The Talihina Democrat (Talihina, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, April 29, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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SYNOPSIS.
"Thomas Ardmore, bored millionaire,
and ITenry Maine Grlswold. professor In
the University of Virginia. tnke trains
«it nf Atlanta. Oriswold to his college,
Ardmore In pursuit of n Klrl who had
ulnked at him. Mistaken for Grv. Os-
borne of Hotith Carolina, Griswold's life
Is threatened. He room to Columbia to
worn the governor and meet* Barbara
Osborne. Ardmore learns that his wink-
ing Indy is the daughter of Gov. Dringer-
feld of North Carolina. He follows her
to Raleigh, and on the way Is Riven a
brown )u*r at Kildare. In Raleigh he dis-
covers that the Jur bears a message
threatening Dangerfleld unless Apple-
meifrht. a rrinilnnl. Is allowed to go free.
Ardmore becomes allied with Jerry I'sn-
gerfield in running the affairs of the state
In the absence of the governor. A
F-nthlng telegram is sent to Gov. Os-
borne.
CHAPTER VI.
Mr.
Grlswold Forsakes the Academic
Life.
Miss Osborne had asked Grlswold
to await the outcome of the day, and.
finding himself thus possessed of a
-vacation, he indulged his antiquarian
Instincts by exploring Columbia. The
late afternoon found him in the love-
ly cathedral churchyard, where an
aged negro, tending the graves of an
illustrious family, leaned upon his
spade and recited the achievements
and virtues of the dead.
Ah the shadows lengthened, Grls-
wold walked back to the hotel, where
he ate supper, then, calling for a
horse, he rode through the streets In
a mood of more complete alienation I
than he had ever experienced in a
foreign country; yet the very scents
of the summer night, stealing out froin
old gardens, the voices that reached
him from open doorways, spoke of
home.
As he reached the outskirts of town
and rode on toward the governors
mansion, his mood changed, and he j
laughed softly, for he remembered
Ardmore, and Ardmore was beyond I
question the most amusing person he
"knew. It was unfortunate, he gener-
ously reflected, that Ardmore, rather
than himself, had not been plunged
Into this present undertaking, which
was much more in Ardmore's line
that his own There would, however, j
be a great satisfaction in telling Ard- i
more of his unexpected visit to Co- j
lumbia, in exchange for his friend's
report of his pursuit of the winking
eye. He only regretted that In the
nature of things Columbia is a mod-
ern city, a seat of commerce as well
as of government, a place where bank
clearings are seriously computed, and
where the jaunty adventurer with
6word and ruffles is quite likely to
run afoul of the police. Yet his own
Imagination was far more fertile than
Ardmore's. and he would have hailed
a troop of mail-clad men as Joyfully
as his friend had he met them clank
ing in the highway. Thus, modern as
we think ourselves, the least venture-
some among us dreams that some day
some turn of a street corner will
bring him face to face with what we
please to call our fate; and this is the
manifestation of our last drop of
medieval blood. The grimmest seek-
er after reality looks out of the cor-
ner of his eye for the flutter of a
white handkerchief from the ivied
tower he affects to ignore; and, in
spite of himself, he is buoyed by the
hope that some day a horn will sound
for him over the nearest hill.
Miss Osborne met him at the veran-
da Bteps. Indoors a mandolin and
piano struck up the merry chords of
"The Eutaw Girl."
"My young sisters have company.
We'll sit here, If you don't mind."
She led the way to a quiet corner,
and after they were seated she was
silent a moment, while the light from
the windows showed clearly that her
perplexity of the morning was not yet I
at an end. He felt that she was seri-
ously auxious and troubled, and he
wished to hearten her if he could.
The soft dusk of the faintly lighted
corner folded her In. He heard whis-
pered in his heart a man's first word
of the woman he Is destined to love,
in which he sets her apart; above and
t>eyond all other womenkind—she is
different; she is not like other wom-
en!
"It is nearly nine," she said, her
voice thrilling through him. "My fa-
ther should have been here an hour
ago. We have heard nothing from
him. The newspapers have telephoned
repeatedly to know his whereabouts
1 have put them off by intimating that
he is away on important public busi-
ness, and that his purpose might be
defeated if his exact whereabouts
were known."
