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jjEdward Temple,! ■s» 4» •< > •I > — | \; Showing How Sometimes a ;; :: Rogue Will Win j I 4 i - « [ 4 ► J :: By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS Z 4 4 Ned Temple at twenty-one Inherited a fortune, which he proceeded to spend lavishly. Ned was one of those lovable fellows who cannot refuse any one a favor, and the most of his money went in satisfying the cravings of the needy and in loans to his supposed friends. When his money was all -gone he proceeded to live on credit, and when his credit was gone the bailiffs got after him. One of Ned's creditors, his tailor, •whose profits on Ned’s orders had been large, not being especially grateful for past favors, trumped up a charge of swindling against him in order to force him to pay a bill of $10 aud swore out a warrant for his arrest. Ned got wind of the matter, and, throwing a few articles into a suit case, he made for •a train and the same evening found 'himself in another city. He had been there before in bis halcyon days and bad spent a lot of money there. Not having a cent in his pocket, he was obliged to find shel ter and food by means of his assur ance. Marching into a club where he bad several times been “put up” by a friend, he called the gentleman up on the telephone and desired the same favor. Not succeeding in getting him, Ned told the manager that his former introducer would be around in the morning to introduce him again. During the evening he fell in with Xiord Tinterton. a young English no bleman, who possessed letters of In troduction to prominent American fam ilies. One of these was to the Meri weatbers. Ned had heard that there were several pretty girls iu the family. ana u occurred to him to put In a brief period as a guest at their house by borrowing his lordship’s letter. Tin terton, being assured that Ned wished the introduction to assist him in a love affair, consented. Ned sat down to a table, wrote a note on club sta 1 tlonery, inclosed the letter and dis i patched it by special messenger. < The juext morning Miss Grace Meri weather was driven up to the club in * limousine, and the chauffeur called tor Lord Tinterton. Ned, who was on watch, responded, went out to the car and was invited to transfer himself ' during his stay in the city to the Meri weather domicile. Returning to the ' dub, he left word for his friend, who N was to "put him up,” that he would not \be able to avail himself of his kind act. Then a servant carried his suit case to the ear and he and Miss Meriweather were driven away. Mias Meriweather proposed a drive "before going home, to which Ned -Cheerfully nssented, and before they ■ drew up at her residence the couple had entered upon a desperate fllrta ; tion. No one could spend an hour with Ned without a flirtation, and to **rie he was irresistible. He remained all«f three days with theMeriweathers, then received a letter from a friend rto whom he had loaned $500, contain ing a check fur the amount. He bade goofloy to his hosts and. returning to the city, showed himself boldly on the •treet. stopping at the tailor s to settle Ala bill. In tlie three days spent with the Meri - weathers Ned had carried Miss Grace - completely off her feet and had left her engaged to him as Lord Tinter ' ton. Had not the scamp been oblivi ous to future exposure he would have been much troubled, for he could not always remain a lord and his deception ■i must soon come out. -uuweter. ue iorgot me deception with as much ease as he forgot his Aetots. lie was recalled to the former by ■■•receiving a note from Miss Meri ‘'♦eather addressed to him as Lord Tin terton. expressing wonder and re broach that lie had not written and aninuioniug him to her presence at twee on pain of having their engage . merit broken. Ned had enough left of r the loan repaid him on which to make •' the journey and took the next train t to visit bis fiancee. Now, it happened that soon after Ned had left Miss Meriweather she bad heard that Lord Tinterton waa being entertained socially in the city, hnd naturally she wondered. Ned had **en Tinterton before going home, thanked h'm for the loan of his letter, which he returned to him, informing him at the same time