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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
SPRING FEVER
CHAPTER 5 Just as I was stepping into my eel

Norton. dining alone at tho little restaurant on his first night in New York after five years of wander ing, remembered how often Joe Stickney and he had sat at that very table on spring evenings as soft and stirring as this. and talked of TO- nance. Romance, 50 Stickney had said, was in a girls laughter or in the subtle modelling of a girls cheek and chin seen in the distant lamp light. But Norton had been used to argue that 1t was to be found in the colorful bazars of Cairo or on the night wind sweeping from the desert. Each, as was proper to youth. had hungered for 1t. and each had vowed that he would grasp 1t sofewhere, somehow. And now Norton had had and Joe Stickney had married girl that his friend dimly remebered as a slim, dark-haired creature with lcng-lashed violet eyes.
 He would like to know what had happened to Joe and his Helen. so, finishing dinner, Norton sought out a telephone booth. He found the name and number, and woman's voice answered his call. This Is Roger Norton" he said. Mrs. Stick ney, Joe and I used to be Damon and Pythias five years ago. I'm lonely in this big city. May I come up tonight?"
 Please do, MT. Norton" came the answer. I've often heard Joe speak of you"
 A maid let him in at the apartment and showed him into drawing room, pleasantly illumined by a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
By Rupert Sargent Holland

She faced him for a second. her eyes startled. then misty.
 Forgive me-" he muttered. You the night-something has turned my head "However-" And she brushed her hand across her gown as if to wipe something away.
 What do you mean?" he de- manded. "You're-you're not lonely. too?"
 In the silence that followed his question there came the sound of a key in a distant lock, then steps in the hall Norton got to his feet. still fascinated. he gazed at the lovely dark head turned away from him.
 Someone came into the room. well, by Jove!" cried the cheery voice of Joe Stickney. T declare if It isn't Roger Norton. as large as life!"
 Norton wheeled. his face aflame. Mechanically he took the hand that My word, but I'm glad to see you" chortled Stickney. Sorry that Helen is away on a visit; but I guess my little sister-in-law has made you pretty comfortable.' "Sisterinlaw!" echoed Norton. glancing at the girl by the window. The young woman stood up. I'm afraid I haven't made MT. Norton so very comfortable" she said. avoiding that mans eyes. Something got into me tonight. I suppose it's that old spring fever"
 Roger Norton smiled. I'm glad happened along when I did," he said. Spring fever's so much jollier when it's shared with somebody"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
By Ralph D. Paine

grave but his smile had a btyish sweetness as he said:
 "This fine old place has run down. Too bad. I remember 1t years ago. A family named Brent lived here then. DO you know what became of them?"
 Dead and gone" replied Harriet. You can see the stones in the little burying ground at the edge of the orchard"
 "Yes. 1t was long time ago. There was a daughter, a very lovely girl l met her one summer, when I was a boy. Married, I suppose. and a grandmother by now"
 "She has gone, too, 80 I've heard say" steadily answered Harriet In a low voice. Her hand pulled the edges of the shawl together and remained there to rest on her heart. "Yes. the girl you used to know has gone from here"
 His wife spoke impatiently. He turned with a start. Presently the car rolled away from the house by the road. He glanced back. more than once. From beside the ancient lilac bush, Harrient Brent watched tho car vanish. Then she clasped her hands and murmured, in prayer: "Oh. thank God, he didn't know me But he remembered-and he loved to remember. He was loving the girl that has gone. I didn't expect any thing could ever make me SC happy"
 | She went into the house and kin dled blaze in the huge fireplace of the sitting room, logs of gnarled ap- pie wood. By it's glow she sat with folded hands, while the red coals covered the dead ashes. Her face was no longer harsh and unlovely | The bright wings of romance had brushed 1t.
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are to be found in tho fact that your romance Is always Just over the next hill?"
 He flushed. She was looking at him, and her eyes held him fasci- mated.
 T don't believe it," he said. 'I believe I'd still keep my ideals. keep them more than ever after I'd found what Joe has"
 q wasn't talking of Joe" she re- minded him with little half laugh. T know Joe very well-even better. perhaps, than you do." Again he caught that little note that made him wonder, that piqued and stirred his senses. He looked down at the slim hand that lay upon the chair-arm. Good old Joe." he said T suppose a man does change. And life in New York Is such a struggle"
 "But you have everything before tered" says. And yet when I come back from my wanderings. like Ulysses, having avoided the pitfalls. l find myself dreadfully lonely. I thought at dinner tonight that was high price
 Poor Robert Norton" she mur- mured. His best friend caught by the sirens
 There was mockery in her voice. but something also that set his pulses beating. He looked at the | lovely profile, now turned, again to the stars of the spring night. And suddenly he forgot himself. T wish I'd been caught instead" he said. | .Id never have struggled 1oose.'
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I glanced up and saw above tho door

