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as you started telling me your history,
you're in no doubt now" smiled In
return.
None whatever. Nor will my sister
be when I've finished talking to her
It will be q most frightful shock to her
when she realizes the truth about Char
tiers. She has the greatest respect for
him. Her work in that nursing home
DR.. studley is all right"
Absolutely. He's in the dark as to
the past history of Charters, MacAdoc
and Mr.. James. Studley is one Of the
best, and with blameless record.
I'm sure of it, but how do you
know"
"Oh. I have a splendid chap who has
been working hereunder the name OF
Campball-for a very long time, and
who has looked up his record pretty
carefully. There's nobody there who
isn't exactly what he or she seems to
be, except Charters and his son, their
two wives and MacAdoo. D. When
you've told Sister Weldon and convinced
her that I'm no more insane than you
are I'll tell her all I've told you and
convince her CT my sanity. When the
time is ripe shall get Marjorie Lauder
del out Of the Monastery and as you
have suggested bring her straight here. y
1T won't be easy to get her away
unused Weldon.
mo" agreed, lit won't. But I'll get
her away, all right, when opportunity
offers-provided your sister will help
me. which. of course, she will"
But. hang it all. man." he exploded
why not go straight to the police at
once? We can :"
We can't" I smiled. "As far as Mar
jorie's case is concerned, there is not
one shred of evidence and that
nursing home is a place of unblemished
reputation, approved by some Of the
most eminent doctors in England
And as for myself-going to the police
would be an easier matter than coming
away from them. Remember,
am hunted criminal.
But get your sister on my side. and
! I'll save Marjorie-and deal with Char
ters James, MacAdoo and Co. after
ward"
Yes" agreed Weldon. Admirably
conducted as the Monastery Is, and with
a splendid staff that includes DR.. Stud
ley and my sister. it can't be allowed to
go on under its present regime
anyhow"
A great weight was lifted from my
mind now that knew that had found
| for Marjorie q safe refuge and the
stanchest of friends.
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Sister weldon's position was difficult
and rather terrible for, II my tale were
true, her world was crumbling about
her.
Her attitude increased, II possible. my
admiration for her for she decided TO
suspend Judgment, to wait and to watch.
and then to act with the utmost
promptitude In the event Of crisis. ana
the continuation of the truth OF my
story.
Should Charters, MacAdoo, James,
the matron and Nurse Jones prove TO
be what I accused them of being. MOTH
ing should prevent her immediate de-
nunciation Of them, nor induce her to
work another day under their direction.
Meanwhile, neither believing nor
in Difference to her brothers admired
udgment-wholly rejecting my story,
she decided to watch and to wait; to
increase. If that were possible, her vigil
lance. and to view any strange happen
inps If not with suspicion, at any rate
in the light of what had told her.
Again to shorten my story, the arch
enemy. the one whom I had hated 10
times more than 1 had hated Charters
himself. the one who had Sinned most
against Rosemary. was now the one who
sinned most against Marjorie, and, in
so doing, met his death.
The man of them all whom I would
most readily kill with torture. but whom,
softened by my love for Marjorie.
would have spared, brought about his
own dreadful punishment in trying to
kill Marjorie.
Charters. his father, broken-hearted
and fearing exposure and arrest, fed,
taking with him his partners In crime,
his wife, his daughter-in-law and the
man Machado.
What became Of them neither know
nor care.
OF the four criminals who kidnapped
Rosemary, three have died dreadful
deaths in consequence. and am now
content to leave the punishment Of the
fourth, their leader, in the hands Of
God.
Nevertheless. in the very act Of leav-
! ing the Monastery in urgent haste and
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that. so long as I was alive, Marjorie
But I nevertheless took every possible
precaution and exercised the most I'M
ceasing vigilance. Among the FORMER
were efforts to SOW mutual olSUruSt
among the members OF the gang, 70
nvstifv and frighten them and to mo
faithful friends and safe refuge Tor
Marjorie.
This last I centrived to do after max
ing one Of those ridiculous mistakes the
memory of which makes one blush WIN
shame.
Having jumped-too quickly-to the
conclusion that the chief nursing SISTER
was none ether than Frisco Fanny and
the wife Of Charters, soon discovered
that she was one of the noblest and
finest of women and that her brother,
who was Vicar of Herepath, neighbor-
ing village, was in every way her twin,
At my wits end paid visit to this
man, summed him up for what, he was
and then, having revealed myself to
him. laid before him the naked truth
and then asked:
DO you believe me and will you
help"
His reply was:
Il do believe you, and will help"
Then" said I, will you tell your
sister everything that have told you
and that you are absolutely convinced
that every word of 1t is true?"
yourseifP" he said,
Because" replied, "she would listen
with patience, pat my hand with kindly
sympathy and see that I had a good
bromide sleeping draught that night.
you See" 1 added. Il have been at
some pains to acquire a reputation as
A harmless lunatic"
Laurence Weldon smiled.
"Of course" he said. You're the
mailman of whom my sister has told
me diverting stories. D'you know, alb
solutely forgot all about that, as soon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-06
CAMP AT EDGEWATER
TO BE RECREATION SCENE