that it had ena bled him to pass several days with the dirt he loved and begged his lordship toot ta give him away. Tinterton. who was a jolly good fellow and a bit of a scamp himself, promised that on no •account would he see Ned suffer if he could help if. One morning Tinterton received a note from Miss Grace Meriweather, stating ihat a man had delivered a let ter of introduction from him to her family. lie seemed to be an entirely different person from the one she now addressed. Would he kindly explain? Tinterton saw at once that Temple was on the brink of exposure and, re membering bis promise, racked his brains for a method to protect the man who had used bis letter, lie finally wrote Miss Meriweather that he would explain the matter on her promise to keep it a secret. Receiving an assent ing reply to this, he wrote her that he was Lord Tinterton’s secretary and that h's lordship had brought him to America with him for the express pur pose of personating tiun u :sa- li rimes os he might wish to escape the atten tions of " tuft hunters." i.otd Tiuter ron was n very rrtiring uimi and. Uav ! Eng found himself 'mportv.n-d to ac ! eept invitntlons that would be irksome ' to him. hud requested his secretary to , relieve him of the onus, thereby spar ing Ids lordship 'ho necessity of offend ing a number of persons. The secre ! tary closed his letter by stating that he Inqied the lady would bo careful not lo lot the matter get out. since his lordship had so far honored him as to toll him that lie had won the heart and hand of one of America's fairest daugh tors and an exposure during Tlnter ton's absence might cause a good deal #f trouble. The note was signed “Hen rv Brewerton. secretary.” When Ned returned to his fiancee she told him of her correspondence with liis secretary and expressed a de sire to see the man who had been so successful in personating him. Ned held his breath till the story was fin ished. then remarked with perfect as j sttrance that Brewerton was very use j ful to him when an avalanche of invi ! tatlons came down, and he didn't know what he would do without, him. He came of an excellent family in Eng land, and his breeding rendered him : capable of playing the part of a king. I Miss Meriweatbor approved ULs lord ship's plan of escaping the hordes of persons who were hunting him and expressed n desire to meet his secre tary. She asked his lordship to extend to Mr. Brewerton au Invitation for her to dinner. At this Nod looked I dank, but only for a moment, saying that he would be most liapuy to do so. He was commissioned to ask Mr. Brewer ton to dine on the first day that he had no other engagement. On leaving his fiancee Ned at once | sought Lord Tiulerton and pressed his ! hand gratefully, praising his marvel ous tact and ingenuity in getting him out of the scrape. “But we are not. out of the woods," said Ned. "There are more quicksands to get over. I Isay this because by your letter to Miss Meriweather you are now involved with me. I have promised to bring you—my secretary—ha, ha!—to dine with my fiancee. Isn’t it funny?” "But, man.’’ said his lordship ear nestly, “wheD are we going to reach the denouement?" The denouement: There is an ad age ‘Never try to cross a bridge till you get to it.’ Let that be our guide.” Elis lordship was not reassured by this, but since he saw no way out of the matter and had the advantage of being the real lord, while Ned was the spurious one, he gave him authority to accept the dinner invitation for him. It Is to be confessed that, notwith standing this advantage, Tinterton on meeting Miss Meriweather was less at ease than Ned, who Introduced him with a flourish and bestowed upon him encomiums that made his lordship wince, considering that he was sim ply n man of the world bent on pleas ure. But when the lady indicated by her manner that she was especially taken with the secretary it was Ned’s turn to wince, and lie felt like bestow ing on his rival blows instead of praises. However, the dinner passed oft with out anything occurring to give away these two precious deceivers, and there was no ill feeling except a bit of jeal ousy on Ned’s part. This was stimu lated by Miss Meriweather inviting the secretary to go with her for a