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The St. Charles herald., 1922-06-03
CHAPTER v
An Encounter.

Alan, standing in the darkness Of
the hall, felt in his pocket for his
matches and struck one on the box.
The light showed the hall In front of
him, reaching back into some vague,
distant darkness, and great rooms with
wide portiered doorways gaping on
both sides. He turned into the room
upon his right, glanced to see that the
shades were drawn on the windows
toward the street, then found the
switch and turned on the electric light.
Alan had the feeling which so often
comes to one in an unfamiliar and
vacant house that there was some one
in the house with him. He listened
and seemed to hear another sound in
the upper hall, footstep. He went
out quickly to the foot Of the stairs
and looked up them.
us any one herer' he called. "Is
any one hereT
His voice brought no response. He
went half way up the curve Of the wide
stairway and called again, and lis
tened; then he fought down the feeling
he had had; Sheriff. had said there
would be no one In the house, and
Alan was certain there was no one.
So he went back to the room where
he had left the light.
The center Of this room, like the
room next to it, was occupied by q
library table-desk. He pulled open
some drawers In 1t: one or two had
blueprints and technical drawings In
them; the others had only the miscel-
lany which accumulates In room
much used. There were drawers also
under the bookcases all around the
room; they appeared. when Allan
opened some Of them, to contain PAM
phlets Of various societies, and the
scientific correspondence Of which
Sheriff. had told him. Alan felt that
seeing these things was bringing his
father closer to him: they gave him
little Of the feeling he had been unable
to get when he looked at his fathers
picture. He could realize better now
tuc iOutlss iCSNCSS man. Pun SuSU os
some ghost he could not kill. taking
up for distraction one subject Of study
after another. exhausting each in turn
until he could no longer make 1t en-
gross him. and then absorbing him
self in the next.
On the top of q chest Of high draw
ers in a corner near the dressing
table were some papers. Alan went
over to look at them; they were invi-
tations, notices Of concerts and Of
plays twenty years old-the mail.
probably. of the morning when Corvet's
wife had gone away. left where her
maid or she herself had laid them.
and only picked up and put back there
at the times since when the room was
busted. As Alan touched them. he
saw that his fingers left marks in the
dust on the smooth top Of the chest;
he noticed that some one else had
touched the things and made marks
Of the same sort as he had made. The
freshness Of these other marks star
tied him; they had been made within
a day or so. They could not have
been made by Sheriff.. for Alan had
noticed that Sherrill's hands were
slender and delicately formed: Cor.
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and read the short, dry biography of
his father printed on the page oppo-
site the portrait. It summarized In
Q few hundred words his fathers life.
Alan shut the book and sat thought
full. The tall clock in the hall struck
nine. He got up and went out into
the hall and asked for his hat and
coat. When they had been brought
him, he put them on and went out.
He went down the steps and to the
corner and turned west to As.or street.
When he reached the house of his Ia
ther he stopped under street lamp,
looking up at the BIG. stern old man.
sion Questioningly.
He could not call up any sense that
the house was his. any more than he
had been able to when Sheriff. had
told him Of 1t. he own house on
that street, Yet was that in Itself
say more remarkable than that b
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under the top to force 1t up. The
pigeonholes and little drawers in the
upper part Of the desk, as he swiftly
opened them, he found entirely empty.
He hurried to the cabinet; the draw
ers Of the cabinet too had been forced,
and very recently; for the scars and
the splinters Of wood were clean and
fresh. These drawers and the draw
ers in the lower part of the desk
either were empty, or the papers in
them had been disarranged and tum-
bled in confusion, as though some one
had examined them hastily and tossed
them back. To Alan, the marks Of
violence and roughness were unmis-
takably the work Of the man with the
big hands who had left marks upon
the top Of the chest Of drawers; and
the feeling that he had been In the
house very recently was stronger than
ever.
Alan ran out into the hall and lis
tened; he heard no sound; but he went
back to the little room more excited
than before. For what had the other
man been searching? For the same
things which Alan was looking for?
And had the other man got them?
Who might the other be, and what
might be his connection with Benja-
min Corvet? Alan had no doubt that
everything Of importance must have
been taken away. but he would make
sure Of that. He took some Of the pa
pers from the drawers and began to
examine them; after nearly an hour
Of this, he had found only one article
which appeared connected in any way
with what Sheriff. had told him or
with Alan himself. In one of the little
drawers of the desk he found several
books, much worn as though from
being carried in pocket, and one Of
stretching over several years. These
listed an amount-S150-oppos Sc
ries Of dates with only the year and
the month given, and there was an
entry for every second month.
Alan felt his fingers trembling as he
turned the pages Of the little book
and found at the end of the list a
blank. and below, In the same hand
but in writing which had changed
slightly with the passage of years, an
other date and the confirming entry Of
s., 1,5O0. Alan looked through the little
book again and put it in his pocket.
1t was, beyond doubt, his fathers
memorandum Of the sums sent to Blue
Rapids for Alan; 1t told him that here
he had been In his fathers thoughts.
He grew warm at the thought as he
began putting the other things back
into the drawers
He started and Strengthened sudden
ly; then he listened attentively. and
his skin. warm an instant before.
turned cold and prickled. Somewhere
within the house, Enthusiastically on the
floor below him. q door had slammed.
Some one-it was beyond question
now, for the realization was quite diff
ferent from the feeling he had had
about that hefore-was In the house
with him. Was 1t his father
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Next Day, All R;qht,

