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SYNOPSIS.
In TVulman anil her sister Loull are
left orphan. Their property nan ra
wept away By tMlwnn oi inmr i- I
ther and they ar. compelled to cast about
lor ome mean to earn a living, iju-
II answers an advertisement of an Inva-
IM ajhn wants a mmnanlnn. She declines I
the poaltlon. Loulle advertises for a po
altlon aa companion, and Mrs. Haiard
replies. 8h offers Loulle a poaltlon ai
her "secretary of frivolous altatra." Her
chief work la to steer Mrs. Hasard son
and daughter In the right matrimonial
path. Loulle talks baseball to Hap Has
ard and also gains the confidence of Lau
ra Hasard. The Duo de TrouvlIIe Is be
llvorl tn be interested in L.ur. mi
Hasard (fives a bis reception and loulle
meets many people hlKh In the social
world.. Natalie Asassls,' to whom Hap
wuriu.- m, -
Ua knnM nnvlnf Q ton t Inf, IDHPH an SITI
erald- bracelet during the receptions She
declares there Is not another like It In
the world. It develops that Natalie has
lost several pieces of Jewelry under sim
ilar circumstances. Hap takes Lou lie to
ih. h..ahl! crnmn He tells ner n
Is
net engaged to Natalie and has , been
Mil nf hla Infatuation. The . scene
chances to the Haxard country place,
where many notables have been Invited
for the summer. Loulle and Laura visit
the farm of Wlnthrop Abbott, an author.
In whom I,aura takes considerable Inter
est bude Trouville arrives at the Has
ard place. Loulle hears Wlnthrop s mo
tor boat out late at night. Next morning
the papers announce the robbery of sev
. eral nearby homes. Natalie accuses Lpu
lle of sler -ng her ruby pendant. Mrs.
HhshH rts Loulle of her confidence In
lier. H ' declares his love for Loulle.
. .iroaates, but will not admit It as
she fears what Mrs. Haiard will say;
Loulle Is excused from dinner on account
of a headache. Bhe Is bombarded 'with
notes from Hap Imploring her to see him.
Wlnthrop Is arrested In the presence of
Hap and Loulle, charged with robbing
General Bchuyler's home and shooting the
general. A box of Jewels Is found In Win
throps safe, among them an emerald
bracelet exactly like the one lost by Na
talie. Natalie apologizes to Loulle for ac
cusing her of theft. Loulle is awakened
at midnight and finds Hap In her room.
CHAPTER XVI. Continued.
" "Tea, I believe you," I replied. "You
are very kind to come and tell me
BO." '
"Let us be friends, Miss Codman,"
she drawled. Her cool hand touched
mine. I think you dislike me, but
we'll change that If you will. We
missed you tonight There- wasn't
Just . the usual cheerful order of
things. Everybody was Ill-assorted,
aggressive and argumentative. I hope
you , will not.be 111 again. We can't
spare you. Well. goodnight." She
melted to the door. "I lost my head
this afternoon,-or I should-never have
said what I did. Do you sincerely for
. give me?" : '" -,
"Yes," I replied.- "Goodnight" -
She regarded,me for a moment,
through half-closed lids, as If I had
agreed too readily,, then her Hps part
ed in a smile.
"Goodnight," she repeated cheer
fully. , . -r . - V.- . i . .
I crept Intq bed wpndering, bewil
dered, and lay there for a long time
' staring wild-eyed, questloningly into
the darkness. Why this apology?
'What had .caused Natalie to Change
her mind?"
Just bow long I had been asleep I
don't know, but suddenly I fqund my
self sitting up In bed, conscious that a
door had opened and closed, conscious,
too, that some one was In the room.
My hand flew to the button beside, my
bed; I had to know the extent. of my
danger! ' ' 1 " '
Thn'iiehts flashed. The Person who
stood there was Hap, blinking in the
suddeV glare of the light, looung
comically1 surprised and rather dishev
eled In a most becoming yellow dress
ing gown. The situation would have
been embarrassing if I had not been
so scared; 0-'- ',:
."I beg your pardon," be managed to
say. "I really beg yout pardon."