Camp Conoy, q 10-acre tract located
at Edgewater, Md, purchased from the
Young Mems Christian Association of
alton colony by the Workmen's Circle,
Branch 90. of the District of Columbia.
In announcing the purchase Marx
Lewis. attorney for the Washington or
ganiZation, declared the camp has 18
buildings, including large dining hall,
dancing pavilion, tennis courts, picnic
grounds and 700-foot stretch of
beach. The camp fronts on South
River road, leading down to South
River.
At meeting last night of the COM
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CHAPTER XIII.

RETRIBUT1ON.
~ OREIlY was I tempted, at times,
to take the risk and go out of
Manipulating Marjorie with
~ me-without waiting for the
arrest, trial and condemnation
Of Chick Dorson
because the police were seeking a man
answering to my appearance ION the
evidence Of the statlonmsster at With
erby End. partly because I had not
known Marjorie long enough to ask her
to trust herself to me and partly be-
CAUSE some weeks at least must elapSe
ere L could receive from Uncle SUM-
cient' sum of money for the purposes
of safe and distant flight as well as Tor
the payment of Williams H. William
and his wife, who had to leave the
Monastery suddenly, for one night. we
three having a rendezvous in his wifes
room, William informed me as l en-
tered that he had caught sight OF the
ugly face of James peeping round the
end Of the corridor.
He'll have seen you come in, too, ="
said William. land he'll wait for some
time to catch you going out. SO We'll
postpone this conference and slide out
tired of waiting. he'll butt in here and
get the surprise of his life"
Whereupon he unwound his strong,
knotted cord from beneath his dressing
gown, slipped its steel hook over the
inner window ledge and led the way to
the turf, 90 feet below.
Mrs William then dropped the cord
down to us and we re-entered the house
by way of the window Of Williams
ground-f1oor room.
Sure enough. James flung open the
door and entered half an hour later
and got, as William had said, tie sur
prise of his life.
Albeit desperately anxious, I decided
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mittee In chsrge Of operating ths camp
It was decided TO formally open the
camp on Decoration day. Tentative
plans were discussed for developing the
camp into a public recreation center.
On the board Of trustees managing
the camp are Max J. Raine, Abraham
Botkin, Marx Lewis and Samuel Green
span. A picnic will be held on the
grounds May II to celebrate the ac-
QUESTION of the camp.
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forever, Marjorie and Sister Weldon
being safely outside It's walls. I spared a
few minutes for an act of justice. of
punishment to the arch-rogue of this
gang, and, believe, Of benefit to man
kind.
Brighter, even, than Wages re-
gained Unsetting Sun Is the glow Of
Martorfe's affection, revealed In
Tomorrow's concluding installment.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
FEDERAL AGENTS NAB THREE,
SEIZE BEER IN KENT RAID
BOWERS BEACH, H,HARRINGTON
DOVER VISITED BY RAIDERS
Cochran Staged Four Raids
Selling 1885 Pints of Beer

