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81 wish to God he was" he cried,
and tearing himself free he dashed
/ from the room.
You will think, Mr. Holmes. that
| / returned to my chair in no very
| happy state of mind. The old man $
words seemed to me to bear only one
| Interpretation. Clearly my poor friend
! had become involved in some criminal.
| or, at the least, disreputable trans
action which touched the family hon
| or. That stern old man had sent his
| son away and hidden him from the
| world lest some scandal should come
| TO light. Godfrey was a reckless fell
| low. lie was easily influenced by
! those around him. No doubt he had
| fallen into bad hands and been misled
| to his ruin. 1t was piteous business,
| If it was indeed so, but even now it
was my duty to hunt him out and see
| if | could aid him. / was anxiously
| bordering the matter when l looked
| up and there was Godfrey Ellsworth
standing before me-"
A1y client had paused as one in deep
| emotion.
Pray continue" | said. Your
problem presents some very unusual
/ features"
He was outside the window, Mr..
! Holiness with his face pressed against
| the glass. | have told you that l
! looked out at the night. When / did
| so | left the curtains partly open.
| His figure was framed in this gap.
| The window came down to the ground
/ and ] could see the whole length of
| it. but it was his face which held my
| gaze. He was deadly pale--never
| have | seen a man SO white / reckon
| ghosts may look like that; but his
| eyes met mine and they were the
eyes of a living man. He sprang back
| when he saw that | was looking at
| him and he vanished into the dark
| ness.
| X X X
| 0INHERE was something shocking
about the man, Mr.. Holmes. 1t
wasn't merely that CHASTITY face glim.
mering as white as cheese in the dark
ness. 1t was more subtle than that
! something very unlike the frank. man.
ly lad that | had known. 1t left a
feeling of horror in my mind.
But when a man has been soldier.
ing for a year or two with brother
Boer as playmate, he keeps his nerve
| and acts quickly. Godfrey had hardly
vanished before / was at the window.
] There was an awkward catch and I
was some littles time before I could
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Mystery of Banched Soldier Tests Skill of Sherlock Home

Famous Defective of Fiction Once More
appears in Characteristic Battle With Elusive
Facts Conquers Pride of a Family as He
Seeks to Relieve Anxiety of a Boer WarEght-
er as to Fate of Comrade - Fiction of a
JourneyAround World Fails to ConuincePer-
sistent Friend = Story Of the Ghost That
Lacked Discretion.
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0XNELL, when the war was over,
w and we all got back, ! wrote
To his father and asked where Godfrey
xxas No answer. ! waited a bit and
then I wrote again. This time / had
= reply. short and gruff. Godfrey had
= cone on a voyage round the world,
and it was not likely that he would
bo hack for a year. That was all.
II wasn't satisfied, Mr.. Holmes.
The whole thing seemed to me so
damned unnatural lie was a good
lad and he woold not drop pal like
that, 1t was not like him. Then
again I happened to know that he
was heir to n lot of money and also
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COL. ELLSWORTH was not in his
room, but he came quickly enough
on receipt of Ralph's message. We
heard his quick, heavy step in the
passage. The door was flung open
and he rushed in with bristling beard
and twisted features, as terrible an
old man as ever have seen. He held
our cards in his hand, and he tore
CONTINUED on Sixth Page.l
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BY ARTHrR CONAN DOYLE.

TIME ideas of my friend Watson,
though limited, are exceeding
ly pertinacious. For long
Il time he has worried me TO
, 1927-07-05
BURTALS
IN THE PUBLIC CEMETERY
OF CHRISTIANSTED.

June 1927.
6. Rosanna Hardcastle, died at P. F.
Hospital, aged AZ years.
10. Mary Elizabeth Duncan, died in
town, aged 70 years,
IL. Severina Evans, died in town, aged
As years.
12. Clarence Alfredo Friis. died at P. F.
Hospital, aged 3 days.
IL. James Cox. died at P. f. Hospital,
aged So years.
16. William Henry, died at P. F. Hospi-
tai, aged So years.
Is, Henry Michael Peters. diedR Leper
Asylum, aged Il years.
Is. James Quinn, died at P. F. HOspi-
tai, aged 81 years.
19. Alfred Naezer, died at P. F, HosDi-
tai, aged SO years
%, A%dolphus Danielsen, died in town,
aged S. years.
26. Malyina Pickering. died at P. F.
Hospital, aged 81 years.
e. Still-Born Male, at R. Leper Asy-
lum.
29. owen AIphonso simmonds, died at
?. f. Hospital, aged l month & Is
days.
30. Edward Cable, died at P. F. Hospi.
tai, aged 81 years.
, 1927-07-05
BUREALS
IN THE PUBLIC CEMETERY
or FREDERIKSTED.

