Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 38, Number 228, 2 August 1913 — Page 3

TTIE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1913 PAGE THREE

PLAN MEMBERSHIP CONTESTJIT CHURCH To Awaken Interest in Sunday School Work Is Purpose of Campaign.

Plans have been formulated for a membership contest to be held at the First Methodist Sunday school for the purpose of increasing the membership and awaken more interest in Sunday school work. At a meeting held last night at the home of E. E. Brown, the school superintendent, various committees were appointed and several plans of action were discussed. The campaign, which is to begin on the second Sunday In September, and which will be terminated by a rally day held the last Sunday in October, 1b to be in the form of a contest. The entire Bchool will be divided into two sections, with a leader for each, and the whole matter under the direction it an executive committee. Thorough organization has been perfected, and many new and novel plans will be introduced during the campaign, but

"will not be made public until later. I The new pipe organ will be set up in time for use on the first Sunday of the campaign. During the course of the contest there will be two socials held and various other social attractions during the week. The people of j the church are very enthusiastic over the tentative plans. Rev. Parker has j

decided to give up his vacation this year and will remain at home to lend Assistance in the contest. The following is a list of the members appointed to the executive committee, and a list of the chairmen of various othen committees: Executive Committee S. H. Jones, John Saylor, E. E. Brown, D. E. Parker, Mrs. Finfrock, Mrs. S. E. Berry end Mrs. H. I. Castle. Reception Committee S. H. Jonea, bhairman. Parish Visitation Committee L. H. Bunyan, chairman. Social Committee Mrs. D. S. Brown, Chairman. Class Organization Committee Mrs. E. E. Brown, chairman. Advertising Committee F. R. McPail, chtiirman.

Program Committee Mrs. Ramsey, J

fcnairman. Bulletin Committee Dr. U. B. G. (Swing, chairman. Men's Work Committee Dr. D. V. Btevenson, chairman.

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OFFERS ATTRACTIONS i The McGrail Shows May Be Brought Here.

John C. McGrail, of Chicago, met with the Fall Festival committees on amusements and privileges last night and discussed terms under which he would bring a number of carnival attractions to the city. McGrail will submit a contract to the committee the first of the week, which probably will be acepted. Secretary Jordan stated this morning that McGrail's attractions were not the usual kind,' but were of a beter class, and consisted of all the features that the committees want. Among the shows is a circus, a dog and pony show with fourteen ponies and twenty dogs, a sixteen piece uniformed band and a motordrome.

Notes BY T. C. II.

' SIMPLICITY IN THE HOME.

There Is f.uch a Condition as Having Tea Many Furnishings. Many nervous, Irritable, dissatisfied, nnhappy women would become calm and contented If they would store, give or throw away half of their belongings. Some have abandoned elegant residences and taken their families Into hotels or ' boarding houses who could have continued to keep up theii homes if, instead of giving up their houses themselves, they had done away with the superfluous furnishings. Some one, often the mistress herself, must clean and care for every article of furnishing, no matter how humble Its use or how ornamental its function, and this round of duties proves man.i times to be a grievous burden on delicate shoulders. There is such a thing possible as having too many utensils and tools to work with, so that taking out, replacing and keeping them clean and In order add to the daily labor. To" much furniture in a room, so tbBt walking through it seems a perilous attempt to steer a course without disaster, too many garments to wear, for time is consumed in caring for them, and even In choosing wLat to put on. Suburban Life Magazine.

Mrs. H. J. Chfariglione and Her Child. One of the most remarkable cases of a person suffering under the premonition that she would one day disappear and never again be found by her family and friends is now causing wide discussion among physicians and psychologists at Pueblo, Colorado, where Mrs. H. J. Chiariglione left her home taking with her her five year old daughter, Carmen. The woman has now been gone a month and no trace of her whereabouts has as yet been found. During the seven years of their married life, her husband, who is a wealthy newspaper publisher has lavished every comfort upon her. The only clouds in their domestic life appeared at the times when Mrs. Chiariglione became melancholy over the subject of her eventual disappearance. At such times the woman would sit for hours muttering of the plans she would carry out in the event of such an occurrence.