"1 have no doubt In the world that
the explanation you gave the newspa-
pers is the truth of the matter. Your
face the fact that his absence Just
now is most embarrassing. This Ap-
plewelght matter has reached a crisis,
and a failure to handle it properly
may injure your father's future as a
public man. If you will pardon me, I
would suggest that there must be
some one whom you can take into
your confidence—some friend, some
one in your father's administration
that you can rely on?"
"Yes; father has many friends; but
I cannot consider acknowledging to
any one that father has disappeared
when such a matter as this Apple-
weight case is an issue through the
state. No; 1 have thought of every
one this afternoon. It would be 'a
painful thing for his best friends to
know what is—what seems to be the
truth." Her voice wavered a little,
but she was brave, and he was aware
that she straightened herself in her
chair, and, when wayward gleams of
j light fell upon her face, that her lips
j were set resolutely.
I "You saw the attorney general this
morning," she went on. "As you Bug-
j gested. he would naturally be the one
lo whom I should turn, but I cannot
do it. I—there is a reason"—and she
faltered a moment—"there are sea-
sons why I cannot appeal to Mr. Bos-
worth at this time."
"Impertinent? It's the most con-
temptible, outrageous thing I ever
heard of in my life! Gov. Dangerfield
has dilly-dallied with that case for
two years. His administration liaa
been marked from the beginning by
the worst kind of incompetence. Why,
j this man Appleweight and his gang of
outlaws only come into South Caro-
lina now and then to hide and steal,
but they commit most of their crimes
in North Carolina, and they always
have. Talk about a vacillating course!
Father has never taken steps to ar-
rest those men out of sheer regard for
Gov Dangerfield; he thought North
Carolina had some pride, and that her
governor would prefer to take care
of his own criminals. What do you
suppose Appleweight is indicted for
in this state? For stealing one bam
—one single ham from a farmer in
Mingo county, and he's killed half a
dozen men in North Carolina."
She paced the corner of the ver
anda angrily, while Grlswold groped
for a solution of the problem. The
telegram from Raleigh was certainly
larking in diplomatic suavity. It was
patent that if the governor of North
Carolina was not tremendously
aroused, he was playing a great game
of bluff; and on either hypothesis a
prompt response must be made to his
telegram.
"I must answer this at once. He
must not think we are so stupid in
Columbia th'at we don't know when
we're insulted. We can go through
the side door to father's study and
write the message there," and she led
the way. .
She found a blank and wrote rapid
ly, without asking suggestions, witb
this result;
The Honorable William Dangerfield,
Raleigh, N. C.:
Your extremely diverting telegram in
Appleweight case received and tiled.
CHARLES OSBORNE,
Governor of South Carolina.
1
What Aft Our Intentions?"
She shrugged her shoulders as
though throwing off a disagreeable
topic, and he saw that there was
nothing more to be said on this point.
His heart-beats quickened as he real-
ized that she was appealing to him;
that, though he was only the most
casual acquaintance, she trusted hl
As he ponaereu tor a moment, a
messenger rode into the grounds, and
She met Griswold's obvious disap-
pointment with prompt explanation.
"You see, the governor of South
Carolina caunot stoop to an exchange
of billingsgate with an underbred per-
son like that—a big, solemn, conceited
creature in a long frock-coat and a
shoestring necktie, who boasts of be-
longing to the common 'peo-pull.' He
doesn t have to tell anybody that,
Miss Osborne slipped away and met when it's plain as daylight. The way
the boy at the steps. She came back to answer him '.3 not to answer at
will send militia. Any delay on your
part will he visited with severest penal-
ties. Anaver Immediately by telegriiph.
CHARLES OSBORNK,
Governor of South Carolina.
"That's quite within the law,'' said
Grlswold, handing Barbara the mes-
sage; "and we might as well put the
thing through at a gallop. I'll get the
telegraph company to hold open the
line to Turner Court House until the
sheriff answers."
As Barbara read the message he
saw her pleasure in the quick com-
pression of her Hps, the glow in her
cheeks, and then the bright glint of
her bronze-brown eyes as she fin-
ished.
"There must be no mistake, no fail-
ure." she said quietly.
"We are not going to fall; we are
going to carry this through! Within
three dayH we'll have Appleweight In
a North Carolina Jail or a flying fugi-
tive In Gov. Dangerfleld'B territory.
