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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-01-03

And his grandfather was a very i'm
portant person. Everybody called him
Squire; sometimes they said "your
honor; most people touched their hats
to him. When his father went off to
the war, he and his mother came to
live at "grandpa's house."
His father was the biggest man in
all the world. there could be no doubt
about that Why, he was bigger even
than grandpa. or Doctor Flint. or the
parson, or Mr.. Carter. who lived in the
cabin next door and was Minda's fa-
ther. For the matter of that, he was.
himself, great deal bigger than Min
da, who was only two years old and
could not say anywhere near as many
words as he could say-snd did not
know her A B Cs, or the Golden Rule.
or who George Washington was.
He was very fond of Minda's moth
er, "Auntis" Rachel. She was good to
him. She gave him cakes and cruliers
and spread maple sugar on many = sur
reptitious piece Of bread and butter,
and she had q jolly way Of laughing.
and she never told him to wash his
hands or face. NO matter how dirty they
were. In that one respect. at least,
she was much nicer than his mother.
he was four when they brought Mr..
Carter home In q wagon one day. Some
men carried him into the house, and
Aunt Rachel cried, and bis mother
went over and stayed a long, long time
with her. and his father got on his
horse and rode OF a. fast as he could
20 for Doctor Flint. and he was not al.
lowed to 90 outside the house all day
or old Boose would get him.
His father did the chores" for
"Auntie" Rachel for a long time, be
cause Mr. Carter was not there to at
tend to them.
There came day when the buds
were fresh on the twigs, and the grass
was very green, and the birds that had
been gone for long time were sing
Ing again In the trees, and Ii was not
raining. So he went down the road to
play in Minda's yard. He called to her,
but she did not appear. No one ap-
peared. The house was silent "Aun-
tie" Rachel was not there. Even the
horses and his wagon. He could not
understand. Only yesterday he had
played In the barn with Minda.
Then his grandma came hurrying
through the trees from his own home.
where she had been with grandpa and
Uncle Fred and Uncle Dan since break
fast time. She took him up In her
arms and told him that Minda wns
gone. He had never seen his grandma
look 30 stern and angry.
His mother was In the bedroom With
grandpa and Aunt Hettis. and he was
not allowed 10 60 in to 80 her. Uncle
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-01-03


denly and the other guest Of the
house Rlided into the kitchen.
Kenneth Gwynne bowed very low
to the newcomer. The dim candle
light afforded him q most unsatisfac
tory glimpse Of her features. He took
in at q glance her tall, trim figure, the
FURNISHED crown Of hair, and the sur
prisingly modish frock she wore. He
had seen no other like 1t since leaving
the older, more advanced towns along
the Ohio. He was startled. In all
his journeyings through the land he
had seen no one arrayed like this. II
was with difficulty that he overcame
a quite natural impulse to stare at hei
as If she were some fantastic curl
osity.
The contrast between this surpris
ing creature and the gingham aproned
Eliza was unbelievable. There was
but one explanation: She was the
mistress of the house, Eliza the serv-
ant.
"Now's your chance to get at the
iookin'-glass, Mr.. Gwynne," said
Striker. Fright there in the sittin'
room. Go ahead; I'll manage this"
Seated in big wooden rocker be-
fore the fireplace, Gwynne stretched
out his long legs one after the other
Zachariah tugged at the heavy, mud
caked riding-boots.
"Dere won't never be any mo'nln'."
gulped the unhappy Zachariah. bend
Ing lower to his task. which now had
to do with the boot-straps at the bot
toms of his masters trouser-legs. Then
he pulled the trouser-legs down over
the boots, obscuring their upper glory
after which he smoothed out the
wrinkles and fastened the instep
straps WhereupoD. Kenneth arose,
stamped severely on the hearth sew.
eral times to settle his feet In the
snug-fitting boots and turned to the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-01-03
PROLOGUE
The Beginning.