Dry agents led by Harold d.
Wilson, deputy prohibition admin
istrator, staged four raids in Kent
county last week, seizing 1885 pints
of alleged beer and arresting three
persons. County Constable Lee
Cochran, of Smyrna, accompanied
the raiders. The first raid of the
series was at Bowers Beach, where
Scotty's Place, is said to have
yielded cache of 600 bottles of
alleged beer The stuff, agents
say, was discovered in a house next
door to the establishment conduct
ed by William Scott A large
crowd was attracted to the scene
as the officers entered the place
armed with a State warrant and
began the search. The investiga-
tion led to the next house where
the beer, AZ gallons of mash and
two gallons of alleged moonshine
were seized. The raiders also un-
covered Gaping machine and 9th
er paraphernalia used in making
and bottling beer. Scott, alleged
owner of the place, was released on
his own recognizance for his ap-
pearance at the next term of Kent
county court. The warrant for his
arrest was issued from the office
of Magistrate w. D. Burton, of Do
yer. Following the seizure, the
agents smashed the bottles of beer
and some of the crooks in which
the stuff is said to have been brew
ed. The raiders visited an estab-
lishment operated by Charles E.
Collins, near Harrington, where
500 bottles of alleged beer, 80 gal
Ions of alleged beer mash, and
IL gallons of supposed moonshine
| liquor were seized. Collins was ar
rested and at a hearing before
Magistrate Burton was held in bail
for the next term of court. In de-
fault he was committed. Marion
Thompson was arrested when the
officers raided a house opposite his
place near Dover and discovered 8
IL pints of alleged liquor and IS
bottles of alleged beer, said to have
been his. The raiders destroyed
the liquor and AZ gallons Of mash
after samples had been taken for
analysis. The raiders also discov-
cred pint of alleged whisky and
10 pints of alleged beer in Thomp-
sons home. He was held on his
own recognizance for hearing be-
fore Magistrate Burton. The of
fcers found a small quantity of
supposed liquor in place owned
by Mary Goodyear and operated
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

Md; Miss Florence Bowen, Camden,
N. J.; Charles Richards and wife,
Denton, Md; Edward Walker and
wife, Middletown; Mrs. T. H.
HAYNES and Miss Cora Beck, Ches-
tertown, Md; Mrs. Kempton and
Miss Carrie Leatherbury, Corden-
town, N. j.
Personal.-John c. Stockley and
wife of this town, and Miss M.
Anna Offley of Philadelphia, are
spending week or more at Collins
Beach.
Mrs Mary V. Spearman has
been to Iowa for a three months
visit.
Miss Allie Anthony of Troy, N.
Y, granddaughter of John An
thony is visiting the Messrs. An
thony families near this town.
Mrs. William A. FAIRIES and
children, are visiting her mother
near Christiana.
Mrs. Amanda KINNEY, widow of
Samuel KINNEY, lately deceased in
Minnesota, has come to this town
and will hereafter make her home
with her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary
A. Kimmy. Mrs. Kimmy's daugh-
ter, Mrs. F. r. Pennington, West
field, N. j., has been spending some
weeks with her.
Messrs. G. Speakman, ]. w.
Jones, William A. c. Hardcastle,
N. F. Wilds, Robert H. Hill, Rob-
ert L. Cummins and w. Frank JEFF
ferson started yesterday for visit
Of a few days to Atlantic City,
New Jersey.
A. Lee Cummins started yester-
day for a trip to Canada.
Harry Q. Hill Of this town, has
taken a position in the store Of
Benjamin Benson at Middletown.
J. V. Smith has been spending
several days at Wye Camp.
DOVER LETTER
The Capital Hotel will be opened
tomorrow Tor business. Mr.. VOSh-
ell is live hotel keeper.
Mr.. George Comegys of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, is now on a visit to his
brother, Chief Justice Comegys.
Misses Ida Culbreth and Dasie
Wilson left here this morning. for
Rehoboth where they expect to
spend few days. They will stop
at the Douglass House.
During the thunder storm early
Sunday morning the stable of WI
liam Knots, farmer who lives a
few miles from here, was struck
by lightning, setting it on fire and
burning up five horses and a lot of
hay. Two of the horses belonged
to friends who were visiting him.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

there was no crop anticipated this
year, has during the season as
suited his convenience, built for
himself a most substantial drying
house with all the improvements
that practical experience would
suggest. 1t is, with the working
rooms at either end, 76 feet long
by % feet wide and will run four
evaporators capable of drying 500
baskets a day without forcing. The
evaporators are of Mr.. Anthony's
own invention which after a care
full test he likes better than other
well known and highly approved
machines. There being no peaches
the house will be of no practical
use this year other than to dry
some apples.
Deaths Warren. On the 4th
instant near Blackbird, Nathanial,
son of Samuel r. and Emily War
ren, in his End year.
Robinson. In Philadelphia, Pa,
on the 5th instant, Angelica, wife
of Jeremiah Robinson, aged So
years.
Cruson. Near Blackbird OF the
8th instant, William Cruson, aged
sc years.
White. In this town, July 28th,
Mrs. Ann M. White, aged about
85 years.
Vail. At Middletown on the 7th
instant, Alexander M. Vail, in the
74th year of his age.
Burgess. In Dover, August 3,
1881, Virginia, wife of F. H. Bur
CESS, Esq, in the 22nd year of her
age.
Professor Skinner or the Confer
ence Academy at Dover, has taken
an important step in advance in
instituting a college preparatory
course of study, for those young
men and women who have neither
the time or means to complete a
full academic course of instruction
but who desire to enter college.
The experiment has been tried in
other schools of a like grade with
much success and will no doubt
prove an additional attraction to
the Professors school. It may be
mentioned by the way, that the en-
tire Indebtedness of the Academy
has been reduced below $4,000 and
the prospects for the speedy re-
duction of the debt below the
LANCER line are bright.
A. B. Richardson of Dover, came
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