June 1927.
I. catherine Lucas, died in town, aged
81 years.
1. Jonas Richard. dieds at the Hospital,
aged 66 years,
3. Prince Hynes, died at the Hospital,
aged 81 years.
3. William Whymann, died at the Hos
pital, aged 60 years.
Z. Lucas Richard, died at the Hospital,
aged 80 years.
Z, Charlie; Richardson, died at the Hos
pilaI, aged T years.
10. Sarah Jane Hoist, died in town. aged
SO years.
IA. Carolina Birch, diedin town, aged GA
years.
Is. Mary Seely, died at the Hospital,
aged 80 years.
10. Anna Thomas, died at the Hospital,
aged 50 years.
q. Still birth Qemalel, at the Hospital.
70. James Thomas, died at Kings H. P.
F. aged 65 years.
"A. James Richards, died at the Hospi-
tai, aged 80 years.
Is. Joseph Urgent, died at the Hospital.
aged rs years.
26 Maria PowIis, died at the Hospital.
aged 50 years.
, 1927-07-05
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION.

Shanghai, June Both News rece<su
mere today from Hankow, seat of the
Radical Nationalist Govt. headed by
Eugene Chen, while meagre, is interpre.
ted as meaning that important changes
are being brought about there, presum.
ablv in compliance With an ultimatum of
Chang Kai Shek. the Moderate Nationa-
list Leader, and General Feng Chang,
to ouststhe Russian advisers and con-
, 1927-07-05

Comdr. Byrd ended just after dawn to-
dav in the sea two hundred yards irons
the beach about one hundred seventy hVek
miles West Of Parts, The a%viators swan
ashore and Immediately went 10 steep 10
a little cottage to which they were TAX
en-. The mCnopIane was Ibadiy damageo;
how badly awaited to be determlnear
after the Aiers had a good sleep. FROM
the advices reaching Paris, It ,Wass
learned that the plane came down a0ouG
five fortv five Paris time which Woutd
mean that the fiers had been 10 the air
fortv three hours and twenty one min.
ntes from the time they left Roosevelt
Field New York, with Paris as their
goal. Presumably the Aiers faced death
in their flight that lasted for almost two
davs. for hours over the Atlantic. Iheya
were unable to see the ocean or to deter
mine with any accuracy Were lhey
New York-A new long distance flying
record of three thousand eight hundreY
and twelve miles appears to have oeeh
made by Comdr. Byrd.
London-Mickey Walker retained MS
middle. weight boxing title by knocking
out Tommy Milligan Of Scotland, 10 me
tenth round of their twenty round
Wimbledon-Henry Cochet Of France,
defeated Bill TNden, making the HnaIs
an ali French affair.
Memphis, Tenn. Secretary Hoover al
nounced that the Mississippi Food kehf
Utilization is nearing completion and thai,
the farmers are returning to their ~
in the devastated areas.
Geneva-The status of such auxiliary
craft as the }Chinese river craft ahd
mine-sweepers has been virtually aPreeo
upon, progress has been made on tht
DESTROYER question, and the task OF
reaching an agreement of the regulation
Of under. sea craft appeared faci!e com
pared with that Of deciding on the sta
tus of the cruisers which the technical
commission has already tackled and IS
still working upon. The conference is
expected to speed up and the AmerIcfN
Delegates are planning to book retu.
passage early in August.
Chicago net profit Of one mllll'
dollars from the sale Of Air Mail stamps
has resulted from the Lindbergh t1lgh'
the Post Office Department has an
nOunced.
, 1927-07-05
LOCAL