She during spat)-It's story for
you to say grabbed you up quick.
You know very well that when you
proposed l didn't say "yes" until the
next day.
He-That's right, you didn't. I
proposed at II $50 p. m. and you ac-
cepted me at IL :O1 the next morning.
Boston Transcript.
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(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Jud Tunkins.

Jud Tunkins.
Jud Tunkins says there's a big ad
vantage in using long words. Any
body would rather take what you sa
for granted than 5e put to the troubi
Of looking in the dictionary.
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"For this was the man whom
he had fought in BENJAMIN
corvet's house the night be-
FORE"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
ERNEST LINE FARM
RECLAIMED BY H. GAIL
IN PARTITION ACTION

EATON, Ohio, April 21.-Electing
to take the land at it's appraised value.
Harry c. Gail has regained possession
of the Ernest Line farm, near Cam
den, on which Robert Marshall, Cam
den, deputy state game warden, was
shot from ambush and killed instantly
in last January. The price paid by
Gail was $4,000, in addition to $2l2
attorney fees and costs incurred in a
court partition action involving the
land, which is in three parcels and
aggregates about ia acres.
Gail brought the partition action. He
had sold the farm to Line and taken a
mortgage on the premises. Shortly
before the murder of Marshall a rob
berry indictment was returned against
Line and he disappeared. Later Lines
wife conveyed to Gail her interest in
the realty and Gail instituted the par
| tition action.
| Judge A. c. Risinger in confirming
! the partition and sale in common
| pleas court found Line is indebted tt
/ Gail in the sum of $3.50 in excess Of
| Lines interest in the realty, but ne
! personal judgment is rendered again@
/ him. The court states the fact tha
personal service on Line in the cast
could not be had Gail is ordered tt
have Cancelled the mortgage held b.
him on the premises, and the sheriff i:
ordered to execute and deliver to Cal
a deed to the realty involved.
Eli Benton is the alleged slayer o
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
over 500 PERSONS
ATTEND HAGERST0WN
HIGH COMME:NC Cement
Especial to The Palladium

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, April 21-
Graduation exercises for the outgoing
class of Hagerstown high school were
held in the community hall, Thursday
night, with Emerson E. Ballard of
Charlottesville, author, lecturer and
attorney, as the speaker.
Besides the members of the gradual
ing class, the 80 eighth grade gradu-
ates who will enter the high school
next wear were present by invitation.
Graduates from the high school were
Helen Barron, Dorothy Bookout, Cecil
Deardorf, Verl Hoover. Aline Hover,
Minnie Manifold, Etoile Marshall,
Mark Peckinpaugh, Charles Replogle,
Helen Riggs. Arnum Root, Jesse Sells,
Rollin Stanley, Fern Stewart, Sara
Warfel and Harold Wichterman.
The speakers address was an an
swer to the question, "Who Are You,
and Where Are You Going%
A violin solo was given by Aline
Hover and a vocal solo by Mrs. Verda
Hindman.
The graduating class was present
ed by the principal. Mr.. Willard Starr
and diplomas were awarded by the
superintendent, Prof w. o. Wissler
by the high school orchestra, under
the direction of Willard Starr.
There were 500 persons in the audi
ence, the use of the community hall
allowing accommodations for the first
time. for all who wished to attend
the graduation exercises.
Following the graduation exercises
a graduation dance wis held in the
h of p hall.
The regular alumnae meeting will
be held in the K. of p. hall Friday
evening, at which time the reception
and initiation for the new graduates
will be held. A banquet in the ODD
Fellows hall will folio Wthe business
meeting.
OFFICERS of the alumnae association
are Mrs Bella Rudy, president; Mr.
Iethair Teetor, vice president ,ant
Irene Ballenger, secretary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
QUAKER GLEE CLUB
WILL SING TONIGHT
FOR MUSIC PATRONS