A SMALL NUMBER OF FIRES DURING JULY

A Californian has designed a fire(lace that sends out its heat in all irections, the chimney being supported above the grate by steel columns.

The Richmond Fire Department made only fourteen runs during the month of July, a number below the average. Of these fires one was caused by lightning. The total loss was $450, the greatest loss occuring at the fire at the Champion Roller Mills.

WITHDREW PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATRIX

Nora O'Day today withdrew her petoday withdrew her petition submitted fo Judge Fox yesterday to be appointed administratrix of the will of her husjand, Patrick O'Day, deceased. The Dickinson Trust company will have charge of the estate.

NEW EQUIPMENT The C. & O. railroad company has purchased new equipment consisting of fifteen new day coaches, three combination cars and two dining cars from the Pullman company of Pullman, Illinois. The first consignment are expected to be on the road within the near future.

ANNUAL REUNION TO BE HELD HERE The committee which is to make the arrangements for the Boone reunion met last night at the home of W. S. Boone, west of the City. This reunion, which s an annual affair has an average attendance of about seventy-five persons and plans are being made for a very enjoyable affair. The reunion will be held at the home of W. S. Boone on the third Saturday of this month and among the out-of-town guests that are expected are Rev. Charles Allen and Prof. Richard R. Boone, who is a well known college man and a Chautauqua 'lecturer.

President Browne has called a special meeting of the post to be held in the club rooms this evening. The purpose of the special meeting is to ascertain whether the members desire to have a picnic or not. There is some little opposition to the picnic and it is the wish of President Browne to let the post decide the question. A large attendance is urged in order to bring out a full expression from the members.

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Heggar have returned from Clear Lake, where they have spent the past month. They report a splendid time.

Due to the destruction by fire of the Layman-Carry company's house in Indianapolis, James Lewis is taking a forced vacation. Mr. Lewis has been associated with the Layman-Carry company for a great number of years and is one of the old time hardware salesmen of Indiana. His firm expects to resume business as soon as possible.

Secretary Quigg is seen nightly toiling away over his books in his little office in the club rooms. He has been trying to figure out what Acting Secretary Lebo did with all the money that came into his possession during the absence of Secretary Quigg. Lebo's report to Quigg ran like this: Nothing paid in, everything paid out. And Quigg is looking for the fellow that received some of the coin. Of course, it wouldn't do to make any public charge, but Lebo has a new cement alley to pay for and cement allies cost money.

The Richmond Palladium Circulation Statement for the Month of July, 1913

CIRCULATION

S023 S038 S043 Holiday 7991 Sunday S004 S034 S066 8064 S078 S053 Sunday

14 SOSS 15 8136 16 8137 17 8133

1 o 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

18 S143 19 S112 20 Sunday 21 S122 22 S134 23 8142 24 8157 25 S16S 26 8148 27 Sunday 2S S15S 29 S195 30 S191 31 8194 Total 210.752

Daily average distribution for the month of July S.X06

Daily average cash circulation 7, CIS Daily average circulation for service X51 Daily average circulation to Advertisers, and Advertising Agents, etc 337

TOTAL DAILY AVERAGE

Daily average circulation, first seven months, 1913

Daily average circulation first seven months, 1912

Daily increase over first seven months, 1912.

Gain over June, 1913

8,106 7,915 7,172 .743 171

I solemnly swear that the foregoing statement of circulation Is true and correct. AL A. KEMPER, Circulation Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this second day of August, 1913. KARL L. ALLISON. Notary Public My commission expires April 26th, 1916.

SCHOOLS ADVISED TO PLEAD GUILTY Attorneys for Murderer Cannot Find Grounds For His Defense.