1CSlEiAGJ " 90 q sou 49, -
sted. the Fourth of July Celebrations
under the Distinguished Patronage Of
His ExceIlency Governor Waldo Evans
will long be remembered as a most won
derful day in the history of this island.
Old and young participated yesterday to
make our independence Day a success,
and the Spirit Of '76 was certainly not
lacking. From Saturday night it was
noted that something unusual was gong
to take place, and from all day Sunday
and night the people were preparing tor
this wonderful day until II o'clock mid
night Sunday when the high class pro-
gram commenced with a Drum and Fife
Corps playing through the streets and
the ringing of the Church bells. From
then on the people broke loose, and the
fire crackers. Roman candles, in fact
everything that could be used to ush.
err in independence Day was given a
trial 1t appeared as if everybody
waited to be 90 the streets when this
Great Day dawned, for the streets and
other public places were alive with
crowds Of people and sleep was not
thought of at the time, The program
was handled in a mastery manner by the
Committees appointed for the Day. lime
does not permit US to give a Cetalied re-
port today, but we may mention that the
Addres after the Grand Parade by the
Hon. Despatching Secretary Commander
G P. Shamer was excellent the large
crowd went Wild over il. After that
very inspiring Address the Band played
Home Sweet Home which was appro
pirate to the wonderful Address.
The S. S. Mary" taking the place Of
the "Catherine'' arrived at Frederiksted
on Sunday afternoon and at this port on
Monday morning, sailing on the return
trip in the afternoon.
Mails for st. Thomas, Porto Rico and
{he United States will be closed in Chris
tiansted Post Office at 2 80 .. m. to day.
, 1927-07-05
PRESS RELEASE.

July 4. 1927.
The following message was this date
forwarded by His ExceIlency, The Gov
ernor of the Virgin Islands to His Elk.
ceIlency, Calvin Coolidge, The President
of the United States:
The people Of the Virgin Islands, now
citizens Of the United States, celebrating
the one hundred and filty-frst anniver-
sary of the Independence of the United
States. send hearty congratulations and
good wishes to you on this your fifty
fifth birthday.
y. 5. NAVAL RADIO STATION
JULY 2ND, 1927.
Courtesy OF the Associated Pre8s.)
Paris The Trans. Atlantic flight of
, 1927-07-05

Mails for st. Thomas, Porto Rico and
jhe United States will be closed in Chris
tiansted Post Office at 2 80 .. M. to day.
, 1927-07-05

The S. S. Mary" taking the pIa
the "Catherine'' arrived at Frederik
on Sunday afternoon and at this POI
Monday morning, sailing on the re
trip in the afternoon.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-06
1T DRIVES OUT WORMS

The surest sign Of worms in children
is paleness, lack of interest in play
fretfulness, variable appetite, picking
at the nose and sudden starting in
sleep When these symptoms appear
1t is time to give Whites Cream Yer
mifuge. A few doses drives out the
worms and puts the little one on the
road to health again. Whites Cream
vermifuge has 3 record of fifty years
Of successful use. Price 35c. Sold by
Palace Drug Store.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-06
OLD REYNO

Miss Ollie Patterson is on tho sid,
list at this writing. ' ''N
Sarah Bradshaw suont So+,,uz,,.
night with Ruth Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Crowford ,,,o,.o
sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and AIrs
Adams ' - .
Misses Ida Ellington and India Grif-
nm spent Sunday with Bessie Helms
MT. ana Mrs. Ambrose Cavenar wera
sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan Carter. "-U ~" =
James hearby of Reyno and Paul
Miller OF Heel String attended church
here Sunday. N 0i'''' y
Max Carter was a pleasant caller at
Dave Hedges Sunday,
Bro Belew preached a real internst-
Ing sermon here Sunday evening.
Eugene Robinson and family visited
at the home of Mrs. Julia McCrary
Sunday
Miss Viva Luter is spending a few
days with Mrs. Velma Daniels of Run
ming Lake.
Quite a number of friends gathered
at the home Of Newt Griffiins Thurs-
/ day night and gave them an 0ld-time
charivari which was followed by sing
ing ana eating peanuts. Everybody
reported nice time.
Miss Ruth Carter and Doc Kearby
We're pleasant callers at the home of
ben Patterson's Sunday.
Herbert Johnson of Corning spent
the week end with homefolks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Kirk were sun
cay dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Hambrick.
Doc Kearby spent Saturday night
at j. d, ROark's.
Matt Luter and son. Haskell made n
special call at Eugene Robinson's sun
day morning.
MISS Ethel Johnson was a Sunday
AFTERNOON guest of Ollie Patterson.
Denzie Luter took supper Saturday
night with Max Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs McElyea of Biggers at
tended Sunday school at this place
Sunday.
Arthur Patterson and family and
Mrs. Villa Tyler were Sunday dinner
guests of Ben Patterson's.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-06
MAYNARD

