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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-08
ADMITS HE HAS FOUR WIVES
kansan Also Says He's Served Term
in Missouri Penitentiary
for Bigamy.

Emporia. kan.-Four wives were
too much for l.. T.. Waller. alias Davis
Walton. under arrest here on a charge
OF disturbing the peace. Waller has
confessed having four wives living
and one dead according To local po-
lice. A quarrel with wife No. 2 led
TO Walters arrest
According To Walters alleged con-
feSsion his first wife is dead. The
second. third fourth and fifth wives.
all living he married In Missouri.
Wives No. 3 and 4 now live in Mis-
souri,. while the second and fifth live
here II was while Waller was at
tempting To leave Emporia with wife
No , that his legal wife .nterfered.
firing one shot. nj him. according 10
police. His arrest followed. The pO-
lice said Waller admitted having
served term In the Missouri peni-
Tertiary on bigamy charge.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-08
ASKS 2 PILLOWS IN GRAVE
New York Spinster, in Will, Specifies
Extra One BE Placed Under
Head.

New York.-The will Of Miss Mary
T.. ConnOrs, sixty-four. directing her
friend and executrix. Mrs. Katherine
Rees. to bury her in a single grave
with an extra pillow under her head
and Ia see that no carriages followed
the hearse has been filed for probate
in the Surrogate's court.
In the event Of any relatives being
discovered, she directed that 81 be
given each. because during life they
had no affection for me-" No relatives
have been heard of by Mrs. Rees and,
under the will, the residue Of Miss
Connors' estate. after few requests
to friends. will go to the Hospital for
Ruptured and Cripples.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-08

The parents went to the homes of
neighhorS and gathered re-enforce-
mentS. They finally went 10 the home
of Mrs, s :. McCrea and demanded
she 20 with them 10 the pastors
home
Mother McCrea." as she is called
in this community is a member Of the
church.
The child's story didn't sound rfEhi
Ia Mother" McCrea. II was too con
fiicting. She counseled the parents
and neighhors "a wait until after
Easter before they made such ride
ulous charges This did not meet with
their approval. They We're deter
mined the pastor should never preach
again. and would he lucky II the
townsfolk didn't tar and feather him
Call Upon Pastor.
The next call was at the Carlton
home. Here the pastor was startled
by agitated voices outside. His pro-
tests were of no avail. They swept
aside his explanations.
III you dare preach IN that church
tomorrow | will get up from the floor
and denounce YOU" cried a mother In
the group.
The accused man sought TO tell
them he saved the girl from injury
by catching her In his arms. They
turned deaf ears 10 him. Mrs. Carl
ton stood by her husband. She doubt
ed the story. The girl bore no marks
Of violence. The child merely insisted
that the pastor Rugged her.
After writing farewell note and
then pacing the floor all night the
pastor took .44-caliher hunting rifle,
went Ia the woodshed adjoining the
kitchen and shot himself. Mrs. Carl
ton found her husband dead on the
floor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-08
HIDES IN TRUNK;
ESCAPES FROM MOB
Sheriff's Ruse Saves Accused
Slayer From Lynching at
Hands of Excited Crowd.

concealed in trunk In the baggage
car sheriff lIeenan evaded three
threatening crowds and delivered Wal
ter Simmons. held in connection with
the murder of Frank Paul. thirty-tive
years old. of this city, to the Jail at
Gregory. :. u.
Following Simmons arrest here
crowds began to gather and his trans
fer 10 Butte, Neb.. was planned as
safety measure. Word was received,
however. that large numbers Of per
sons. reaching almost mob proportions
had congregated at several railway
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-08
marries Sisters Divorced Husband.

Council Bluffs. ia.-Grace Smith.
twebty-slx years old, recently was
marfied 10 Roy 4. Hall. from whom
her ksister. Barbara Smith. was d.
vorcAd in April. The wedding was
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-08
Would-Se Suicides Head
Too Hard for His Bullet

New York.-Thomas Dunn Is
hard-headed railroad clerk. A
bullet which he fired AT his fore
head glanced from his skull and
only slightly lacerated the top
Of his head. Dunn was arrested
ON A chargeof violating the Sui
IIvan anti-tirearins law.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-03-03
DOES LAUNDRY
WORK and
HOUSEWORK TOO
Surprised TO Find Her
self Feeling So Well

Taunton, Mass. =. II used 70 have pains
u my back and legs 90 badly, with other
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you DARLINa!"