George Schools, colored, confessed wife murderer, said he would "never live to see the sun go down if h thought he would be sentenced to prison for life, or sentenced to die In the electric chair. Schools was consulted by his attorneys yesterday afternoon in a vain' attempt to work up a plausible defense. There are no grounds for a. plea of self-defense, the unwritten law or temporary insanity, and after a thorough investigation of the facts concerning Mrs. Schools' death at the hospital, the hope that a defense alleging malpractice or negligence on the part of the attending physicians, was given up yesterday. Advised to Plead Guilty. Attorneys for the defendant will ad-

him to plead guilty and throw

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State News in a Brief Form

I MASONIC CALENDAR !

Monday, August 4. Richmond Commandary, No. 8, K. T. State conclave. Tuesday, August 5 Richmond lodge, No. 196, F. and A. M. Stated meeting. Wednesday, August 6 Webb lodge, No. 24, F. and A. M. Called meeting. Work in Fellow Craft degree. Friday, August 8. King Solomon's chapter. No. 4, R. A. M. Stated meeting.

Urugay has enacted a general eighthour law.

Adolph Fossler has succeeded Marion Shreeve in his position as traveling salesman for Mitchell & Co., wholesale grocers, of Indianapolis. Mr. Fossler has been with the J. W. Grubbs company, of this city, and is an experienced groceryman.

Newt Worth, of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, was a visitor here during the past week. Newt has become quite a farmer, having purchased a farm near Union City.

The delinquent list of Post C has become very small and is being cut down gradually. If any member is on that list he should attend to his dues at once and be reinstated into the good graces of his association. Insurance is a necessity nowadays. Don't be without it.

Word comes from Chicago that Frank Highley has suffered a sprained ankle and is walking arount the Windy City on crutches. It is said he fell over one of the tall buildings while looking for some customer's sign. At any rate he is in good standing and is placed on the pension list.

Terre Haute Alleging that illegal voters turned the tide in the option election, the "drys" will file contest proceedings with the county commissioners. Winchester The Hon. Fred Caldwell of this ity has been appointed to membership on the appellate court bench by Governor Ralston. Newcastle The Henry county fair will be held here, beginning August 12, and last four days. New Albany Rather than appear before the police and answer questions regarding a robbery of which she was supposed to have information, Mrs. Sarah Fakes Stockdale, 25, drank carbolic acid. Evansville After falling into a cistern and remaining there for fifteen minutes, James Townsend, 11, was fished out apparently dead. Neighbors rolled him on a barrel for thirty minutes, restoring life. He is expected to live. South Bend Living in a log cabin and working in the fields, Raymond Fairchild, 17, and Mildred Gayman, 16, were trying to get enough money to get married. The children disappeared from the city three weks ago. Lafayette News has been received of the death of Walter Gosswein at Liberty, Tex. Gosswein was a junior at Purdue university last yean Muncie It took the jury just twenty-minutes to find Clarence Smith guilty of running a "blind tiger." He was fined $100. Shelbyville While his friends were dragging Little Blue river in a vain attempt to find his body, Ray Socks

was at home sleeping. Socks, -who had been frog hunting, got separated from the rest of the party, and thinking they had played a joke on him. he walked home and went to bed. Gary The Woman's Home Missionary Society, holding a convention here, decided yesterday to accept the gift of the Gary Methodist church, and, begin the erection of a settlement house to cost $6,000. Lafayette Mayor Durgan has notified the Bell and the Lafayette telephone companies, operating in this city, that they must make physical connections and exchange service In five days. Mayor Durgan is acting under the new public utilities law. Hammond Milo Mast, a brakeman on the Lake Shore, resigned after viewing the body of a brakeman who nad been killed by the cars. Bowling Green Lawrence Harris, of Chicago, was teaching his boy to swim in the "old swimmin hole," when the boy got beyond his depth and was drowned, despite the father's frantic efforts to save him.

CARD OF THANKS. We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to our many friends for their kindness and sympathy extended to us during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother. S. F. Thomas and Children.

