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8, 1903, at the postofflce at Durham, N.
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DURHAM, N. C, July 26, 1907.
IF the Southern and Coast Line
win out and continue to get the
old rate, wonder if those roads
that made the reduction will
stick to it.
It is time people were begin
ning to complain about the ex
treme hot weather, for we have
had a long enough spell to forget
ahout how cool it was all the
spring.
The matter of the enforcement
of the law regulating passenger
fares ' in North Carolina has
reached the stage where a joke
about it falls as flat as if told at a
funeral.
Of course we criticise freaks
and such cattle, and few of us
seem to realize that by such free
notices we make it 'possible for
them to exist and have such
large crowds out to hear them.
Before a rain the cloud3 ap
pear. Before the superior court
of Durham is to convene the po
lice and township constables
rustle up a long list of whiskey
cases to be tried during the term.
If the railroad people have as
much money invested in news
papers, or have control of many
that are claimed to be their or
gans there will doubtless be
rood many changes after this
affair has been settled.
The railroad rate matter must
be retting hot when the News
and Observer gets "red-headed"
over it. The issues of Wednes
day and Thursday contained a
large red line across the front
page.
You can't tell about how
many people are indicted in the
superior court by the number of
cases as some of them are for
several cases, some of them hav
ing as many as six cases on the
charge of selling whiskey.
The fight for the vacancy
caused by the death of Sheriff
Markham is warming up, and
some of the reasons advanced as
to why the office should be given
to certain candidates are amus
ing, especially when the earn
estness in which such claims are
presented are to be considered.
Unless you get out and talk
with the people you would not
believe .that many good people
are of the opinion that Carry
Nation is sincere in what she is
doing and that her purpose is to
benefit people. It is strange
that such should be the case, but
most any old thing can get some
followers.
Raleigh. July 24. -The tragic
death of Preston D. Jones, short
stop of the Tarboro club of the
Eastern Carolina League, has dis
rupted the club. Jones, who
was ill in a hospital at Tarboro,
while delirous fo$U night, over
came his attendant in t struggle
and threw himself from a second
story window. . He fell on a pave
ment and died almost instantly.
Jones, whose home was in Provi
dence, R. I., was a Brown Uni
versity man. He and six other
members of the team had been
playing with the Tarboro club.
In consequence of the tragedy
the Brown men have decided to
go home. '
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.
Read the change of ad of C. E.
King & Sons on the fourth page.
Claiborne Carr is on a trip a-
broad to spend his vacation. He
eft Durham a few days ago, and
today at 3 o'clock will sail from
Quebec, Canada.
A. Marvin Carr, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Julian S. Carr, has un
dergone an operation for append
icitis in John Hopkins hospital,
Baltimore, and at last accounts
was getting along well.
Quite a crowd of Durham peo
ple went on a moonlight excur
sion to Fuquay Springs last
Thursday night. They returned
o Durham about 1 o'clock, and
all reported a good time.
A new company has been
chartered to do business at Fear
rington, on the Durham and
South Carolina railroad, and the
business will be in charge of W.
C. Fearson. lhey will carry a
ine of farmers supplies.
Cards have been received in
:he city announcing that Dr. J.
T. McCracken, of this city, and
Miss Margaret Vander Linden
were united in marriage July 17,
at Pella, Iowa. They expect to
arrive in Durham and be "at
home" after August the first.
Duke Harries Mrs. Ionian.
Brooklyn, July 23. James B.
Duke,, the multi-millionare to
bacconist, and Mrs. Nanaline In-
man, a Southern beauty, who has
been a widow for several years,
were married this afternoon at
3 o'clock, an event that had been
anticipated for several days past.
The ceremony took place in the
home of Mrs. William S Stack
pole, of 210 St. John's Place, this
borough. Mrs. Stackpole has
long been a friend of the couple
and when the question of a place
in which to have the wedding
take place was broached she in
vited them to come to her house.
Kev. Dr. Daniel J. tJurreii, pas
tor of Marble Collegiate church,
29th street and Fifth avenue.
Manhattan, performed the wed
ding ceremony, which was wit
nessed by a large number of the
personal friends of the couple,
and included a number of the
business associates of the bride
groom.
immediately after the cere
mony Mr. and Mrs. Duke got in
to a big automobile that stood in
readiness at the door and followed
by showers of rice, old shoes and
good wishes started for the
country home of Mr. Duke at
Somerville, N. J. It was an
nounced after the wedding tha
Mr. and Mrs. Duke would in the
near future start on an extended
tour of Europe.