spin in her ear (lie following morning. Ned departed in company‘with liis rival with his nose in the air, and, notwith standing the delicate position he occu pied. had the latter not been very good natured. would have quarreled with him. \\ lien Tinterton returned to hiB room after the drive with Miss Meriweather he found Ned waiting for him. Tin terton did everything to reassure Ned that he was not trying to win his girl away from him, but the green monster had fastened his fangs on Ned's heart and would not let go his grip. Tinter ton bore a message to Ned from Miss Meriweather that she desired him to call upon her the same evening. Ned believed that she had accepted him, supposing him to be a lord, but notwithstnndiug this faith was about to throw him over for a lord's secre tary. with whom she had become in fatuated. He would have stayed away, thus rendering it incumbent on her to write him his dismissal, but be wan certain of nothing, and curiosity prompted him to go to her. On being ushered into the drawing room, what was his surprise to see Tinterton sitting with Miss Meriweath er. Ned entered with a scow l at the nobleman and a look of contemptuous reproach at the lady. Both rose as the spurious lord entered, Tinterton looking embarrassed. Miss Meriweath er maintaining a reserved dignity. “T have sent for you. Lord Tinter ton," she said1 to Ned. "to make a con fession. Captivated with the idea of being Lady Tinterton. I accepted your offer without loving you. I have de cided that this would be unjust to you; therefore"— “You have transferred your affec tions to that blooming Englishman." Both the real Tinterton and Miss Meriweather burst into a laugh. Ned, red as a beet, turned and was stalk ing out of the room when Miss Meri weaiher threw her arms about him and held him. “That was an awful game for you to play." she said, "and I didn't see j it till the day I invited you and the rent Lord Tinterton to dinner. Yes terday when we drove out together 1 con flood my knowledge of the situa tion to him. i suppose 1 should have Jon arrested for false pretenses, but instead I"— V\ itli her arms still around Ned’s aeok it was evident what she intended. Neil stepped from a hall bedroom , Into a four storv stone front house. His motto is. "Dishonest*! is the best | policy.” WEATHERBY ROADDISCUSSED Cape May Paper Urges Immediate Improve ment. lUFNliiPElAY. Cape May County Has Awarded Big Contract to Lupton & Son to Improve Road. Considerable interest is being aroused among automobile owners and others regarding the proposed improvement of the Weatherby road which leads from Tuckahoe to the new State road, intersecting it just below the Port Elizabeth Bridge. City Clerk John S. Horton, who was instructed at last week’s meeting of the City Commission to learn de tails relative to the intention of Cape May County as to the improvement of the section of the road which lies in that County, addressed a commun ication to the Cape May County Board of Freeholders and received a reply which contains the information that the Cape May County Board of Free holders had already let a contract for the improvement of the stretch of highway from Tuckahoe clear to the Cumberland County line to Contrac tor Lupton, of Bridgeton, and that the repair work Is now in progress. The approximate cost of Cape May County’s part of the job will be ?20, 000 and the arrangements call for the completion of this job by Febru ary. This places the matter directly up to the Cumberland County Board of Freeholders. There are posslibly five miles of the Weatherby road *in this County. The stretch is practically im passable now and of course Cape May is rebuilding their section with the thought that Cumberland County will improve the rest of it. No doubt Cumberland County Freehoders will take up the matter at the December session and arrange to receive bids as soon as possible. It is a needed improvement that should not be post poned or neglected. The improvement of the Weather by road means a short cut to Sea Isle City, Ocean City and Atlantic City. It means that automobilits from the I Southern States who seek Atlantic City can cross the Delaware River at Pensgrove, come through Millville by way of Bridgeton, go down