The West Virginian. [volume], December 12, 1922, Page PAGE 2, Image 2

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Ir and the emdr.
nnos ?u no
iroe white men
Id of nothing^
,gh with them
a Stanley fount
[lowing the^tur
r the ?iud|
lemon same oui
i aeouttng party
omant'fi alienee
iqueUe went on
sbme^ndicatorj
Ii Meii. sir's. He notes 'U?t hi
BfitHlK'trtth. one ol the otho
and observed the effect Thi
ildes ivtye all right This fac
Vhini- a good deal of concern
loul&'hot sleej. And tho drug
OTW?h the medical srotesslo:
He find this feature In consld
le detail and beginning sonu
before December seventeen!)
iaffihWtsedlton' wag still, it
Rttpa't*know wh'fcn It was ilia
.urannes ^realised what wn
I studied that journal word b;
d and sontenco by sentence,
at the!tlme that no one of u<
Int'iomethlng'which ought t<
earjlf *0 were able to -grasi
rot&r ctaceptton of It I fel
ore It as I used to feel betora
JjMlever German dlspstchei
Ich appeared on their faces t<
I rely a narrative of a domes,
ildent, whefi" they were In
jmy orders containing adefl
authorities In Paris at thi
lonslderod by notion fan.taa
^digressions In his journal
the iefenteenth of Secern,
hen they came jjut onto thi
to the east by a low mouullbdrt
llyaipta. As It happen.
llnoil linnn fn? III. snleol ol
i8S0N-P03Ty f
, 1 \
it'Cypher i[
The American beachcomber Dlx 5
I and the Finn set out tor the Al.
, bert,' Letnjc remaining In the "
! camp with Chauvanncs.
r "It was here alone with Leturo t'
. that Chauvannes finished' the n
r Journal, which I finally decoded,
ss one might say, at the Service c
i dele Surete tn Paris. c
ut i,avn ..m at.-a at --_t_ C
* mato gaiu wav mo uui/ vaiag
Indicating Chauvannes' condition
> before the seventeenth of Decern- V
> bor. -when they came out on the old
I elephant-track Into this heavenly
. country below the Albert, was the ,
fact that he could not sleep and 1
t that the bromides had failed him. ;
But this was not precisely all. The' 8
I Journal began to Indicate' a state ,
> of mind In Cbauvannes that he ap- e
/ ,|i 1
[ CHAUVANNES COULD aNOT il
SLEEP. y J - '
l
J parontly hesitated a long time to b
. record, the Impression that they ;
were approaching eome sort of ere- a
' ature of which they had very littie,
If any, dependable Information.
' * 'lAt first ChauvanneB put this T
. down as an Illusion arising from
. the depression of Insomnia. But r
I he began to speak of it later as a
sort of definite premonition to bo v
) reckoned with. d
r | "Of course, when the Joumtl
mpt uniuu mko our possession, we M
I took this, and the incredible things
I that followed, to be merely the il- ^
1 luilons ot a man whose nervous d
t system , had broken down. This
. was a profound error. Every state- a
I inept following In the journal was, c
L as It proved, of the most definite
Importance. One-got here at this J
r point In the Jdurnal a pretty clpar ?
conception of the condition , ot
t Opauvannes at the time 1
"The three with him, whose care, ..
> devotion and untiring solicitude
> are/as I have said, the persistent r
note ot this latter part of Chau .
vannes' Journal, were now veh? f
1 much concerned about him. They tI
i seemed to understand the danger, ,,
i to himself, ot one in such a mental '
state, tor they secured and destroyed
all the ammunition to the
: private weapons which Chauvannos
I carried; they- even broke the d
[ blades ot the knives. They appear n
i ed to realise that a homicidal 0
seizure might dovelop from such a li
r mental condition, and they seemed r
[ to fehr that it might take the course c
i ot a suicidal mania. They were T
; wholly without rear for themselves, li
i as Chauvannei' journal repeats h
i over ana ovor again. ' ' ai
t "It la here, now, at this point,
that-the whole journal of. Chan,
vannes' begtna to be taken'up with
( the extraordinary things that ho h
observed. The Impression of some ?
J strange creatures close on the i
. carr.p. in tie neighborhood, beoame I!
I an obsession.