6ynopsis.--In December. 1918, four
men gathered In q hotel In Berne
and heard one Of the quartet. Carl
Peterson. outline plan to paralyzs
Great Britain and At the same time
seize world power, The other three.
Hooking. American. and Steineman
and Won Gratz, Germans. all mil
uonairea, agree to the scheme, pro-
viding another man, Hiram Potts.
an American, 10 taken In. Capt.
Hugh (Bull-Dog) Drummond, a re-
tired officer. advertlses for work
that will give him excitement. sign
ing 'Xlo." As q result he meets
Phyllis Benton, young woman
who answered his ad.' She tells
him Of strange murders and rob-
berries by a band headed by Carl
Peterson and Henry Lakington.
She fears her father 10 involved.
Drummond goes to The Lalches,
Miss Benton's home, next door to
The Elms. Peterson's place. During
the night Drummond leaves The
LArches and explores The Elms.
He discovers Lexington and Peter
son using thumbscrew on Potts.
who sigma paper Drummond
rescues Potts and takes him to his
own home. He also gets half of
the paper torn in the night Peter
son visits Drummond, departing
with q threat to return and recover
Potts and the torn paper. Hugh
substitutes Mullings for Potts. The
band carry on Mullings and Hugh
to The Films. When Peterson dis
covers the hoax Drummond is
made to stay all night. Irma. Pc
terson's handsome daughter, warns
Hugh he will be killed. He goes
exploring during the night, runs
Into q cobra, escapes mysterious
death and refrains from breaking
Peterson's neck. Drummond enlists
the aid Of Aigy Long%orth, Toby
Sinclair, Ted birmingham and Jerry
Seymour, the latter an aviator.
Drummond discovers q man imper-
sonadng Potts and beats him up.
The band gas Hugh and his friends
and carry of Potts. Hugh plans
to invade The Elms.
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a~ ysss'

eide such an obvious fact7 Tell me-"
he went on, and she felt his arm round
her again forcing her to look at him
tell me, don't you care q
littleT
"What's the user She still strug-
gled, but, even to her, 1t wasn't very
convincing. "We've got other things
to do. We can't think Of. :"
And then this very determined
young man settled matters in his
usual straightforward fashion. She
felt herself lifted bodily out Of the
car as If she had been child: she
found herself lying In his arms, with
Hugh's eyes looking very tenderIy In
to her own. and a whimsical grin
around his mouth.
Cars pass here" he remarked,
"with great regularity. l know You'd
hate to be discovered In this posi-
tion."
"would ~ she whispered. II
wonder :"
She felt his heart pound madly
against her; and with sudden quick
movement she put forth her arms
round his neck and kissed him on the
mouth.
as that good enough7" she asked,
very low: and just for few moments,
time stood still. :. Then, very
gently, he put her back in the car.
II suppose" he remarked resigned
ly, shat we had better descend to
trivialities. We've had lots Of fun
and games since last saw you year
or two ago."
"Idiot boy" she said happily. "It
was yesterday morning."
"The interruption is considered
trivial. Mere facts don't count when
it's you and me-" There was a fur
Their interlude of uncertain duration,
followed rapidly by another because
the first was so nice.
'To resume" continued Hugh, 81
regret to state that they've got Potts.
The girl sat up quickly and stared
at him.
"Got him2 oh, Hughl how did they
manage itT
I'm did II / know" he answered
grimly. 'They found out that he was
In my bungalow at Goring during the
afternoon by sending round q man to
see about the water. Somehow or
other ne must have doped the drink
or the food, because after dinner we
all fell asleep. ! don't remember any
thing more till woke this morning
viii viii inc u. iaest Appalling mead. or
course. Potts had gone"
II heard the car drive up In the
middle of the night" said the girl
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BULLDOG
DRUMMOND

her, and his right arm lay along the
seat just behind her shoulders.
Tell me about this important
thing" she said little nervously.
He smiled, and no woman yet born
could see Hugh Drummond smile with
out smiling too.
You darling!" he whispered, under
his breath-"you adorable darling -
His arm closed around her, and, al
most before she realized 1t, she felt
his lips on hers. For a moment she
sat motionless. while the wonder of
1t surged over her. aDG the sky seemed
more gloriously blue, and the woods
richer green. Then, with a little
gasp, she pushed him away.
you mustn't :. obi you
mustn't, Hugh" she whispered.
"And why not, little grip he said
exultantly. Don't you know l love
you" His face was still very close
to hers. "Well1"
swell, what2" she murmured.
tits your turn" he whispered. II
love you, Phyllis-just love you"
But it's only two or three days
since we met" she said feebly.
"And phwat the divil has that got
to do with it. at all7" he demanded.
would be waiting longer to de-
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The "A dverflls-es of a
Demo ilized officer
Who Found Peace Dull
By CYRIL McNEILE
"SAppER1
"SAPPER"
Copyright BY Geo. a. Doran o..

