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Local News of the Week.
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To get the news read The News
Mrs. D M. Clowney is confined
to her home with the grippe.
J. L. Taylor of Lapeer transact
ed business in HuttigTuesday.
Marshal T. F. Ashcroft made a
business trip to Grossett this week.
Rev. W. T.'King returned home
Tuesday from a trip to McGehee.
For Sale—Household furniture
No. 1 4th St. F. C Storton. ad
Cashier T. J. Breed made a bus
iness trip to Shreveport last Satur
day. _
G E. Cox was at Cros
sett on business the first of
the week.
The Priscilla club met Wednes
day afternoon with Mrs. F. C
Storton.
Mrs. T. J. Breed was called to
Cummings Monday by the serious
illness of her sister-in-law.
The rainfall Wednesday night
was even two inches and was ac
companied by some hail.
A son was born Sunday to Mi
and Mrs. Tom Rubottom. Mothei
and heir doing nicely.
Mrs. T. A. White is visiting with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Barmore, at Olenwood.
Lucius Pagan of New London
was here the guest of his sister, j
Mrs. J. W. Perritt. this week.
A. C. Benson has accepted a po
sition at Crossett and his familj
will move there in the near future
J. K. Barksdale was at Little
Rock last Saturday attending the
Washington Birthday anniyesarj
If you have any real estate for
sale list same with C. A. Berry, of
Huttig. who will sell same for you
S. H. Watson has accepted a
position at White and will move his
family to that place in the next few
days.
A nine^pound boy was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris of Fel
senthal at 1 :30 o'clock last Satur
day morning.
Office Hours on Sunday 8 to
10 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m., at night
by special appointment,
adv Rr. Rushing. Dentist.
For Sale Cheap 3 fine White
Orphengton cockerels and 1 R. 1.
Red. Eggs after March 1.
adv J. W. Thorne, Sadie, La.
A. W. Larson, formerly with the
Beekman Lumber Co., at Steven
son, La., has accepted a position
here with the Wisconsin Lumber
Company.
Mrs. A. E. Lucas entertained
the members her own and Mrs. W.
T. King's Sunday school classes at
her home Monday evening where
all had a most pleasant time.
S. R. Neel and wife were here
this week the guests of C. B. Wood
and wife. Mr. Neel has finished
the log pond contract for the
Creamer Lumber Co., at Crossett.
Nellie, the little six-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mo
Gough of Camp No. l.wasseverly
burned Wednesday evening, Feb
19, about 4:15 p. m. She and
some other children were playing
near a fire when her clothing
caught on fire. Physicians think
she will probably recover.
C. E. Thompson who moved his
family to El Dorado a short time
ago, has accepted a position with
the Union Saw Mill Company again
and moved his family back to Hut
tig this week.
You will find on sale at the
Union Saw Mil company store,
the Union hotel and Bell's crean
parior four different local post car'
views in colors. If these sell wel
the publisher expects to add sev
eral other views to the list. The}
viii be su'd at two for five cent1?
Rev H. C. Rosamond of El Do
rado. who was well known and has
a large number of friends here,
died at his home in that city Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock after
several weeks illness with acute
rheumatism.
No Calomel Necessary.
The injurious effect and unpleas
antness of taking calomel is done
away with by Simmon's Liver
Purifier, the mildest known livei
medicine, yet the mosi thorough ir
action. Put up in yellow tin boxe
Price 25c Tried once, always
used. ___ adv
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The Woman’s Home Mission So
ciety met in regular session Mon
day afternoon. Meeting was called
to order bv first vice president
Mrs. Buchanan, president. Mrs
Cargill, being until unable to attend
on account of illness. Scripture
lesson 2nd chapter of St. John:
prayer by Mrs. J. R. Rushing. This
being our regular business meeting
we had the reports of officers ano
standing committees. Seventeen
members and two visitors, Mes
dames G. E. Cox and Abbott were
present. The meeting adjourne1
to meet in open session witn Mrs
C. C. Beil next Monday afternoon
Notice.
All taxes not settled by 12
o'clock p. m.. April 10. 1913, will
be placed on delinquent list with
no exceptions.
J. M. Wallace.
adv Collector.
Itching Piles.
I want you to know how much
I good your Hunt's Cure has done
me. 1 had suffered with Itching
P.les fifteen years, and when I wa
traveling through Texas a man told
me of your Hunt's Cure. I got a
50c box and it cured me.