I glanced up and saw above tho doc large, well-shaped figure g. Like many others of my kind, I was su- perstititous as to numbers. I never have yet seen floating in-horn gambler or any person whose life car ried a measure of chance or danger who was not superstitious in the matter of numbers. Nine had been lucky for me from time to time in days gone by.
 I had been in the ceil but few minutes when the guard and prison librarian came.
 The librarian. who apparently was a highly intellectual fellow, and seemingly was allowed measure of freedom in his speech and activities. Here's something particularly good in fiction, if you like that kind of reading" he said. Its When the Gates Lift Up Their Heads" A story laid in the hills of North Carolina. That title is taken from the ninth verse of the twenty-forth Psalm and it's a very fine novel"
 "Thank you" returned I. And you say the title is taken from some ninth verse;"
 He reapeated 1t.
 ..I'm glad to hear 6 nine Is in It..
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My cell here is number g. Maybe that all goes for luck"
 Luck, eh?" he spoke without looking at me. arranging some books Tn the crook of his arm. Luck Is when you play the game right"
 Unless you get in a jam where there's no chance to do any playing"
 No such place in existence, brother" he assured me. T don't care where a man may find him. self or what he may be facing, there's always a chance to do the next best thing and that's playing the game right"
 O o O
 Two 9's In a Row.
 When I was alone a moment later I pondered that librarians words. And while wondering how 1t were possible for a man with so much seeming personal force and bril- fancy to get into the penitentiary, I was sure he had said a great deal in few words.
 I sat on the cot and opened the book I almost jumped to my feet when my eyes rested upon the num- Der of the page at which l had open ed the volume: it was 99-two of those lucky 9s. Then I took up a smabll Bible from little shelf by
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the door-it and a set of rules on the wall seemed to belong to that cell and I turned to the twenty-fourth Psalm. The librarian had told me the truth; that ninth verse read as follows: Lift up your heads. O ye gates; even lift them up, ye ever lasting doors"
 No man strays so far that he Is not In some way influenced by his early teaching. Mysterious as they had been to me in childhood. those words of the Psalmist held for me a kind of mingled reverence and awe. though in the nine years of my wan derings perhaps I had not thought of them once.
 What did 1t all mean? My favor ite number springing up at every turn; that ninth verse with refer ence to the lifting of gates and doors; the librarians forceful words as to doing the next best thing" Why was l feeling so strong an inn pulse to send for the police and tell the whole thing just as 1t happened?
 O O O
 Twenty scconds-If!
 I had committed the offense at an instant when torn between great fear for my life and high excitement due to the unequal two-to-one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-20
Up From The Death Cell =====