. "It was on the first night In the i
, new camp after they had emerged I
from thd'forest that Chauvannea
bad a sensation, as he puts It, of ;
, something delicately feeling over '
i bis face. It seemed to he a very!
i Blight, moving touch, as of the tip-*
of a feather/but It was dearly' dls'
tlngulshable. The man put up bli|
hand and made a swift gesture In
' tbq darkness about him, but there
'. wits absolutely nothing that he
could touch. He says that this I
; thing happened more than once lnj
, the night, and each time, although i
. he put out his hand Instantly, Iti
come In contact with no physical ;
.evidences of any creature'about'
him.
"The thing occurred, again the
next night. On this occasion Cheu:
vannes distinctly felt ' that swift,
lingering touch pass over his face;
' and again. Instantly, hp clutched
about him In the dark, beating the
' whole place with his arms In a des'
perate effort to come Into some
' physical contact wlth\the creature.
But It was wholly to no pnrposo.
He touched nothing. There was no
1 -
. ouuuu uuywnoro, ana tne men
1 sleeping about him In the tent were
' not disturbed. He says that on the
' following morning he mentioned
1 this thing again, but the three men
' with him had no experience o? ,1c
whatever.
1 "11, these creatures, of which
1 Chaurannes had the Btrange pre'
monitory sense, had finally appeared,
they seemed to . be directing
their attentions exclusively to him.
- At any rate, the men denied having
been disturbed by anything. They
' had seen nothing, felt nothing. But
> they .were disturbed- about Cfeau
> vannes.
The concluding Installment of
"The Great Cypher' will appear In
1 cur next Isaue.
Office
County Board of Health,
. Third Floor Couft House
'Office Dayar* '
Wednesdays , and Saturdays
Telephone 632
L. N. TOST.iH; D.
County Health Officer
Hayward Reed, James Ahrusslno I
nd Victor Rlbblett were In Fair- |
lont Friday. j
Miss Bertha Brock visited Mis. 1
V. H. "Nicholas Sunday I
Mrs. F. L. Hursey was-a. Sunday I
uest of relatlvir In Clarksburg. 1
Mrs. Lyda . PerrolK ot Falrmov. J
ras a guest o( Mrs. Joe Lucae Sun- 1
M.' HJIaR visited frlende in Fair I
lont Sinday. '
Watson Humphrey la' seriously 1
l 'athla home lh Pleasant Hill aJ-L I
Itlon. 1
Miss Hasof Meredith was the C
uest ot Mlas Mildred Goodwin of )
dement street Friday evening.
Mrs. A. E. Alley ot Clement street] |
;a? shopping in Clarksburg Satur-' I
ay. . i
Mr. and Mrs. John Lpcas were
llarksburg visitors Saturday..
'Mrs. C. F. Lucas was shopping <
i Cla'rksburg Saturday.
The Rev.v Mr. Jackson of tho
'Irst Baptlet Church of Bridgeport
elivered the address at the local
'Irst Baptist Church Sunday during ,
le absence of the pastor, the Rov.
I. B. Moyer.
" DEBS OF WOUNDS. (
WHEELING. Dec. 15?Theo- 1
ore Koroshch who' was shot last 1
Ight at Summers. Harrison Co.-, 1
hln, by Tom Diss, died this morn- n
ig In a local hospital. Diss sur- 1
endered to SherlS Martin and 1
lolms he shot In self-defenso. I
he dead man hud been shot twice *
i the abdomen, and an operation 1
ere early this morning tailed to I
sve his life.
TO DEMOLISH; SHIP. j
T.nB A Wr-.VT TJ-y r,? .ft
m.?iufl 1
attleship Connecticut, sometimes I
ermed "Old Ironsides," onco the 1
srihlp' ot "Fighting Boh" "
trans, was on tha war today
rora Los Angeles to the Nary
ard at Bremerton, Wash., to be i
ecommlsslonod.
'
RLUE RIDGF
U THEATRE L 1
TODAY ?TOMORROW J
1 BOOKED BY 1
B. F. KEITE 1
Vaudeville Exchange
TIME OF SHOWS 5
Matinee Pictures ZtOO to a:0O 1
Vaudeville SlOO te 4:00 I
Pictures 4:00 to S:00 J
Evening Pictures 6:45 to 7:46 a
Vaudeville 7:45 4o 8:46 1
Pictures 8:46 to 9:45
Vaudeville 1:46 to 10:45 J|
rmuBo *
BARGAIN MATINEE8
Adults 40; Children 15#
I EVENINQ
Adulti 55c I
Children 25e
The Elevator Bby
A Screaming Comedy Actv
In ?qup Scenes
LEW WELLS
Monoldglst and 1
King of the Saxaphone
VANDYKE AND
VENICE <
"It'e All In the reaka"
ALDENX& WRIGHT
, Singing'and Dancing I
Coemopolltan Production
Fannie Hurat Story
"BACK PAY" ?
