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arrived la Ortr?? at ? o'clock OQ a rainy afternoon. , His trmto for tbo wnt kft at A and ha was prompted to spaa* Mia interven ing boars with tile cooeln Taking a polk be wee driven to tbo bona* ??He. 282. T*ko she I* the next eaa to tb)?. 1 might bar* recognized tbo bronee flowerpots oa tbo balcony any way. New for a surprise." Bo ran lightly op tbo alepe of No. 232. polled eat a latchkey be bad lone canted and tnaerted ll la tbe lock. fttod easily. and tbe door ?wane open. revealing a lonf ospaneo of cool dark ball In summer attire of Itaan coverings. There waa not a soul , J* glgfct Toe doora that bo ren;em ftered l?d to drawing room*. llWVrfr aad sitting rooa? wew? tightly cloeed. At this bobr Uncle Fred nud Peter WOhld probably have returned from tbo ofllce and. aa was their dally cus tom. would l>e grilling over tbo eren ftag papers la tbe library lo tbe glare of Strong electric light* Ins^ad of ?ptnnlug along tbe lake front wutcb the auaaet after tbe streououn day arntown Tbo Mertons were money grubber*, aayway. with but Mttle eye lot beauty. Nevertheless money grub had not affected the wanxitb of f big hearts. aod thla waa uuusoal. Jack atrode down tbe ball, aoftly tad the knob of tbo library doer entered?to And himself la tbo ow. aulHlaed light of a aoHtary ?amp on tbo writing deak. Out of the Surrounding ahadowa a darker shape touted aod then came forward, reveal fry the straight, slim figure of a girl In p. aoft black gown, with a atrlng of Maria around bar white throat and Cy masses of hair framing tbo leat face Jack had ever aeen? a *ace lighted by glorloua hazel eyea and tinted with exquialte color. The hazel eyes met Jack's fcarlessjy. and he waa conacloua of a quick move ment of her right hand; then he found himself looking Into the menacing bar rel of a small revolver. "What do you want here?" asked the girl quietly. Forgetful of hla clandestine entrance. Mr. Merton drew himself up proudly. "Rather an original method of wel coming a guest." he said lightly. "Rather an original method of pay ing a call." retorted the girl. "You see. J heard you enter the house." "How did you know It was not Mr. Merton?or hla son?" asked Jack, with amusement. "Merton?" The girl lifted her flno black brows questlonlngly. "You have made a mistake; there Hre no Mertona here." Jack stared. "Then I nm In the wrong house. Isn't thla No. 232?" lie asked bluntly. "Yes." { "My uncle has lived here for twen ty-Ave years. Surely there can be no mistake. You see. I just came In from !the'eaat, and while waiting for weat ?ern connections I ran up here to sur prise them. Here is the latchkey I Jiave carried for ten years past. It flt led the door, and so I came in, expect ing,to t6hd thy relaUvea here." He ^topped abruptly at the allgbtly scorn Jtful expression on tbe girl's face. "Per haps ftfa don't believe me?" he asked vbornAilly'. J For answer tbe girl pushed a news Jpaper across the table and pointed at Vtiie lar^e half tone portrait of a man Epylng the center of the front Lr It was evident that she had ^-reading the paper when he en tered and bad slipped Into the shadow thll sefcen at the sound of his %ppr6'aching tHepa down tbe ball. Jack picked up tbe paper and car ried. It nearer the llgbt, the girt still covering him with tbe little revolver Tbe young man uttered a slight excla mation and studied tbe picture and the surrounding text with amazed eyes and parted l!pa. There before him was what might . have been a portrait of himself, fair. . keen face, handsome nose and fine eyes, with tbe careless toss of hair sbove. The black type underneath proclaimed this the picture of "Fussy Harry," the allckest gentleman bur glar out of jail, and It was the pur pose of the article to warn the pub lic against bis early arrival in Chicago ?and to endeavor to place the gen tleman burglar behind the bars as speedily