John Bradley.
adv Caney. Kans.
Dr. F. O. Mahony arrived home
Thursday from New Orleans.
Black Squirrel. Jr., will make the
season of 1913 at Wood’s barn.
Huttig. Ark. Black Squirrel. J-\. is
the best bred horse in Union Co.,
sired by Brown Squirrel Jr., he by
Black Squirrel, No. 58, he by Black
Eagle ( 74.) out of Mollie 70 he l y
King William No. 67. out of Kittie
Richards. This represents the,
famous Denmark saddle horses
the best in the world. Dam, Maud
M.. which is a standard bred Ham :
iltorian mare, owned by myself.
For furth' r information, come and
see Black Squirrel Jr., and for par- !
ticulars see L. F. Magee, M. D..!
Huttig. Ark.
Sprained Hack.
Sprained back and sore muscles
throw off their soreness whet:
Hunt's Lightnig Oil is applied. For
receiving pain of any kind there is j
nothing better, and those people i
who have tried it for Neuralgia;
and Rheumatism are loud in its
praise. For wire cuts Hunt's
Lightning O'l is especially fine as it
tikes away the inflamation and
causes rapid healing. 25c and 50c
bottles. _ adv
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ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
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F. J. CTTENFY & CO., Toledo. O.
Wo. the underriyned. ha"t l.r.own 1'. J.
Cheney for the l.i.-.t lf» > .os, and believe
him perfectly honorable li nil business
transactions and financially aid to c u ry
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by ANNA KATHARINE GREEN
.. AUTHOR OF “TIES LEAVENWORTH CASE
TI1E FIUGEXE UtAUT TOE BOUSE OF THEWMSPERINu piNts"
ILLUSTRATIONS jy*'
CHAKLES.W. ROS.SEB
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CHAPTER I - George An^rroon am'
vlfp see a remarkable man feme out v
tr.o Clermont l.< tol. look a mind fur r •'v
waslt his hands in the snow and nas*- on
I * ummotion attracts them to the cierrt;',»:t
where it is found that the beautiful Mis
Edith Challoner has fallen dead on th*
mezzanine floor
* I?AFTER IT—Anderson describes the
u>an lie saw wash his hands in the sn»w
rfu* hotel manager declares him to be
Orj^nru. Rr »?hereon,
crj vp'T’jr;j> *fll T’hvslcians find that
'1 ss Challoner was stabbed and not shot
1 ' i: f'oniK to el^ar Brotherson of sus
ph* f»n.
CHAPTER TV Orvre. an aged detec
tive, and S\v< *. :>ter his assistant, ta'
up the ease. They believe Miss Challon'
Sta hb' <* V* vp] f
»’ If AT j“ T \ paper cutter foun
near tin sr.-ne of tragedy Is believed t
be the weapon used.
CHAPTER VI Mr Challoner tel’s of
batch of letters found in ills daughter'
desk, signed with initials sprang** to hilt*
All are love letters except one whir’
shows that the writer was displeased
(’HA PTER VII This letter was slgne.’
bv Orlando Prolhersnn. The others bor*
'• itinls which lead to the (inclusion tha«
Hrotherson wrote all of them
(’IIAPT ER VTIT- ‘ ndorson gons wit*
Sweetwater to identify Brotherson. wl
is to address a me t'iu: of anar hists
Tiie place is raided by the police end
T,V' tIierson escapes without being identl
fled.
CHAPTER IX Brotherson is found liv
ing in a tenement under the name o'
Ihinn. JTy. i« *-ui inventor.
CHAPTER X Brotherson tells the cor
oner of ids acquaintance with Mbs Oh: !
loner and how she repulsed him will
^ urn when he offered her his love.
CHAPTER XT—Sweetwater recalls th*
mystery of the murd* r of a washerwom
an in which some detads were similar to
th« Challoner affair. Brotherson was n
tenant of ihe building adjoining the on*
in which the woman died.
CHAn iTTl aTT T;itT!.*vr comparison of
the two cases spurs Hryce and Sweetwa
ter to renewed activity.
CHAPTER XIII Challoner admits his
daughter was deeply interested, if not In
love with Brotherson.
CHAPTER XIV Brotherson gives the
police a plausible explanation of hi* con
H»w*t. Oryce and Sweetwater arc given
permission to pursue their investigations
independently.
