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The Cushing Herald.
VOLUME V.
CUSHING, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, AUG. 11, 1809.
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CHAPTER X.—Continued.
"If the will is really lost, and there
la no copy, I am not my uncle's heir-
esB," she said.
"Colonel Branscombe's wishes " I
began.
"But the law—I am asking you what
Is the law," she interrupted, impatient-
ly. "I shall not be allowed to take
■everything if the will cannot be
found?"
"It will in that case be a deadlock,"
I returned reluctantly.
"And the heir-at-law will come in?"
she queried, with a touch of uncon-
scious triumph in her tone.
"The trustee will oppose—there will
be probably a long and tedious law-
suit; the matter will not be so easily
settled. And—pardon me, Miss Brans-
combe—that the wishes of the testa-
tor, the known wishes in this case,
should not be carried out must sure-
ly be a matter of regret."
"My dear uncle," she said gently,
"did not, I know, mean to be unjust,
but he was mistaken. I think if he
could know—dear uncle!—he would be
glad that an accident should prevent
the carrying out of a great injus-
tice!"
Bhe was absolutely infatuated, and
"the unprincipled scoundrel, Charlie
Branscombe, was trading on the noble
generosity, the too trustful simplicity
of his lovely cousin. A rush of jeal-
ous indignation choked my utterance.
How she must love this wretched
scapegrace to do so much for him! —
that was my predominant thought.
She stood still, struggling with the
•tears which the mention of her uncle's
name had brought; then she recov-
ered her composure and held out her
hand timidly to me.
"You have been very kind, Mr.
Fort," she began; then a faint pink
blush tinged her cheek. She hesitated,
and finally broke down in confusion;
whilst I, I think, lost my head, and,
with lier soft trembling hand in mine,
I cast duty, professional reputation, all
to the winds, and vowed in my in-
most heart to guard her secret, even
at the cost of all I had hitherto held
■ dear.
I left Forest Lea the next morning.
As I drove away, a slim, black-robed
figure glided to the side of Miss Elms-
lie, who was standing at the hall door,
speeding the departing guest, and a
M/wfs IOVERS.
"And they had neither of them a
Gladstone bag?"
"Not to my knowledge."
"The bag left with you contained ar-
ticles of lady's clothing?"
"Yes."
"And has never been claimed?"
"No."
"The lady got out at ?"
"At Molton Junction."
"Precisely—at Molton Junction. She
had a Gladstone bag with her when
she entered the carriage?"
"Yes."
"And she took one away with her
when she left?"
"Yes."
"Can you describe the lady?"
"She was thickly veiled," I replied.
"I did not see her features."
"Was she young or old?"
"I believe she was young."
"Dark or fair?"
"She had fair hair. She sat on the
same side of the carriage as myself,
and, as I said before, she was closely
veiled. I had no opportunity of study-
ing her features."
"I believe you made every inquiry at
Molton?"
"Yes."
"And the railway officials in Lon-
don?"
"Yes; we have taken every step
possible to us, we think."
"Your departure for town, with the
will in your possession, was, I pre-
sume, known to the household at For-
est Lea?"
"Undoubtedly."
"You have no recollection of hav-
ing met the lady who traveled with
you at Forest Lea or elsewhere?"
"I could not swear,'' I answered un-
flinchingly. "I had no opportunity, as
I said before, of identifying her."
"Ig it your impression that she was
disguised?"
"The idea never occurred to me.
She wore the kind of thick veil I have
often noticed on other ladies in trav-
eling. Thel-e was nothing uncommon
or remarkable about her."
"Did she converse either with you
or the other gentlemen?"
"No."
"There are no marks or other means
of Identification on the article# of
clothing left in the bag?"
"None whatever."
"I can see them, of course?"
great a misfortune to you as to anJ
one concerned.''
I bowed silcnlly.