tensely solemn--also extremely loud
"Preposhterous. Perfectly preposh'
ferrous. We must go and apologize
to the owner. n. II ~.
absolutely \. mustn't apologize
Quite objectionable. :
You can't 60 about country
knocking down gates. Out OF
queshtion.
Half-consciously Hugh listened, but,
now that the moment for action had
come, every faculty was concentrated
on his own job. He saw half dozen
men go rushing out into the garden
through q side door. and then two
more ran out and came straight toward
him. They crashed past him and went
on into the darkness, and for an in
slant he wondered what they were
doing. A little later he was destined
to find out.
Then came peal at the front-door
bell, and he determined to wait no
longer He darted through the gar
den door, to find flight Of stairs in
front Of him, and in another moment
he was on the first floor. He walked
rapidly along the landing, trying to
find his bearings, and, turning corner,
he found himself at the top Of the
main staircase--the spot where he had
fought Peterson two nights previous
ly.
He walked quickly on to the room
which he calculated was the one where
he had seen the shadow on the blind.
Without seconds hesitation he flung
the door open and walked In. There
lying in the bed, was the American,
while crouched beside him, with a re-
volver in his hand, was a man. :.
For few seconds they watched one
another in SILENCE, and then the man
Strengthened up.
"The soldierl" he snarled. "You
young pupi"
Deliberately, almost casually, he
raised his revolver, and then the I'M
expected happened. A jet of liquid
ammonia struck him full in the face,
and with a short laugh Hugh dropped
his water-pistol In his pocket, and
turned his attention to the bed. Wrap
ping the millionaire In blanket, he
picked him up, and, paying no more
attention to the man gasping and chok-
ing in corner, he raced for the back
stairs.
Below he could hear Jerry hiccough-
ing gently, and explaining to the pro
pro .pritor that he per-
shonally would repair :, g.. inshisted
on repairing any and every
gate posht he posshessed. !And
then he reached the garden.
Everything had fallen out exactly
as he had hoped, but had hardly dared
to expect. He heard Peterson's voice,
calm and suave as usual, answering
Jerry. From the garden in front came
the dreadful sound Of duet by Algy
and Peter. Not a soul was In sight;
the back of the house was clear. All
that he had to do was to walk quietly
through the wicket-gate to The
Larches with his semi-conscious bur
den, get to his car, and drive of. 1t
all seemed so easy that he laughed.
But there were one or two factors
that he had forgotten, and the first
and most important one was the man
upstairs. The window was thrown up
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suddenly, and the man leaned out wav-
ing his arms. He was still gasping
with the strength Of the ammonia, but
Hugh saw him clearly in the light from
the room behind. And as he cursed
himself for fool in not having tied
him up, from the trees close by there
came the sharp clang of metal.
With quick catch in his breath he
began to run. The two men who had
rushed past him before he had entered
the house, and whom. save for q pass
SO. So. .: ne ;,ad ,iisr-gardeu, MAO
become the principal danger. For he
had heard that clang before; he re-
membered Jem Smiths white horror
struck face. and then his Sigh Of re-
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CHAPTER VII.
In Which He Spends an Hour or Two
on Roof.
ONE,

