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Newspaper Page Text/ SATURDAY APRIL 18, Markets Middling closed today at 13V 2 c. Tone steady. Middling Last Year 12% CLOSING "QUOTATIONS (].■ J urdmnry 11 3-s Strict good ordinary 11 ?-8 Low n idtllln* ..12 6-8 strict iutv mlddlln* 13 1-4 Middling ...13 1-2 Htret middling 12 3-4 Hood middling .14 Tlngi-a, Ist 13 1-4 'i'lngrk, 2nd 12 o-i . Previous bay’s Figures Good ordinary ... 13 3-8 Strict good ordinary 11 M Low middling 12 i>-S Middling 18 1-2 l.o* Middling 12 6-8 Strict middling 18 S-« Good middling 14 Tinge*, first 13 1-4 Tinges, second 12 6-8 NEW YO~RK~COTTON New York.—Cotton opened steady «t a decline of three to seven points on disappo tiling cables and reports that planting had ma •• 1 progress during the week. In addition to scattered real ising for over the week-end, Liverpool seemed to be selling some cdtton here and one of the local spot houses was credited with selling considerable May. There was a good demand at the initial figures however and the market soon steadied with prices working back to about last night s closing figures on cov ering and some fresh buying. High. lx»vr. Close. May 12.55 12.40 12.40 Julv 12.30 12.23 12.23 August 12.14 11.99 11.98 October ... 11.63 11.51 11.51 December 11.60 11.45 11.45 Huerta Will Salute By 6 P. M. Sunday Or Pres't Goes Before Congress (Continued from Page One.) custom with important official documents. Then he de cided that inasmuch as there probably would be no action before tomorrow night, he would change his plans not to leave the capital and go to White Sulphur Springs any way and bring Mrs. Wilson back to Washington. FINISHING PLANS At the navy department in the absence of Secretary Daniels, who is in Cleveland, Ohio, today the board of aides, the executive arm of the service, went into session to make the finishing plans for moving ships and marines. There was no activity at the war department and no orders were issued for the troops at Texas City. At the state department Secretary Bryan called a hurried conference with John Lind, the president’s per sonal representative in Mex co, who has just returned from an eight months in Huerta’s country and brought back .first hand information. After a conference with Mr. Lind, Secretary Bryan hurried back to the White House where other cabinet officers had collected, and although with grave faces, the officials discussed the developments con fidently. TEMPORIZING ENDED. “The temporizing is ended,” said one of the cabinet officers who is personally close to Mr. Wilson. “We have the punch, we know it, and we are going to deliver it. Huerta has had his last chance.’’ While the text of Huerta’s message today and the president’s reply were not made public, it became known that Huerta contended that all the offenses for which the United States aske apology have been apologized for and that “he demurs at anything further.” WITHOUT BADGER. Officials pointed out that the naval forces at Vera Cruz and Tampico were sufficient to carry out the pres ident’s plans without waiting for the arrival of Rear Ad miral Badger’s fleet. . The transport Hancock, already has arrived at Tam pico with 800 marines, the battleships Virginia, Con necticut and Minesota and the cruisers Des Moines, Dol phin and San Francisco also are there. The scout cruiser Chester and the transport Buffalo also are at Tampico with the collier Cyclops. AT VERA CRUZ. At Vera Cruz are the battleships Florida and Utah and the transport Prairie, the latter having a large comple ment of marines. Rear Admiral Mayo commands the ships at Tampico and Rear Admiral Fletcher commands at Vera Cruz. When Rear Admiral Badger arrives he will take supreme command. The flagship Arkansasand other ships of Admiral Badger’s fleet were off Key West last night making about 111-2 knots and at that rate would reach Tampico by Tuesday. FORCED DRAUGHT. . Orders from Washington, however, putting the new fast ships under forced draught would bring them into Tampico on Monday prepared for action if President Wil son has to lay the situation before congress. The fact that the senate was not in session today, having adjourned over until Monday, was referred to by some officials as the only reason the president had not taken the Mexican matter to the capitol today. On Mon day there will be an opportunity for Mr. Wilson to ad dress house and senate in a joint session. FINAL DEFIANCE. Huerta’s final defiance came as a distinct surprise to some officials and confirmed the suspicion of others who never have believed he was sincere in his promise to Charge O’Shaughnessy last Tuesday. In some circles there was a conviction that Huerta, beset with internal troubles and menaced by the continuing advance of his enemies from the north, was on making trouble with the United States in the hope of uniting the warring Mexican factions in a common cause. Officials here, however, did not expect tha't the constitutionalists with whom the United States has no quarrel would be concerned in the dispute with Huerta. NEW ORLEANS SPOTS New Orltsns. - Spot cotton steady, un changed; middling 13 1-13; sides on tho spot 1.200; lo strive 1,000. LIVERPOOL COTTON Liverpool.