aa might be accomplished. "You've been reading this?' asked Jack, rather breathlessly. I The girl nodded. MI don't wonder yon thought I might be?let me see?Fumy Harry! lH confess that we look enough alike to be brothers?twins, in fact?but I'm not vain, you know, only have I got that ratty look In my eyes?" "Pd rather not say." rHnrned the girl shortly. "You must understand that I'm not going to let you get away. The paper says you have com mitted murder?you are wonted for numerous burglaries and"? ' "I suppose you Intend to call up the police station and turn me over to tbe aotfabiitles. "Well, do so! I can jyrove my Identity., but not before I ' have been held up to suspicion, my name bandied froip *o?ie end of I be . ? " il'v ; fwuiAj!A*T?. , I ' ???; Bo who loraa ?? far g?rve? ? 1 *L * . ? ^ Tkar ?l7 ban llrad who bara iQgss&i'?i v Totaa tha ] >(M Ml Ma KM aoaHpffij (Moil I aa at one*. _ ?U h. tlma 1 catch tfca ?? ?? [ h?t. callad Umm." koltniRl in. ttgnjrfHBMH oo the burglar ?L?.. iluu wilb tbe police Btaihui nn?l Tbaj should be he?v vrrV quit* wbite now. mul tbe band that held the revolver trem Med TlaUjly. -Ja tbara a talaphona In tbla rootr* aaka* Jack pmiatly. "Tet." replied tbe gtrl. -Ton wouldn't let me call up cen tral and discover where mjr cousins, tbe Mertona. are? If I*m in tbe wroar house, why"? "la there any doubt about that? * Her face was slightly contemptuous. -A' good deal of doubt" assert** Jack boldly, This room la aa famil iar to me aa my own bome. I've spent weeks here. I know every chair abd table, for the Mertona are not given to changing their furniture. If too would take tbe trouble to look you might find a picture of me somewhere about tbe premises." MI think not. except here.** She laid her hand oo the paper, with r. provok ing amile. "Do you mean to tell roe that tbla la not Mr. rred Martoo'a house?" de manded Jack. "Really, if Ifa any advantage for fou to know, X wtob l could tall you tbe name of tbe owipr: only, you see. my fHeoda have raqted It furaisbed foe the summer aeasrto. and 1 only ar rived tbla teaming, and 1 did not bear of tbe owner If IK baa been mentioned. And ao it la poealble that tbla la Mr. Mactoo'a house. 1 daresay you are quite familiar with a good "Let up 00 that!** growled Jack, quite out of temper. "No ueo bitting a fel low whan ne'e down, you know." **I beg your pardon." said the girt her face coloring adorably, "hut you must think me very mean. I've really been talking at random. I thought I heard a sound"? Her bead was bent In a listening attitude. "Burglara!" suggested Jack, with a grim smile. "Or. what might be worse for me. police?ugh!" I A strained look came into tbe girl's I face aa footstepa advanced swiftly down the hall toward the door. She I arose and leaned toward her captive. "I'm aorry. I hope youll come out I all right. I wish It had not been I who bad to"? v j "Thanks," aald Jack dryly. "Ill probably come out after I've served time! Aa In tbe caae of tbe girl In the | musical comedy song, you know. *1 must be captured by somebody, and it may as well bo you.' Well, here goes!" There was the sound of voices out ; aide tbo door?feminine voices?and then the door opened and akirta rustled silkily forward. "Jean, you poor child, were you frightened to death staying nil alone here. Mercy, what's this? Oh. put down that pistol!" Three young women, pretty aa pic tures. handsomely gowned, flattered toward the loveliest girl of all as she dropped the revolver to tbe desk. She arose and pointed a slim forefinger toward Jack Merton. "That is Fussy Harry, wanted by the police. I have captured him"? She fainted away then, and if was Jack s privilege to gather her op and lay her on the leather couch before confronting tbetevy of hysterical girls, who had fled to a distant corner. "l*in Jack Mefton.