Copyright. 1923, In United States an Canada. Great Britain and Sout America, by the North America Newspaper Alliance. All rights re served.)
 SYNOPSIS
 This is life-not fiction. Only the names have been changed to shield the author from recogni- tion. No. 1866 is now a free man. with a family. He won redemp- tion in prison through his own efforts
 The action so far follows:
 John W. Kane-Curly, a youth of 25-takes to his dingy bed room newspaper describing how few hours before he killed two carmen while trying to hold them up. His partner. waiting in the room, has had no part in the affair, The paper mentions the finding of the bandits hat at the scene of the crime. The two dis cuss flight; they are in the Rocky mountain country. with mountains on one side and desert on the other-and they have no money. The next day Curly, read ing posters which offer S2 200 for his arrest, sees the partner approach. Behind him are pC- lice. Curly, betrayed, is booked; the partner is detained. A mob surrounds the Jail; its leaders snter. Curly is disguised as patrolman and taken to the state penitentiary for afekeeping. He recalls how he himself, five years before as A lad watched while cowboys lynched two supposed cattle thieves--of whom one was later proven innocent. He re- calls blGodshed when he was soldier in the Philippines. But the seed of regeneration Is already planted in his soul.
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ftilow stopped and addressed me as he was passing out
 "Kane'-and he viewed me oughtfully-"you're different type from most of the floating ele- ment we meet here. And while I know nothing about your case-and l want you convicted If you're guilty I'm of the opinion that yours Is going to be kind of unusual case all the way through. You understand that don't want-and am not llowed-to meddle in case; but I've been around here quite a few months. and" He hesitated, looking down; then, hurriedly: "Say-just act with sense and don't overlook an opportunity to make a friend"
 The next moment he was gone. I passed on to my cell. little knowing that within a few minutes something would happen that would influence my conduct for the immediate fu- ture, and would help to make my case, truly, an unusual one, "all the way through"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
Deaths
CATHERINE POLLING DIES

Mrs. Catherine Polling, wife eff
Hen son Polling Of Montrose, died
Thursday night at IL o'clock, at the
home of Ter daughter, Mrs. J. p.
Sponaugle, 200 Elm Street, Elkins;
Mrs. Polling was 70 years old and
is survived by her husband and
two sons and five daughters, James
d. Of Greenville, Ohio, Delbert Of
Montrose, Mrs. Alice Jones Of Be-
lington, Mrs. Donnie Rennix Of Be-
ington, Mrs. Ida Taylor Of Kerens,
Mrs. Lummie Marteny Of Melton, Pa,
and Mrs. Erma Sponaugle Of Elkins.
Aunt Catherine was member Of
the Leading Creek Church for about
81 years; was a faithful member, one
who was highly esteemed by all whs
knew her.
we learn by reading the Bible,
"the ransomed Of the Lord shall re-
turn and come to Zion with songs
and everlasting joy upon their heads,
they shall obtain joy end pladness,
and sorrow and signing shall flee a.
way" This is to those who are re-
deemed by the blood Of Christ.
Funaal conducted at the Leading
Greek Church, Saturday afternoon,
by Elder J. u Polling Of Belington and
Elder + S. Murphy Of Montrose.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
METHoDISTS PREPARE FOR
GREAT WORK

/ At call from the pastor about
twenty members Of the Method il
Episcopal Church met at the parsoa-
age Saturday night and discussed
plans relative to d Forward Move
meat. An earnestness and enthsss-
iasm prevailed which bespeaks for
the success Of the movement.
The time has come when the
Church cannot sit conplaceity by and
enjoy the felicities derived from be-
lieving its creeds and defending its
logmas, but must become vitality in
terested and actively engaged in
bringing about conditions which 4wili
make the community a better place
to live in and safer place to rear
boys and girls. This thought seem
ed to express the sentiment of all
present. In order to get thought in
to action the following plan was de-
cided upon as the first step in the
movement.
Feb. rs is visiting day. Each ward
is considered district. Each dis
trict has a captain who will appoint
teams to assist in the visitation. The
purpose is to get better acquainted
with each other and encourage each
other in the highest kind of living.
During the week of March all
there will be a series Of cottage pray
ermeeting in each district.
Beginning March II a series Of
special services will be conducted at
the church each evening. 1t is hop
ed that all persons, regardless Of
church or creed will feel free to at
tend and take part in all these SER
vices.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
Situation Now Serious In
Occupied Zones IN Germany