—Colton spot steady; good middling 7.83; middling 7,86; low middling (.86; .alee 4.000 Hpn-nlnilon and ex port 300. Kecelpt* 12,000, Futures bare ly steady. April 8 9814 April and May 8.8914 May and June 6.8744 July nnd August 6.724* Angus! and September 6.68 October nnd November 6.28 December and January 6.20 January und February 8.20 new Orleans"cotton New Orleans.—Cotton futures opened steady one to two points down. Trailing was chiefly of an evening up week-end character. Prospects of rain stimulated buying and put prices a point over yes terday's dose. Heavy short selling struck the market suddenly around the middle of the morn ing and ffreed the trading months nine to twelve points under yesterday’s close. Tlie close today was at a net decline of eight to eleven points. Cotton futures closed steady at n net decline of eight to elevent points. High. Low. Close. May 12.7 S 12.66 12.66 July 12.68 12.55 12.56 August 12.25 12.25 12.25 Outoer 11.65 11.54 11.55 December ...11.59 11.53 11.52 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago, Ills.—Corn lurched heavily downward under selling. Opened a shade to 3-lu7-8 lower with M.iy sulferlng the worst. Wheat eased off on good rains. Start ed l-Sal-4 to 1-2 down and after a lit tle recovery declined lower than before. Oats held relatively steady compared with other grain. Provisions firm on less plentiful re ceipts of hogs. First sales varied from tho same as Inst night to 12 1-2 up but not all of the advance was retained. The Last Word Suddenly She Turned and She Snw His Faco Fully. "Dear —Don’t Go ! Didin't I Tell You That I Hoard Everything.’’ (Continued from yestsrdsy) the sea, surrounded by tho excited life* aavern, and there within her, caught amongst her fittings, win Harry Crevo quer. Doth hands still convulsively Clutched the steering-wheel as he lav In a crumpled heap, his upturned face ghastly while, with u bluish shado about the lips. "Poor chap!” The Itfoanver who ►poke was busy extricating Ihe help less man. "Ho's half suffocated with the fumes from the engine. Stunned us well. He must have been knocked on the hend when sbo capsized. Lucky thing we found him now; the air un der the boat couldn't have lasted much longer. But lie's ulive, all right, miss; don't you fret." Nancy felt vaguely that she ought to hove fainted, but even so much Initiative seemed out of her power. Very wearily, yet with a strange sub sense of exultation, she followed the men who carried that unconscious burden up tho beach. Uncouthly clothed in such dry gar ments as the llfesavers and their fam ilies could supply, the brother and sister met some three hours later. A rosy-cheeked girl peered shyly round the door. “'Please, t'other gentleman’s better and ho wants to know if you’ll both come and see him. His ankle's twist ed, so he can't walk.” Parry Crevequer sat, wrapped in blankets, before the fire In a cleanly whitewashed room. One hand, emerg ing, clutched tho chair-arm; his new lv dried hair was ruffled and untidy. Suddenly, Nancy felt an odd desire to smooth it. He looked up, then down again, as the girl closed Ihe door upon the brother and sister. After an Instant ho spoke without preface or apology: "I can't pretend that things are or dinary. There are things that have to be said, nnd we'd best get them over. I was not unconscious all the NEW YORK STOCK MARKET New York. —'The stork exchange closed fiVm today. The action of the market indicated tlie selling: movement had run its course for the time being. Raiding tactics of the bears failed to ring out more long stock end after the early de cline the market made a consistently good showing. At the end of the session prices ranged around yesterday's close with material net gains In a few instances. Heavy cov ering of Lehigh Valley and Missouri Pa cific sent them up sharply. Announce ment of pin ns for meeting the Missouri Pacific and New Haven notes which soon fall due was of good effect on those stocks and stimulated uying elsewhere. Ronds steady. Last Sale Amalgamated Topper 73% Amedican Agricultural 51 American Tan 25 American Cnr and Foundry 49% American Cities pfd 61% American Smelting 