Paramount Picture
NOTE?
The entire proeeede ef Friday ;,
matinee will be given to the, L
Tlmea Xmae Fund. ^
lartha Nay Saturday and Sunday'
tflas Hasel Meredith ot Meadow- 1
rook ivas a visitor at the home of
fill Mildred Goodwin Friday evelug.:,,
Word lite, been received here 01 '
he marriage of Misa Nellie Martin
t Wyatt and Anna Merrlflald ot
imlthfleld. The former was a
raduate ot Clay District High '
Ichool In the 19Jz class.
Enoch Vincent la the guest of rel
Uvea, dear here.
Martha Martin of Gypsy spent '
he weekend frith FloHefle Gal*
ilsh of Shlnnston.
Mlaa.Huth Martin and Mies Ida .
lowen ot Strlngtown visited MUl C
llive Dawson oVor the last week- 1
ml: I
Miss KathtTn Peaster ot Fait- I
lont visited her parents, Mr. and ?
Irs.'I. F. Feasted, over the week A
ad. ' s I
Carney Boggess, a student at the i
Post Virginia University. visited /
la pareatH, Mr. r.nd Mrs. Lee Bog- |
ess, over the' -week-end. I
The Misses Hilda 'and Ode I
lughes were In 8hlnnston Friday J
ronlng, h
Miss Lnulse Board of Fairmont 1
'as. a" week-end guest of Miss Phy I
Is Cunningham of . Arlington J
[eights. *
Mrs. Qlenn Eeed was elected ai- '
Istant superintendent Of the It
1. Sunday School recently.
Mrs. Chester Hagerty Is a pa- \
lent at St. Mary's Hospital kl
llarkshurg.
Miss Era Radahough was shoeing
I)i Fairmont Saturday. I
Mrs. J. W. Dean has'bedn ill at 1
er home here for several days
-1th a aeverrf cold.
The girls' and hoys' baskeths'l i
asms of Clay District High School | 1
'111 play their llrst games Friday
Ight. The boys twill play Wei'
lonongah High School. .
Miss Allle Jones or Meadqwbroea ,
as a Shlnnston visitor Saturday
A. P. Morrison of Clarkaburg was
business caller here Friday.
Miss Nan Swlger of .Lost Crocs 5
t visiting at the home of Mr. and 1
Irs. J. L. Flnlayson. 1
Mrs. C. A. Cole and Miss Hasnl 1
towand were shopping In Clark-t- E
MM* OflttiFdotr ?
The . Store That
, 1 ; i1."
A ' - 'V * ' |
Women's andMisaes' 1
FINE HOSIERY |
b '/
i This season's new fashions In footwear
I hare Inspired the making of the
taost exquisite hosiery seen In many
[ seasoni. wore than ever, then Is It
. a welcome Christmas gift. Here Is
smart woolen hosiery and uncommonly
I good looking plain and clocked silk
> .' hosiery in all wanted shades and blaok.
|l From , '
50c to $3.95 Pr.
| Main Fltfor, Front
To Make a Dainty Christmas Gift > ?.
i SILK PETTICOATS
CHARMINGLY FASHIONED
I
' One can tell by their exquisite little
trimming touches that these are gift
petticoats. Their lorely soft texture ,
and exquisite color, their lacy frou
frou, or smart tailored lines?all these
are out of the usual?particularly
, . ' where one notes the rery moderate
'' ,, pricings. From . ,
$3.95 to $6.95
\ GLOVES
( For Every Occasion
? The Gift Always Correct,
Always Wanted?-Certain to
1 ' Be Used.
! * For the iriore formal gift, custom ap'
proves, of gloves, and from one friend
' to another, nothing is more welcome
?so Its .not surprising that "Gloves"
head many Christmas lists. Choose
now jrhlle assortments are complete.
WOMEN'S FINE OliOVES?Of Imported Kid
' and Suede. oe TO ftf
From' vuiuu tyutVu
CHILDREN'S F^NE GLOVES?Of Kid and
Fine Buck. d;e an TO Si
From,-Pair Jpl.UU Jl?Ld
gifiS^AN
Would Choose for Himself
'' iris not difficult to choose the right
gift for d man here. For 10 varied and
emjnaivtj are assortments at nose,
, ties, gloves, mufflers, shirts and sweat
' ' ors, that every preference la met.
t Prices are surprisingly moderate.