Southern Belgium is likely to obtain a great water supply from an underground lake which was discovered a short time ago. At present It is dependent on rainwater.

himself upon the mercy of the court. There only hope Is that this will save him from the electric chair. Schools is greatly worried over the. disposition of his case, and ho dreads the thought of confinement in tb state prison, to which he will inevitably be sentenced If he pleads guilty, for it is not probable he will be sent to the electric chair if he enters a plea of guilty. There Is small chanc that he will escape life imprisonment. He is being watched closely at tha county jail for fear that he will attempt to carry out his threat to commit suicide. The police state the prisoner told his father several days previous to the murder that he had contemplated killing his wife. This Is direct contradiction io the statement made In his confession in which he said: I did not think of killing my wife until Tuesday night, when I cut her and

left." Mrs. Schools death at Reid Memorial hospital can not be attributed to negligence, attorneys for Schools have ascertained. The second hemorrhage was caused by the increase in the blood pressure resulting from placing the patient in the second stat of anesthesia.

ENERGY OF RADIUM' On Ten of It Would Equal In Pvr 1,500.000 Tons of CoaL If one could utilize the energy of a ton of radium through a space of thirty years It would be sufficient to drive a ship of 15,000 tons, with engines of 15,000 horsepower, at a rate of fifteen knots throughout the whole thirty years. To do this 1,500,000 tons of coal are actually required, says the Chicago Tribune. These are not fanciful figures, for the energy is there, though, as a matter of fact, it is unlikely that man will ever produce much more than half an ounce of radium a year. Still, the fact Is important for this reason that science is convinced that the radium in radium bromide Is not the only element which possesses this marvelous Aore of energy, but that the calcium in gypmm and the sodium la common salt contain also this energy content. The evidence of the wonderful atomic energies in the common elements of everyday' material Is rapidly accumulating, and scientists are of the opinion! that perhaps these same discoveries may in time alter the whole future of the human race.

In the southern states alone negroes are proprietors of ten thousand general stores, three hundred pharmacies and fifty-seven banking institutions! In the entire country they own twenty million acres of land and mora than six hundred thousand houses.

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met the toP ot Wimble- 6:30 for a miserable pittance. She dls- to try to gret honest work. I found It. For half an hour he discussed the don bill a tall young man. pre- covered that he was looking for work. I tried to to reach up to the pedestal affair on hand. Then he stood up. maturely gray about the tern- K ,te by sife they tru(Jsed through the where you're enthroned. But I realize "Well, that settled. I think we shall

-.t rv . .."V.iu '"'.r"11 P" " l"e cu""uu" the futility of that. I'm not cur tret on. Come to the office on Wednes-

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she was wearlnjr you car wnat Becomes or me r- means gooa-bye. "u -. "imin. "I've been waiting for he she dld not "peak. Looking at her He clos?d his eves and a tremor ran "l v tolJ m-v man a million times to cried takln her hand 'Oh no you wlftly he Saw that,.,hel c,bTXm were through him. He heard the rustle of MP " locked and to bring me the VI .1 ......J. "?' flaming, that her eyelids had fallen over ner clothes ane sweDt to him.then key," he stormed. "My orders are

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a frag-lle-looklns girl, whose finely or any of my doings before." he said waiting; for your No. Only you had gracious. ehlselled features and erect carriage suddenly. "It quite takes my breath to know both my love and my story; The ejaculation was cause seemed to belie the shabby clothes away. I wonder why you're lad why they had to be told, even though It sight of the open treasure ta

come at all. But It ha, seemed ages coning short ' and fast. Abruptly he f'rom wltn & gaSP heavens!' to me because .because I've something stood still. With a swift, almost awk- asionisnment. mt. . to tell you." ward movement, he swept off his cap. "The man he might have been.- she nfH ben ""?": ontnt! "I know It's ood news" she an- 'Hilda " he said, and his voice quoted tremblingly, "the man he is. of the table. When he raised his head erel "I've eer seen you looking .t,i and wa, not steady. "Hilda. I- Oh. Jindo women love the man that hh'i,t10hrthT.r so happy. Tell me." love you. Don't don't speak yet. waa? What is the past your past to "ad left it and horror had taken Its He led her gently on towards the Tou've got to know It's got to be me. if the future's mine? If I've helped P'ac; emerald." he fltr common. said. I'm a thief." S Ver SO 1Ittle 1 Proud " mo hi. Vwi U-UalM 'altered. -Its a job." he said, with a great She drew a deep, sharp breath with Hilda, you you don t know the man n'Hy" f"1"1,.. lokln, . . lsrh of relief. "A secretaryship. I the sound of a sob. She lifted a face Tve been." e stared at Oakley, sucking In a feel as though I trod on air. I'm so white that involuntarily he ;ai.td. o. nor care. he cried a llttie n.; a"l . c;loan .m.r,1(, t?.1 f I"' " strt ' Ptd:l ry-thTml" hneSt b. Mshrn?ekdeyagfiirD.the "It0 weasemhereaa