He turned, Jerked at the door, and
' waa gone. I jumped . out of bed,
turned the key in every lock, and sank
In a, heap to the floor. : The day bad
been too much for me.
CHAPTER KVII.
: l", lJ5 4 :
The Woman In the Corridor.
The insistent rattle of gravel on the
. screen woke me. I arose, put on the
' white,. flannel, tied the ribbon around
-my head with fingers that were far
from steady, and picked up my racket
The tennis was going to be a farce.
.' My wrists were limp. my. shoulders
like lead, my bead Vos.. Out of the
chaos , persisted on ; thought. , But I
- tried not to ponder top much on that
' adventure of the night before until
Hap had bad a chance tq explain. . :
- He was tapping the balls Into the
air as I came across the strip of lawn.
He met me half way. "
Tve an explanation to make before
we begin," he aald. . , .
I know I went red. but he was not
Hooking at me. He led the way to a
rustic bench that ran the length of
the court, and waited for me to sit
' dOWUu -' .'..A'-i-
I want to tell you why I happened
to be in your room, this morning," be
Bald quite frankly. The tone gobbed
' bis words of an embarrassment . I
eould even let my face relax, "Per
haps first you'd like to know that we
got Wlnthrop out on ball," be went
on, "although It took the combined
.. efforts of I la sard money and Crownln
' shield Influence to do It We bad to
. drag a Judge away from a poker game
and my mother to Jail at midnight to
r ball" . ' ;
-But Mr. Abbott's outt He's at
fcomer ! queetloaed. . .
Illustrations by .
V.L.BARNE5
"Yes," be answered.
"Oh. It's a lot
of1 tommyrot. Tbey
have nothing
against him. A mud-beaded detective
. ., . . .
iuu vu Z, , . 7C T, 1
wmcn nappenea to DO wmiuruy, uui
. . d f d - fam.
- --
Jly Jewels In bis safe.
... ti
"Jewels!" I exclaimed.
"I-might as well tell you you'll see
it tn the newspapers. They mean
nothing, except the lively imagina
tions of the police connect them witn
the Jewel robberies we've been read
ing about." i
"How abusrd! But. of course, Mr.
Abbott can nrove he didn't steal them?
The people who have been robbed will
have to Identify their property, ana
them vou are! If they are Mr. Ab
bott's family Jewels, they are not any
one eiBe s. Its ridiculously simpie,
isn't it." : ;
"It is." he agreed. He narrowed his
eyes and stared Into space for a while,
then rose and -began pacing in ironi
nf met What he was trying to figure
In, or out, was that emerald Bracelet
which . I didn't know about, and of
which he had not the slightest Inten
tion of telling me. It was Incriminat
ing evidence against wlnthrop.
"What does Mr. Crowninsnieia
think?" I asked.
"Oh, you know how he is a regular
clam. Thinku good deal and says
nnthlnz. He's Inclined to treat the
whole thing as a Joke, except
"Except what?"
He sat down suddenly. . v
"I'm forgetting to tell you my ex
cltlns: little story." he said, and the
Question nassed unanswered. "We got
bome about two, all dead tired. I took
Wlnthrop home and wanted to stay
with him, but he wouldn't have it
It didn't take me lone to KO to sleep
WaII. anmnthine woke me what. I
don't know but it was odd, for I
never wake up suddenly. I sat up In
hPii and listened. At first I could only
hear the surf, and then I caught an
other sound, an annoying little rasp
I couldn't explain to myself. I thought
a lot of stuff about rats and sucn junx,
but I eot uo and went into John's bed
room. I listened again; the sound
was closer. I didn't want to wake
John, for I knew he would be amused,
but with all these robberies, I decided
I'd find out what it was, ...,.
"Finally I located the sound in tne
ball. I sneaked to the door and 11s-
tpnpd Ten seconds of listening con
ylnced 'me that some one was at Na
talie's door and the sound was that
nf an Inatrument against the lock.