Giant "Jolly Joe" Deal
Hickory, July 24. The Johnny
J. Jones Carnival Company lost
one of its greatest attractions
last night in the death of Joe
Melvin Grubb, professionally
known as "Jolly Joe," the fa
man who weighed at the time o
his death 702 pounds, age 24, and
measuring 90 inches around the
thigh. "Jolly Joe" was exhibi
ted Monday night, although not
feeling well, and returned to his
car after the performance.
Death was thought to have been
brought on by a complication o:
diseases and the intense heat.
Mr. Jones, proprietor of the car
nival company, had the remains
turned over to J. W. Shuford
undertaker, who has embalmed
and will prepare the body for
shipment tohis home town, Wy th
ville, Va., near where his parents
live. He was the son of a farm
er. All the shows of the carnival
will close for the day and the
tents will be draped in mourning
through respect for the dead
man, who had been touring with
the show the last four years.
While "Jolly Joe" was a freak
from an avoirdupois standpoint
he had a very intelligent mind,
being able to dictate to his man-
fairer
everything necessary to-
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exhibits.
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"7 wou't condescend?' said a
iff scornful voice.
f "Since you have mndi up
your mind, why should IV
"It la only your word that I ask
your solemn word to tue that you are
Innocent."
'"If you d''t believe In me. what's
the use of giving you my solemn word?
can't prove it and never could. The
evidence was too strong "
"It would have boon stronger still"
The voice stopped short.
-Well?"
"If I had told them nil you said to
me Hint very night that very hour'"
The voice was no longer scornful.
Even to Teggy Jt seemed to falter and
to tremble with the pent up agony of
years. But Tom's tone did not change.
"I know that." he said bltterjy I
have always known that you had more
reason than anybody In the world to
think me guilty. Yet 1 would rather
you had thought me Innocent and let
me die than saved my life to show ma
hat you still think after all these
months. My cup has been pretty full.
but that's the bitterest drop."
And still you won't deny it," per
sisted the girl. "I am ready to uke
your word, yet you will not give It "
"Whafa the user he asked. "What
difference could it make, even suppos
ing you believed me?"
"All the difference to me," was the
quick but low reply. "It would alter
everything everything. Can't you see
that it mustr
"No; it is too late to alter anything
at all."
Tet his voice shook In its turn.
"Too late? Too later' cried the girl
wildly. "Nothing in too late if you are
Innocent Siak, Tom. Why don't
fou speak? Oh, Tom, It would alter
all our lives, yet you will not speak."
"Because I cannot:" he cried out
"Because I I am not an innocent man.
I am not I am not I am not! And
now leave me leava me, I say. for
God's sake! Never you pity me again."
Almost from a shout bis voice died
down to a whisper. The last words
were hardly audible outside. But they
were followed by a Hence so heavy
that Peggy O'Brien heard herself
breathing and thought she must be
beard within. And then came the
sound of light unsteady steps retreat
lng. and nothing more not another
sound within.
The silence appalled Peggy. At last
when she could no longer bear It, she
crept over the soft sand to the mouth
of the shed and peered round the cor
ner, lie was standing within as the
other woman had left him. He had
never stirred, ills open hands were
till extended in some unfinished ges
ture. A glimmer of sunshine glanced
off the waters and pointed the cruel
contrast between the lined face and
the yellow hair thrown proudly back
from It the one so aged, the other so
boybh. And hla eyes-they seemed
still to be pouring tenderness and
strength upon the other woman. They
never saw this one at all.
Fue stole away, loving Mm more
than ever. But must not the other one
too? She had seen the same look
bad won It but bis crime made dif
ference to her. To Peggy It made
none. She neither knew nor cared
what it was, and there lay ber alight
advantage. It was too slight She
loved blm, but so mtwh the other.
Her love lay near to bate. Fhe would
see If she could not push the other
woman's nearer yet
She reached the nous, and nobody
was In the way. Lady Ptnrkle wbj
writing letters in the breakfast room.
Pegsjy wrs soon listening at the other
woman's door listening to ber sob.
Rite compressed ber lls and nodded
to herself with splendid confidence. At
length there fell a sllem-e, In which
Peggy knocked and entered.
"I beg pardon, miss, but waa Thomas
not in the boat shed? It's sorry 1 tm
If I sent ye on a foors errand-savin'
your presence, miss!"