Nearly Drowned-On Thursday
afternoon a Philadelphia salesman
named Porter in landing at Col
lins' Beach on the upward trip of
the Clyde from Woodland Beach,
lost his horse and came very near
losing his own life. On running
the horse and carriage on the pier,
the owner occupying the seat of
the latter, the whistle of the Clyde
was blown which frightened the
horse causing it to rear and jump.
The owner, who it seems, was con-
siderably in his cups, piled the
horse so furiously with the whip
as to make it spring over the rail-
ing carrying the carriage and Mr..
Porter with it down into the river.
The Clyde moved off without re-
gard to the struggling man and
horse, the latter drowning and the
former being just ready to give up
from exhaustion when picked up
by Mr.. Grieves, who saw the acci-
dent from the house and with two
men fastened to his rescue in a
boat. The carriage was but little
injured. The man wore bathing
suit while his clothes were drying
after which he proceeded to Mid
dletown and thence by rail home.
Dry House burning of the
dry house and evaporators Of John
Anthony last year in the height of
the season-too late to reconstruct
for that peach crop prompted him
to be ready for another when it
did come. He accordingly, thought
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

Mr. and Mrs. Charles w. Ell
wanger, of Denton, have issued in
vitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Hannah Ann, to Paul
Fletcher Carroll The wedding will
take place on Wednesday, August
II at 6, at the Pilgrim Holiness
Church. The young couple will be
at home at Trappe, Md, after Aug
ust 20.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

by man named Sipple, at Mag
nolia. No arrests were made but
it is understood that the agents
will investigate the case further.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, AUG. 10, 1881
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

(The Smyrna Times has started
TO look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue, a half century
ago. We hope to make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else.
1t will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to the present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eyly sought and read-Editor.)
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Thor.
of Middleton iomas ns S. d
was graduated from y .S-d'
spent one 49, 100 IN 10
in Huntino5oa yeaf "a al Juniata
grad,lated : ~ 49, "a Nj. II,
ieoe ana u 9"arthns,
T,5rner cos5* associated n,
The T be ", uloda,,o, Construction .'.I, g.
late fan I10lis WI take plac.
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12

The honeymoon is
begins WONDERING L VI
come a widow While :.
young and attractive Sas
Smyrna times., 1931-08-12
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Miss Mabel Fouracre of Middle
town, Soon to Wed Herbert S.MOde
At bridge party given last
Thursday by Mrs. John w. Jones,
at her home at Middletown, the en-
gagement of her sister, Miss Mabel
Fouracre and Herbert S. Mode, of
Gordon Heights, was announced.
Miss Fouracre is the daughter of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
PET DOG SAVES
WOMAN LOST IN
MOUNTAIN GALE
Kept Alive by Warmth of
Pups Body; His Banks
Bring ReSCuerS.
BIZ United Press

BIZ Drtted Press
GLOBE, Ariz., Feb. 27.-Mrs. Will
Ashby, so, today credited her pet
dog, Bob, with saving her life when
she became lost On a mountain peak
during binding snowstorrn.
Mrs. Ashby, wife of miner, went
for a walk Wednesday with the
dog. The storm started suddenly
and she could not find her way
home.
Throughout the night the blizzard
swept the mountain peak, which
rises 1000 feet above sea level. Mrs.
Ashby covered in the lea of huge
rock. Bob Struggled against her.
Nothing but the warmth of his
body kept me alive" she said.
Next morning, while Mrs. Ashby
huddled, exhausted and freezing,
near the rock, Bob crawled as far
as he dared, then barked and
barked. Searchers, on another
peak, two miles away, heard his
IS. o. s." and were directed by it
to where Mrs. Ashby lay. Paysi-
clans said she will recover.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
ROW over DRY
LAW is THREAT
TO DEMOCRATS
Organized ProhibitioniStS
Cheer From SideIines
as PoW-WoW NearS.