the new State road as far as Port Elizabeth and there shoot off on the Weatherby road through Tuckahoe to Ocean City and thence by way of the automobile bridge to Atlantic City. The road was fostered by Henry Weatherby, who for several years has been taking up subscriptTc|ns from automobile owners and others in ord er to keep the roadway in half-way repair. The task was always a thank, less one and a difficult one beside. Mr. Weatherby has endeavored to in terest State Road Commissioner Ed win A. Stevens in the road and the official has even intimated that the State would take over the stretch of roadway, but that is as far as it has ever gone. It seems, therefore, that Cumber land County’s Board of Freeholders should lose no time in following the example set by the Cape May County Board—Atlantic City Sentinel. BRIDGETON MUCH ALIVE While tha goal, $30,000, was not quite reached at the end of the seven day campaign to raise a fund for the Bridgeton Hospital, nearly $26,000 was subscribed so that the corapaign may be said to have been successful. Be sides the subscriptions, the hospital has won enlarged interest and support by the educational work done in its be half. Bridgeton has suffered some re proach because it had not in the past five years grown as other municipalities have, but Ns pride in the local hospital shows that it is far from being a dead town.—Camden Telegraph. ~ MILLION ENOUGH ^ United States Senator Tillman, the noted Southern Democrat, thus ex presses himself as to President Wilson’s J tax program: “Every time a man wrote a bank check he would have to lick a stamp and curse the Democratic party. I prefer an increased graduated income tax, and whenever a man has an in come of $1,000,000 I would take all in excess of that. A^million a year is enough for any man, and the Govern ment needs the money,” Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S G A S T O R e JX REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCES Within the past few days there have been more real estate transfers throughout the county. The most re cent are as follows: Frederick G. Dussoulas and wife, Philadelphia, and others, to Phineas S. Hires, Deerfield township, January 2, 1913. Farm in Stow Creek town ship. $2720.00 Charles Snow Kellogg, executor of Peter C. Kellogg, deceased, to Saverio Tamini, Landis township, December 9, 1915. Property on Sherman Ave., Landis township. $1. Charles Snow Kellogg, executor, etc., of Peter C. Kellogg, deceased, to August Deola, Vineland, December 9, 1915. Property on Sherman Avenue, Landis township. $1. Warren Veale ahd wife, and others, to D. Leslie Veale, Hopewell town ship, December 8, 1915. Undivided right, title and interest in property on Bridgetow-Beebe Run road in Hope well township. $5200.00 Mary B. Laning and husband, Bridgeton, and others, to Warren H. Veale, Hopewell township, December 8, 1915. Undivided right, title and interest of property on Bridgeton Beebe Run road, Hopewell township. $4600. Rebecca Shenberg, widow, Vineland to Harry Kotok, Vineland, December 15, 1915. Undivided one-half piece of land on Peach Street, Vineland. $1. Ebenezer D. Woodruff and wife, Bridgeton, December 6th, 1915. Prop, erty on westerly side Coral Avenue, Bridgeton. $250.00. Matilda Landis .executrix Charles K. Landis, deceased, to James D. Fas Qiiale, Vineland, May 10, 1913. Prop erty on east side of Sixth Street, Vine land. $600. Jane Lavina Osborn, Joseph M. Os born and Lester F. Osborn, trustees of estate of Joseph Taylor, deceased, Philadelphia, to John Lupperger vil lage of Millmay, N. J., May 22, 1915. Farm plot in Maurice River township. $1. Augelina • Colett, administratrix, Vineland, to Giacomo Morello, Vine land, November 15, 1915. Property at Dante and Lincoln Avenues, Landis township. $600. Augelina Colett, Vineland, to Gia como Morello, Vineland, Nov. 27, 1915. Property as above. $1. Ellsmore Stites, Bridgeton, to Rich ard R. Miller and Joseph C. Miller, Bridgeton, December 15, 1915. Four feet of land on South Laurel Street, Bridgeton, north of land already con veyed to said Miller. $800. Ella B. Sheer, widow, Millville, to Elizabeth Zellers, Millville. Decem ber 10, 1915. Property on Third St., Millville. $1. CHRISTMAS IN POST OFFICE