ui uiai 3 someinms. put his nana oeiurs uia v. "--'" - - -- - momen vincn It" t. a, . . ... He knelt down tn th rather ne since. . it

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SDlendid. If a beelnnlnir T will i . k. ,.' not true It toomte Wood and pressed his burn- "u une iremonng K!5 "A.. SfijPf-v-A'. J lon lnAh?. a1ng Its not true It nnlTlnz lin, to the fin- Pressing there till the footmaa

vou iv ovuiumj hi, ir ucnei. i n coulun t De irue. . . : , ? " .. " . . answered the snmmnn, know it wilL 1" Vi- . . ,. , v, hem of her skirt, till she crouched . 'e summons. VU'Lnk me horHbly selnsh." TX before tr .7 I he broke in apologetically, "talking cin it is - he said. "There's cry of reproach. . 7 1

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"Mr. Sloane win be here In a mo- '7? ..e,merM', J15"'" 8htutM Mr'

orphaT Her meeting with JiOakle? llI'r":r ZXZ The footman wheeled out a chair for ' . Pc

six months Deiore nad not been quite "" .1' h" "h.H ,' rj m B..Jlm Oakley and withdrew. Alone, the " ,7 ! ' T, , ln ' conventional. A straager molested her nd thenK 'ft' o.re i'.. myi-un man glanced about him. Antique ?' UtUeb'e n Which J,m had Uld Jn the open street, and Jim cme like tyrant. bull despot a ogre In my , , rre u and chlna f his cap. With a crash the table was a knight errant of olden times. He childish fancy. He taught me deceit. wrth adorned the ', low-ceilinged overturned. The cap fell with It to the hoard screams, found the stranger grip- showed me the value of .subterfuge - f sioane.g ho'ase at Epsom. CTOUnd- The footman stooped, with a Sing her wrist in spite of her struggles, of lies. I deceived. I lied my child- m IIr: Z?' -t .P "l muttered aooloev. and nink ir

and without hesitation Jim let fly a hood away, and when he died, leaving

straight left, which sent th stranger me nothing nothing but the fools

sprawling to tns pavement. s,ne h aeDts I had collected about me. I

and strolled over to the mantelpiece. Something fell to the ground and rolled

tr.iA him hsT- enma oit.of. The old man bent down: then ihrantlr

da? or so later. Fate threw them to- v boudoirs, odd coins, a tr6asure tabie 8tood open in the ring, at once." geMer in car. She had bowed with brooch. Then I met crooks the wreck- corner and eroding to it, he stared Silence fell- Slowly Mr, Sloane turned ..v.. win.' than reimtlnr 'lttl age of society and I sank wltn nem. , . o ,ntti.. .it), his head. Slow lv he v.,.

ai iamed. remembering the paucity i never oeen cauSm jeL i jewelled tops, encrusted stones shim- clenched band. Slowly his fingers fcj r thanks on the night of hex adven- met you. I saw. as you tried to thank merins on snuff boxes, cachou boxes, opened. t..re, had leaned forward, faying: me that night, your soul in your eyes, medanioas. vinaigrettes, a tiny ele- "James Oakley." he stammered. -I want to' thank you again. I I saw such candor, such honesty, such phant crTea rrom a single ruby, an "James Oakley, look what I hold here Hia face had lit up. He was so obvl- nobilitv. such nuritv. that I shivered. . ,j ,.v - n. ..-

ously pleased that Vln n? standing there when you had gone so hue. tnat i the Imperfect light he There on the wrinkled calm of h

sh&King hand lay the emerald! s de "Jame Oakley, what have you to

T.:.V w tyitrr should meet, anpar Jt "vluou- woevi. souvuira talned. How are your- sayT"