BERLIN Feb. 12.-Private advices
from Essen, Recklinghausen and
ether Ruhr points indicate serious
aggravation of the situation in the
occupied zones, due to intensification
of the feeling between the French
and the Germans. Today's clash,
two French soldiers and one German
police sergeant we're seriously wound
in an exchange of shots, has caused
much embitterment and marks the
first instance where the German pol
ice have had to use their wagons
And the freedom with which the
French have been welding their
riding whips on the backs Of civil
ians and otherwise encroaching on
what the POPULATION considers civic
liberties is gradually bringing about
a feeling, which. it is believed in Ber-
lin win eventually cause a serious
outbreak.
Director Piel, in charge Of the
Reichsvank branch at Treves, has
been arrested by the by the French,
and the bank has been closed to the
public.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
outbreak.
Boycoft Has Begun

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE boycott
AGAINST the French and Beloians be-
gan at Essen today says a Dortmund
despatch to The Times. All the ho-
tells refused to serve the French who
theEeunon cleared every one out of
the Handelshof Of hotel driving the
guests into the square where crowds
collected A French patrol then pro-
ceeded to disperse them with BAY
onets and riding whips. and finally
machine gun was brought into ser
vice before the square was complete
ly cleared.
In the afternoon the workers in the
Kaiser hof hotel having refused to
serve the French were ordered to
leave and departed in body.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
Woman Dies In corn Field.

Bloomington, Ind Miss Esther
Beck, 20 years old daughter Of
James k. Beck, former superintendent
Of schools here, who disappeared from
her home Thursday. was found in a
corn field eight miles from her home.
She died before aid could be summon.
ed, apparently from exposure. Miss
Beck recently suffered a nervous
breakdown, and 1t IS believed her
mind had been affected When found
she was without her hat and shoes
and her clothing was badly torn.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15

Milwaukee. - Junk piles of RAJ
cine and Milwaukee are being turn
ed upside down in a frantic search
for an ancient automobile made by
G. n Britzke- Racine, In 1899, for
which firm OF Chicago patent attor-
neys has offered $4,000. The old ear
originally had demountable wheels,
and Is wanted to defend rights to the
use of such wheels on all makes of
cars. A Detroit automobile company
has filed suit to collect royalty in
every demountable wheel used.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
Princess Mary a Mother.

London, Princess Mary, wife OF
viscount Lascelles gave birth to a
son.
The marrIage 81 Princess Mary,
daughter Of the King and Queen OF
England, 70 Viscount Lascelles took
place at Westminster Abbey on Feb
ruary % Of last year, The wedding
was made the occasion Of a regnl cere-
monx, In which all the world was hi.
terested
Princess Mary was the first Of the
children Of King George and Queen
Mary to enter into the married state,
and this Is the first grandchill OF the
British royal house.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
VALLEY PLANNING
GOOD ROADS
Proposed Bond Issue for s72,O0e
fer about Miles of Road

A reusing Good Roads meeting
was held Saturday night by citizens
If Valley District with the object Of
Aaving Good Roads on which to
travel, ct least q part Of the way to
md from Belington. The plan is to
tond the district for about $72, 900
which It is estimated win build some
thing like z miles road leading into
she very heart Of the District. Pet
Hions were prepared early part Of
shis. week and circulated all over the
district and strang to say everybody,
with one or two exceptions signed
she petitions which will be presented
70 the County Court for action to-
day, and IL everything works in the
right direction, old Valley will lift
herself out of the mud, following
Barker, ma short time.
However, Union district is right
an her heels and petition from In
ion was also presented today to the
Court. "In Union there is strength,
and this is no exception in Union dis
trict. Neither will it be in Valley
from the way the leading citizens
flocked to the parties carrying the
papers asking that their names go
down as an evidence of approval for
Good Roads.
Floyd Ware, L. L. Bennett, J. o..
Thacker, v. E. GEORGE and VILLAIN
Turner were placed upon a commit
lee to start the ball rolling, and it
is up to the voters to roll the ball I'M
til all the mud in Valley is trodden
under six inches of hard road Sur
face.
Some years ago The Progressive
appealed to the citizens Of Valley to
adopt the two-way plan, which now
has the approval Of the people. A
map Of this plan is shown in The
Progressive this week.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15