65% American Sugar ....100% American Tel. and Tel 120% Atchison 05% Baltimore and Ohio KB% Canadian Pacific 199% Chesapeake and Ohio 57% Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 98% Erie 27% (Jeneral Electric ...14 4 Great Northern pfd 122 Illinois Central 110 Kansas City Southern 24 Mexican Petroleum 63% Missouri, Kansas and Texas 15% New York Central .87% N. Y., N. H. & Hartford 69% Norfolk and Western 103 Northern Pacific 109% Pennsylvania 109% Reading 161% Rep. Iron and Steel 22% Rock Island pfd 82% Seaonrd Air 19 Do pfd 53% Southern Pacific 91% Southern Railway 24 Do pfd 80 Tennessee Copper 33% Texas Company 189% Union Pacific 153% United States Steel 68% Do pfd 109 Western Union 61% LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO CATTLE RECEIPTS. Chicago, Ills. —Hogs: Receipts 4,000; strong; bulk of sales 860a870; light 840a -872 1-2; mixed 845a875; heavy 82n0872 1-2; rough 820u836; pigs 725a840. Cattle; Receipts 100; steady; beeves 710h976; Texas steers 725a830; Stockers and feeders 560a8J5; cows and heifers 375a870; calves ( ua926. Sheep: Receipts 500; steady; native 640a695; yearlings 580a760; lambs, native 626*825. CHICAGO MARKET WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close. May .... 91 Vi 01% 91% *l% July .... 8614 86 80% 85% CORN— May .... 64% 65% 63% 63% July .... 64% 65% 64 64 OATS— Mav .... 36% 37 36% 30% July .... 36% 36% 36% 36% PORK— May .. . .2012 2012 2000 2007 July .. . .2002 2017 2002 2015 LARD— May .. . .1022 1025 1200 1025 July .. . .1042 1045 1040 1045 RIBS— May .. . .1090 1100 1090 1100 July .. . .1110 1120 1107 1120 MONEY MARKET^ New York. —Call money nominal; no loans. .... Time loans steady; 60 days 2 l-.a.-t; 90 days 2 3-4; 6 months 3al-4. Mercantile paper 3 1-2a4. Sterling ex change steady; 60 days 485.20; demand 487.05. Commercial bills 484 1-2. Gov ernment bonds essy. Railroad bonds Steady. CLAIMS FOUND. Auburn, N Y.—The National Board of Baseball Arbitration today gave out the following decisions: Claim allowed— Riggers against Geor gia-Alabama League. Claims disallowed—Zimmerman and Hodge, against Albany, Oa. ARSON SQUAD'S DAMAGE. Belfast, Ireland.—The Belfast Cor poration's tea rooms In Bellvue Gardens were destroyed by fire today The dam sge was very extensive. The police say the fire was the work of a suffrage ar son squad. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. time.' A long-drawn breath which was al mc»t a groan broke from Ntevon, but Nancy sat very still as the low, un e\en voice went on; 'I heard everything—how you had been cheating mu at cards, that It was all a planned affair lo take In a credulous fool w(io trusted you." lie looked neither nt the man nor the girl; his eyes rested unswervingly eh Ihe fire. "And I heard what you proposed to do with the necklace, how you would have allowed mu lo bo suspected of thus:." Then Steven began to speak, quick. Incoherently. "it was only If you had been dead. I never thought—l never dreamed"— understood." "You're unjust—nt any rnto to mj sister. Nancy didn't consent” “I heard as much as that.” Another silence; then a sullen ques tion from Steven: "What do you mean to do?" “I? As far ns you are concerned, nothing. Give me back th pearls— since they are not mine—and leave Beaehport at once. Wo will say no more about the money or anything; but you had best go soon." Steven rose and went abruptly to wards the door. Standing there, lie spoke almost violently; "I don't think, being n man, you wll' expect much vielllty from me, but —thank vou." He was gone, turning sharply on his heel, nnd Nancy followed him towards the door. She paused for one more look. Surely since his bark was turn ed. that could not matter?" On the very threshold his voice call ed her back: “When I said 'you' I did not mean you—Nancy." She paused, breathless, her whole body tenae and rigid. Suddenly he turned and she saw his face fully. "Pear—don't go! Didn’t I tell you that I heard everything?” ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT OF CITADEL CADETS ENDS Orangeburg, S. C.