"If the will should not turn up, that
scamp, young Branscombe, will take
posrtssion, and we cannot prevent
him. And these things are so uncer-
tain. You know we had a case in '55—
will lost. 1 refused to prove on tho
draft; five years later the original will
turned up in an old bo* in the under-
taker's workshop! And nobody ever
knew how it got there—was discov-
ered by the merest chance, too—the
merest chance."
"We must hope for the same good
luck this time," I replied. "I am more
sorry than I can say, sir."
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The Hospital Ship Relief Reaches
San Francisco From Manila.
IT HAD THIRTY-FOUR KANSANS
MAY BE GENERAL UPRISINQ.
Y .'III ul lodli
All Member*
"OH, IT DOESN'T MATTER," IIE3 SAID, "YOU MAY SPEAK OUT.
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farewell smile, breaking like a ray of
light through a dark cloud, sent me
away with my heart beating furiously
end my head in a whirl.
"Date, July 3d; time, 11:40 a. m.
Kindly describe your fellow passen-
gers, sir." , ,
Mr. Wlddrir.gton, from Scotland
Yard, paused, notebook in hand and
pen suspended, his keen dark eyes
teed upon my face. My partner, Mr.
M>wton, Sr.—now convalescent—sat in
an arm chair by the fire, looking more
disturbed than I had ever seen him.
"A couple of country gentlemen," I
replied in answer to Mr. Widdrlngton's
question. "Middle-aged-nothing par-
ticular about them; they talked poll-
tics and local gossip—and a lady."
"The lady whose bag was exchanged
for yours? She got in at Wlveuhoe,"
referring to his notes.
"Yes."
"There was no other lady?"
"No—none."
"The country gentlemen traveled
with you the whole way to I<ondon?"
"Yes."
"Yes; they are here."
"One more question, Mr. Fort: Did
you leave the carriage at any time dur-
ing the journey?"
"Yes, I left it, for perhaps half a
minute, at Molton. I crossed in the
direction of the book stall, hardly out
of sight of the carriage. The guard
recalled me as my train was start-
ing "
"You did not take tho bag with
you?1'
"No."
"Was this after the lady left?"
"Yes."
Mr. Wlddrington read over his notes
carefully, and presently took his
leave, promising that we should hear
from Mm "as aoon as he had anything
to communicate."
I breathed more freely when the of-
fice door closed after him. The or-
deal was over, and my darling was p.o
far safe,
"It's a mos* unfortunate thing-
most unfortunate," grumbled Mr. Row-
ton when we were left alone together.
"I'm not blaming you, Fort; It's :w
CHAPTER XI.
Colonel Rector.
The old man was considerably
shaken by his illness and by the un-
fortunate loss of his old cllen'fs will,
and a certain half-guilty consciousness
made me tender toward him as I
looked at his bent figure and thin,
worn cheeks. In fact, we were mutual-
ly desirous of sparing each other's
feelings, for Rowton was a good fel-
low, and he believed I was greatly cut
up by the unlucky failure of my first
great commission for the firm.
"Never mind, man," he said, kindly.
"Wlddrington is as sharp as a weasel;
he will unearth the mystery In no
time. I never knew t'.iat fellow to fail
in all my experience of him. We shall
soon hear that he is on the scent."
"Heaven forbid!" I ejaculated, men-
tally.
"It Is to "be hoped that rascal of a
nephew won't turn up to complicate
matters. I wonder where the fellow
is? His last scrape was moro serious
than all the rest, and his uncle sent
him abroad. But he would be likely
to hear of the Colonel's illness, I
should be afraid; and the death was
announced in the papers, unfortunate-
ly. That was a false step—I thought
so at the time."
"Miss Elmslie Is responsible for thai
mistake, sir."
"Yes? I thought as much. Trust a
woman for mischief," responded my
partner, irritably. "Well, well, there's
no use in thinking about it. We'll look
over those leases, Fort; and Spence
and Brown must be seen today."
So, to my great relief, the subject
of Forest Lea was for the time dis-
missed.
For the next fortnight I lived as s
man might live over a slumbering vol-
cano, In hourly dread of an explosion.
For that space all was silent as the
grave. Wlddrington made no sign.