The annual home concert of the
Earlham Glee club will be held in the
Earlham chapel Friday night at $40
O'Clock, under the AUSPICES of the SEN
ior class. The glee club this year has
had the most successful season of its
history and its spring tour was fol-
lowed with a wake of newspaper COM
ments which rank it without a doubt
as one of the foremost clubs In the
middle west.
Several people who have heard
clubs from neighboring colleges de-
clare that the voices in the local or
ganization are far superior. An addi-
ton to the regular song numbers the
club has series of special stunts
that have proved popular.
This will be the only opportunity
that Richmond music patrons will
have of hearing the Earlham Glee
men. Those in charge of the ticket
sales report that several good seats
are left. All seats are reserved and
are so cents.
Saturday night the entire glee club
and their lady friends will hold g
| banquet at the Richmond Country club
as the closing feature of the season.
The program follows:
! Worship of God in Nature. Beethoven
! Love Divine ........W .Westhof
The Club
Fourth Barcarolle ... .GodarC
Carl Welty
| Quartet-The Tale of Tack. Parks
Dale, Stanley, Arbaugh, Kirk
Reading-The Foxes Tails -. Amor
Hurford Crosman
| Lady Chloe ........ .Clough-Leighte
! The Shoogy Shoe. Ambrost
The Club
The Little Damozel. Ivor Novellt
| Her Dream ............ Frank Walle
/ Alan Wallace
Rustic of Spring ..S Sindini
/ Mark Heitbrink
Quartet-LiZa Lady ........ .Linder
i Pitts, Welty, Wallace, Thornburg
Sword of Ferrara . Bullar
The Club
/ I. u. +. ............ MOS
Wallace, Pitts
! Octette-The Bill of Fare -. .Zolne
i Pitts, Dale, Hadley, Welty,
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PRICE OF EXCHANGE
SEATS GOES HIGHER
(Ry Associated Press J

NEW YORK, April 2.-Prices of
seats on the New York stock exchange
long regarded by many as an index of
approaching market conditions, are
still on the upgrade. Wall street got
thrill when it was announced that
Erich Harks had bought the seat Of
W. P. Bliss for $93, 900, which was
$4,000 more than the previous sale.
recorded less than a week ago.
Henry Clews paid only $500 for his
seat June 27, 1864, and since that
time there have been many wide vari-
ations. but $13, 600 is the lowest price
recorded in a generation. The record
price was $115,000 reached in the war
boom, and a seat is reported to have
sold as low as $4,000 in the great de-
preston following the close of the
stock exchange on July 80, 1914, when
news came that England was going
into the war.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
Demolishing Opera House
Where Mckinley. Hanna Sat
(By Associated Press.)

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Apdil Where
once Mckinley and Hanna sat and ap-
plauded, where once Booth and Mans
field practiced their art, the opera
house, for nearly half century the
dramatic mecca of Cleveland, is being
demolished.
The last performance in the old
theatre raised the roof." It was
Uncle Toms Cabin Such original
touches as Little Eva turning hand
springs before her ascension to heaven
and final scene in which the Williams
exterminated each other, admist pistol
flashes and gunpowder smoke were
added.
A. F. Hartz, for more than a gen
Grafton manager of the theatre, wit
messed the performance from box.
but was too moved to make the speech
asked for by the crowd.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
FIRST GIRLS SHOP
SESSION HELD TODAY