—After a work of strenuous social activity the annual encampment of the Citadel Corps of Cadets came to an end Saturday morning when tho boys broke camp and took the train to Charleston. Fri day afternoon a big dress parade and review was given on the court house •plaza, and at night a reeeptlon and hall were held at the Elks’ Homo. There wore over a hundred couples dancing and twice that number pres ent. and not participating in the new dances. THE ORANGEBURG SMALL GRAINS CROP LOOKS GOOD Orangeburg, 8. C. *.Many farmers in ibis section have planted cotton and have corn tip and large enough to cultivate. The recent rains make good prospects Tor a good stand and planting is going on rapidly. Tho small grain crop looks good. LIGHTNING HITS OIL TANKS. Tulsa, Okla—A lornndO that swept southern Oklahoma early today caused Ihe death of one person. Injuries to several others snd tore many houses from their foundations. Two oil refill-* ing plants were damaged at Chleknsha snd n big oil tank near Sand (Springs was struck by lightning. The oil still was burning early today. Check Your April Cough. Thawing frest and April rains chill yon to the very msrrow, you catch cold—Head and lungs stuffed—You an feverish —Cough continually and feel miserable —You need Dr. King's New Discovery. It soothes Inflamed and irritated throat and lungs, slops cougn, your head clears up, fever leaves, and you foul fine. Mr. J. T. Davis, ot Stlckncy Corner. Me., “Was cured of a dreadful cough after doctor's treat ment and all other remedies failed. Ttellef or monev back. Pleasant —Chil- dren like it. Get a bottle today. 60s and SI.OO, at your Druggist. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for All Sores. wi 1 1 \\m : BPV § WARM WEATHER. SHIRT SENSE Which will you have for spring? The soft bosom negligee with French cuffs or the small bosom, stiff pleated shirt with round corner starched cuffs? Both have their own peculiar warm weather advantages and both come ih handsome new patterns and bright, cheery col orings. You cannot, make a wrong se lection here. McCreary’s “Home of Good Clothes” The Case of Jenny Brice 1 UOLOGUE. Won Jennie Brice murdered? If «l:e were murdered, who wo guilty of the foul deed? If she were not done awa with by an assassin, what becun i of her? Whence did she disappear? These and a few other inter esting questions are raised c. once in this very clover tale tv mystery written by a woma* who is not only an adept <• writing fiction of this charat ter, but the possessor of a styl that chains the interest by it clearness and directness an, wins by its rich humor. Continued From Yesterday "My paper U ni beard lie wus wi ll In; u play for himself. I was to get hi Interview, with photographs, If p„s*i ble." "You saw his wife at that time?" "Yes." “When did you sec her again?" "The following morning at ti o'clock or u little Inter. 1 walked across tb< Sixth street bridge with her and pm her on a train for Horner. I'n." "You are poaKlve It was Jennie Brice r "Yes I watched her get out of the boat while her husband steadied It." "If you knew this, why did you not come forward sooner?" "I have been out of the city." “But you knew the prisoner hud been arrested and that tills testimony ol yours would be Invaluable to him." "Y>s. But 1 thought it necessary to produce Jennie Brice herself. My un supported word”— "Yon have been searching for Jen nie Brice?" “Yes. Si nee March 8.” "How was she dressed when yon saw her Inst?" “She wore n red and black hat nnd a black coat. She carried a small brown valise.” “Thank you." The cross examination did not shake bis testimony. But It brought out some curious things. Mr. Howell re fused to si.y bow he happened to be at the end of the Sixth street bridge nl that hour or why he had thought It necessary on meeting a woman be claimed to hnve known only twenty four lionrs to go with her to the rail way stotlou and put her on a train. The Jury was visibly Impressed and much shaken, for Mr. Howell curried conviction in every word lie said. Hi looked the district attorney In the eye. and once when out glances crossed In evou smiled at me faintly. But I saw why he had tried to find Jennie Brim and had dreaded testifying. Not a woman In thut cotnTroo.ft aud hurdl.i a man but believed when he left the stand that he was or had been Jennie Brice's lover and as such wus assist ing her to leave her husband. "Then you believe.” the district at torney said at the end -"you believe. Mr. Howell, thut Jennie ltrlco is 11 v Ing?” "Jennie Brice was living on Mon day morning. March 6," he suld flrmly. "Miss ShaelTcr has testified that on Wednesday this woman who you claim was Jennie Brice sent a letter to you from Horner. Is that the case?” “Yes." "The letter was signed 'Jennie Brice' 7" "It was signed M. B.' " “Will you show the court that lei ter?” "I destroyed it." “It was a personal letter?" “It merely shIU she hud arrived safe ly and not to let any one know when she was." “And yet you destroyed It?" “A postscript said to do so.” "Why?" "I do not know. An extra precan tlon probably.” “You were under the Impression that she was going to stay there?" “Hhe was to have remained for a week." "And you have been searching for this woman for two months?" He quailed, but his voice was steady. "Yes," he admitted. He