Then two events of almost equal Im-
portance to me broke tip the monot-
ony of legal work In which I had
buried myself. A distant relative died
and left me a fortune, and Mr. Heath-
cote telegraphed to Messrs. Rowton
and Fort: "Come as soon as possible.
C. B. taken possession."
Old Rowton was laid up again with
a return of bronchitis, and for the
second time It fell to my lot to obey
the summons intended for him. What
wild hopes and daring aspirations
thrilled my heart and filled all my
thoughts during that journey over the
well-remembered road! My love and
I were standing on equal ground now.
As the owner of a landed estate I
might without presumption ask even
the heiress of Forest Lea to be my
wife. And as events were tending, with
the secret knowledge I possessed, I felt
sure that Nona would be no heiress.
Doubtless It was she who summoned
Charlie Branscombe, In pursuance of
her scheme of restitution; and—how
joyfully my heart beat at the thought!
—it was in my power now to restore to
her all she had given up.
The Rector was waiting for me in
his dog-cart, the smartest of grooms
at the horse's head, In place of the
somewhat loutish fellow whom I re-
membered in the summsr.
"London bred," I said to myself, as,
touching his li it to me, he sprang to
his place behli-d us.
"You have a new g oom," I re-
marked to M' HeathclJte. "A smart
fellow, he looljs."
"Yes," answsred the Rector, absent-
ly, then piungtd at once into the sub-
ject of my Journey. "Here's a pretty
mess! Mr. Charlie Branscombe has
Installed himself at Forest Lea, and
I want your help to turn him out. No
news of that unlucky will, I suppose?"
I glanced around at the groom before
replying; the rector spoke In a loud
tone—louder than was prudent.lt seem-
ed to me, wlt'i a listener so near.
"Oh, it doesn't matter," ho said;
"you may speak out."
There was a twinkle In the clergy-
man's eyes which made me turn once
more to the man. He was sitting with
folded arms, his Immaculate top boots
stretched out in orthodox fashion, his
heels resting on the footboard, his fea-
tures composed Into the respectful va-
cuity of expression peculiar to a thor-
oughVf.d servant. Was the fellow
deaf? Was that tho meaning of the
rector's lack of caution? I decided
that It. was, and hesitated no longer.
(To be continued.)
San Francisco, Aug. 3.—The hos-
pital ship Relief, bringing horae from
the war in the Philippine s 250
wounded and disabled soldiers,
rounded tho head of Golden Gate
it 2:10 o'clock yesterday morning and
ton minutes later dropped anchor
just within San Francisco harbor.
The soldiers came asleep to a sleep-
ing city ar.J It was not until day-
break that the whistles of a revenue
suttor and a quarantine boat awoke
them to a sense of their home-coining
to America. With the quarantine
boat came a Kansas correspondent
and his shouts to the Kansas boys
brought them tumbling out of bed.
The boys cheered and siipn a long line
of soldiers in pajamas crowded the
railing.
There were thlrty-ono men and
three oflleers from Kansas. Tho offi-
cers are Captaiu Clarke, Captain Wat-
son and Lieutenant Ball. The Kan-
sans had recruited wonderfully on the
voyage. Tho bracing sea air had
taken the malaria out of their sys-
tems.
Many of them were still haggard
and others were limping from wounds
recoived in tho hard lighting, but in
all of them was tho evidence of mend-
ing.
Not long after tho inspection of the
ship there came along launches
taining San Francisco no wspaper men
and government tugs bearing tho har
bor officials and women of the lted
Cross society. Some of tho tugs
brought baskets of peaehos, plums
and other California fruit with
which to shower the soldiers.
One tug brotght a band which
serenaded the returning heroes with
sweet and inspiring music. "Home,
Sweet Home" was played and "The Star
Sprngled Banner," "Dixie" and "Be-
cause I Love You," but the enthusiasm
came when the band struck up "A
Hot Time." This is known as tho
fighting march of the Twentieth Kan-
sas, and the enfeobled veterans again
folt the inspiration which was vented
In cheers loud and long. On board
the tugs tiny silk flags were waved
during the serenade.