"Now. what I intended to do was to
Jerk open John's door suddenly and"
See who it was and why he Was tnere
But the blamed door stuck as I jerked,
and When J did get It open a woman
a woman.': you ' understand Iwas
scooting down the nallway. not up to
ward the steps, but down toward
Laura's room, or mine. It Was Oretty
dark, but there was enough, light for
me to see that it wasn t Laura. Laura
IS skinny; this woman was plump,
v "I can't tell you why I followed ex
cent the thing was queer. The lady
reached the end of the hall, opened
Laura's door and disappeared..' I fol
lowed. I was just in time to see the
door Into Laura's bedroom close. Now,
I vwas sure it wasn't Laura, so I fol
lowed again. Laura was asleep, and
mere was a swibu ui anum uuuusu
th door into mv mother's bedroom. I
The Lights Flashed; The Person Who
. 8tood There Was Hap
lost track there of everything except
that some one waa trying- to escape
me. My mother was snoring softly as
we whUxed through whoever It was
ahead of me and myself then well.
the next thing after more door-open
tne nexi luing auer more uour-upu-
Ing and closing, my going Into a chair
once and knocking the peeling off my
h Ins. , was your screaming." He
paused and-stared at me. "Loulle, do
you remember any one coming In bs
fora vou aereamedr"
"No." I replied, "I really don't re-
mamber Bcreamtna'. I knew something
waa wrong, that 'I was sitting up in
bed that I had snapped on the llgbtsvJ
and that that yon were there."
1 was so astonished when
rou
creamed," he went on, "that 1 1
sioptiea aeaa in my iracxs ana wuu-,
ever was trying to escape me, did. I
went back to bed and did some think
ing. I tried to connect up all tne
queer things that had i happened
Natalia losing her Jewels. Wlnthrop
being arrested, the woman at Natalie's
door, but I couldn't get anywhere. My
mind sfmply tied Itself into a knot,
everything jumbled. I could make no
connection, But there's one thing cer
tain. If we bave , a tmei nere u s a
woman!"- " '
My mouth dropped open a bit In the
wav I thought I had learned to con
trol, but I didn't say anything. .
"It there baa been just one aoor
locked, I'd have had her, but every
door was unlocked, making it as easy
as pie for anybody who wanted to
steal." " , v, ff-.s '.i-'
"But we have nothing to steal," I
expostulated; "at least no Jewels. I
have none, Laura has none, and your
mother's are In the bank. Natalie's
door was locked, wasn't it?"
"She has had her lesson.
"Besides, we've never been' certain
before that a thief was here."
'We are not certain now," he point
ed out.' "But. something is wrong,
queer. I want you to keep mum about
It I'm going to Investigate." v ; .
"Ah, Monsler Lecoq!" I taunted.
"Don't laugh. I'm quite serious
about It..; I have all sorts of theories."
"If your are auite serious about it
you ought to have all sorts of a detec
tive," I suggested.
"One is coming, but it isn't going to
keep me from doing a little work on
my own hook. A detective might find
ants; I might find the chief at the din
ner table. Fascinating, Isn't It?"
"Horrible!" I declared. '
"Peruana Natalie's ruby was stolen
after all," he mused. He began pacing
again. "I thought she was crazy, for
why would a thief take one jewel and
leave the others? I'm not so sure
now but that she is right. We no
doubt have a charming creature in our
midst with a delightful sense of hu
mor." .
"And you are going to unearth her?"
He 6a t down again and looked at
me intently. ; ,
"Are you losing the main point?'
ne demanded. "You must be cleared
of suspicion, you know."
"Oh!" I exclaimed. "I am no
,'onger suspected. Miss Agazzlz came
to my room last eight and said she
ras sure I hadn't taken ber ruDy;
that she realized I couldn't possibly
have done such a thing, couldnt pos
slbly."