was telling the truth, even If It was not all the truth. I believe had if gone to the Jury then* Mr, Dudley would hnve been acquitted. But late that afternoon things took a new turn Counsel for the prosecution stated to the court that be had a new and Itn porta nt witness and got permission to Introduce this further evidence. Thy witness was a Dr. Littlefield and prov ed to be my one night tenant, of the second story front. Holcombe’s prl* oner of the night before took the stand. The doctor was less impressive In full | daylight—he wns a trifle shiny, a bit bulbous as to nose nnd Indifferent ns I to linger nail*. But Uls testimony was given with due professional weight. "You are n doctor of medicine, Dr. ; Littlefield?" naked the district attor- I ney. “Yes." “In active practice?" "I have n cure for Inebriates In I)e* Moines. In. I was formerly lu general practice in New York city." By MARY ROBERTS RINEHART "Yidl kite „ ~nn.c.v >" "J Imd seen her at different theaters, nnd she consulted me profeaslomilly at one time lu New York." "You openited on her, I believe?" "Yes, she come to me to have a name removed, it Imd boon tattooed over her heart." "You removed It?" ".Sot at once. I tried fading the marks with gout's milk, hut she whs impatient On Ihe third visit lo my Office she demanded that the mini? be cut out." • "You did II?" "Yes, She refused a general an aesthetic and I used cocaine. Tin name was John I believe a forme: husband. She intended to ninrr.' again." A litter ran over the courtroom People strained to the utmost are al ' ! '** * <3 j »<■ Ve Ths Doctor Made a Careful Drawing. ways glad of an excuse to smile. The laughter of a wrought up ernwd al ways seems to me half hysterical. "Have you seen photographs of Ihe scar ou the tasty fouml at Sewlckley? Or the body Itself?" “No; 1 have not." “Will you describe tho operation?” “I made a transverse Incision for the body of tho nnuie and two vortl cal ones—one longer for the 'J.' the other shorter for the stem of Ihe 'll. There was a dot after Ihe name. 1 made a half Inch Incision for It." "Will you sketch the cicatrix ns you recall It?" The doctor made a cnrefill drawing on a prnl that was passed IT him. The drawing wus much like this: -L Line for Hup. dot for dot,, if wns the •car on the hotly found at Sewlckley. “You are auro Ihe woman wus Jen nle Brice?" “She sent me ticket! for the thentei shortly after, and I hud un announce nieut of her marriage to the prisonei some weeks later." “Were there uny witnesses to the operation?" "My assistant. I can produce him h! any time.” That was not all of tho trial, but il was the decisive moment. Shortly after the Jury withdrew, nnd for twen ty-four hours not a word was heard from them. CHAPTER XIII. A 1 FTEIt twenty four hours’ de liberation Ihe Jury brought, lu jncjS? a verdict of guilty. It wns u flrst degree verdict. Mr. How ell’s unsupported word hod lost out against a scar. Contrary to my expectation, Mr. Hol combe wiis not Jubilant over the ver dict. He came Into the dining room that night and stood by the window, looking out Into the yard “It Isn't logical,” he said. "In view of Howell’s testimony, It’s ridiculous! Heaven help us under this Jury s.vs tem, anyhow! Look at the facts! How ell knows the woman. He sees her on Monday morning and puts her on a train out of town. Tho boy is telling tlie truth. He bus nothing to gain by coming forward and everything to lose. Very well, she was alive on Monday We know where she was on Tuesday nnd Wednesday. Anyhow, during those days her gem of a husband was In Jail. lie was freed Thursday night, und frorh that time until his reurrest on the following Tuesday, I had him under observation every moment. He left the Jail Thursday night, and on Saturday the body Hunted In at Se wlekley. If It was done by Dudley it must have been done on Friday, and on Friday be was lu view through the periscope all day!" >, Mr. Reynolds came in nnd Joined us. “There's only one wny out that I see." he said mildly. "Two women have been fool enough to buve a name tat tooed over their hearts. No woman ever thought enough ot me to have my name put on her.” "I hope not.” I retorted. Mr. Rey nold’s first name Is Zucbarlub. But. ns Mr. Holcombe suld. all that hod been proved was that Jennie Brice way dead, probably murdered. He NINE could md understand Ihe defense let ling the case go to the Jury without their putting more stress on Mr. How* ell's story. Hut we wuro to under stand that soon. hihl many other things. Mr. Holcombe told me that evening of learning from John Bellows of the tattooed name on Jennie Brie* und of how, after an almost endless search, lie had found the man who had cut tin* name away. At H o’clock the doorbell rang, Mr. Reynolds hud gone to lodge, he being an Elk and several other things und much given to regulhi In boxes and having Ills picture in the ulwspspera lu different outlandish costumes. Mr. Pltmnu used lo sny that man. being denied liln natural love for barbaric adornment In his everyday clothing, took lo the different fraternities as gn excuse for decking himself out. But this has nothing to do with iJe door hell '' It was old Isaac. He had a basket In his hand, and he stepped into the hall anil placed It on thi|floor. "Evening. Miss Bess,” he said. "Can you see a hit of company tonight?' 