because Of the Lord Jesus Christ, the
Son Of God, who came to earth and
healed al that were oppressed Of the
devil. These blessings are unknown
to heather lands until the nissionar-
les of the Gospel Of Christ 90 forth
to lift them out Of their sin and ig-
noranee and superstitution.
Bodily healing is important. It
Is well to live in strong, healthy
body. We can enjoy the things that
God has given if we. are in good
health. But bodily healing amounts
to little when compared to soul heal.
ing Jesus Christ never came into
this world to heal persons bodies and
only that, but to save us from sin
that drags men down to hell. Christ
can cure us of every malady known
to mankind. His great cure is the
one applied to sin. His blood was
shed that we might have sin destroy
ed in our hearts and in its place the
love Of God. Reader, does sin have
you bound today? If SO, there is
only one way by which you can be
loosed and that is the way of the
Cross on which our blessed Saviour
died. Would you have peace?
Would you be freed from sin? If SO
come to Christ, and He that is able
to heal all that are oppressed of
the devil viii give you peace and
~.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
N. J. Bill Hits at klan.

Trenton, N. o. Oliver Ran.
dolph, negro assemhlyman from Essex
county, introduced point resolution
condemning the Ku Klux Khan organi-
cation. The resolution urges citizens
to discourage the klan's spread and
authorized the attorney general to In
vestigate the organization. Mr. Ran
dolph also introduced bin making
1t misdemeanor for any person to
wear a hood or a mask to hide the
identity sof the wearer and punishable
by fine or thirty to sixty days impris-
onment
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
VEST VIRGINIA ON VITAL
STATISTICS

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 10Th
Failure on the part Of attendants
20 births and those handling the dead,
e make the proper record Of them
With The state, has put West Virgin
IA on the black list with the u. s.
government West Virginia is one
Of two states east OF the Mississippi
whose birth and death records are
SO inaccurate that the U. s. govern
ment win not recognize them. Is in
formation given out by Dir. Carl r.
Raver, director Of bureau of vital
statistics.
Law requires every child whether
born dead or live, to be registered
with the state. Every county has
several registrars, and the bureau OF
vital statistics urges the citizens Of
West Virginia to learn whe their
registrars are, and cooperate with
them. Reputable doctors are parti-
ular to attend to this matter because
they realize the great value of such
record to their patient, but the bur
eau states there is gross neglect by
attendants where no doctor is en-
ployed.
Death certificates are equally i'm
portant," says DR.. Raver, "and per-
sons present at time of death should
insist upon an immediate filing of
death certificate with the state, If
they would avoid suspicion and per-
haps prosecution. Undertakes should
and usually do, attend to this certi-
flcate, but there are large areas in
West Virginia where no undertakers
are available In these cases, per-
sons handling the corpse are respon-
sible. Until these records are made
accurate, the department OF health
has no means Of keeping accurate
check On fatal disease; consequently
cannot take steps to improve health
conditions"
Ag an aid to putting West Virginia.
in good standing with the y. s. gov
the REGISTRARS Of Barbour
County are given below,
Barker
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Negroes to Make CHARS.

York, Pa. 9. M Foreman
&. Co, with cigar factories in York
and Red Lion, will establish a branch
in York at (Which only coored help
viii be hired Scarcity Of white cigar
makers is the reason. II will be one
Of very few shops Of the kind in
the state.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-02-15
Train Cuts Man in Half.

Philadelphia. Nicholas Alello.
workman at the Pencoyd Iron
Works Manayunk, was struck by a
Philadelphia and Reading train near
the plant, and cut In half The man
was on his way to his home in Patton
street, Manayunk when hit.