Then camc the hospital tugs and the
removal of tho weaker of the invalids
to the l'resldlo.
Following is a list of tho Twentieth
Kansas men on board she Relief, with
their condition at tho end of their
forty days' voyage:
Captain William J. Watson, Com-
pany E, bullet svound through the
lungs and ball lodged near the heart;
apparently well.
Captain Adua G. Clarke, Company
II, bullet wound in right shoulder,
right arm useless; convalescent.
Lieutenant C. II. Hill, Company E
right jaw fractured by bullet; well.
Company A—Jerry C. Springstead,
dysentery, improving; Harry Wagner,
heat exhaustion, improving; Charles
11. Reasoner, dysentery, convalescent:
Butler J. Haskins, chronic gastritis,
improving.
Company B—Marion J. Powell,
shronic rheumatism, improving.
Company C—Edward II. McClure,
rheumatism and dysentery; convales-
cent. William B. Spraguo, dysentery:
improving. William W. Taylor, dy-
sentery; improving. Corporal Frank
I. Sample, bullet wound in tho head;
convalescent. James T. I'inzon, acute
diarrhoea; improving; William E
Landenshloger, hemorrhage,external;
improving. Sergeant Joseph F. Bres-
ser, ucuto gastritis; improving.
lpany D— James E. (iunstoin,
dysentery: improving. Wallaco K
George, dysentery; slightly improved.
Company E—Arthur llollingshead.
bullet wound in left hip; nearly healed,
but badly scarred.
Company F — William McDougall.
bullet wound in left shoulder; nearly
healed.
Company II—Harry E. Watkins,
dysentery; well. Austin 11. Mills,
dysentery; well. Campbell Scott,
asthma; nearly well.
Company I—John E. Balton, sub-
acute gastritis; Improving. Ernest
Jordan, dysentery; well. William T.
McGrew, bullet wound in right shoul-
der; convalescent. Jackson A. Shlve-
ly, chronic dyscntary; convalescent.
William Tull, bullot wound In right
leg; walks with a limp and must un-
dergo oporation.
Company K—Andrew Dalton, acute
muscular rhemuatlsui; convalescent.
Walter A. Hubbard, bullot wound In
right foot; wallrs with a cane, llaven
H. Graham, chronlo dysentery; very
thin, but Improving, still on liquid
dlot.
Company L—James VV. Wilson, acute
dysentery; Improving.
Company M—John F. Quick, chronic
dysentery; improved, but fur from
well. Corporal Albert Dooley, bullet
wound In left thigh; hoalcd; health
considerably shattered.
Calling
of Trlbs.
Nooai.ks, Ariz., Aug. 4.—Two Gat-
ling guns aud u detachment of artil-
lery soldiers from tho City of Mexico
via El Paso, have been hurried south-
ward on route to tho scene of tho
Yaqui war. Troops are tieing inarched
across the mountains from points In
the state of Chihuahua and Durango
to join the forces in tho field, and
other reinforcements are rushing in
from all quarters.
It is reported that emissaries have
bean sent by the Yaqui leaders to
ranches and mines all over tho state
of Sonora, wherever me* of tho trlbo
aro at work, calling them to arms
with their compatriots already in the
field, and many Yaquis who were em-
ployed in tho big mining camps and
on haciendas as laborers have disap-
peared
now cm
nptlo
Grand Chief of Locomotive Engin-
eers Ignores Boycott,
BOYCOTT SEEMS TO BE WANING
Washington, Aug. 4.—A new reme-
dy for tuberculosis developed In
Franco has been reported to the State
department. It Is a treatment called
to tho attention of the Academy of
Modlclne by Dr. Mendel, aud consists
in daily Injection into tho bronchial
tubes of esscnco of eucalyptus, thyme
and cinnamon h« ld in solution in olive
oil. The oil in descending slowly
comes into contact with tho walls of
tho tubo and upper lungs. The gas
set free saturates the air in tho lungs
aud acts on tho mucuous membranes.