Drummond paused for moment at
the door of the sitting room, then with
slight shrug he stepped past Peter
son. During the last few days he had
grown to look on this particular room
as the private den of the principals Of
the gang. He associated it In his mind
with Peterson himself, suave, impas-
sive, ruthless; with the girl Irma. per-
fectly gowned, lying on the sofa. smok-
ing innumerable cigarettes. and mani
curing her already faultless nails; and
in a lesser degree. with Henry Laking-
toms thin, cruel face, and blue, staring
eyes.
But tonight a different scene con-
fronted him. The girl was not there !;
her accustomed place on the sofa was
occupied by an unkempt-looking man
with a ragged beard. At the end of
the table was a vacant chair, on the
right of which sat darlington regard
ing him with fnalevolent fury. Along
the table on each side there we're half
dozen men, and he glanced at their
faces. Some were obviously foreign
ers; some might have been anything
from murderers to Sunday school
teachers. There was one with spec
tacles and the general appearance of
an intimidated rabbit while his neigh
Dor, helped by large red scar right
across his cheek, and two bloodshot
eyes, struck Hugh as being the sort
Of man with whom one would not
share a luncheon basket.
Peterscn's voice from Just behind
his shoulder reused him.
"Permit me. gentlemen, to introduce
to you Captain Drummond, D. s. o.,
M. G., the originator Of the little en-
tertainment we have just had
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! find that ! can work in the laundry ali
through tho time and do my homework,
too. Last month ] was 90 surprised at
myself TO be up and around and feeling
10 good while before used to feel com
pletely .lifeless. Ihave told some Of the
girls who work with me and have such
troubles to try Lydia e. Pinkham' sVege-
table Compound, and tell them how it
has helped me. You can use my testi-
nonial for the good of others. Mrs.
BLANCHE SILVIA, 50 Grant St.. Taunton,
Mass.
Z It's the same story friend telling
another Of the value Of Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
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You priceless old ass, you've
ranlrned the blinking gate"
II was Jerry Seymour who then
took up the bawL Bis voice was In
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lief AZ the riling whatever II war
was shut in It's cage. And now It was
out. lodging through the trees. lot
loose BY the two men. He heard some
thing crash into bush Oh his right,
and give smart OF anger. Like Cash
he swerved Into the undergrowth on
the left.
Then began a dreadful game. He
was still some way from the fence,
and he was hampered at every step
by the man slung over his back. He
could hear the thing laundering
about searching for him, and sudden
ly, with cold feeling Of fear, he
realized that the animal was In front
OF him--that his way to the gate was
barred. The next moment he saw
It. .. s
Shadowy. indlstinct, In the darkness,
he saw something glide between two
bushes. Then II came out into the
open, and he knew 1t had seen him.
though as yet he could not make out
what 1t was.
Cautiously he lowered the million
aire to the ground. and took q step
forward. 1t was enough; with snari
Of fury the crouchn
shambled toward him. Two hairy arms
shot out toward his throat, he smelt
the brute's foetid breath, hot and loath-
some, and he realized what he was
up against. 1t was q partially grown
gorilla.
r For a full minute they fought In
silence, save for the hoarse grunts Of
the animal as It tried to tear away
the mans hand from Its throat, and
then enci-cle him with its powerful
arms. And with his brain cold as Ice
Hugh saw his danger and kept his
head. 1t couldn't 90 on; no human
being could last the pace. whatever his
strength. And there was only one
chance Of finishing 1t quickly, the pos
sibility that the grip taught him by
olaki would serve with monkey as It
did with q man.
He shifted his left thumb an inch
or two on the brute's throat, and the
baboon. thinking he was weakening,
redoubled Its efforts. And then, little
by little, the fingers moved, and the
grip which had been tight before grew
tighter still. Back went its head;
something was swapping in its neck.
With scream of fear and rage 1t
wrapped its legs round Drummond.
and writhing. And then sud-
denly there was tearing snap, and
the great limbs relaxed and grew
limp.
For a moment the man stood watch |
ing the still quivering brute lying at
his feet; then, with gasp Of utter |
exhaustion, he dropped on the ground |
himself. He was done-utterly |
cooked; even Peterson's voice close
behind scarcely reused him
"Quite one Of the most amusing en-
I've seen for long time"
The calm, expressionless voice made
him look up YEARLY, and he saw that
he was surrounded by men. The in
evitable cigar glowed red In the dark
ness, and after q moment or two he |
scrambled unsteadlly to his feet.
'.Td forgotten your id menagerie.
/ must frankly confess" he remarked.
whats the party forT He glanced
at the men who had closed in round
him.
"a guard Of honor, my young
friend" said Peterson suavely, "to lead
you to the house. l wouldn't hesitate
it's very foolish. Your friends
have gone, and, strong as you are,
don't think you can manage ten."
Hugh commenced to stroll toward
the house.
swell, don't leave the wretched
Potts lying about dropped him over
there"
aFas
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CHAPTER VI-contlnued,
i'd
THREE.