***1>eg4n'that gen tleman with who! dftffcity be could aa sume. "and Vv* b&fr trying to per suade this young ltftJ^Hhat"? "Of course IPs JA>k.'' cried the tall est girl. tossing' back h?r Veil. "Ifa Peter's cohslu. Tell mo what baa hap pened." - / " Jack found his hands grasped by the welcoming hands of his cousin. Peter's bride, and he found no dllB culty In convincing his listeners of his identity. Tho girl on the conch waa recovering and sat up. listening to the conversation with flaming cbeeks and sparkling eyes. "We went to the matinee and left Jean alone. All the servants were out She's beeu reading that lurid newspa per and?well, really, Mr. Merton. It doea look like you," explained Mrs. Fancher when Mrs. Peter bad made the proper introductions. "I don't wonder Jean was frightened. But what pluck she had! Just fancy hold ing that revolver, and it is loaded, girls. No; there Is no burglar alarm. What a flb. Jean! Of course she didn't know the name of Merton. We Just met Mrs. Peter downtown and dragged her up. They're etajlng at the shore and"? 80 the explanations went on, and after a little while Jack found himself sitting down beside lean Innsa trying to make bis peace with that disconcerted little lady. "And so your home is in San Fran cisco?" he asked delightedly. "Why, that's where I'm going to live. I hadn't counted on such good lock having a friend there, you know." "I'm so aorry," faltered Jean, with a aoft ahyness in her tender ey?a Tm not," asserted Jack, "and I'm aure you would have captured me sooner or later. You'll find me tbe moat willing victim." And tbe lotfk in her eyes satisfied Jack that be bad entered tbe right bouse after all - . ???. "k v> < V4\ Venal War I tried *11 remedies, new and old, A?* rerr few were fraa, tfitffl at lot I broke ?r cold, ?*?d my cold, alas! brake ma. ~-T. B. M. In N. T. Telegraph. wgm&s&zi :'5? -Tl*t will do. Mxu>7. Did hear the amy of u? coM i WaU. Ifi an rmr There wu an unexpected tilting of a dish. and the young man with the iron cbMk wu showered with oat ??MlilliaM--- | '' A llttlw girl of thirteen or ao foand herself oae day poeeaee>a ot a maw emotion?a deelre to ba pretty. 8ho struggled wjth It. hot Anally want to tbo long mirror In the hall and for the Ant time In her life looked at heraatt critically from bead to foot She aaw what moat firia ace at thirteett-a lanky creature, moetly lata and arms, bands aad feet. It hurt ber. and alia want oat of doors to think It over. Thought resulted In tears, aad In tears ( aba waa found half aft boor later by bar pdrtMar chum. a boy oear bar m age. Anxious Inquiry aa to why ?he was crying Induced ber to speak. "Oh. Harold." sbe walled. 'Tea Jo* looked at myself in the glass, aad rm ao homely r The boy was pussied. bat mm* the tic. and made aa effort at cenaoia tfcm. He looked at tor a mlnata, than awkwardly patted her. eaytng aooth tngiy: ? ;. y' v ? ? -Not iwmmm York 1 ???eat Knew Her Age. '' 'I There fta a glaring phase ef unfalr \ In the paaHfae of the two eexaa. ? all oar struggles for the a?f frage. A woman still er hew youthful aha ] as ^ong as a man may look, while looka youthful be la generally willing to admit and eren to boast of hoal la at leaat one father who understood this problem In time and who gave bis daughter a fair cbancc In life by never letting ber know bow old aha was. He realized at ber birth that a time would come when she would not want to tell her age. and he spared her the humiliation of baring to prevari cate. ao sbe waa nerer told either I age or the place where she was born, and there were no birth records pre served In the family.?New Yorlc World. . Tearing a Provarb to Tatters. Ono of our correspondents, to whdrn so far as we can rememl?er we never did any injury, eends us the following: Carlyle said that genius Is an in finite capacity for taking pains. We Venture to tblnk this definition appro priate to a clerk. But in a doctor geuluft M an Infi nite capacity for slaking pains. In a commercial traveler, for taking trains. In a literary man. for rnklng brains. In a sanitary engineer, for making drains. And in a Don Juan, forsaking Janea. Oscar Wilde's emendation of the proverb was at once briefer and more obvious. "Genius." he said. "Is an In finite incapacity for taking pains."