" " T. cddenU aa ehe left It the nait aro my c-&asclence torturing me. It Mr. Sloane trotted la with out- The young man threw back his head

', ',' waan't Jltf. uaaiey wno waiaea nome stretched hands. "Gl

ously f, !Umf iioui tblthl tDdln tner when you had Sne so huse that ,n the Imperfect to draw back. So "Jth sf5am numb with re- doubtfd its genuineness. XZJZLl it It raa" Sof prht IT. Tt- wascleace dead. I fancied -So 0rry. Mr. Oakley. I lT07.e,'Lr tiVrould ntVppr- it. rifled. Wangled. suffocated years taJnL How are you?"

"Glad to seo you: as if he fought for breath. His cheeks

...i,i.M1wi, rlrtMiad TT then. It the man he might have tout uncle waa alwaya a friend of were very white, and they shook over

1Vo vered tn&t she was practfteaUy been. KMW. I I was mad enough to mine. Xw. about this buslnosa oX the tens muaoloa bolow. Then, ta sbars

: th-it she worked from S:M ts drsasa of .aTaaUsa. X determinod roars.

He got no farther. For suddenly the curtains, before which the Mttle table had stood, were parted. A man, a lean, grey little man, with twitching features, stepped into th room. Jim Oakley gave a alMrp cry. Mr. Sloar.e s hand shot to the bell as he shouted: "Two of you! A conspiracy! A" But the little wan shook his head, holding up his hand arpealingly.

"No conspiracy; noahlng like ?t" hs said with a snarl. "'It's only this: Crook I may be. burglar, too, maybe, and though I'll stand for my own deeds. I'll cot allow another to take my place. 1 was here long before this gentleman: your footman heard me; he said so. I was making for the door, the emerald tn my ;tocket. when I heard him coming." He nodded his head in Jim's direction, but did not glance at him. "Every one knows leastways, every ore what's a crook." he went on. "abou: your collection. Mr. Sioane. and many's the attempt that's been made on it. But It ain't poss.ble at night you're to careful for that so I had to come by day. I hid behind the curtains there, but when you noticed the stone was gone. I guessed I'd have no change to get clear. My idea was to let you find the emerald without finding me. Then, when you realized there'd been no robbery, I guessed I might slip away. The little table stood handy; I sad the stone under the cap. It's an attempt. Mr. Sloane. nothin' more. I guess you'll not be vindictive, seeing you've the stone safe and sound." Mr. Sloane had listened openmouthed to the astounding story. "Honor among thieves." piped the little man. "Tou've heard the saying. Don't be hard. Mr. Sloane." "Don't Mr. Sloane me!" bellowed tie old gentleman, suddenly recover'ns himself. "Don't Mr. Sloane me. sir! I've never heard such a prepostero-is piece of Impertinent audicity in ray life. Tou deliberately attempt to burgle me. and then, to my very face, prate about honor among thieves! It" "P'raps Fd better be taytn" good mornin'. suggested the lean roan scavely. "I don't want to upset you. Mr Sloane. I" He darted to the door, flung It wide, and slammed it behind him. Mr. Sloane took three strides 1a pur

suit, then hesitated. "By Jots. Mr. Oakley r he puff, "he 14 rs a, good ton, aaytawar. I thlaJt asTa run- ZU mot rss ldMtiTs