Kenneth Gwynne was five years old
when his father ran away with Rachel
Carter, a widow This was In the
spring of 1872, and in the fall his
mother died. His grandparents brought
him up to hate Rachel Carter, an evil
woman.
She was his mothers friend and she
had slain her with the viper's tooth.
From the day that his questioning in
tslligence seized upon the truth that
had been 80 carefully withheld from
him by his broken-hearted mother and
those who spoke behind the hand when
he was near-from that day he hated
Rachel Carter with all his hot and out
ragged heart. He came to think of her
a. the embodiment Of all that was evil.
He rejoiced in the belief that In good
time Rachel Carter would come to
sreveling and wailing at the feet of
Satan, the while his lovely mother
looked down upon her in pity-even
then he wondered II such q thing were
poesible-from her seat beside God In
His Heaven. He had no doubts about
this. He'll and Heaven were real to
him, and all sinners went below. On
the other hand, his father would be
permitted to repent and would instant
~ 20 to Heaven. 1t was inconceivable
that his big. strong, well-beloved father
should - to the bad place. But Mrs.
Carter would Nothing could save her
9ed would not pay any attention to
Asr II she tried to repeat; he would
knsw It was oaly ''maks-belisve" II she
get down On bar knees and prayed for
:1sTgiveAess. He was convinced that
= RaehA Carter could not fool God.
At hrst they told him his father had
gone Of a. Q soldier to hght against
the Indians and the British. He knew
0st 4 war was going On. Men with
suns we're drilling in the pasture up
bsysnd his srandfather's house, and
tAsrs was talk Of Indian "nAssacrss."
and simon 0irty's warriors, and Brit
N redcoats. He overheard his grand
father and the neighbors discussing q
battle on Lake Erie. and rejoiced with
them over the report Of a great victory
for "our side" Vaguely he had grasped
the news Of q horrible battle on the
Tippecanoe river, far away In the will
derness to the north and west, In
which millions Of Indians were slain,
and he wondered how many of them
his father had killed with his rifle
weapon SO big and long that he came
less than half way up the barrel when
he stood beside it.
And then, in the fall, his mother
went away and left him. They did not
tell him she had gone to the war. He
would not have believed them If they
had. for she was too sick to go. She
had been in bed for long, long time
the doctor came to see her every day.
and finally the preacher. He hated
both of them, especially the latter. who
prayed so loudly and so vehementiy
mat his mother must have been terri
hiy disturbed. Why should every one
caution him to be quiet and not make
noise because 1t disturbed mother,
and yet say nothing when that old
preacher went right Into her room and
yelled same as he always did in
church?
He went to the 'burying." and was
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-01-03

disguised his work
by publishing 1t
under q different
name? Does the
name of the author
r e a ally make a
gre "a t difference:
or Is the public in
terested princi-
pally in the story
and disposed to
buy 1t. II II is q
good story. ire
spective OF whom
the writer may be?
George Barr Nc
Cutcheon was once
confronted W t h
I h e . Q questions.
He achieved an
. w-~r 800
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-01-03
ITO be Continued

Man who has been celebrating the
reduct tion of the price of beer asks
the reception clerk at the hotel for
room. "Sorry, sir. we are fullr
"Wel, Pm fun, but Pm not sorry."-
Hello! London.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
YE OLD ENGLISH
CUSTOM REVIVED
StatehouSe Employees Keep
Fires Burning,

It's not such a long way to Tip
perary as it used to be.
An early morning trip around
most of the offices in the State
house reminds the visitor Of old Lon
don in winter with the open fire
place as the only method of heating
in office buildings. Nearly every fire
place in the Statehouse casts "A
cheerful glow about the respective
Offices as steamfitters in the base
ment work daily to connect the
Statehouse radiators with city
steam lines.
The building and grounds commit
tee recently contracted to use city
heat instead OF operating the dis
ntegrated and uneconomical State
house boilers for the coming win
tcr. Until the connections are made,
Statehouse officials are welcoming
the old-time method Of building their
own fires.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
TUNNEL, DUG BY
CUPS, DISCOVERED
Jail Break Frustrated at
GreenCaStIe,
BIZ TincR Nnccinl

RB Times SpCciai
GREENCASTLE. Ind, Sept IL
a Monte Christie escape from Put
nam County's old Jail was frus-
trated Monday night by Sheriff Les
lie Sears when he caught Paul vii
hem, IS. Of Indianapolis and Al
bert Risey. 10. in the act OF digging
lnnel underneath the Jail walls
with their metal drinking cups
Sears said that in another hour or
so The men would have escaped.
Wilhelm and H!sey are under sen
teucs to TWO to five years at the
state Reformatory on charges Of es-
Gaping from the Indiana state Farm.
Less than a week ago they tried 10
escape from the county Jail.
Putnam County Jail has been the
scene Of many Jail breaks during the
asst few months The building is
badly in need of remodcling, it is
said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
LIVE WIRE ENDS LIFE
George L. Davis Is ElectrOcuted
While Inspecting Grounds.