Hugh stopped his car at Guildford
station and, lighting cigarette,
stroiled restlessly up and down. He
looked at his watch q dozen times in
two minutes; he threw away his
smoke before 1t was half finished. In
short he manifested every symptom
usually displayed by the male of the
species when awaiting the arrival of
the opposite sex. Over the telephone
he had arranged that she should come
by train from Godalmins ~ confer
with him on a matter Of great import
ance; she had said she would, but
what was it2 He, having no suitable
answer ready, had made q loud buzz
ing noise indicative Of a telephone
exchange In pain, and then rung of.
And now he was waiting in that Pc
euliar condition Of mind, which reveals
itself outwardly In hands that are
rather too warm, and feet that are
rather too cold.
"When is this baily train likely to
arrive2 He accosted a phlegmatic
official, who regarded him coldly, and
doubted the likelihood of its being
more than quarter Of an hour early.
At length 1t was signaled, and Hugh
got back into his car. Feverishly he
scanned the faces Of the passengers as
they came out into the street, until,
with q sudden quick jump of his
heart, he saw her. cool and fresh,
coming toward him with a faint
smile on her lips.
"What is this very important matter
you want to talk to me aboutf" she
demanded, as he assisted her into his
car.
'T'll tell you when we get out on
the Hogs Back" he said slipping in
his clutch. sits absolutely vital"
He stole glance at her, but she
was looking straight In front of her,
and her face seemed expressIonless.
"You must stand long way of
when you do" she said demurely.
"At least II it's the same thing as you
told me over the phone"
Hugh grinned sheepishly.
1.-THE exchange went wrong" he re-
marked at length. Astonishing how
rotten the telephones are In town these
days"
"Qulte remarkable" she returned.
II thought you weren't feeling very
well or something. OF course, If it
was the exchange :"
''They sort of buzz and blow, don't
you know" he explained helpfully,
"That must be most fearfully jolly
for them" she agreed. And there
was silence for the next two niles.
Once or twice he looked at her out
of the corner Of his eye, taking In
every detail of the sweet profile SO
near to him. Except for their first
meeting at the Carlton. 1t was the
only time he had ever had her com
pletely to himself, and Hugh was de-
termined to make the most of It. He
felt as II he could 60 on driving for
ever. just he and she alone. It was
then that the girl turned and looked |
at him. The car swerved danger
eusly.
sLet's STOP she said. with the sus-
picion Of smile. "Then you can tell |
me-
+ Hugh drew into the side Of the
road, and switched of the engine.
you're not fair" he remarked s.a
II the girl saw his hand trembling
little as he opened the door, she gave
- sign. He came and stood beside
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| thoughtfully. do you think he's al
The Elms Dowr
"That is what I propose to find
out tonight" answered Hugh. eve
have staged little comedy for Peter.
sons especial benefit, and we are hop.
ing for the best"
"Oh, boy, do be carefulT She
looked at him anxiously. "Pd never
forgive myself II anything happened
to you. I'd feel 1t was all due to
me, and I Just couldn't bear It"
Dear little girl" he whispered ten
deYly, you're simply adorable when
ydd look like that. But not even for
you would back out Of this show
now" His mouth set In grim line.
TITS gone altogether too far, and
they've shown themselves to be so
completely beyond the pale that it's
got to be fought out. And when 1t
has been," he caught both her hands
In his and we've won
-. why then, girl o. mine, we'll
get Peter Darrell to be best man"
Which was the cue for the com
mencement of the last and longest
interlude, terminated only by the sud
den and unwelcome appearance of a
notorious covered within and with
out by unromantic slghtseers, and
paper-bags containing bananas.
They drove slowly back to Guild
ford, and on the way he told her brief
ly Of the murder of the Americans
secretary in Belfast, and his inter
view the preceding afternoon with
the impOstor at the Carlton.
TITS a tough proposition" he re-
marked quietly. They're absolutely
without scruple, and their power
seems unlimited. / know they are
after the duchess Of Lampshire's
pearls: / found the beautiful. Irma
consuming tea with young Laidley
yesterday-you know, the dukes eld-
est son. But there's something more
in the wind than that, Phyllis--some-
thing which, unless I'm mug Of the
frst water, is an infinitely larger
proposition than that"
The car drew up at the station,
and he strolled with her to the plat
form. Then the train came In, and
he put her into carriage. And two
minutes later with the touch of her
lips warm on his, and her anxious
little cry, Take care, my darllng!-
take care| still ringing in his ears, he
got into his car and drove Off to an
hotel to get an early dinner.