~ Scripps-Hoioord Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-Witb
organized drys cheering from the
sloellnes, the Democrats today seem
headed for another old-fashioned
prohibition row on the eve of Ma
tlonal Chairman John ]. Raskob's
march powwow and the approach
OF another presidential election
The program now under consider
alton by dry chieftains assembled
here admittedly is designed to serve
notice to both major parties, but
especially the Democrats, that thew
must remain dry, and to oppose the
latter, should they bow to Raskob's
demand that they nominate a wet
or ask repeal of the eighteenth
amendment.
president Hoover Is counted on BY
me white-ribboners to run as a dry,
although his enforcement officials
approve home option" and grape
concentrate in the cellar.
McAdoo May Be Dry Gar
1t is the Democrats on whom the
drys think they must keep an eve.
In fact, it, has been suggested
mat William q. McAdoo, who staged
fierce row with Al Smith at
Madison Square Garden in 1924, be
named head of the new central
council the prohibitionists may set
up for 1892.
AS sort of prohibition GEAR, /"
McAdoo might be able to round up
his old lieutenants ana line them
up against the New York mans
leadership.
some Democrats regard the pres
ent dry demonstration and mention
OF McAdoo's name as an effort tc
prevent the group meeting here
next week from taking any steps
that would commit the party against
prohibition.
Won't Try for Showdown
1t has been aided by speeches
made inside and outside the senate
by Senators Sheppard (Dem., Tex
and Morrison Dem, N. c. since
the call went out.
informal canVaSSeS OF the ninety
six Democratic committeeman and
women are said to show that about
forty are for revision of repeal and
sixty against.
On a showdown vote Raskob
would be defeated, but he will net
make such a move so soon.
The most he will do, it is said,
will be to advance his ideas at con-
fidential and unreported discussions
with his aids.
Until the drys swung into &C
ton, the vets had all the better Of
1t in the Democratic camp.
Most Candidates Wet
Only two men mentioned as posi-
BILE nominees-Senator Joe Robin
son of Arkansas and Governor
George White of Ohio-are regarded
as drys. while ali the outstanding
contenders are wet, the latter in
clude Governor Franklin D. Roose-
welt of New York, Governor Albert
G. Richie of Maryland, Owen d.
Young, Newton d. Baker of Ohio,
ex-senator James A. Reed of Mis-
souri,, Senator Robert j. Buckley Of
Ohio, and Senator-elect J. Hamil-
ton Lewis of Illinois.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
(astoria Tor
CHIILDREN'S
ailments

ARE you prepared to render first
aid and quick comfort the moment
your youngster has an upset of any
sortP Could you do the right thing
-immediately-though the emer-
gency came without warning
perhaps tonight? Castoria is a
mothers standby at such times.
There is nothing like it in emergen-
cies, and nothing setter for every
lay use. For a sudden attack of
collie, or for the gentle relief Of
constipation; to allay feverish
spell, or to soothe a fretful baby
that can't sleep. This pure vege-
table preparation is always ready
to ease an ailing youngster. 1t is
Just as harmless as the recipe on
the wrapper reads. If you see Chas.
H. Fletcher signature, it is genuine
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
RAIN AND SNOW
AID NORTHWEST
Unprecedented Warm, Dry
Period Broken.
By United Press

by Cnlt6d FTeS6
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 27.-Rain
and snow fell in the northwest to-
day, breaking an unprecedented
period of warm, dry weather.
In several sections of Minnesota
and North Dakota snow reached a
depth of five inches, while rain fell
in South Dakota and northern
Iowa. Government weather OBJ
servers said the precipitation would
continue tonight with freezing tenn
perature.
With the Mississippi river and
many Of Minnesota's 10000 lakes
at their lowest levels in history. the
moisture was of inestimable value
to farm lands, agricultural author
tiles said
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-27
POLICE SHOOT
ESCAPING MAN
Anderson laborer Wound
ed, Probably Fatally.
ByUnited Press

By United Press
ANDERSON. Ind, Feb. 27.-Alvin
E. 1Sanogle, So, Anderson mechanic,
was wounded, probably fatally, by
police when he and Fred Brown.
80, laborer, attempted to escape
from officers early today.
Their auto careened through a
suburban street and finally bounded
over curb.
Patrolmen Kershner. Aney and
Mason fired, one shot striking Isan-
ogle IN the eye, the bullet lodging
at the base Of the skull.
Brown was held, charged with in
toxication. Police said both men
appeared to be intoxicated and that
a small quantity of liquor was found
in the auto.