Funeral services for George L.
Davis, SO. of Brendenwood, fashion
able residence district near Millers-
Vile. Ind. who was elecuocuted
Monday. have not been completed.
but Will probably he held at his
home near Lawrence, Ind, Thurs
day.
Davis who has been in charge Of
the BrendenwOod grounds for nine
years. was directing the work Of
cleaning up the debris left by the
storm Sunday night. and was walk.
ing with Homer Hunsecker, Millers-
vile. Ind. when the pair came upon
a live wire lying across the walk.
Davis picked it up and then fell.
Coroner Paul f. Robinson is in
vestigating TO learn where the cur
rent came from.
Before going TO Brendenwood
Davis was caretaker If Grown Hin
cemetery for twenty-five years. He
is survived by his widow, Eta. a son
I.auron. and two daughters all Of
Lawrence. Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
LICENSE NUMBERS
CHECKED TOF|ND
NAME Of DRIVER
MotoriSt Says Man Didn't
Stop at BOuIevard-Ma-
chine Damaged,

Police were checking license num-
bers today in an effort to learn the
identity Of a driver whose car
struck an auto driven by Jacob
Goodman. 2001 w. Michigan St, at
West and Washington SITS. Monday.
Goodman said the driver failed to
stop before coming on Washington
St. and after the collision backed up
and drove around the damaged Good
man auto, refusing to give his name.
William 0. Bean, 81, of 2403 Cen
trail Ave. was injured about the
back Monday afternoon and received
a broken foot, and Frank Day, IS,
Of 921 S. Missouri St. who was work
ing with him, was injured about the
feet when a ladder that supported
one end of a scafojd twenty-five feet
from the ground at the home Of Jo-
seph Bennett, 1880 n. Delaware St,
collapsed. Sergeant O'Neal Of the
accident prevention bureau said the
ladder had been cracked twice before
and the places covered with paint.
The men were taken to the city hos
pital. ]. T. Pope, 901 E. Washing
ton St. is the contractor.
Leonard Spencer. II, son of Charles
Spencer. zoos W Pear St. was Ia
ken to the city hospital Monday
with a dislocated elbow, received, po-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION
Rikhoff Wants No More Escapes
From Police Station.

Police chief Herman =. Rikhoff
today stated he would ask the board
of public safety to place bars over
the windows of the detective roll call
room and grill room. where a pris-
oner made his escape Monday. while
being questioned.
Frank Robinson, alias Evans COT
fee, 81. Of Pros y. Highland Pl, ar
rested Friday as a suspect i'm recent
north side burglaries and paroled
convict was being questioned 10y De
tcctive Thomas Harris. Robinson
jumped on the desk. dove headlong
out Of the window and lodged into
the railroad Yards Harris followed
fell and dislocated his shoulder. and
fired AT Coffee, bur missed him
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
From Far
and Near

Sir Basil Zarahoff. "Europe's man
of mystery" has married the Ouch
ess De Marchena, reputed to be
SPANS wealthiest. Zarahoff is prin-
cipal owner of Monte Carlo and one
of the richest men on the continent.
The exact size of his fortune is a
mystery, but it is estimated around
$500 900, 900.
European dancing masters, meet
ing in Brussels, picked the 'Huppa
Huppa," "Jimika Blues" and "Bou-
taade" as the three most impressive
of a number of new steps devised
by the leading dance instructors Of
the continent.
For conspiracy TO substitute water
for a $5,00O,000 shipment of whisky
destined for Greece. Matthew F. Crit
fin. former Unied Statets Secret Serv-
ice agent, was sentenced to serve a
Jail term Of three months and fifteen
days.
A tribe of missing links, called
Orang Padeks by the natives, is re
ported to be dwelling in the vicinity
of Sumatra The Dutch government
has ordered a scientific expedition to
make an investigation. Members of
the tribe are said to be half men and
half apes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
POLICE HUNT FOR
GIRLS WHO FLEE 9
HOSPITAL WARD
Both Charged With Child
NegIect-PIainfieId Lad
Sought.