In sixteen cases treated, after one or
two weeks, there was 1 all a lessen-
ing or complote cessation of the cough
or cxpoctoration, as well as a return
of sleep, appetite aud strength.
Almnil nt Trump Doctor*.
Omaha, Nob., Aug. 4.—At a meet-
ing of tho state board of health a
resolution was adopted directed
against Itinerant physicians who may
happen to apply for licenses to prac-
tice In tho state. According to tho
resolution all such applicants must
sign a statement swearing that they
will not act as itinerant physicians,
also stating in what locality they in-
tend to take up their residence, before
their applications will bo considered.
This actiou tho board hopes will rid
the state of tramp doctors.
Talk* to lO.OOO IV..pie
OcKAN GhoVK, N. J., Aug. 4.—Gov-
ernor Theodore Roosevelt of Now
York was tho guest of honor at the
Ocean Grove summer school last night
when lie delivered an address upon
"Practical Politics and Decent Poli-
tics" before an audience of 10,000 peo-
ple. Crowds mot Governor Roosevelt
at the New Jersey station on his jodr-
ney from New York, cheering him
heartily. At Ocean Grove he was met
by a great crowd, and 100 bioyclists
escorted him to his stopping place.
Found Denil 111 lilt lluffgr-
Mkadvu.lk, lJa., Aug. 1. — Emlle
Jcanney, aged :17, of Fronchtown, was
murdered last night between this city
and Conneaut Lake. Ilis horse and
buggy arrived at Conneaut Lake con-
taining the corpse of Mr. Jeanney,
with a bullot hole in his back. Tho
supposition is the murderer intended
robbing his victim but that the liorso
ran away. Tho dead man's pockets
contained 87.'), his watch and other
personal property.
llrliiic liiiuk Four Cannon.
San Francisco, Aug. 4.—Tho Penn-
sylvania regiment has brought back
from tho Philippines four quaint his-
toric cannon from the collection that
was in the old Spanish arsenal in the
walled city of ^anlia. They are un-
nted muzzle loaders of long obso-
lete pattern and are mado of a fine
uality of brass and bell metal curi-
ously wroug-fc't
A woman never minds a mado-ovef
dress so long us It is mado over silk.
Fell Dead Wlillo Mukln* an Arroat
Tkci mseii, <>l«la , Aug. 3.—City Mar-
shal Wade Crank fell dead In the
street yesterday afternoon while at-
tempting to make an arrest Heart
disease was tlie cause.
Mining for Dlnoinur*.
Cami'Tk He, Wyo., Aug. 4.—Tho fos-
sil hunters, more tliun fifty in num-
ber, from all parts of tho country,
have explored the famous dinosaur
fields near tho great Te Be ranch for
about a week. This is tho greatest
illnosuur field in the world, and quite
a number of tho hunters have found
bones and located valuable quarries.
Wife of Mnjor flint l>lei.
San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 4.—Mrs.
Alice West, wife of Major Parker W.
West, adjutant and inspector general
of the department of Texas, died yes-
terday from tho effects of a surgical
operation for appendicitis. Mrs.
West was widely known as a social
leader In this country and in Europe.
American Anvil* for China.
Nkw Yoiik, Aug. 4.—A Brooklyn
manufacturing company has just
shipped forty-throo 100-pound anvils
to the Chinese Eastern railway at
Vladlvostock, where tho company
also shipped thirteen largo machine
shop anvils In November last.
Ci.kvki.asd, Ohio, Aug. 4.—Grant!
Chief P. M. Arthur of the Brother-
hood of Locomotive Engineers has
'jcen reported to the strikers for rld-
ng on the Big Consolidated cars, in
lisregard of the boycott. When asked
if he patronized the Uig Consolidated
jars Chief Arthur replied:
"Of course 1 do. I ride on them
every day, and whenever I have occa-
sion to do sa'
"Why do you do if?" he was asked.
