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The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
KERN COMPANY MUST
EXPLAIN TO THE BOARD.
PROGRESS OF INSTALLATION
WORK NOT SATISFACTORY.
Report of Lighting Committee Re
quiring Officials and Sureties
to Appear June . Adopted.

The Board o. Public improvements held a
special session yesterday morning and ap-
proved a report by the Lighting Committee.
to the effect that the Kern incandescent
Gas Light Company is not making sufficient
progress In the work of installing the lamps
to complete preparations for carrying out
the contract with the city for lighting d Ger
tain district OF the city after September l.
After IA discussion continuing more than
an hour the board adopted resolutions rec
commended by the Lighting Committee. TO
The feet that the lighting contract awarded
10 the Kern company is not being carried
out iD good faith and directing ti:e president
of the board TO notify the Kern company
and its sureties 10 appear before the board
on Saturday. June ,. at 10 O'Clock. when
they will be given hearing. The full re-
port Of the Lighting Committee is here ap-
pended:
:, Louis. MAY 2s. lsoa-Bcsrd Of Public In
on city Lighting. to whom was referred the COM
uiunications OF the Kern incandescent Gas Lsh;
Company on May 20. 1909. reporting progress or
the wogk required in section ''t~' of contract
No 1855 for lighting with mantle lamps tao
streets alleys and public places in Il certain dis
ti.t Of the city of ST. Louis, respectfully report
that your committee has investigated the rate
Of progress, and after due consideration are OF
the opinion that at the present rate the work
Of uStdlling the IdInEs VIII not DC EoiBpleted III
time to secure the lighting contemplated Ia The
aforesaid contract the first day OF September.
lefn.
Your special committee recommends the fol-
lowing resolution. 10 Wit:
Resolved. hy the Board OF Public Improve
n.uts That there Is probable cause for suppos-
ing that contract No. 1896. for the lighting
with mantle lamps the streets. ALLEYS and public
places in a certain district OF the city Of 81:
Louis said district being particularly described
In said contract No sj'e: Is not being carried
out n good faith 10y the Kern incanj.sceut Gas
Light Company. the contractor under said con-
tract No. 5J5e ard that the progress 81 tire work
under said contract not deemed sufficient ty
the board 10 secure the beginning OF the lighting
the time in said contract specified. &c uit;
September !. 1907:
Further resolved. therefore. by the Boarl 81
Public impruv emen:s That the president Of the
beard be and he hereby is directed to notify
the said Kern Incandescent Gas Light COmpany
and it's security under said contract No 55-,
that the said beard will. on Saturday the second
day - June. ls0. at the hour of 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon Of said day. hear the said contractor
with reference to the aforesaid matters the said
dsy and the said honr being hereby set the
time for such hearing.
President Robert E McMath Immediately
forwarded to the Kern company copy Of
the committees report. together with a let
ter notifying the company of the date OF
the hearing.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
IL nights of I,NIhins.

Th":r j. a scarcity of rnem.ors a. the various
1uur'S. owing To the fact Jha! the cars AT" not
running al nlrHt. set some uf III" hodges Ia -
5"t t""n tntrricred with in the N"rk they i;a
ola hand Royal l.rig.. No 80. l. pushing i'T
ward. ana m two Weeks has added iiN" name
{. it, roster II Is tTu. that NAM of TIE con
stant attendants have not been present, iHt me
lodge has had sufficient ub~rs to rupatly v"i-
Duct -, i..ttk work
Wabash l-'dg" the last no,;iuS added iya
more Ia th" '"si'G. e. e k"ieIan called Tia
l.dE~ t. order promptly ~ l.. M With "A
quorum .ulN, hut b,fJro 9 o'clock f.iJy knight
had registered. All enjoyed the iIatarLs. he
nate team Wa never better. assisted al hr"ih-
cs- hlllr Trimming. Hermann and IIcu.crt- "a 4
Gals. A. long ~ walking j. rsu.i. the In
I,-r rurEa - Kept busy. i;!.fl'lS from lnilAh.i
and Little Rock H"'e present and all hLd a good
TIM.
"Wednesday evening last. Viii % u'tGa!uli
t.Trr -S'(uif"s from Cr"SalteT. one from DANIEL
f{,-lut No =. l-pIiss lil-, H.. and four from ~
hodge were created Iuggits. Ih" frst-ii i;l"'l
l..trr attended In a. body and the h'g tufn OLi 81
IrruIl.TN manifested great iUler 81 In f'r '"rF-
monies - she "v-rng Th' .tub ut rAS- i
slated trT next "Wednesday evening, : IrH iAIc;
a,Il.,-n!S are expected 10 tt present
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27