? London News. Shopping Troubles. "Tomorrow is my wife's birthday and I want to buy a present tbst will tickle her." ? "We hare a nice line of feather boas." ? * "No. no. 1 mean something that would make a bit with ber." "Anything in hammers?" "You misunderstand. I want some thing striking that"? "Ah, you wish a clock." "That'a all."?Cleveland Plain Deal Permanent. "Mr. Smith," spolce up tbe lawyer, "I come here as a representa tive of your neighbor, Tom Jonee, with the commission to collect a debt doe him." "I congratulate you." answered Mr. Smith, "on obtaining ao jj^pnanent a job at such an early stage in jemr career."?Success Magazine. Hardly. A. Sunday school teacher, after read big: 4he story of Ananias and Sap phire to the juvenile class, asked, "Now, children, why doesn't the Lord strike everybody dead who tells jl lieV "'Cause," answered a bright little fellow, "there wouldn't be anybody left hardly."?Chicago Newa. t* Must B. Rich. "He mnsx hare money." "What makes you tblnk so?" "He never take*' the thirty day^ grace allowed on bis life Insurance premiums."?Detroit Free Press. A Pair Inferenee. Joe?For years I used to get up at 6, breakfast at 8, dinner at 1, tea at 0 and bed at 10, and I never felt better In my life. Bin?Joe. what were jod tn for*?London Telegraph. The slander o? seme people la as great a recommendation as tbe prate* of ptkec?i IWIm / Strengthen me by tympathlste# with ay etrssgth not my weakness. T?i><ln i] m !? tk? i?pom of w mm tTimrtim ? J. H. HA fcl missionaries: An old i came with fc rWoxed tHrott to Mm. Caldwell (wife of Bishop Caldwall). who gave ber a guile la a bottle and told ber to fo borne, throw ber bead weU bacfc,. pot it In.ber mouth and Jfceep It there as lout a* possible. After a day or two aba returned, complain to* that a he waa no better and that her neck ached terirfbly. When aaked If ahe bad strictly carried out the In structions, ahe Mid. "Tea: I threw my head well back aad pat the bottle Into my mouth aad held It there till my neck wae almoet ready to break!" A Pmlntor'* Broken An* A friend once entered the studio of Qeorge laoeea, the Amertcaa land scape painter, while be waa at w*ir aad remarked that tbe picture on thd eaaH seemed to him much batter than certain former work* of the a "Itlffhtr mid laneaa. "This la | "IV beat V to ha one of my beat thliigs. < reaaoa la that I bare had the lack to break my rlffbl arm and obliged to paint wftb my left handJ Too aee." he added, sbowtng his right hand Id a sling. this hand had be come so darned clever that X could aotf" catch up with It. and It painted away^ without me, while this hand"?show ing the left, with which be held hto hniah "!? awkward and can do noth lag without ma" 1 Wild C.lifornis. The geography published In 1812 contains the following startling de scription of that section of our coun try which Charles Dudley 'Warner baptised "our Italy:** "California 'Is n wild and almost un- j known Innd, covered throughout the; year by dense fogs as damp as they are ifnbealthfnl. On tbo northern shores; live anthropophagi, and in tbe interior are active volcanoes and vast i plains of shifting snow, which some-' times shoot up columns to Inconcelva-' ble heights." Tbe book adds that som* of theae statements would seem Incredible were they not so well authenticated by trustworthy travelers! NO Tsa For Him. The "cup that cheers" hud Apparent ly few attractions for Theodore Hook. In bis story. "Captalu Oray." he wrote when describing tbe heroine: "Ever since this sweet girl bad been of an age to lire with ber devoted parents] she had made this breakfast tea?this] trashy stuff about