"Well, I'll be !" He stared at
me. "What haDDened to make her
change her mind?" - '
"I don't know," I answered. "She
didn't ' give me the Impression that
anything had happened. She was
quite calm and cool as she always Is,
and she was rather friendly.
He brushed the forelock out of his
eves, and regarded me for a while
with that comically surprised expres
ion of his. Then he laughed. 1
"You'll excuse me," he said, "but
the thing is funny, wait a minute!
Let me think! She heard about Wln
throp." . ', ' '
i.'Tm aure she : didn't." I ' assured
him. "I don't see how she could have
heard, No one knew it but myself
until that message camo for' your
mother Your mother talked to Mr
firowninshleld from her' own room.
It's her own private number, as you
know, and has no possible connection
with the other 'phone. : The conversa
tion revealed "nothing, even It any one
had been listening at the door. Laura
did not guess, and you know how keen
she is. Miss Axazzlz came In soon
after, but she couldn't possibly have
known." , '
"I believe she did know."
"You're rather strange in your be
lief, aren't you? Whatever else Na
talie Is she isn't a hypocrite," I de
,f ended.'. "You ought not to be too
bard on her, remembering that once
you"
"I have another strange belief," he
smiled. "I believe I'm going to marry
you." '
"Once Lmade a fool of myself," he
interrupted. "We're going to forget
all abdut that, you and I, aren't we?"
" Yes ; " I replied ; then after a mo
ment. "We are going to forget all
about everything, you and I."
"Except that we love each other."
"We are going to forget that," I said
firmly. "
There was no use answering. I
picked up two tennis balls and started
for the other end of the court. But
It's Just my sex to have the last word.
I looked back over my shoulder.
"And I believe you're going to make
some girl an argumentative husband,"
I said very very sweetly. '
t He opened his lips to reply smiled,
changed his mind and swung bis
racket into position. -
"Ready!" he called. l- ' ?
CHAPTER XVIII.
- Tha Bracelet U Identified.
, The horror of Wlnthrop's arrest had
not magnified over night. The news
papers came out with a blare of'head
Hnes: "Noted Author Arrested, Ac
cused of Vast Jewel Thefts. General
Schuyler Shot!" s Mrs. Hasard had
gone on Wlnthrop's ball, and they
made a lot ot that, hinted, at an en
gagement between the accused and
Kagumoui uomoou M -
j Laura,endeavored to make John Crown-
nahtaM aa eniinanl significant, tried
to" Invent a mystery out of a balky
carbureter and tbey are! admitted
that a mud-headed detective might
have made a mistake, and fisxled out
toward the "end like a wet firecracker.
The story hadn't a leg to stand on.
ft was received In just that spirit ai
Lone' Oak. There was some embar-
rassment at first, but Wlnthrop sus
pected of being a thiel was so ruicu-
lously absurd that before noon It was
a Joke, ' .
Laura shed a few fears of honest
concern at the breakfast table when
she saw the silly thing in the papers,
then she laughed. ' Mr. Abercrombie
got ho, under the collar, and told us
all what he would do with the police
wheni ho was governor, then laughed.
Everybody else laughed, including His
Grace, who merely knew It was a nice
little bon mot of American humor.
Only Natalie was serious.
I met her on the threshold of the
wide doors opening upon the terrace
where the younger people were wildly
welcoming the '90's as the motors ar
rived. She drew me back Into the
house while I merely wondered what
bad brought her out so early. It waa
only ten.
"It's rather tragic about Mr. Abbott,
Isn't it?" she asked. The tone of her
voice was unusual, and her attitude
held a hint of excitement. -
"Not now," I answered. "It looked
that way last night, but this morning
It Is comedy, not tragedy. General
Schuyler isn't badly hurt Have you
seen the newspapers?"
"Yes. I didn't know If the situa
tion was better, or worse, that's why I
wanted to know from somebody from
yom" : . ; ' -
"Oh, the newspapers always try to
make it worse you know," I told her,
'and even at that it's nothing. The
jewels are Mr. Abbott's and he can
prove It. Except for the general hav
ing been shot it's rather amusing, and
something, to break the monotony.