Ger consideration for the Observance Of the day
which have not vet r1atUrFl.
Past Re gent George Ii. Moore ct valley Coun-
ell now "A rs sid-gt of Galveston. Tex. called 1t
the ,irand council Offlc. his way East To
spend his vacation with relatives
Regent 4. +. DODley of Waubussst toy!ic;i
Providence Y. l., visitor At the Grand
Council ofii"e.
News from the supreme Council session IS *
C@@;IDcty m-dger. Il IL reported. however, tat
the old officers Were. tr the main. reelected, IN
Guiding Past Grand Regent \. = Robinson as
sCIT"Ule orator and Past Grand Regent Carl
MCiCr supreme sentry.
council meetings this week Nanday-Denir.
CabJnce. Spring River. IA Ci-M-Ra: no meet
ins~ Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday. they be-
Ing fifth nights Fridsy--E:ucIli and West Plains
Felix Council maintained It's spl~ndd record ty
iaitiauug HVe candidates. The matter or firinS
IL complimentary picnic in the near futur- vas
considered without finai action. The meeting
entertained with songs. reCitatiens. etc, ~
FoiiI r. HYATT. = F White ar1 others. 1h~
visitors were Deputy Grand EeSeut Ane'lee Pet
ing l.. =. tich"nwsi and -. Morris Ot FOr->t
Park Council .iIid Phil - hmitt of Euclid cuOh-
Ci all Of whom made Interesting talks.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27

81. Louis Council met hast Monday and f--
.eG one nIsil br by ,Ggd from a thi' coin
til None uf the candidates. that ready Tor
initiation put IN an ErIrdFanCe. OWING 10 The
street car strike.
Hamilton Council met lest week and had a
Ntry sliccr.Stal meeting ttIt'f Lindsay i'I"-
VaTlng mammoth -ut'rta' '1tHeD' bot tNt tdf',
not set. owing tO the uncertainty Uf street
facilities
1.1c June issue " the advisory letter now In
press VIII contain tar uIfa-s uf candidates IN
!ilstei into thu lu'H! .puu l. irrrI January J..
ls-so Co dale, prepared from reports sent u the
advisory srriue.
south Sid. council Rad several cInLi dates
ready Tor initiation IT'S meeting u be held Oh
Muuldy.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27

jiarueG Council No. J. mst TUESDAY evening.
Nav L. at S,;Iin 81 Louis Turner Hail. ~ith i
Suui attendance. Three Candidates W7rr i'll
ilitel and tro applications for membership fT"-
scntcd Addresses rere made UN supreme Ne"
Councillor ". 81. johannes and SUPREME StcTctsTy
Walter WvIk"rt
jefferson council. NJ. 2. held its regular nee:
Ing AT fourteenth anu Benton streets. with a
fair attendance. Two candidates were 'Nlttil''I
and one application fyr membership y as i'-. en' .
ct Sidney Coulter. chairman % the Railroad i
Excursion COMMITTEE L. Waterloo. III. lniy J..
reported that there i "a great demand for t,A-
cts. ana ;hGt tHe prospects .rc E.--L- Addresses 9
w,i. made by supreme councillor Henry schulz,
Supreme Secretary Walter Neih-rt. Martin Leon
bard and others.
George Washington IUurc!l. N. !. HAD a large
ATTENDANCE a. its meeting Tuesday evening. May
- unr candidate wa- Initiated and Two dp.l.ci-
tons for membership Mere presented.
E.ncplu Council. ". met Friday evening.
Nav -, ct I.or-nze-'S Hall Fifteenth street amt
C4ss avenue. with q fair attendance. Cln~ii-IlAE
that the street were nat running LW1 'a'
diGates were initiated ard three applications Tor
membership ,rrst:ltel
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
SPECIAlTiES.
DEATHS.