' ' **?' -
[ , Men's Flno Silk Shirts $4.98 to SS.UO
i Men's Silk Stripe Madras Shirts....S3.B5. to S8.05
Men's High Grade Silk Necktrcar....BOc to $1J?
I i flen's Pine Wool or Silk Hose 80c to 11.28
' Men's) Silk or Wool Mufflers.....$1.98 and $2.03
I', * Men's Pine Kid Dress Gloves $9.80 and. $2.95
Men's Suspender and garter Sots .88c Set
! Men's Garter and Arm Band Sets ...80c Set
v Main Floor, ftear '
/ F0? Every Woman's Christmas
i
i Silk Underthings
' Dainty, Soft
All Laces and Rihboris and Rose Buds
>
Such thlngi' every. woman longs fo>. * ,
Alluringly, lovely 4n crlip blaaue wrsp,
pInga?what gift could, bo'mora lpyeWomen's
Pink Crepe de Chine Chemese... M.50
I Women's Crepe ^le Chine Night Gowns...... ..dtjso
' Women'a Silk Camisoles, each In box.... f 1.00
Women's, Silk Boudoir Cape, each in b*. SOe to?1
Women'! Carters, Fancy 811k Coveted, p*lr..50c
jf ^
Helps to Solve Y
TOYLAND
W^iere Little Children Dreams Come True
Mora Doll* Uim xou'd have thought were'ill
all the world. Mechanical tore that do mtraole
stunt*. Doll houses with everything np
to date. Automobiles, fire engines, every ,
animal that was ever seen, tea sets, (arm sets
and hundred^ and hundreds of other toys (or
- the good little boys and girls ot Fairmont and
vicinity. The (ollowing are last p (ew picked
at random (rom our larke stock:,.
'. "it " ' v '-.v, ' i. ' ? * i
TEDDY BEARS OP PINE PLUSH '
Baby Bears, hall grown bears, and Po (o (o 9 r
tull grown bears a OUC J>L.LD
DOLL BUGGIES ALL SIZES
Wicker and metal bodies, rubber Oe nr to On pa
tired wheels ...... .. . <5 J. J J ijlJ.DU
DOLLS FROM EVERYWHERE
Dressed Dolls, undressed Bolls, r ft to (o r a
sleeping dolls ...... ... OUC 00. JU
, TOY PIANOS IN 8EVERALRIZEK
Wonderful llttlo models, well made, gr to or
nicely finished DOC
. THE BIXG ELECTRICAL TRAIN SETS
Engine, tender and three coaches d> r rn to {7 or
With rails 00.OU .33
.
MODEL SEWIN G MACHINES" /
A real machine that will work Just like (ho or
mothers i 1 ...... Jt.oJ
TOY TEA SETS, ALUMINUM, CHINA, TIN
Nicely decorated, 8 to 20 pieces to set, gQj. to tJQ
TOOL CHESTS THE BOYS FRIEND
Each chest contains a complete as- no to po nr
sort of tools ! 30C Jj
RUBBER TIRED VELOCIPEDES
Strops and durable, you can r^lse pi r ft to (1 f
and lower seat and handle )t.3U <910
MIDGET AUTOS A REAL TOY
8te*l and wool tramo, wire wheels, *0 ar
rubber tires ...; )D."D
FARM SETS A LARGE. SELECTION
Sets contain "houses, barns, animals, wagon, Pi on
trees, and men ;.... .'. <pl.Uu
BUILDING AND A. B. C. BIDCKS
A most complete assortment, bcautl- or 10 (h-i no
fully decorated. Sot _ /lOC 01 .Oo
Vf- '
Do Your r?The
XMAS 'wHSf MORNING
Shopping If You Can
Now
Women's Winter Coats
With the Charm of the Unusual
Coat fashions seems to add more' distinction
as the season advances. Each day brings
v something new, either In fabric or design. Why
WUiOl A ? ? rtu-f-a
uui o??o ill." u uon vw?i ao ? vuiuhiuob *<u?
we can't think ot anything ehe would like better.
. You will find our prices very reasonable.
$19.50 $24.50 $39.80
Men's and Boys' Ladies'
CLOTHING Ready-to-Wear
Second Floor Third Floor
GIFTS For BABY
* ? '" , The
dalntleit little 'underthlnga. Fascinating ,
frocks, smart coats, enchanting hats and bon'
nets,-and values which appeal to the most
practical mlpded. mothers. -Every little garment
made with scrupulous care, fabrics beautifully
fine, trimmings In the best of taste.
