and
! found It not,
His -eyss were never blind to mans,
distress. q
Youth and old age he lived. nor once
! forgot t2
The anguish and the ache Of loneli-
ness: >
His name was free from stain or
shameful blot
And in his friendship men found-hap-i
pineas."
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E

Patience is one of the cardinal virtues. Few of
us possess it in sufficient measure. Yet its posses
sion contributes greatly to the happiness of the in
dividual and to the smoothness with which the So
cial system works. Governor Nestos, in his address
before the Commercial club yesterday, made an i'm
pressive plea for patience and forbearance on the
part of citizens in their attitude toward the work
of the state administration. The governor was not
making an apology or seeking to cvade responsible
ity for anything that he has done or omitted to do.
On the contrary his address, while characterized by
excellent spirit, was in a sense a challenge to any
who, in their desire for action, no matter what it
may be, would hurry the officials into procedure
i~ll-judged and premature, to be regretted and revers-
ed later on
The appeal for patience was on other and broad
er grounds. 1t was made in recognition of the fact
which there is too strong a tendency to overlook,
that the affairs of states and nations cannot wisely
be disposed of hastily and thougbtlessly, and most
emphatically that they must not be disposed of
merely on the basis of providing some favored in
dividual with a job.
The business Of our state has been handled I'M
wisely. Unfortunate conditions have been created.
IL is the business of the present administration, SO
far as it can, to remedy those conditions. That work
cannot be performed by tearing things up by the
roots. The needs mustsb be ascertained, and this is
being done. Remedies must be applied here and
there, often one at a time as the needs are recogniz-
led and the means to be employed are made avail
able. Therefore there is need, not for neglect and in
difference on the part Of the public, but for patience
and selfcontrol.
yAL&R..Gt
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Farm and Home, a widely circulated farm jou1
thus summarizes the evidences of better cond;
for the farmers of the country:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-23

Ambassador Harvey expressed himself in no
uncertain terms the other evening on the achieve
1nents of the arms conference. The occasion was a
dinner given by the Pilgrims society of London in
honor of Hon. A. J. Balfour, on his return from
Washington, where he had headed the British dele
CATION IN attendance at the conference.
The gathering was a brilliant one, and the re-
turned British statesman was given a hearty well
come, and both he and others expressed themselves
in terms of the warmcst appreciation of the work Of
the conference and of the service to humanity per
3ormed by the United States in initiating the move
nent. Ambassador Harvey. who has a habit of
saying things in a striking way, after paying tribute
to the work of Mr.. Balfour, passed on to the part
which the United States had played in the great
work. On the part Of the United States he dis
avowed all thought Of sacrifice. He said that what
she had done at this conference was not an act of
generosity. He admitted that the United States
had undertaken to scrap many costly w%arships,
abandoned vast projects of fortihcation, and shifted
at the false pride of becoming the first naval power.
But he declared that all these things involved no
sacrifice. They constituted a boon. They reduced
taxes and made possible a vast work of progress
and construction in place of the continuance of
waste.
The ambassador is ernphatica11y right. Through
the negotiations there was a tendency to regard the
arrangements for naval reduction as in a. sense a
competition in generosity, and a feeling that in re-
ducing equipment each power was actually giving
up something which involved actual sacrifice. Sure
~ a nation makes no sacrifice when it stops a waste
fnl expenditure for its own good.
Another part of Mr.. Harvey's address was less
i-,Inate. He said that he had assurance the ex-
actress Of which is beyond question that the ratif.
cation Of all the conference treaties by the British
parliament is no more certain than their ratification
by the American senate, and that much sooner than
is generally expected. That information would fall
pleasantly on the ears of those around that table.
It is pleasant for most of us. But it was scarcely
discreet to give it. The senate is a ticklish body
with a high sense of its own dignity, and there are
hose in it who are likely to inquire who furnished
re ambassador with this exact information Of what
the senate was going to do, and by what authority
arybody presumed to speak for the senate How.
sycr, in view Of what we know of Mr.. Harvey, this
may eregarded IS merely a minor indiscretion, and
nothing atgail to what he can do.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-23

Mr.. Bryan il. not seeking 4 seat in the senate,
but IL the people Of Florida insist, he will be will
ing 70 oblige. IL the meantime he is turning over
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-01-04
Dinner Party.

DR.. and Mrs. }. w. Kelly en-
tertaincd with a delightful din
ner party at their home on Pop
lar Hill Wednesday night in
honor Of their son, Harry's sew
entcenth birthday.
Covers were laid for the fol-
lowing guests, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Graham, of Sharples, w.
Va Mr. aud Mrs. John Beatty
and two daughters, Misses Sara
and Leila Maude, OF Wise, Mr..
and Mrs. g. p Kelly, of st.
Charles, Henry Mccormick and
Major Charles Blair Richmond
of Ewing, Va, who is one OF
the professors at Greenbriar
Military Institute at Lewis
burg w. Va, where Harry is n
student this year.
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Married at Wise.

Miss Ethel Brooks, of Big
Stone Gap, and Charlie Brewer.
of Kylcs Ford, Tenn, were mar
ried at Wise on Tuesday, De
ceinber Goth They were &C
companied by an uncle Of the
bride, John g. Davis, of Rog.
ersville, Tenn. They spent
Tuesday night at Pennington
Gap visiting relatives and went
to Rogersville the following
day. They will make their flu
tnre home at Kyle's Ford W here
the groom is engaged in the
farming business.
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Big Attraction.

The theater going public of
Big Stone Gap was given a rare
treat during the holidays when
the big production, cover the
Hili,' was shown at the AmuZu
Theater three nights last week.
The patrons We're high in their
praise for this picture and some
went SO far as to say it was the
best production ever shown in
Big Stone Gap.
The star player, Mary Carr,
played her part to perfection
and easily won the hearts Of
the many people who saw her
i'll this super production. Two
other important characters in
the play were two of her Child
rem. Although different actors
represented the family in the
play at the age of ten and TWEEN
~ they had II marked resemb-
lance which attracted unusual
attention.
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Dies on Way Home.

Stella Cloud, colored, dnugh-
ter OF Phillip Woods, Of Big
Stone Gap, died last Friday
night III the union passenger
station at Bristol on her return
home accompanied 10y her faith
er from Rurksvilie, Va, where
she had been taking treatment
in a sanitorium for several
months She was married about
three years ago at this place to
Sandy Cloud and first made
their home in Washington CITY
She is survived by her husband
and small child. Stella was
well liked by all who knew her,
especially by the white people
The body was brought here
Saturday and held up until Tues
day pending the arrival of rel
atives from distance.
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Injured on Train.

X. f. Mckinney. conductor,
Of Appalachia, and II. b. Hill,
brakeman, of Big Stone Gap,
were painfully injured last Sun
day afternoon near Sunbright
on the Southern when a draw
head pulled out on their train
causing jam Mckinney was
thrown from the top Of the ca
boose and suffered injuries on
his head sand shoulders. Hill,
who was in the caboose, was
thrown violently to the floor
and bruised considerably. Both
men were brought Immediately
to their homes after being Civ :
en- medical attention at Appa-
lnchia.