Police today were seeking Esther
Hardesty, IS, of 1889 n. Capitol Ave,
and Wanda Jones, IS, of 932 n.
Gladstone Ave, who escaped the de
tention ward in the city hospital
Monday night Both are charged
with contributing to child neglect.
Police were asked to apprehend
and place in detention home, William
Davis. who ran away from his home
at 115 w. Twenty Second st. Mrs.
Lottie Davis said her son was
dressed in a light suit and was carry
ing a small suitcase. He is on
bicycle that does not belong to him,
police were told.
Police at Winchester. Ind, and
Franklin. Ohio, were asked today
to watch for two young boys, one
escaped the Boys School at Plain
field, Ind. Mrs. Lola Hackney, 1919
\. Meridian St, told police Lester
White, her younger brother, and
Francis Jones, Is. her son, drove 10
to the house in her fathers auto%
stayed a few minutes and left. She
said her father. James White and
Lester went to Plainfeld to visit
Francis. Attaches at the school said
Lester helped in the escape Of
Francis who is clad in school cloth
ing.
Harry Wrennick, SO. of S02 Lex
ington Ave, and his Willys-Knight
auto are missing, according to a re
port to police by his wife. She said
he was dressed in light clothing.
William B. Thomas. Ohio. is here
to ask police to help him locate his
sister. Jessie Thomas. whom he has
not seen in forty-three years. He
said his mother was Matte Thomas
and they formerly lived in Tennessee.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
G. 0. P. READY FOR RALLY
Plans Announced for Meeting at
TomlinsOn Hall

Plans for the Republican orEaniza-
ton meeting at Tomlinson Hall
Wednesday night were announced to-
day by George V. Coffin. county
chairman. Talks viii be made 10y
Mrs. Arthur r. Robinson, county
vice chairman. Arthur r. Robinson,
Ralph Updyl<e. candidate for repre-
sentative In Congress; Ed Jackson
and Harold Van Orman, candidate
for Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor.
Arrangements win he made at the
meeting to- send large delegation
from indianapolis TO Newcastle Sat
urday night when Jackson formally
opens his campaign.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
Border Job Omen

4 civil service examination will he
held Oct. 8 to fill positions Of immi-
grafton patrol inspector for duty
along the Mexican and Canadian Dor
ders. it was announced today by
Harry NJ. Trimpe, Indianapolis civil
service secretary. Application blanks
and information may be had from
Trimpe, fourth floor Federal build
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
4 Puzzle
a Day
IEMEFAED IIEIIG


The line of letters given above is,
apparently, meaningless. But if a
single letter of the alphabet is in
serted, a number of times, among
them, sentence can be formed that
has, reference to a baseball game.
YESTERDAYS ANSWER:
The man had stamps of denomina-
tions as follows: so, 25, 20, 20, 20,
10, 10, 10, 5, 5, 8, 3, q. 2.
He placed them as follows:
First package: Is, 20, 10, 10, 5.
Second package: IS. 20, 20, 8, 2.
Third package: so, 10, 5, 3, 2.
Thus each package contained an
equal number of stamps (ive), and
each totaled 10 cents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23

w. r. Frosch. Is Irvington Ave.
buyer for Swift & Co, told police to.
day his offices at IS Union stock
yards business building had been
entered and the strong box OF the
safe rihed a certificate Of owner.
ship Of an auto was among papers
stolen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
EAST SIDE TO FR0LIC
Commercial Association Plans Car
niVal for Oct. ID.

East Side Commercial Association
will give a community carnival on
Parker Ave. from to 10 p. M. Oct
Is. Vaudeville acts and circus stunts
are planned. Everyday Heroes.
community fund film, will be shown
before the organization at the next
he ting Oct. 10. Plans for a com
nifty newspaper are under way
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
CLUB DOCKET HEAVY
EnglewOod Hustling Hundreds to
Consider Blind School Site.

Solution of location of the blind
school, enforcement Of prohibition
laws. cooperatin with educational au-
thorities. opposition to increase In
public utility rates, plans for install
lation Of several more safety zones
and silent policemen" at Rural and
Michigan SITS. and New York and
Washington SITS. are some Of the
problems facing the Englewood Hus-
ting Hundreds at a meeting oct. 8.
at Englewood Community Hall
W. T. CULLEN. president. favors
converting the woman's prison into
a blind school, thereby removing a
correctional institution from a resi-
Dental district. and buying a new
site for the prison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
GyroS Hear Essex

Der, Essex. local realtor' adj
dressed the Gyro Club today at
luncheon at the Lincoln. He spoke
on his recent tour around the world.
The Alpha chi omega quartet sang.
Boosters for the luncheon were Gin
Askln and Don I. RridEe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
THREE SOLDIERS HELD
Drunkenness Blamed by Police for
Auto Accident.