This is the beginning of new year.
Let's everyone strive to do our parts
to make this year a better year than
the last in our way of living and do
ing.
Miss Naomi Abbott spent Sunday
with Miss Audrey Anspach.
Wash Il. Smith and /. T. Cannon
had business in POcahOntas Monday.
Misses Naoma Hatley, Thelma Deav-
er, Guy Previtt, Harry Mason and
Jewell MedlOck were new scholars who
entered the M. p. S. since our last
writing. Let's all cooperate with our
teachers and try to make the last
months of school better than the first.
Miss Tommie Caldwell spent Satur-
day night with Miss Cathran Hatley.
Fusion Acree and family were Sun
day guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick Acree.
Mrs. Lincoln spent Sunday afternoon
with Mrs Cannon.
Misses Naoma and Lura Lee Harley
were Sunday guests of Misses NUla
and Tommie Caldwell
Noah Anspach and Wash II. Smith
spent Sunday afternoon with /. T. Can
non.
Mrs. Maggie Anspach spent Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Lorea Abbott.
Misses Lena Williams and Collie
Gilmore were Monday guests of Mel
vim Bradley and wife
IIOsfOrd Brooks will go to POcahOn-
tas soon where he will take his place
as chief deputy sheriff. Lewis John
ston of MiddlebroOk will take his place
as clerk in MOck's store.
The little baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll Price is right sick.
Miss Delana Pratt was Sunday
guest Of Miss jimmie Gilmore.
Several from here attended the play
at Mlddlebrook Saturday night.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-06
ALBERTEA

We are having some nice weather
This week. after the snow and rain has
stopped but we have got some bad
roads.
Some few are finishing boiling cot
ton this week.
+. b. Kerley, who has been confined
IN his bed for three or four weeks,
was taken worse Sunday and is still
in q serious condition.
Uncle Riggs OVERLY and Leecil Poor
of Maynard were down on Dry Ri1gc
Monday on business. They visited at
the home of l.. f. Johnston that night.
J. l.. and j. III. Carroll are hauling
ties to POcahontas these days.
Esq. Sam Cohoon is doing some car
penter work for Vernie Davis near
Keller.
Harold ]. Johnston visited at Jar
rett Saturday night at the home of 7.
NJ. Harper.
W. ]. Luter and J. II. Carroll made
their weekly cream trip to Maynard
Saturday.
Well, Ingram, you had better move
over here where there are not so many
correspondents to get on you. There
are several people over here who don't
thing that the county agent and coun-
ty superintendent are necessities.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-06
CARTER

Uurrah for the glad new year.
Moving is the order of the day in
this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Spikes and Jess
Brown and family spent Sunday at the
home of Ira Clark.
Miss Alma Spikes spent last week
with w. Il. Hunters.
George Lamb and family have NOV
ed recently to Current river bottom
where they will farm.
Little Dafiie Clark happened to a
painful accident last Sunday. when a
car pilOted by Manley Jackson run
over him. Last reports were that he
was improving nicely.
Misses Clara Brown and Alma
Spikes spent Sunday with Lillian ar
rett of Shannon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Presley are vi lit-
ing the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Spikes, Of this place.
Mssis Haas, Dee Walrond and Lum
Spikes made business trip to Poea-
hontas Saturday.
]. +. Clark and wife were transact
ing business in Pocahontas Satur Law.
Jess Brown and wife returned rom
Tennessee Thursday where they qpant
Christmas with relatives.
There will he preaching at Skaees
Baptist church next Saturday nignf.
Sunday and Sunday night. Everybody
invited.
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-06

Colds Cause Grip and Influenza
LAXATIVE BRoMo oUININE Tablets remove
the cause. There Is only one ''Bromo oulnins- .
EW GRa~E's sisnatrrs on boz. SOC
Pocahontas star herald., 1927-01-06

The Cow. the Sow and the Hen
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BLOC
DIMINI SHED
TN SENATE