CHAPTER XV Sweetwater pl*ns to
disguise himself as a carpenter and seek j
lodgings in the same building with Broth i
erson.
CHAPTER XVI -H« watches the inven
tor at work at night and is detected bv
the latter The deteet’ve moves to a j
room adjoining Brotherson’s.
CHAPTER XVII He bores a hole in
th* wall to spy on Brotherson. He visits
him and assists the inventor in his work
CHAPTER XVL1I- Repetition of the
tune played by the orchestra the rwght of
Mks Che Honor’s death arouses the sleep
ing JSrotherson to uneasy mutterings.
Chapter xtx a girl sent bv
water with Edith Challoner s 1* tiers is
ordered out by Brotherson. He derla. s
tiie letters were not written to him
CHAPTER XX —Sweetwater is tin- j
masked by Brotherson. who <k- laics lie
r** ognized him at once.
CM.XPTKR X X I-Sni'el w;i t r g- Is a
m^ssagf that ttivee has made a di:* j
erv whieh cPstivhs tile whole sltiuuion
"How will the finding oT another
B. alter Mr. Brotherson’s position? To
my mind, tills discovery of a more fa
vored rival, brings in an element of
motive which may rob our self-reliant
friend of some of his cornplace.ncy. ]
We may fur'her, rather than destroy,
our case against Brotherson by locat
ing a second O. B."
Mr. Gryce's eyes twinkled.
“That won’t make your task any
more irksome," he smiled- "The loop
we thus throw out is ns likely to
catch Brotherson as his rival.’’
"The prospect grows pleasing
Where am I to look for my man ?”
"Your ticket Is bought to Derby, I’n
If he is not employed in the great fac
tories there, we do not know where to
find him. We have no other clue."
“I see. It's a short journey 1 have
before me.”
"You will start tomorrow."
“Wish it were today.”
“And you will first inquire, not for
0. B., that’s too indefinite; but for a
young girl by the name of Doris Scott
She holds the clue; or rather she is
the clue to this second O. B."
“Another woman! ’’
"No, a child—well, I won’t say child
exactly; she must be sixteen."
‘‘Doris Scott."
“She lives In Derby. Derby Is a
small place. You will have no trouble
in finding this child. It was to her
Miss Clialloner’s last letter was ad
dressed. The one—”
"I begin to see."
"No, you don’t, Sweetwater. The af
fair is as blind as your hat; nobody
sees. We’re just feeling along a
thread. O. B.’s letters—the real O. B.,
I mean, are the manliest effusions pos
8ible. He’s no more of a milksop than
this Brotherson; and unlike your in
domitable friend he seems to have
some heart. I only wish he'd give us
some facts; they would have been
serviceable. Put the letters reveal
nothing except that he knew Doris.
He writes in one of them: 'Doris is
learning to embroider. It’s like a fairy
weaving a cobweb!’ Doris isn't a very
common name. She must be the same
little girl to whom Miss Challoner
wrote from time to time."
“Was this letter signed O. R.?”
“Yes; they all are. The only dif
ference between his letters and Broth
ersou's is this; Rrotherson’s retain
the date and address; the second O.
B.’s do not.”
“How not? Torn off, do you moan?”
“Yes, or ratheij, neatly cut away;
and as none of the envelopes vver
kept, the only means bi which we ear
locate the writer is through this girl
Dopis." . _ _
“If I remember r:''htly Miss Chal
loner’s letter to this ririd was fre«
from all mystery."
‘Quite so. It is as open^is «'• day
That ts why It has been mentioned a*
showing \the freedom of Miss Challon
er’s mind five minutes before that fa
tal thrust.”
Sweetwater took up the sheet Mr
Gryee pushed towards him aim re-read
these lines:
“Dear Little Doris:
“It is a snowy night, but. it is all
bright inside and I feel no chill in
mind or body. I hope it is so in the
little cottage of Derby; that my little
riend is as happy with harsh winds
blowing from the mountains as she
was on the summer d«y she came to
je me at this hotel. 1 like to thinlr
of her as cheerful and beaming, re
joicing in tasks which make her so
womanly and sweet. She is often,
often in my mind.
“Affectionately your friend.
“EDITH A OHALLONER.”
“That to a child ot sixteen!”
“Just so.”
“D-o-r-i-s spells something besides
Doris.”