Three soldiers from Fl. Benjamin
Harrison We're under arrest today
as a result Of an auto accident at
Tenth St. and Capitol Ave. in which
the auto in which they were riding
struck a machine driven by Elmer
Case. 1915 Ruckle St. Mrs. Case was
injured
Alfred Forrest. soldier. was
charged with assault and battery
driving on left side Of street. drunk
enness and operating a car while in
toxicated Carl Rem was charged
with operating a car while intoxi-
Gated and Charles LOTUS was
charged with drunkenness.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
REV. FARMER NAMED
Former Local Pastor Becomes Sec
rotary of Methodist Leper Mission.

HNtsE' , VI ~ - p
The Rev. Harry Farmer, formerly
OF Indiana, but for many years con
nected with the board of foreign
missions of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. has been elected secretary
of the American Mission to Lepers,
il was announced today. DIR. Farm
er for twelve years was missionary
in the Philippines, and for the past
eight years has been associate secre-
tary of the board in New York City,
having charge Of correspondence for
Latin-America and Europe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
DR.. MURL|N ASKS
TO Be RELEASED
FROM BOSTON j.
Looks With Favor Upon
Presidency of De Paw
University.

President Lemuel II. Murlin Of
Boston University at a meeting Of
the university trustees at Boston to-
day asked them to release him. ef-
fective at their convenience. on or
before Dec l. that he may accept
the offer of the presidency of De
Pauw University, it was learned to-
day DR.. Murlin was rendered the
presidency unanimously by the De
Pauw trustees Sept. e. following res
ignation of DR.. George r. Grose.
Whether the trustees would car
~ out DIR. Murlin's request. it WIS
not indicated. Until they take &C
ton DR.. Murlin will withhold formal
acceptance Of the De Pauw offer.
A Royal Command
DR.. Murlin said:
Invitation from my alma mater
is 4 royal command. I have had
suggestions OF the possibility of go
ing to other positions. but had ex-
pected to spend my life in Boston
University. When there were some
rumors at the General Methodist
Conference in Nav I wrote the trus-
tees. saying that this was my desire
and expectation: and they expressed
much qualification. But an invita-
ton from my alma mater is another
matter. To return TO my own col
lege. to be the first alumnus ever
chosen for such a position, to spend
the rest of my life in the service OF
alma mater. is a most alluring op-
portunity.
Expresses Appreciation
Let me express my profound ap-
probation of your confidence and es-
TEEN. That I have had them so
completely and constantly has been
a supreme satisfaction. but also a
most solemn responsibility. I esteem
you too highly and am altogether
too much bound up in the possibili-
ties OF Boston University to reach
this CONCLUSION without sore trial
We love Boston as the most desir-
able city in the world in which to
live: New England is very dear TO
US. We have had most sweet and
cordial relations not only within the
circle Of the Boston University of
ffciaI family but in various activities
in the city. The numerous letters
we have received from those outside
Of the Boston University circle, as
Wei as from those within. have sur
p~ised US by their number. sincerity
and depth of feeling. Our only COM
pensating comfort lies in the fact
that our invitation TO De Pauw is
hearty. unanimous and enthusiastic.
and gives us the opportunity Of
spending our last years Of service
among old-time friends where We be
gan our life work. From all quar-
tiers of the State and from all classes
of people we are receiving letters Of
genuine welcome and hearty prom
ises from tried and true friends, Of
enthusiastic cooperation"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-23
FIRST OF LECTURES
Purdue Professor to Talk Tonight at
Chamber.

F. S. Hochema, an instructor in
Pun due University school of en-
gineering, will deliver the first of
fifteen lectures on industrial and
business management tonight at
1880 p. m. at Chamber of Commerce.
The series will be given under aus
pices Of the manufacturers commit
tee Interested persons are invited.
Evening star., 1924-09-15
HEAD PIERCED BY BULLET
Examination of Dead Woman's
Body Discloses Wound.

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j., Septem-
ber 15.-An examination of a woman's
body which was found on the shore
of Carnegie Lake. near St. Joseph's
College at Princeton yesterday, re-
vealed that 32-calibre bullet in
the head had killed her, it became
known today after Coroner Hubbard
made his report
The body, which rested on copy
of Philadelphia newspaper dated
August ~, 1924, was found by n col
lege caretaker.
A group of Kobe, Japan, geisha girls
have agreed to boycott cosmetics made
in the United States