i Patrons are vitally interested in having Christmas gifts delivered on er before Christmas Day. Early mail ing will insure this, whereas the prac tice of mailing parcels late in the hope that they will reach their des tination on or before Christmas day is likely to defeat its own object through unavoidable consequent con gestion of the mails “Do your Christmas shopping early'* wrap parcels securely, address them plainly. Each package must bear word “From” and the name and ad dress of the sender. Packages may be insured. In each iD stance, patrons must inform postal employees what articles they contain, if of a perishable or fragile nature, that they may be so- marked. 3c insures to value of $ 5.00 Cc insures to value of $25.00 tOc insures to value of $50.00 25c insures to value of $100.00 The postal employees are busy these days and the work is constantly in creasing. For the parcel post ser vice the local o ce now has an auto mobile furnished under contract by John Davis, which conforms with the regulations. POWWOW On the sleep of Dec. 15 Sun,{Hunting Moon, Wednesday evening, Cohan sick Lodge, Tribe No. 14 will hold [a big pow-wow. Some of our prominent business and professional men will be initiated into the mysteries of F. F. and C. and T. O, T. E., and invited to smoke the pipe of peace. Should they refuse the pipe, theie may be some possibly a few widows or squaws around. Corn and venison will be served, and all the braves and warriors of Cohan k are invited to be present. JURORS DRAWN THIS NI0RNIN6 Jury Commission Make Known the Panel. listIompTete. Those Who Will Find the Bills and Try the Indictments at Next Court. Jury Commissioner Samuel Dunham Sheriff Marshall, County Clerk Hogate and Deputy Clerk Schiller before Judge Loder, drew the list of Jurors today for the December term of court. Grand Jnrors Edgar Riley, Bridgeton i Wm. H. Corson, Maurice River Leon Witcil, Vineland , John Wishart, Landis Maurice Garton, Vineland George Geiber, Vineland Leon Hollister, Millville Charles Maier, Stow Creek Somers Madden, Vineland Howard Gray, Millville Clifton Carlisle, Millville Wilbert Robbins, Commercial Arthur Goldhaft, Vineland Harry Heintz, Millville Charles Conover, Millville George Kates, Lawrence John Gould, Vineland Daniel E. Lewis, Bridgeton Fred Mayhew, Lawrence Harry Gittone, Vineland Wm. H. Thomas, Deerfield J. F. Sheppard, Hopewell Ewan Miller, Bridgeton James Dennison, Bridgeton James Beckley, Millville George Shull, Millville Frank D. Howell, Fairfield Fred Rodell, Millville Wm. H. Cox, Bridgeton Howard Niggiel, Vineland Walter Bacon, Commercial Richard Baggs, Landis , Wm. H. Meyers, Bridgeton BenJ. Channels, Bridgeton John Creamer, Deerfield retit Jurors Evans Walker, Vineland Barnell Skudin, Vineland J. J. Munyon, Hopewell Thomas Bright, Bridgeton Sydney Gardiner, Landis A. S. Carman, Millville ^ Arthur Borton, Vineland Belford Ogden, Stow Creek Clarence Hoffman, Millville Alfred Cleaver, Millville Virgil Johnson, Millville Mulford Davis, Lawrence Benj. D. Wood, Stow Creek Jacob Locke, Bridgeton David C. Blizzard, Jr., Commercial John Rieck, Millville Frank Reed, Millville George Beebe, Bridgeton Willis Patrick, Millville John Madden, Millville Henry Kirk, Millville Alvine Carll, Bridgeton Lemuel Brown, Commercial Paul Lee, Millville Edward Thomas, Millville Wm. Sommon, Millville Fred Knettle, Bridgeton Thomas Githins, Millville Morton Buois, Hopewell Chas. D. Carney, Bridgeton Wm. H. Sheppard, Fairfield' Wilbert Elmer, Bridgeton Harry Westcott, Millville josepn uanay, Jr., uowne Nathan Fletcher> Bridgeton Lorenzo Robbins, Downe Frank A. Ward, Vineland David Souder, Bridgeton Thomas Bainard, Bridgeton Harry P. DeVitt, Vineland Arthur Corson, Maurice River Louis Prince, Vineland Samuel Price, Bridgeton Elias Carll, Bridgeton Lewis Everingham, Commercial Wm. D. Frazzio, Bridgeton Lewis H. Rainear, Stow Creek Thomas Troth, Millville Lorenzo Adams, Landis Ralph Hampton, Millville Frank Woodruff, Jr., Bridgeton John Mayhew, Greenwich Warren Garrison, Bridgeton J. Lester Fort, Deerfield Newton Ramsey, Landis Children FOR FLETCHER'S €3 A 3 TOSIA NEW JERSEY CENTRAL Trains leave Bridgeton—For Lake wood, Red Bank, Elizabeth, Newark, and New York—8.05, 11.20 a. m.; ,3.51 p. m. Sundays— 9.00 a. m. and 4 5* p. m. For Vineland, etc.