The boys have gone to bring Mr. Ab
bott, They're going to celebrate, or
do something exciting. I know Mrs.
Dykeman will think we have a press
agent."
. But my flippancy met no response
from her.
"I'm glad it isn't serious," she said.
I looked after her curiously as she
"Once I
r
Made a Fool of Myself," He
Interrupted. ., ,
walked through the wide hallway and
into the library, then I went out upon
the terrace. Wlnthrop had arrived
with the '90's who had gone for him,
and just as I came out Lydla met him
with outstretched hands.
"Good morning, Mr. Burglar," she
laughed. "Where is your revolver,
and dark lantern? Did you wear a
mask? And you were shot, too! Do
you know you're such an interesting
person and have furnished us such
corking excitement that I'm tempted
to hug you."
Wlnthrop rubbed the back of his
head reflectively and the last bit of
embarrassment disappeared in the
laugh that went up. , '
I was mentally juggling my crowd
and planning my schedule for the day
when a car that didn't belong to any
of the '90'S came up the driveway. It
carried one passenger and a chauffeur,
the passenger being a red-headed
young man whom I knew Instantly.
Hap knew him, too. He reached the
steps by the, time the newspaper man
did and politely managed to block his
progress. '
There was a curious silence on the
terrace after whisperings as to the
identity of the newcomer. Everybody
was listening. '
"See Miss Agazziz?" we heard Hap
repeat. "Awfully sorry. Miss Agazzii
Is In town." .
"Can you tell me where ji&e Is?" the
reporter asked. i '
"She's shopping," Hap' lied glibly.
"Never know exactly where a woman
Is' when she shops." '
"Shopping?" repeated the reporter.
"But" He' looked at Hap and smiled,
glanced toward the front door, then
frankly looked over Hap's shoulder at
the crowd on the terrace. Hap noted
the action and grinned. He swept his
hand generally in our direction.
"You see she isn't here," be re
marked affably. He was sure that Na
talie' was still up-stalrs In bed, but. I
knew better, and every minute I ex
pected to see her step through those
doors to . the terrace. I moved and
stood where I could look down the
hallway. The reporter glanced at the
front door again. Not one of us
thought ot Its being a holiday.
"Will he.be back this. afternoon?"
the reporter asked. .
"I hardly think so," Hap answered.
"I think she's going to stay over and
shop again tomorrow. And I really
cant teU you where she's staying. It
might be with her aunt, you know,
again It might be with ber cousin, or
yet again It might be - with some
friend" i He'd have gone on like
that until doomsday, r' suppose, If the
reporter hadn't Interrupted. -
'Td like to speak to Mr. Abbott."
the reporter said, and started sud
denly Mr Wlnthrop. But Hap's foot
was mysteriously In the way, and the
newspaper man had hard work adjust
Ing his equilibrium. "I'd like to ask
i i
him it he can positively prove that
the emerald" , , ; . .
Something happened, we could nev
er say Just what. But the reporter's
hat was on the ground and Hap, pick
ing It up to restore it to its owner
with exaggerated courtesy, was bab
bling about the gorgeous sunshine and
the delightful breeze from the east.
Then he linked bis arm through the
reporter's, and It was just as well for
that red-headed young gentleman to
g6 where he was being led. Five min
utes later the car and the red-headed
reporter disappeared down the drive
way. Hap called me aside.
"Will you go tell Natalie that a
newspaper man has been here, and
not to let. him trick her into seeing
him if he comes back?"
"She's In the library if you want to
tell her yourself," I told him.
He knew there was something odd
In Natalie's being up so early. He
did some thinking, but the result of
bis meditations he didn't confide to
me.
"You tell her, dear," he requested
Anally, that I want to ' talk to
John."
I found Natalie replacing several
books, but the Almanach de Gotba
still lay. open on the table. I deliv
ered ray message.
"Thanks," she said. "I'll be care
ful. Do you know what he wanted to
ask me?"