"Why," was the reply, "do you
suppose I am going to walk three
miles down town when tho cars pass
my door? Of course I am not. This
agitation and tho boycott are utterly
ridiculous, and tho strikers have gone
altogether too far."
Tho direotor of police said that
oflleers would bo Instructed to arrest
on tho charge of disorderly conduct
all persons who annoy passengers of
tho Big Consolidated cars by calling
nainos or following them to their
homes to ascertain where they live
and who they are for tho purpose of
bringing them under tho boycott.
The cars wero much better patron-
ized yesterday than on any other day
this week, and it is thought that the
boy cot is on tho wane.
Tho withdrawal of several compan-
ies of troops was followed last night
by another dynamiting outrage, but,
fortunately, nobody was hurt. The
explosion occurred under a Jennings
avenue car, on which thero were six
passengers. It smashed the flange of
ono of tho wheels and splintered the
running board at the side. Tho pass-
engers wero badly frightened, but
nouo was Injured and the car pro-
ceeded on Its way to the end of the
run.
At the strikers'headquarters It was
announced that r>0 of the non-union
motormen and conductors running on
tho Wilson, Central and Scovll avenue
lines had quit work because the Big
Consolidated had broken its agree-
ment with them. The men, It la
stated, were promised 8'J a day and
board until the strike was over. The
company posted a notice yesterday at
tho Wilson avenue barns stating that,
as the strike was practically ended,
the men must pay tlioir own board.
The latter, however, deny that the
strike is over, and, as a result, a num-
ber of the new men refused to take
out their runs, and are now engaged
In trying to induce other non-union
men to quit.
The Big Consolidated officials deny
that the men have stopped work as.
stated by tho striko leaders.
PENNSYLVANIA BOYS LAND.
An Kntbualaatle Welcome Accorded by
Ban Francisco People.
San Francisco, Aug 3.—The United
States transport Senator arrived last
night from Manila with her flag at
half-mast, on account of tho death of
Colonel Alexander Hawkins, com-
mander of tho Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment, United States volunteers.
San Francisco, Aug. 4.—At 9
o'clock yesterday morning tho Penn-
sylvania troops disembarked on the
transport Senator a,nd marched to tho
l'residio reservation, whoro they went
into camp, preparatory to mustering
out.
Tho reception accorded the soldiers
from the Keystone state was similar
to that given tho Oregon, Nebraska
and Utah boys, who had preceded them
home. Thousands upon thousands of
people lined the streets through which
tho boys wero tc pass.
A Couifreiaiiitin Itobbed.
Brussels, Aug. 4.—William C. Lov-
ering, member of the United States
House of Representatives from Mas-
sachusots, was robbed on Saturday
last, while on his way from Ostend to
this city Mr. Lovorlng, while in the
station at Ostend, was Jostled by two
men, but took little notice of the oo-
curienca at the time. On arriving \u
this city, however, ho discovered that
his pockotbook, together with 813,000
worth of papers and 8453 in cash had
disappeared.
Carpet* to Coit More.
Nkw York, Aug 3.—Circulars issued
by tho various carpet manufacturers
announce increased prices on Brus-
sels, velvets, tapestries and Axmln-
stcrs. Those advances aro the direct
result of advances mado In carpet
wools and a widening interest on the
part of retail buyers. The makers of
Ingrain carpets, art squares aud rugs
and similar linos of all or part cotton
goods are said to to contemplating a
general advance In prices. -
Cliiuilburit In Preston, Minn.
Preston, Minn., Aug. 4. — This
place was visited yestorday by the
worst electrical storm that has ever
centered over this region. Much dam-
age was done by wind and lightning,
followed by a cloudburst.
A Hill for Knelt Faction.
London, Ivy., Aug. 4.—A new feud
Is roportod to huvo broken out on
Barnes fork, In L'tchor county, Ky,,
between tho Wrights and Holbrooks
on one side ami the lloynolds and
Bentleys on tho other. Both factions
uro heavily armed and occupy udja-
cent hills.
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