7 "I can always see you," I replied. But he had not meaut himself. He stepped to Ihe door nnd. opening it, 1 beckoned to somo one across thestreet. 1 It was l.ida! ,4 She came in, tier color n little height ened. and old Isaac stood hack, beam-, lug ut us both 1 believe it was one of tlie crowning moments of tho old man's life thus to see his Miss Buss and Alma's child together. "is—ls ho here yut?” she asked me nervously. "1 did not know he was coming.” There was no need to ask which "he.” There was only one for Lida. "He telephoned me anff asked me to come here. Oil. Mrs. Pitman, I'm so afraid for him!" She laid forgotten Isaac. 1 turned to the schoolteacher's room nnd opened the door. "The worn- ■ an who belongs here is out at a lec ture," I said "Come in here. Ikkle. aud I’ll And the evening paper for you." "'lkkle!'" said Uda. nnd stood star ing nt me. I think I went white. "The lady henli and I is old friends.” Isaac snld, with Ills splendid manner. "Her mot hah. Miss IJda, her moth ah"— But even old Isaac clinked up at that, nnd I closed the door on him. “How queer!” Uda said, looking at me. "Ho Isnac knew your mother'/ Have you lived always in Allegheny, Mrs. Pitman?” "I whs born In Pittsburgh." I evaded. "I went a wny for a long time, but I always longisl for tho hurry nnd ac tivity of the old borne town. Ho here 1 am again.” Fortunately, like all the young, her own affairs engrossed her. She wan flushed with the prospect of meeting her lover, tremulous over what tho evening might bring. Tlie middle aged woman who Imd come bnek to the hurry of the old town, and who, push ed back Into an eddy of the flood dla trlct, could only watch the activity and the life from behind a “Rooms to I.et” sign, did not concern her much. Nor should she have. *•’ Mr. Howell came soon after. He asked for her, and. going back to the dining room, kissed her quietly. He bed an air of resolve, a sort of grim determination, that was a relief from the half frantic look be had worn be fore. Ho asked to have Mr. Holcombe brought down, and bo behold ns all, four of ns. Hitting around the table— Mr. Holcombe with hla notebook. I with my mending and the boy with one of Uda’s hnndN frankly under his on the red tubleclotb. “I want to tell all of you the whole story," he began. "Tomorrow I aball go U/ the district uttorney aud con fess, but I want you all to have it flrst. 1 can’t sleep again until I get it off my chest. Mrs. Pitman has suf fered through me, nnd Mr. Holcombe here bus spent money and time" — Udu did not speak, but she drew her chair closer and put her other hand over his, “1 want to get It straight, If I can. Eet me see. It was on Sunday, the 4th. tbut. the river came up, wasn't it? Yes. Well, on the Thursday beforo that I met you, Mr. Holcombe, in a restaurant In Pittsburgh. Ho you re member?” Mr. Holcombe godded. "We were talking of crime, and I said no man should be hanged on pure ly circumstantial evidence. You af firmed that a well linked chain of cir cumstantial evidence could properly hung a man. Wo had a long argument. In which I was wsrated. There was a third man at the table—Bronson, the business manager of the Liberty the ater." "Who sided with you." put in Mr. Holcombe, "and whose views I refused to entertain because ns publicity man for a theater ho dealt in Uctlou rather than in fnct." “precisely. You may recall. Mr. Hol combe. that you offered to hang any man wo would name given a proper chain of circumstantial evidence against him?” “Yes." “After you left Bronson spoke to me. He said buMluess at the theater was bad and complained of the way tlie papers used, or would not use, his stuff. He said the Liberty theater had not had a proper deal and that he was tempted to go over and hang (me of the company on the head, and jo get a little free advertising. T| To Be Continued Tomorrow

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The Augusta herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1914-current, April 18, 1914, Home Edition, Page NINE, Image 11