—6.12, 8.05 ll ** a. m„ 2.25, 3.51, 5.00 p. m. 10.30* p. in, Saturdays only. Sundays—9.00. 1L30 a. m., 4.53 p. m. For Philadelphia—8.06 a. m, 1.61 j* m. Sundays, 4.58 p. m. Atlantic City—5.06, 11J0 a. m, 1.61 p. m. Sundays—11.80 a. a* 4*6 p. m. i p. m. i $3,997 FOR EXCISE VIOLATIONS While prohibition may not prohibit, it is quite certain that an administra tion of local afTairs may make It un comfortable for those who persist in the Illegal sale of liquor, where there is no license system. Mayor Arthur C. Whitaker, as chief executive of Bridgeton has giv en the Public Safety Commissioner support and encouragement in a campaign against illegal liquor sel Ing. The Mayor is now closing up his first term of three years and he has had before him a number of per 1 sons charged with violating ordinance ! No. 175, by selling liquor in the Cuty of Bridgeton without a license for that purpose. The large number of these defendants have been legally convicted or pleaded guilty. There has been paid into the city treasury in fines for the violation of ordinance No. 175, under Mayor Whitaker’s ad ministration, the sum of $3997, just three dollars less than $4000. In ad dition to the payment of these fines, a number of convicted persons have been committed to the county prison. Incidentaly it may be suggested that Mayor Whitaker will provide light fines for first offenders In the future. The people of Bridgeton know full well that It Is Illegal to sell liquor in Bridgeton and it will be Idle for any one to come before the Mayor in the future and plead first offense, with the attitude of the police department so firmly established. SALEM TROLLEY IS DELAYED Pennsgrove, Dec. 11.—Jitneys may be called into further use here to aid in solving the rent problem, which is forcing many of the old tenants to seek cheaper quarters or to move to nearby country towns where the liv ing is cheaper. Scores of jitneys and large auto busses are already operating between the powder plants and towns off of the direct line of communication with Pennsgrove by railroad. There are now scant prospects of the proposed Salem-Pennsgrove trolley line being completed before next spring or sum mer. Approval of the trolley com pany’s bonds has been withheld by the state public utility commission because of a technicality in the ad vertising of franchise notices. The straightening out of this technicality is causing serious delay in promoting the new trolley line. Transportation problems have been solved to a large degree for powder workmen living here and in Wilming ton. Special trains run toi Carney’s Point just before the changing of the three shifts each day carry hundreds of the workmen. There has also re cently been a reduction in the ferry fare between Wilmington and Penns grove from 25 cents to 14 cents a round trip. POULTRY FOR CHRISTMAS Just now the local poultry dealers are engaged in taking orders for local distribution for poultry for the Christ mas dinner. The greater demand, naturally, is for turkeys, and the deal ers here are planning to secure a splen did line of these holiday birds. The dealers say that prices will not be less than the Thanksgiving prices were and it may be that there may be a slight increase. There will be few Cumberland county turkeys in the market, the most of them to fill local orders coming from the South and West. Quantities of finest chickens are now being killed and delivered to the poul try buyers here for shipment. The de mand is strong ahd prices are good giving the grower a splendid profit. There is also a growing demand for guinea hens, epicures having given these birds their stamp of approval. CHRISTMAS SHOPPING! Christmas shopping began in ear nest Saturday. There were throngs of people in the stores in the business section, and the shopping Included all lines. This and next week will crowd the holiday business i .i n. .arrow com pass. NEW YEAR SHOOTERS Th-e. Pennsylvania fkitroact Co. has provided a Special low price excursion tnp to Philadelphia for.,New Years aay. People can leave here on the 7 50 train and return at 11.30 at night, thus giving opportunity to take in ->he New bi^tlParade' The round tr5p fare is