Just as the ships guide more by
the coast lights, more than by the
great light of the lighthouse" de-
clared Mrs. William Asher, of the Sun
day party, before the girls of the At
las Underwear company Friday noon,
so we are Gods lights, his represen-
tatives here on earth.'
Describing how the ship in which
she had sailed to Australia had fol-
lowed the "lesser lights" along the
coast, and of the wrecks she had seen
in the Pacific because the mariners
had failed to follow the guides that
had been given for the navigation of
the islands, Mrs. Asher drew the les
SOM that those who did not follow
Gods law were wrecked"
You can be saved only through
faith in Christ" she declared. SIT
does not mean that you have to join
any one church, or observe any GER
tain form; 1t means that you must
follow Christ"
Explaining the purpose of the meet
ings, Mrs. Asher said that they were
| for those who could not get to the
regular Tuesday and Wednesday noon
meetings which are held at the First
Presbyterian church for professional
| and business women.
Need Girls Help
"You cannot come to me, so have
come to you," she said, ito tell you
that we need your help in Christian
work. Mr.. Sunday is trying to make
it easier for folk to do good and hard
er for them to do wrong, and your
help is needed
The Atlas Underwear company. b.
an invitation late Thursday night
managed to beat the Richmond Bak
ing company to the first girls shoI
meeting
Miss Ruth James. with Mrs. Asher
sang as a duet, Brighten the Corner
Where You Are" and Mrs. Asher sang
Somebody Cares
The noon meeting at the Richmond
Baking company was held at 1890 i'm
mediately following the one at the At
las company plant. The Richmond
Baking company girls have chosen rec
and white as their official colors fol
business women's night next Tuesday
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
CINCINNATI SPECIAL

A special train from Cincinnati is to
bring $50 Billy Sunday supporters to
Richmond for the sermon next Thurs
day night, according to plans now be-
ing perfected by Garfield Winchler,
who was chief usher of the campaign
in Cincinnati
Winchler was in Richmond the Sun
day that Billy opened in Richmond,
and promised then to come back in
two weeks to see how the campaign
was coming along.
Mrs. Asher, Rodeheaver and Bob
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
BUSINESS IN WOOL
BETTER THIS WEEK

BOSTON, April 21,-The CONNER
cial Bulletin tomorrow will say:
There is more business reported in
the wool market this week and the tone
of the market is decidedly better.
Prices have not shown any advance
but are very firm. The greater part
of the business has been in secured
woods manufacturers and dealers op-
Grating.
'The goods market is steady, with
some repeat business on woolens, es-
pecially on overcoating. Some of the
business is reported from the west,
chiefly in Arizona, at steady prices.
The foreign markets are all very
firm"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
DRILL YOUR TUNNELS
TO SUCCESS, SUNDAY
TELLS SCHOOL PUPILS

Have a definite aim in life, make a
touchdown, and then kick goal, with
out deliberation.' Billy Sunday urged
the high school students in his i'm
pressive address before the senior
chapel students Friday morning.
Il meet so many magnificent young
men and women as go here and there
but SO many of them are wandering
down the path without definite aim
in their life.
You students may graduate from
the high school and start down the
streets with your diploma in your
hand for your fortification; but that
alone will not get you by. You have
to remain on the job to get any place
in this wise old world.
Must Work Yourself
Don't think that your learning is
entirely in the curricula of your school
lit is elsewhere also, and it is up to
the students to continue to work for
it You have to drill your own tun-
nels to win out in this world, and the
way to do that is to know how to do
one thing better than anybody else =
Mr. Sunday added that persever-
ance acquires most anything in the
entire universe.
"Idleness is the foe of youth. and
the company which you keep will de-
termine your destinies.
Form the habit of rating yourself
Don't go through the world lopsided
There may be something about your
teachers which you don't like, but or
the other hand, there may be some
thing about you which your teachers
do not like.
Bad Habits Dangerous
Pointing to the fact that the care
less habit of individuals mailing let
ters without postage stamps and ad
dresses and parcels without being
. wrapped correctly, was costing the
government hundreds of thousands O
dollars, trying to take care of the
errors of the public, Mr.. Sunday said
Your habits, if tolerated, will grow
upon you and put you down and out, i
you don't ovecome them.
In closing, Mr. Sunday emphasized
Get the best out of this high schoo
while you are here and also from th'
college which you might attend later.
Il will be on hand Saturday after
noon to umpire a few innings of YOU
baseball game at Exhibition park"
RoGeheaver Plays.
Homer Rodeheaver, Sundays sons
leader and trombone artist enter
tanned the students previous to Billy
talk. with several selections on hi
instrument. He played the following
pieces, much to the delight of the au
dience: Yankee Doodle" "Dixie,
Brighten the Corner Where You Are
and Safe in the Arms of Jesus"
Mr.. Rodeheaver commented on th
fact that he did not expect to finC
such a wonderful high school orches
ira when he came to the auditorium
even after having heard of its size ant
ability.
IF l had only known that this OF
chestra was as fine as it is l woul,
have left my trombone at home" wa
the humorous statement of Rody whel
he came upon the stage.
Rody invited the high school or
chestra or band to the tabernacle Sat
urday night when the entire higf
school body will go
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
Hour of Saturday Night
Bible Class Is Changed