Ard now these telegrams must be
sent. It might be better for you to go
to the telegraph office with me. You
must remember that I am a pilgrim
and a stranger and they might ques-
tion my filing official messages."
"That is perfectly true. I will go
into town with you."
"And if there's an official coach that
everybody knows as yours. It would
allay suspicions to have it," and while
he was still speaking she vanished to
order the carriage.
In five minutes it was at the side
door, and Grlswold and Barbara, for-
tified by the presence of Phoebe, left
the governor's study.
"If they Aon't know me, everybody
In South Carolina knows Phoebe."
said Barbara.
"A capital Idea. 1 can see by her
eye that she's built for conspiracy."
Griswold's horse was to be returned
to town by a boy; and when this had
been arranged the three entered the
carriage.
"The telegraph office, Tom; and
hurry."
The family that cats
plenty of
Quaker Oats
is a healthy, rugged
iamily.
The most popular
food in the world be-
cause it does most
! and costs least.
| Packed in regular size packages, and la
hermetically sealed tins for hot sM-
mates. m
Why She Permitted It.
"Why did you ever permit your hua-
hand to buy a flimsy, rickety automo-
bile like that?"
"He recently got himself heavHjr
insured against accidents."
In almost every country the howling
of a dog is regarded as a bad omen,
generally predicting death to some per-
son of the household.
IF YOU l!SE H A 1,1, BLUE,
Get Red Cross Hall Blue, the beat Rail
Blue. Large 2 oz. package only 5 cents.
Every man who owns a single share
of stock in a $1,000,000 corporation
thinks he could run it better than the
general manager does.
nr. I'leroe'a pl.-n*ant pallet* rure constipation.
In I bo muse ot many dinemtea. Cur*
lao CiiUM unit you euro the dlaease. Ent>y U> Uk*.
Those who tire addicted to white
: lies soon become color blind.
and opened a telegram, reading the
message at one of the windows. An
indignant exclamation escaped her,
and she crumpled the paper in her
hand.
"The impudence of it!" she ex-
claimed. He had risen, and she now
turned to him with anger and scorn
deepening her beautiful color. Her
breath came quickly; her head was
lifted Imperiously; her lips quivered
slightly as she spoke.
"This is from Gov. Dangerfield. Can
you imagine a man of any character
or decency sending such a message to
the governor of another state?"
She watched him as he read:
Raleigh, N. C.
The Hryiorable fharles Osborne.
Governor of South Carolina.
Columbia. S. C.:
Have written by to-night's mall in Ap
pie weight matter. Your vacillating course
not understood
WILLIAM DANGERFIELD.
Governor of North Carolina.
"What do you think of that?" she
father must be absent a great deal— | demanded.
it is part of a governor's business to I "I think It's impertinent, to say the
Jtccp in motion. But we may as well | least," he replied guardedly.
"Excellent. It's bound to irritate,
and it leaves him in the dark as to
our I mean Gov. Osborne'8—inten-
tions. And those intentions—"
During this by-play he had reached
a decision as to what should be done,
and he was prepared to answer when
she asked, with an employment of the
pronoun that pleasantly emphasized
their relationship;
"What are our intentions?"
"We are going to catch Apple-
weight, that's the first thing—and un-
til we get him we're going to keep
our own counsel. Let me have a tele-
graph blank and I will try my hand
at being governor." He sat down in
the governor's chair, asked the name
of the county seat of Mingo and wrote
without erasure or hesitation this
message:
To the Sheriff of Mlnifo County.
Turner Court Houne. H. (\:
Mnko every possible effort to rupture
Appleweluht and any of his Rang who
are abroad In your county. Swear In all
til. deputies you need, and If frlendll-
nis of citizens to outlaws niaken thin
Impossible wire m« immediately, and I
CHAFTER VII.
An Affair at the Statehouse.
Barbara filed the messages herself
with the manager or the telegraph
company, who lifted the green shade
from his eyes and smiled upon hor.
"We'll rush them, Miss Osborne.
Shall I telephone the answers If they
come to-night? No; your father likes
his telegrams delivered. I remember."
"I will call for them," said Grls-
wold. "Gov Osborne was only at
home a few hours this evening and he
left me In charge of these matters."
The manager's face expressed sur
prise.