Indeed, yon will And this the most delightful
and economical place to do baby'ss Christmas
shopping.
Infante's Ait Quit* One Piece Sty to?In all ?A OA
colors and color combinations gvil 9
Infants' Angora Sots, Fonr Pieces?Sweater, Or AC
Cap, Legglns and Mittens. Set ..... fDiiU
Infants' Wool Bootees, Short or Long?In all white gn
and white with colored trimming. Pair .... DUC
Infanta' Sweaters, Flap Wool Quality?In white
colors and oolor , Ot er to On 7C
combinations ..-V-'. vLiv > $0,10
Infant's Caps, Beantl fully Trimmed? g a to A A gA
Oh Silk, silk knit and wool?"... 3UC OZ.OXJ
Infanta' Drfcsaea, short or Iong~In line Cg_ to On Ag
Nainsook, trimmed with embroidery QdC $0,00
Infanta'.White Short Goata?Oas- Oo'nr to (g Ag
slmores. Serges, Chlnchllla.4.. :. $&,VO $0,00
Infanta' White Long Coat*?Extra Oi Ag to gA
quality caaslmers, aergea, ohln^hllla94a??> 31 aSU
Infanta' Capea With or Without Rood?Of flae
uauimeres. (TO AC lO'tC AC
Nicely trltjmed ..J.WtSJ Ju.JJ
Nainsook r?50c$1.25
Infanta* Bathrobes?Of Beacoh Blanket ?i or
Oloth .?ft..1, .l.iaRtif'iilliift'.S IjilibJ
-TP .. V . .vv. _
j^fflSCS $1.0010 $2.00
S Large else, extra fine' qual- J T
>' Ity. all wool, In boauUtal ( 1 .
J light and dark plaid pat- ' I jnjMn] (
term. Pair $5.80 and l?io 4
our Gift Worries
Every Christinas J 1
New Hand Bags J
No matter how many she may already .& 1 I
hare, there'! always a place tor a new ^ JB I
hand bag among erery woman's pos- M
sessions. Not often, bowerCr, may iv3 flfl
they be chosen -from assortments socomplete
and Interesting as these,. U
. and seldom,. Indeed' are .they so tqodVilely
priced. New leathers, new
designs, new colors. From
$1.00 to $6.95 II
Beautiful. 0
Ribbons '<1
, To Fashion Into
CHARMING CHRISTMAS GIFTS g 41
Their -generous widths make such ' 91
fascinating bags, stunning sashes and .
girdles. All sorts of loroly fine i -^11
cushions. Indeod, the list of things 'A c
one may make from thojc exquisite yjl
ribbons Is practically endless. Priced IS
' according to quality and width. From II
7 c to 65c yd. II
Main Flopr, Front 'all
H andkerchief s ?
By the Thousands /,
The Flutter of Them W?ve a Christmas 9 I
Greeting to Every Member of the Family
v Handkerchiefs for .Christmas: Its aj5 " $? .1
part of Christmas tradition. No otisf .!*'
. ever has too many. And this Christmas
we bare plauned-tbat' everybody dfl
may oboote enough to go around, and ' :3js V
tor any sort of modest sum.
HANDKERCHIEFS of One linen, Ia*rn * ?
and cambric, .plain, hemstitched, or "M
wltb embroidered designs in corners, I rWl
Three to six in fancy box. From t v-wBH
50c to $1.50 Box il
(]
And More Slippers
tot Every Christmas Tjme is Slipper Time^jjPfl
Fashions in gifts come1 and go, but .
there's one gift, always .In fashion?
' the gift of slippers.
Wee slippers for wee little feat. Daint
? slippers for sister.- "Homey" slippers, j.u&HUfl
tor dad. "Comfy" slippers for mother. 1
' Sturdy roomy slippers for 'brother. $
Assortments were never more com'
plete. Many styles not seen before , 1 \|
have come just In time for Christ-: j .IB1
mas. Every color of the rainbow, I TH
every possible else. Priced from ,11
75c to $2.45 pr. jl
Practical Gifts |j
For the Home Lover i|
I Jumbo Cups and Saucers, decorated 88c and 4Bc
Imitation Cot Glass Tasee .25c to 91.28 I j
Decorated Vases, aU sJ|ro'~.-~_.-lSe to 91.00
China Sugar'and Cream Seta .91.28
China Salad Dishes, decorated- ....83c to (13c I V
Opal Glass Cuspidors, decorated 50c A tl