The Saturday night Bible class at
the Y. M. c. A. will meet Saturday
night at o'clock this week instead of
at the usual hour, due to the fact that
the high school boys are to attend
services at the tabernacle Saturday
night. The regular meeting of the
class is scheduled for O'Clock, but
the boys are due to leave the "Y''
promptly at o'clock.
Perry Wilson, boys work secretary
and teacher of the class, stated that
only short lesson will be given. At
present there are 40 boys in the class.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
ODD FELLOWS woRk

A telegram of unusual interest, be-
cause of the story it tells was re-
ceived at the Sunday headquarters Fri
day, it read:
odd Fellows of Glen Elk lodge
number 95, l. o. o. F. of Charleston,
west Va, are just now on bended
knees praying for your success. Hope
ODD Fellows of Richmond get behind
your meeting. Joe Leyersedge, Sec
retary."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

The first of the school meetings to
be held under Miss Kinney's direction
will be that of the high school girls,
who will meet at the Grace NJ. Z.
church next Tuesday afternoon at AIS
o'clock. Miss Kinney will speak to
all of the schools in town, in the near
est cooperating church, some time
during the six weeks of the campaign.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
PRAYER NOTICES

Prayer meeting notices that are to
be published in the Palladium should
be IN the hands of the reporter by
noon of the day before if they are to
be in the evening paper. Notices for
Tuesday morning should be in by Mon
day noon, and for Friday morning
should be in by Thursday noon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
DAYTON VISITORS

Mr.. and Mrs. John Williams and
John George and his son, Henry, all OF
Dayton were visitors Thursday even
ing at the tabernacle, and were given
seats on the platform by Homer Rode
HEAVIER, an old friend of theirs.
Mr. Williams is the director of the
celebrated Westminster choir in Day
ton, and during the summer is an in
structor in Rodeheaver's school a
Winona Lake.
I'VE are making preparations te
have Billy go over big in Dayton,
Williams said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
wooDEN STEAMER SINKS

wooden passenger steamer Colonial,
which piled between Cheboygan and
Bois Blanc Island, is believed to have
sunk in Lake Huron last night follow
ing removal of her crew and single
passenger by coast guard crews.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
COLLECTIONS BETTER

CoIIectlons at the tabernacle are
picking up. Thursday night brought
in S497.55. This with certain other
amounts reported during the day bring
the days total to well over $500. The
grand total could not, however, be an
nounced as the figures were not all
tabulated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
ENROLL 1000 MEMBERS

Nearly 1000 new members were en-
rolled in Charleston churches Sunday
AS sequel to the Billy Sunday cam
paign which closed a few days ago.
Indications were that several hundred
more will join the churches this week.
Ninety-five percent of the new mem
bers were persuaded to become Chris
tian workers during the evangelistic
campaign. The Baptist Temple report
ed 225 new members; Bream Memoir
ial Presbyterian had 1855; the Central
NJ. E. church took in 148; the Calvary
Baptist accepted 15S and the First
Presbyterian church had $50. Prac.
tically every church in Charleston and
vicinity enrolled the largest number
of new members in its history.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
MANUFACTURER DIES

tBy Associated FfeSS)
EVANSVILLE, Ind. April 21.-Aue
ust Brentano, retired stove manufac-
turer, died here today after an illness
of three months. Mr.. Brentano was a
former grand lodge president of Dis
trict No. 2, of the Independent order
of Bnai Birth. He was also active in
Democratic politics several years age.
Game Warden Marshall. He is under
indictment in common pleas court on
first degree murder charge. He was
a tenant on the Line farm at the time
of the killing. Benton disappeared
Immediately after the murder and has
not been captured.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-21
ATTENDANCE RECORD

The crowd in the tabernacle filled
the seats up to the last rows of pill
ars. This left about 400 seats untitled.
AS the seating capacity of the build
ing is said by Mr.. Peterson, the GUS
todian, to be almost exactly 5000, the
Thursday attendance was roughly
1900, the largest so far in the series.