I hope you won't be. either. Tva wronged you. insulted you. I apologise sincerely, sir. humbly. But you'll own things looked black against you." "Why should you suspect me?" said Jim quietly. Mr. Sloans paused, blinked at ths young man, then suddenly cam forward, laying his hands on tne other's shoulders. "I'll be frank, absolutely frank." he said. "I'm yuur uncles executor, Mr. Oakley. His will, under which I inherited, showed ths extent of his confidence in me. The mo:iey r as not In reality to be mine. I was to hold !t in

trust till till, to use his own or?i time and experience made a mia of you. his nephew, James Oakley. He disapproved of your mode of life. He wanted to teach you a lesson. I was to wait till I heard that you were at work at honest work. For soma years I've had to be blunt. Mr. Oakley bad reports of you. Son.: of them I believed . to be eiif c.-.et others I refused to credit. remembered those reports when J foanl ths emerald missing." "DM they accuse me of theft?" asked Jim. sternly. "Tes. sir. of theft. I knew they were wrong from the first, sir. Then I heard that you were looking for a secretaryship. It delighted me, thrilled me. I began to hope the period of my trusteeship was over, that I might hand your uncle's fortune over to you." "Mr: Sloane, you left the treasure table open as a trap." said Jim. slowly. "Say as a test. God forgive me. I did." mumbled tho old man. contritely. "Forgive me; I've behaved abominably. To show you how real my sorrow Is. let me immediately execute the deed; It is aiready engrossed and only awaits signature, by which the Oakler estate ts transferred to you. Two servants can. witness it- Ring ths bell. Mr. Oakley." Jim OakVey took one step toward tho fireplace. Then his bands cnched- He stood still, swaying a Utile, his back oa his host. "Wait. Mr. S'.oane." he began, heavily. "What if I were to tell you that the reports were true? That I was a thief? That I consorted with the cleverest criminals in Europe? That only for six months have I ran straight only six months, only state I looked Into a good woman's eyes and with hers saw the villain I had become ?"

"I should not boUsvs yow. Mr. Oakley." Tt It's trua." Ta 14 cnaa sis wty -crossed ts Us aids aad, ssgsd tag tats his tacsv -

"Ton would not har told roe tf yes weren't straight. A a crook, as thai rifrTlan said, would have traded on my credulity. Mr. Oakley, you're a very young man. The past Is your own at fair. It is dead. Let tt Us. Whs ass I to Judgs you? "It isn't dead." said Jten swiftly, and his cheeks wer burning. "Ths man the ruffian, you call him la Ktppse Eaton, a pal of mine bo stranger. Tma, I knew nothing of his coming. I broke with him finally six months ago. But I knew him and hs knew me. Ones X did him a good turn. He's never forgot, ten It. H lied to save ms. Mr. Blonaa. He never couched the stone. His story good heavens, how could sayaas bslleve so preposterous a yarat I tsssx the emerald." "Jamea:Ths old face was ghaatly hi Ks fsor ror. tts sstonlshment, its agony "J1. toht I meant to steal It. as lj, went on Jlm- Pairing his head. i cB't hop to convince you f the truth. I took it. Ufted it up. wondering if it was real. I errlsa 7t tl th. window. I.w..rt... Vt.aE I UmMW Kf head. Ths I heard you coming, a gulltr cos. sc ence. Mr. Sloane- Si tolU science. I had not time "0 g.t X with it to ths treasur-tahl. 1 uaT, under th. brim of my cap W io lr.l t on to 'he t0' which John 11V ,5 W" a f"d afraid of my w past. y own reputation; afraid you'd ... a hurried movement; araw .fVou? suspicions. That Is th truth. Mr. Sloan, inersdlbls a. t nrust sound. X don t expect you to bl!ev x don t even bop that yoa wiU.Tou accused m of believing pr posterous story." said Mr. Sloan, in his face was set. for all Its pallor, and his eyes serene, for all th redness of ths rims. "Am I to believe this that a crook gives himself away nnnscss sanly. pitches a tale, a prpotrous tale, to deceiv an old man when n necessity exists, when sllenc serves him best and a closed mouth la an that circumstance requires? Or mm I to bollev that an honest man scorns a u and half-truth; that an honest caaa tells me th whole truth, carslss that It Injures him. careless of Its seeming Incredulity, beoaus be d take notblric from m without my knowing sJIT It's asy for cn ta decide. James Oakley, your band." a Jim Oakley bas w-rd out ads re-

demptlon. and h says that It was his wife who first, pat . hUa aataa a waxd road. , , ,