"No." '
"There wasn't any one but the re
porter?" she went on anxiously. "No
detective, or policeman?"
"No one but the reporter," I replied.
Then suddenly: "Would you mind tell,
ing me If you had any particular rea
son last night for changing your mind
about me?" '
"Yes," she replied. "I simply came
to my senses. I'll never be able to
apologize sufficiently for what I said.
My only consolation is that no one
but the family know it." She closed
the Almanach de Gotha and put it
carefully back on the shelf. "Did you
ever hear of the Due d'Aublgny?" she
asked.
"Yes," I answered. "Why?"
"Do you know .hat he was charged
with jewel thefts in France and Bent
to jail?"
"I do. Why?" .
She didn't answer for quite a while;
finally she came close to me.
"It's a silly thing I'm going to tell
you," she drawled. "I have no ifoun-
datlon for my suspicions, but Satur
day,, when I waa in town, I'm sure I
saw the Due d'Aublgny!"
I gasped, and my mouth fell open.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
EASY TO. TEACH BLACKBIRD
Is a Natural Imitator and Responds
Quickly to Training Its Mem
ory Strong.
The blackbird, which belongs to the
thrush family, has strong imitative
powers, and has even been taught to
speak. There is not much variety to
its natural song, but its voice has a
pure', flute-like tone and full volume.
The bird is very susceptible of being
trained, and when reared by hand
from the nest Is capable of forming
strong attachments and makes itself
a great favorite.
When a blackbird is six or eight
weeks old, his training should be be
gun. Take him to a quiet room away
from any other birds, and each night
and morning whistle the portion of
the tune you wish him to learn, or
play it on the flute. Feed him before
you begin, and put a fat, lively worm
where he can see it. After you have
whistled or played the air, say twen
ty times, stop, so that the bird may
have an opportunity of Imitating it.
. If he should make the attempt, give
him the worm at once, praising and
caressing him meanwhile. He will
soon begin to see why a reward was
given to him, and will not be slow in
trying to earn it. When once he hag
learned the tune he will never forget
it, and it will pass Into and become a
part of his song. ;
After the blackbird has completed
his education, he should be placed
near some other singing bird, whose
notes he would soon learn and blend
with his own.
Put his cage out of doors whenever
the weather permits, and he will tell
you how pleased you have made him.
But during the hot days of summer,
let him be well shaded and kept cool,
as heat and dry air seem to affect his
voice. He will begin to sing in the
end of February or the beginning of
March, and will continue until the fall.
If the summer Is bot too hot.
' tight for English Police.
The "bull's-eye" lantern of the pa
trolling policeman may shortly pass
Into , the museums. Electric torches
are far handier than the old-fashioned
oil-fed "bull's-eye." The police
man has the torch attached to his
belt, and the pressing of a button
sends a searchlight on the track of
a criminal. There are no' risks of
burnt fingers and damaged tunics. Ex
periments are being made with the
electric torches in the outlying sub
urbs. and later every metropolitan and
city policeman may be provided with
one.; Burglars have long known their
Value, and will not welcome this imp
tation .however sincere hte flattery.
London Mail. ,
Man's Defacti Sixed Uo. .
Tha ten chief defects of men. as de
cided bv tha votes ot the women read
ers of, Femina. one ot the most pop
lar women's weeklies in t rance, are
ecotiam. easily first with 3.387 votesi
then come Jealousy, 1,968; Infidelity,
1.783; Intemperance. 1.417; cowardice
(or rather base mean-splritedness).
1.350;. Immorality. L07u; ceapotism,
1.057; anger. 1,051; conceit, 1.000. end
idleness. 835. ,
THE SE
MIS
NORTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL
SECRETARIES TO , MEET IN , ,
.. CHARLOTTE.
IN SESSION MAY. 18 AND 19
A Recent Meeting Was For Purpose,
of Considering Organization of a
State Association. Some Are Op
posed to This Plan,
Charlotte. The North Carolina
Commercial Secretaries will meet In
Charlotte, May 18 and 19 of the com
ing year, according to Managing Sec
retary Leake Carraway of tne Greater
Charlotte Club who has returned from
a conference at Ashevllle.