“Yet there is a Doris. Remember
rhat O. B. says in one of liis letters,
Doris is learning to embroider.' ”
“Yes, 1 remember that.’’
"So you must first and Doris.”
“Very pood, sir.”
“And as Miss Chn'lcner's letter was
directed to Derby, Pa., you will go to
Derby.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Anything niO'f>""
Tvc been reading 'bis letter again,”
“it's worth it.”
“The last sentence expresses a
hope.”
"That has be*m noted."
Sweetwater's eyes slowly rcso till
they rested on Mr. Gryce's face: "I'M
cling to the thread you've given me.
I'll work myself through 'lie laby
rinth before us till I reacti him."
Mr. Gryee smiled: but tnere was
more age, wisdom and sympathy for
youthful enthusiasm in that smile than
there was confidence or hope.
CHAPTER XXtll.
I
Doris.
“A young girl named Doris Scott?”
The stafion-master looked some
whot sharply at the man he was ad
dressing, and decid' d to give the di
rection asked.
"Tin re is hut one young girl in
town of that name.” he u°c'.• >•. d, “and
she lives in thm little inn's, you sc
hist beyend the works, lini let nie
tell you, stranger.” In w. at on with
some precipitation—
Hut here he was called off. and
Sweet cater lost the conclusion of a:s
warning, If warning it was meant to
lie. This did not trouble the detect |
ive. J!e stood a moment, taking in
tlm prospect; decid d that the works'
and the works alone rtiade the town
and started to; the house which le;d i
been pointed out to him. Itis way lay
through tlie chn- busiusr- Siieet, and ;
greatly preoccupied bv ids errand, 'a l
gavre but a passing glance to the row j
on rows of workmen’s dwellings j
stretching away to ths left in seem- i
ingly endless perspective. Yet in that |
glance he c Ttainly took in the fac;
that the sidewalks were blocked wt'li
people and wondered if it were a hoii- i
day. If so, it must be an enforced
one, for tbe faces showed lit'le jo;
Possib’y a strike was o.i. The an;;
iety he everywhere saw pictured on
young faces and old, argu-“d some
trouble; but if the trouble was that,
why were yii heads turned indifferent
ly from the works, ano why were the
works t’.u inse'ves in full blast?
These questions he may have asked
himself and he may not His atten
tion was entirely centered on the
house he saw before him end oa t'.i
possibis developments awaiting him
there. Nothing else mattered. Hrbk
ly he stepped out along the sandy
road, and after a turn or two which
led him quite away from the works
and its surrounding buildings, he !
crime ouc upon die highway and this
house.
It was a 'ow and unpretentious one,
and nad but on dk'tir.guishing f< a- :
tore. I'iie porch which hung well over
the doorstep vns unique in snape ano
gave an air of nio.urcFqe^j^e-, to an j
Otherwise simtvp o> a nie
turesqueness wh -h was mrrh en
hanced in i*s effort by h' ha .>gr<-. mn
of lllimitabb forest, .'ir-h mi. ,! i'\e
foreground of tilts p.c atong pier.' •<>
with he great chain of oil's u a
held the works and .own m i»s ample
basin.
As he approached ’he doo.-don his
mind involuntarily "ernm a - r. i‘ir p
atory image of the cni'd ,\ ,w- first
stitches in e.nbrokH ’y hw ike a
fairy’s weaving to the strong n.-an who
worh-d in o ■ and oosr.lb ’ igr.red on.
bridges. That sh wc.nl i prove to b“
of tlie aneirnt ty v, common among
working girls gif -d with on iinpgi"a
tlon they have but *«>:•«( i ppcrtr, nty
to exercise, h>> >• * li*tie donut.
He was therefore gre.tly taken
aback, whoa •»* bjs ifrtt step upon the
i porch, the door before him flew open
1 and he beheld in the da k recess be
! yond a young wjnan of such bright
; and blooming beau'y that he hardly j
noticed her expressl n cf extreme
anxiety, till sh° lifted her hand ana
laid an adir.r.niiory finger sofly on
tier lip:
"Hush!" she whispered, wlfh an
earnestness which reused him from
his absorption and restored him to the
full meaning of this encounter. “There
is sickness in tie lie use and we are
very anxious. Is your errand at: im
portant one? If net—” The falter
ing break in the fresh, young voice,
the look she cast behind her into the
darkened interior, \ve-e eloquent with
the hope (hat he \v< dd recognize her
impatience and pass on.