The wedding Of Miss Rosalie
Gardiner Jones and Senator g. G.
Dill took place at II o'clock this
morning in st. Johns Church at
Cold Spring Harbor. Il. +, and was
followed by a reception at 3 O'clock
at the Hotel Gotham In New York.
Only q small number OF relatives ard
friends were present at the cere-
mony. Both the bride and bridegroom
are well known in Washington-the
former having spent several seasons
here and the latter having been In
the Senate since 1923.
The bride was gowned In ivory
satin fashioned on simple lines and
with very short skirt. A train OF
the satin fell from the shoulders
over which was a veil of rare old
lace arranged about the head with
sprays of orange blossoms. Her
flowers were spring blossoms from
the gardens Of her Long Island
home.
Among these from Washington
who went to New York for the we'd
ding reception are Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Pomeroy and their daugh-
ter. Miss Josephine Pomeroy.
=
Miss Katherine Steele, of New
York. will arrive today from Aiken
to visit Mr.. and Mrs James G.
Crawford.
Mrs. Anne Archbold and Miss
Lydia Archbold are expected to re-
turn to town on Thursday after a
trip to Guatemala and Mexico.
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Of the officers Of the chapter VINO
are as follows; President Mrs. r.
r. Carter: first vice president, Mrs.
Mary Ferguson; second vice pres.
ident. Mrs. Harvey Ball; treasurer.
Mrs. Clarence Albaugh; correspond.
ing secretary. Mrs. A. ". Ferguson;
recording secretary, Miss Catherine
Frederick; Historian, Mrs. Thomas
Temple Hill; registrar. Miss Myrtle
Stagg: parliamentarian, Mrs. Jane
s. Elliot; custodian, Mrs. ]. j.
Thomas, and Chaplain, Mrs. Effie
Tancil.
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$40. Among those who have sub
scribed for the course OF five lee.
lures are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank CT
Baldwin. Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Cooke.
Mrs. William Wolff Smith, Major
ana Mrs. John II. Jouett, Mrs.
Blaine Lipsoonb, Mrs. G. j. viii.
hanson, Mrs. +. l.. Perry, Mrs. 3.
=. Hopkins, Mrs. william Bowie,
Mrs. w. A. Mills. Mrs. william Ma.
graw, Mrs. william A. Phillips, and
Judge and Mrs. John w. Price.
ia
Arrangements have been made
Tor forty tables OF bridge and five
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hundred to be played at the card
party which Is being given BY the
Southern Cross Chapter Of the u.
%. G., at Hecht's auditorium on
Monday. March n, from 2 to 5
o'clock.
The party IL under the able
management OF the chairman Of
entertainment, Mrs. Harry Fulton.
1873 Lanier PI.
The proceeds will be used to help
send Confederate Veterans to the
reunion at Tampa, Fla, which will
be held on April s.
Tickets may be bought from any
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GERMAN RED CROSS
HONnRS AMERICANS

The Order Of the German Red
Cross has been conferred upon both
ar. and Mrs. Herbert D: Brown
through Baron Nathan, the Ger
man Ambassador. acting for the
president OF the German Red Cross
The decoration was given as q
token Of appreciation Of the work
done by Mr.. and Mrs. Brown for
the Red Cross in Germany.
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chestra, made US realize that Mexico
IS the seat of the familiar waltz,
"sobre las Olas" lover the Waves).
also this conductor brought US Chile
apd the Argentine among his or.
chestral selections.
So we look forward to an enrich
ment OF our musical experience
when the Hall Of the Americas. Of.
fers Washington another orchestral
concert Of the United Service Or.
chestras.
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TO
ADDR ESS
VOTERS

Senator Arthur Camper. will
address the District League OF
| Women Voters at their luncheon
lon Friday at the WOmen's City
Club. His subject will be suffrage
for the District. Senator Capper ID
chairman Of the Senate Committee
for the District and has worked
actively for District suffrage.
Mrs. Albert III. Putney, president
OF the District League. will preside.
The luncheon will begin at 1890
o'clock.
Mrs. Charles Wood viii give her
new lecture, Ancient Dalmatia on
the Adriatic'. illuetrated In color,
at the meeting OF the Art ana
Archaeology League on Saturday
evening at S:1S o'clock at Gunston
Hall, 1906 Florida Ave. Following
the lecture there will be an informal
reception. to meet Mrs. Wood.
" -
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Langhorne
will sail from New York on Satur.
day on the BiancamaIio for Europe,
to remain for several months.
~
EVENING BRIDGE
LECTURES PLANNED
. The series Of morning bridge
talks, which have been given by
Mrs. Guy u. Purdy, at the Carlton
Hotel during the last two months.
have proved 50 popular that an
evening class has been formed to
be held at the Wardnan Park Hotel
alternate Thursdays and Tuesdays,
commencing Thursday evening at