"No; lie was there.'
"An did he refuse ye?"
"No Icbsngd my mind."
"Glory bo to God. miss! Tbt me
elf would let 'm know 't If be gave
ny of bis aauc to the niastber'a bid.
I'd bavt no tnort to do wld 'm at !1."
Claire turned pale.
"You would have no more to do with
blmV said she ery slowly. "I don't
understand you."
"Hnr an how would you? U
wouldn't be afther tellin' lad Ukt
you."
"Telling me what my good gMr
Kbe waa trembling bow.
"lie came to the factor last week.
miss. l'e'U nlver guess why to choose
wire."
"A wife!"
"An It'a me be rhoeroa ssk the
mssther when be com back.
The master came back In Mm for
lunch. He found Claire on the veran
da with white face and an angry
ye, loudly declaring she felt another
twlt.g.
Torn beard and saw her and waited
tnfituotisly for the first time. He
could hot understand It at all. Kbe
bid left the boat shi with very dif
ferent mien, what could h bar
found wit since) then? That ht bad
lurjs'!y, misled ber for ber ' own
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good? That was Impossible. Yet he
knew so well from her proud, averted
face that Claire had discovered some
thing fresh uii'ilnst him. Whatever,
that discovery might be, however, lt
was destined not to be her last that
day.
They were still at , luncheon when
Peirs-T burst luto the room.
"Nat Sullivan an' the thraps!" she
gasped. "It's aftbr Tom they are, an
I touid 'm he absconded last ntznt
Oh. sir. say that same, for Ginger's
there, too. au' there's the blood In their
eyes'" .
Hero was a bombshell from the least
expected quarter, at the least expected
time. Tom felt the blood rush to his
face, drnlulug his heart, but he stood
his ground until Dulntree ordered him
out of the way of the windows. Claire
sat motionless Lady Starkle was less
calm. But Daintree rose up from the
table with perfect but ostentatious
sangfroid, ami he patted Peggy on the
back as a party of horsemen rode in
front of the veranda.
"Quite right, my girl!" cried he.
"They shall not lay a finger on him.
Never you fear He has me at his
back, and so have you." With that he
strutted through the French wlndowe.
flourishing Lis napkin and quite de
lighted at the prospect of a tittle al
multaneoua display of power, gener
osity and laudable cunning before so
elect an audleuce.
"Sorry to trouble yon. air." said a
voice, "but I believe you bavt an as
signed convict her of the nam of
Thomas Erlchsen."
"What name?" cried Lady Starkle.
"Hush, aunt!" whispered Claire
"I have not" said Daintree.
"Tou have not?" roared Nat Sullivan
himself
"I have not." repeated Paittreo
blandly, "t bad, but be baa absconded
from my servlee."
"When"
"Last night."
"Any notion where he went"
Not the least"
"And you don't much care, eh?"
"Not a bit May 1 ask a question la
f.y turn?"
"Surely, sir."
"Do you want him for the Castle Sul
livan business V
"We do."
"I thought so. Pre beard the Idea.
But who will you get to swear to blm
as having been there?"
"Tills man here." aald Nat And
Tom, In the background, listened curi
ously. He waa cool enough now and
bis air shameless. It waa assumed for
Claire's leiietit.
"lam not so sure." said the voice of
Ginger In n rather dejected tone.
"You were sure enough In your
cups!"
"That's another thing."
"Well." said th constable, "be'e left
this, anyhow. No use our wasting any
more time here. Mr. Sullivan. Good
morning, air. I'm afraid he'a given us
the slip again."
"But not for long!" cried Nat. "I
mean to catch him and to bang him
yet!"
They bad ridden away. Daintree
bad re-entered the room, puffed up and
f twlim tyov IVim an atilyittd eonrtel
nm vr V14 nam or Thumnt Lricrmn."
i tulllns. Tom also bad kind of amiio,
and l'c?;(y was gazlntf at blm with
bluing eye when Claim rose from the
table and swept out of the room with
out a word.
Dalntreo looked it Ludy fttsrkle to
dismay and hastily ordered the aerr
ant to withdraw. Her ladyship rose
also.
Tan yon wonder at HP ah cried.
"At trhatr
"Your bride disliking to be waited
on by convict. And-and-dld I un-
derstand that young man's name waa
Erlchsen V
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"Tha murderer of f aptatn Wnydea?
(Continued on third page.)
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