And so he might have done—so he
would have done under all ordinary
circumstances. Put if this was Doris
—and he did not donut the fact after
that first moment, of startled surprise
—how dare he forego this opportunity
of settling the question which had
brought him here.
With a slight stammer hut other
wise giving no evidence of the effect
made upon him by the passionate in
tensity with which she had urged this
plea, he assured her that his errand
was important, but one so quickly
told that It would delay her but a mo
ment. “But first," said he, with very
natural caution, “let me make sure
that it is to Miss Doris Scott I am
speaking. My errand is to her and
her only.”
Without showing any surprise, per
haps too engrossed in her own
thoughts to feel any, she answered
with simple directness, “Yes, 1 am
Doris Scott.” Whereupon he became
his most persuasive self, and pulling
out a folded paper from his pocket,
opened it and held it before her, with
these words:
“Then will you be so good as to
glance at fhis letter and tell me if the
person whose initials you will find at
he bottom happens to be In town at !
the present moment ?’’
In some astonishment now, she !
gianceci down at the sheet thus boldly
‘hrust before her. and recognizing the
O and the I! of a well known signa
ture. she flashed a look back at Sweet- 1
water in which he read a confusion of
emotions for which he was hardly pre
pared.
"Ah," thought he, “it’s coming. In
another monte't. 1 shall hear what
w . i repay me for the trials and uisap
pob'.rmi i ts o all these months."
But tit moment passed and he had
heard nothing Instead, she dropped
iter hands from the d tcrjnntb and
gave such unmisfakahlp evidences of
intended flight, that but one alterna
te e remained to him; lie became ab
rupt.
’I hruBting the pacer still nearer he
said, with an etnphnsls which could
not fail of making an impression,
“Head it. Bead the whole letter. You
j will find your name there. This gpm
; nvunicatlon was' addressed to Miss
j < 'balloner, but—"
Oh, now she found words! With a
low cry, she put out. her hand in quick
emr> 'tv, begging him to desist and i
not sneak that name on any pretext
or lor any purpose. “He may rouse
Hit
r
L
"Hush!"
and hear,” she explained, with anoth
e!* quick loos behind her “The doc
tor says that this is the critical day.
He may become conscious any min
ute. if he should and were to hear
that name, it might kill h'm."
"He!” Sweetwater perked up his
ears. “Who do you mean by he?”
“Mr. Brothqrson, my patient, he i
whose letter—” But here h«r impa- ■
Hence rose abo'rc every otlier consul
eration. Without attempting to lin’sh
h<*r sent nee. or yielding in the least |
to her cu: osity or interest, in this !
man’s errand, she cried out with !
s mo tile red intensity, “Ho! go. i can- j
not stay another moment from his
beds! 1e.”
But a thunderbolt could not have
moved Sweetwater after the hearing
or that name. "Mr. Brotherson! ” he
ec ho' d. “Brothers-, n! Not O’-iando?”
No, no h!s name is Oswald. lie’s
tna oa g-»r of fhocp -co-ks lie’s
-iek non ’ upheld. V> • ar ■ caring rnr
bn If you I’Oo'ige-d ii-re 'em would
ki »w lleit much. Tier*'! that’s ids
’ o:ee you he ar. Go, if yon have any
mercy.” And she began to push to
the door.
Bur Sweetwater was impervious to
1 II hint. With eager eyes strauiing
into the shadowy depths jus* visible
over i* r •boo tier, he listen el eagerly
or th di. ointed words now plainly
<» ’.»•* be :ci in some near by but un
seen chum her.
'The nod (). it!” be inwardly
d o red. ’ A *.ii in's a I!roihereon
. .-.o, at'!- riel;! Miss Scott." ho
t ■ i ■. iy er.treated as her hand
\U in mauijest dct:p; ir fro© the; door,
"*cn’t scud me away yet. I've a
question of the greatest importance to
out you, and one minute more cannot
make any difference to him. Listen!
those cries are the cries of delirium*
he cannot miss you; he's not even con
scious.”
'lie's calling out in his sleep. He's
calling her, just as he has called for
the last two weeks. Hut he will wr.ke
conscious—or he will not v ake at all.”
Tlte anguish trembling iu tits' lat
ter phrase would h've attracted
Sweetwater’s earnest, if not pitiful,
attention at any other ti, but now
he had ears only for the cry which at
that, mem r.t came ringing shrilly
from within—
“Edith! Edith!”