which washerwom en are universally, solidUous; this strange commodity' for which the poor, with ungrumbltng readiness, pay; a duty of 300 per cent for the grati fication of giving 6 or 7 ebtDtogi a pound for a noxious weed to with libt water, la order to render which .palatable they pay so much more for sugar and milk:*'?London OhronlfUt. m Important Schedule Pullman Sleeping Cars :n~ ? Raleigh, N. C. Goldsboro, N. C. Vta Washington, Greenville, Witooa Via New Bern, v. y * ?And? ^'} " ' ^ NORFOLK, VA. - > -,-VT " '-A ?' r*a * -"*? ? - 'j \ ' ' V ??? >? Day W?kt , STKO& ~ , W?bt " DW ? Hi am *11.00 ?? * 0.00 ?? Lt ... . Norfolk . ... At ? 7.1# >? ? 1.16 Dm ? l.4| pm 10.11 am 11.IS pm 16.4! pm Lt . . Elisabeth City . . Ar 6-40 am 114 pm 4.00 pm 11.01 ?m l.oi pm 11.11 pm Lt . . . . Hertford . . . . Ar 4.11 U 1.17 pm 1.14 pm ?11.10 am I.M pm 1.01 am L* . . . . Kdeaton . . . . Ar 4.1( am l.l( pm ? 2.50 pm 1.11 pm 1.00 am Ar . . . Plymouth " . . Lt 8.1* am- 11.17 am x 7.00 am ? 3.45 pm 1.10 am Ar . . . Washington . . . Lt 1.10 am >10.10 am x 7.16 pa 7.61 am x 4.1? pm 3.15 am Ar .Oreeorille . . . . Lt 1.01 am x 1.40 am 0.30 pm 9.11 am 1.11 prn 6.06 am Ar . . Wilson (ante 1) . . Lt 11.10 pm 8.10 am t.oo pm ill.10 am X 8.00 pm ? 7.10 am Ar Ralalgk (nolo t) . . Lt * J.16 pm x 0.15 am x 1.00 pm -XI 0.07. am * 1.10 pm ? 1.10 am Lt . . . Washington . . . Ar * 1.10 am *10.40 am x 8.0V pm xll.35 am 6.16 pm 4.05 am Ar . . . Now Born . . . Lt 11.10 am l.lt am x 1.46 pm 0.67 pm 5.11 am Ar . . Klnston . . . . Lt 11.10 pm 8.07 am ? 8.00 pm ? 6.80 am Ar . .Qoldsboro (not* 1) . .Lt *10.11 pm ? 7.16 am ? 6.60 pm *10.40 am Ar . . Morehead City . . Lt 4.11 pm ? 7.87 am ? 7.61 pm *10*16 am At ... . Beaufort .... Ltj,* 4.00 pm * 7.15 am * Dally xDally axcopt Sunday Night Express carrlea Pullman Sleeping cam between Norfolk and Rslelgh rla Washington, Oreenvlllo and Wilson, and between Norfolk and Oo:dsboro via New Bern and Klaston. Note 1. Close connection to or fro* Nort)i and South Tla A. C. L. R. R. Note I. Cloee connection to or from points on Southern Ry? s. A. L. Ry. and R. * 8. Ry. frjfree trains between Raleigh and Washington: Three trains between Ooldsboro and Waahtagton: Three trains between Norfolk and Edentdh; Three trains between Washington and New Barn. The Norfolk Southern Railroad la the only line operating In North Carollaa with a passenger station la the city of Norfolk, Va. For complete Information aak any agent or write W. W. CROXTON, Q. P. A- v ' NORFOLK, VIRGINIA ; T. H MYERS. Agent. Washington. N. c. Pest Hslp. The man with the old clock under his arm laid It on the Jeweler's show case. "I tvlsh you'd see what la the matter^rith this," be aakL The Jew^er removed tins dial, screw ed his eyeglaru Into place nod inspect ed the works of the sue lent ttmqpise*. "Xo.thing U, the matter with It bow. Its sufferings are over." "Well, how iftueh do-1 owe JvnV asked the man. ' "Nothing," nuswefed the Jeweler. "This isn't a professional treat meat. This Is a corouer's inquest."?Youth's Companion. After a man has been week he begins to utiles fn-sJ things he knew about wqmen. rn >s*ior,*t Like Its Name Favorite With everybody. High grade self feeder. Most sat isfactory Heater sold. We have also a large line in the BEST HOT BLAST TIP TOP RETORT HOT COLD MOKXIKOS. <V won't Ht yon Bhtrerlng?have no terror* for 70a?11 >00 har? a (u radiator in yoor room ooaneetad with our malm ud your own houee fowl plpee Tom th? cock, ?trtko a match and Juat fuel your apartment (raw comfortable In a trice. Whan you're dreeaed yoo can ahot off the caa, eo cettlnc heat (or a (aw centa. Ask aa how tow. LIGHT SiWATER CO. MR Exchange Co.ot _ We will have a ,CAR LOAD of HORSES and MULES to arrive Oct. 31st ,' 'k "< ??? l ?... :si? - Save money by Purchasing oar stock of Buggie8'Surrie8 B. Li SUSMAN, President. MmwKgaeh xmxtf* ?- '>??a.
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