Oh! 1 dldn t know the governor
was at home," he remarked, as he
finished counting the words and charg-
ing them against the state's account.
"I will send them myself, and ask the
operators nt the other end to look
lively about the answers. You are
Mr.—"
"This is MaJ. Grlswold,'' said Bar-
bara, conferring the title with a vague
feeling that It strengthened her cause.
"Major," repeated the manager, and
he nodded to Grlswold with an air
that Implied his familiarity with of-
ficial secrets. "You will call? In a
couple ot hours, major."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
NOTABLE CEREMONY IN SIAM
Presentation by the King of Yellow
Robes to Priests of Bud-
hist Temples.
Once a year, says a writer In the
Wide World Magazine, all the Budd-
hist temples in SJam are visited by !
the king, or his deputies, bearing the
Phra Kathln (yellow robes), in con- j
formlty with an ancient custom by
which the priests were made to seek '
their apparel for the ensuing year. ,
During the lifetime of Buddha, monks
and priests were sent out to beg for
old, cast-off garments, which were
afterward dyed yellow and patched
together to form the required robes, j
This ancient mendicant custom gradu-
aally gave place to the present one of
making the garments from new cloth :
of a bright canary yellow, provided
by joint contributions of king, princes. 1
nobles and commoners. When the ]
king goes In the royal throne barge j
to present the robes in person he
does so with great pomp and cere- j
mony. The priestly garments, folded j
In bundles, are carried to the door I
of the temple to await the appearance j
of his majesty and his suite. The !
king, on arriving, takes a priestly ;
robe and places it on a decorated
altar. The chief priest theu lays his
hands on the garment and chants an
acknowledgment.
There an- imitation*, don't be fooled.
A k for Lewis' Single Binder cigar foi 5c.
Many a man has to be scared into
! being good.
?i:4Z5"G«iar3^>
WESTERN CANADA
What I.J. Hill, the Great Railroad Marnata,
Says About ita Wheat-Producing Powers
need of thla country
iiite<l Static) In another tuners-
tion or two will be the pro-
Ming of hoax* for It*
I«"M lo Rii l producing
Huliiciont for thnii. The
Uftji of our prominence
A whi-ut ei porting
country are gom-. ('an-
a-la la to he the great
wheat country."
Thla great railroad mag-
nuto ia taking advantage
of the situation by ex-
tensive rullwny build-
ing to the m ln-iit fields
of W eetcru Unuda.
Upward* of 125 Million
Bushel* of Whaat
were harvested In 1000. Average
of the three province* of Alberta.
Saskatchewan an«l Mnnitoha will be
upwards of S3 buahela per acre.
I'ree homesteads of 100 acre*.
an«1 adjoining pre-emptions of
160 arree (at S3 per arret, are to
l e bad In Iliarholoeit
Schools convenient, climate
excellent, soil the very beat,
railways cloae at hand, huUd-
lur lumber cheap, fuel easy to
g*-t and reasonable In prb-e,
water easily procured: mixed
farming a atuvesa. Write as to
'•eat place for acttlement. settlers'
low r-iilway rntea, descriptive lllua-
trated "La-t Beat West' (sent free
on a ppl icat Ion i, and other 1 nforma-
tion, to bup't of Immigration,
Ottawa. Can., or to the Canadian
Government Agent.
I. S. CRAWFORD
No. 125 W. Ninth Strait, Kansas City, lo.
(Use address nearest you). Mi
Nothing
Like
them in the world. CASCARETS the
biggest seller—why? Because it's the best
medicine lor the liver and bowels. It's
what they will do for you—not what
we say they will do—that makes
CASCARETS famous. Millions use
CASCARETS and it is all the medicine
that they ever need to take. 904
CASCARETS ioc a box for a week'*
treatment, alt druggists. biggeat seller
in the world. Million boxes a month.
Pineapples.
People in the north don't know
what pineapples are, because to be
shipped to this market they must be
picked when they ore green and an
unripe pineapple Is Just wood, to be
handled with a knife, a hatchet or a
saw. Taken off the tree when it is
ready, the inside fruit is flowing
honey, to be dipped out and eaten,
as the natives of pineapple countries
do, with a spoon.—New York Press.
Up to Pop.
"So you want to marry my daugh
ter; what are your prospects?"
"That is for you to say, sir; I am !
not a mind reader." '
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