Tite living shouting for the dead! A
heart still warm sending forth its
longing to the pierced and pulseless
one, hidden In a far-off tomb! To
Sweetwater, who had seen Mitts Ohal
loncr buried, this summons of dis
tracted Ice came with weird force.
Then the present regain* d its sway.
He h*ard her name aga*n, n»d this
time it sounded less like a call and
more like the welcoming cry of meet
ing spirits. Vv’as death to end this
separation? Had he found the true
O. B., only to behold another and final
seal fall upon this closely folded mys
tery? In his fear of this possibility,
he caught at Doris’ hand us site was
about to bound away, and eagerly
asked:
“When was Mr. Brotherson taken
111? Tell me, I entreat you; the exact
day ami, if you can, the exact hour.
More depends upon this than you can
readily realize.”
She wrenched her hand from his,
panting with impatience and a vague
alarm. But she answered him dis
tinctly :
On the twenty-firth or last month,
just ari hour after he was made mana
ger. He fell in a faint at the works.”
The day—the very day of Miss f'lial
loner’s death!
“Had he heard—did vou tel! him
theti or afterwards wist Happened in
New York on that very dan'*?”
"No, no, we have not told him. It
would have killed him and may yet,.”
“Edith! Ed'tli'" ff.me again
through the hush, a hush so deep that
Sweetwater received the impression
that the house was empty save for pa
tient and nurse.
This discovery had its effect upon
him. Why should he subject this
young mid luting girl to further palp?
He had already learned more than he
had expected to. The rest would ooipe
with time. Hut at the first intimation
he gave of leaving, she lost her ab
stracted air and turned with absolute
eagerness towards him.
"One moment," said she. “You are
a stranger and 1 do not knew your
name or your purpose here. Hut 1
cannot let you go without begging you
not to mention to anyone in this to - n
that Mr. Brotherson .ins any interest
in Hie lady whose name we must, not
5 speak, Ylo not repeat that delirious
I cry you have her.rd or bet ray in any
wav our intense and fearful in ter e d.
In this young lady's strange dea lt.
You have shown me a letter. J>o not,
speak of that letter, I entreat you.
Help us to retain our secret a lii'le
longer. Only thy doctor and my: * f
know what awaits Mr. HrotItorson f
he lives 1 had to tell the doctor, but
a doctor reveals nothing Promise tb it
you will not either, at least till the
crisis is passed. It will help my f.n
Iher and it will help me; and we ic d
all the, help we can get."
Sweetwater allowed himself ore
minute of thought, then ho earnestly
refilled;
“I will keep vour secret for today,
and longer, If possible."
"Thank you,” she cried; "thank you.
I thought I saw kindness in four
face.” And she again prepared to close
thp door.
Rut Sweetwater had one more ques
tion to as);. "Pardon ini'." .said ho. as
he stepped down ori ihe walk, “you
say that this is a critiral day wi’h
your patient. Is that why every one
whom I have seen so far wears such a
look of anxiety?”
"Yes. yes,” she cried, Riving him
one other glimose of her lovely, agi
tated face. “There’s hut one feeling
in town today, but one 'nope, and. as
1 believe, but one oraver. That the
man whom every one loves and evprv
one trusts may live to run these
works.”
“Kdith! Kdith!” rose in ceaseless
reiteration from within.
Rut it rang hut faintly now in the
ears of our detective. The door had
fallen to. and Sweetwater's share In
the anxieties of that household was
over.
Slowly l,o moved away. Tf>> was in
a confused vet elated co j'ifion of
mind Here was food for a thousand
new thoughts and c.onjpi , urea. An Or
lando Rrofherson and an Oswald
Rro heraon—relatives possibly, stran
gers possibly; but whetner relatives
or strangers, ho it given to signing
their letters with their Initials sim
ply; and both the acknowledged ad
mirers of the deceased Miss ChaRon
er. Rut s’ ■ had loved only one. and
that one, Oswald. It was not difficult
tn reccgri-e the r.h|ert of til's high
hearted woman's affections tn this
man where =!niggle with the master
deal rover had awakened the solicitude
of a w hole tow n.
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Office Hours: Kiulta. rn. I to5:30c- in.
Henry C. Rushing, I). D. S.
Dentist
Office in Postoffice Bui' ling.
Itutt.ig, Arkansas
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