The meeting was for the purpose
of considering the organization of a
state association, but a number ot the
secretaries,, including the local man,
Secretary Forrester at Greensboro,
Secretary Branch of Wilmington, Sec
retary Grelghton of Durham and oth
ers opposed an organization but fav
ored get together meetings at least
once a year and preferably twice a'
year for the purpose of conferences,
exchange of ideas and the like. This
plan was agreed to and It was de
cided to hold a winter meeting in
December at a place to De decided
later and a spring meeting here dur
ing Charlotte's big month of conven
tions. The secretaries adopted a , resolu
tion favoring the elorts of Governor
Craig and the business people looking
to the securing of adequate freight
rates for North Carolina, .a copy In
part herewith appears:
"Whereas, the railroads operating
in 'North Carolina are apparently mak
ing an honest effort to rectify the
discrimination existing against the
people of this state in favor of those
of other states,
"And, whereas, Governor LocKe
Craig is endeavoring to bring these
efforts to an efficient conclusion,
therefore be It
"Resolved, That we commend the
action of the governor and urge the
members of the general assembly to
assist In every possible manner to
secure an adjustment of freight rates
for the people of North Carolina."
Is Jailed on Serious Charge.
Ashevllle John Ramsey, a fourteen-year-old
white boy, who has ap
peared in court on numerous occa
sions,, now faces a serious charge,
having been arrested charged with
setting Are to the store room of a fur
niture store here. The Are was un
der control within a short time after
the arrival of the members or the -department.
An Investigation by the po
lice led those who were familiar
with the situation to believe that the
fire was of incendiary origm and the
Ramsey boy was arrested. The father
of the child is said to be a stock
holder m the furniture store.
Charged With Firing Building.' 1
- Luniberton. W. D. caggeit, whose
hardware store was damaged by fire
here about a month ago was arrested
recently charged with 'having flred
the building. Deputy Fire Insurance
Commission Jordan has been at work
on the case, and as a result of his In
vestigation the grand jury, . now In
session, found a true bill against Mr.
Baggett. Bond in the sum of five
hundred dollars was made and Mr.
Ba-jgett released.
Governor Pardons George King.
. Raleigh. George King was pardon
ed by. Governor Craig, from the re
mainder of a 17-year sentence to the
penitentiary for . manslaughter in
Mecklenburg county. He was sen
fenced; by Judge T. J. Shaw In 1903.
who now reports to Governor Craig
that he has re-investigated the case
and is convinced that King already
has been sufficiently punished. Judge
J. I. Webb, solicitor at the time of sen
tence, also recommends pardon. -
Lenoir. A two-pound rock thrown
at least 150 yards by a charge ot
dynamite used In tearing out a
stump fell upon the head of Joe
rmmimi, minus milu.
Yadklnville. The second annual
picnic of the Farmers' Union of Yad
kin county was held at Center, three
miles west of Yadklnvllie recently,
and was quite a success from every
point of view. The principal address
of the day was delivered by State Su
perintendent of Public Instruction
Joyner, who spoke on the subject,
"Co-Operation la Education," - The
crowd began to arrive early and by
noon the people present were esti
mated at from 3,000 to 4,000, most-'
ly farmers,' their wives and children.
Sequel to Killing Near Yadklnville.
Yadklnville. As : a sequel : to : tne
killing of William Bitting, colored,
by Township Constable 3. E. Shugart,
a trial was held before Justice of the
Peace J. H. James of the negroes al
leged to have forcibly taken a pris
oner from Mr. Shugart after the lat
ter had arrested him for the theft of
a .coat Tom' Hamlin, Tom Martin,
Sam Bitting, Sarah Long and Manor
Hendrlx, all colored were tried and
all but ' the two negro women were
bound to superior court la bonds el
f(09 each.' .