1AREoLI.-Euterod into rest on #'ridaE. May
=, 1890. after lon- am usinful Illness. Michael
Carroll. beloved hushaI Il OF Julia = carroll "a. -
warren member of Court crt- Brtliiantc. No
s.. /. o; T., and l'asterers International I'm
Funeral from residence. No :597 Cass avenue.
Monday. the zSth inst. at O'Clock a. t. 81.
LDo.s Church thence to Calvary Cemetery.
FoSTER-Kansas City. No, April % lspo Mrs
Mari II. Foster. eldes; daughter cr Jas. u.
Grove. who was many years c9mpositor 81.
Louis Republic during the time OF Geo. Knapp
i Co.
Internert. Austin. Tex.
srEININGER- wednesday. MAY - ;epa At
SIS u m. Emma $teinIngar !..e Roeni ieidI'. be
loved wife of r. :. Steiringer. and beloved
mother of Adelia Steininger. aged 30 years /
month Il days.
Funeral sunday. May g at p. m. from
family residence No. sos North Spring gvenu-.
20 the Evangelical Lutheran Bethany Church.
Clay and Natural Bridge road. thence 10 ST
Peters Cemetery. Friends invited &c attend.
Ieavenwortb. Kas.. and Springfield. Ill, papers
please copy
oCKSTRoM-May Is. 1900, AZ a. m. in
Berlin Germany. Alice StockstTnnl, beloved
,Iaugster 81 Louis and Bertha Stockstrorl. aged
6 wears and IL months.
U-JITTI.E-Nrs Annie Nhittle. beloved wife
IF Prank Whittie. after a lingering illness. MAG
Is 1900 age So years
Funeral Monsiay afternoon. p m. rror'i Good
sarnaritan Hospital jefferson avenue ana
q Falion street.
For other Dcsth Notices See Page
Two, Fart One.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
%mer,rap,c Legion of Honor.

Future Council. a; IT, last session had lcEg;
e:t-alan,c. After the Lusin.ss ii smoker was ia
dulE-d In
south Sice Couug!! had largely attended
elegant TeIdSt served Dancing last ii
until a late hcHI.
Lafayette Council had 4 large attendance at
It's last meeting:
Daniel Webster Council had one u is old
time meetin.s. All officers were at thar sta
tons
Garfield Council had oll-rlIn- social AZ the
lasr session. \ large atf~rt.anct waN present.
All expressed themselves pleased with The even
.ng's anus"inentS-
The Entertainment club Is making -lrburai +:
preparations for 4 picnic ivr ali ccm!.ilurIs II
the order In TIE near future. Louis ManG!e.
president, and members e.: lie committee are
working overtime Ihe u-Nt meeting VIII Lr
t..Il LiIrln
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
Ladies' of the G.. A. Il.

\ very Interesting convention was held by ms
order i'm SpriHgiiai! Mo. May lG ana L. one Of
tha most interesting events o. IN" CunN SniiuI.
the honvr paid % the memory .f tol.neI
N.iliarr Henry stark. and to his widow. Mrs
S4-v NJ stark ty the surviving veterans Of itIe
Twenty fourth Missouri Infantry. Ia which reSl-
mont I%l mel stark Ir5L. captain Of CpInph-
ny / then promoted 10 MaiOr had then to Lieu
t4r.ant Colonel Tn. veterans matched iniC the
laII IN military s;.le forming two line-. Colonel
Harrington marched down through the lines and
m = Eerv affecting speech presented 10 Mrs
stark a beautiful bouquet ut white carnations.
Th. Colonel William Henry stark Circle, NJ. ,.
will meet to-day a th. middle gate "i B~llrfun-
taiue Cemetery on tTorissant Hvenne. ~ p.
rr,- t"G SO IN Il body ana decorate the grave 'r
Co.Un.l William Henry stark The Iizi.@tI No
he circle No . viii meet at the Sam. time
and place and decorate sue grave OF Mas. lI1Irti
r.t.,1
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27

The rjth Biennial convention of the ''t.raiic
knights and Ladies Of America. E"iL IN tult t.'
May Il 10 Is inclusive. adjourned TO nice; N
Detroit Mi.h III NAV, l9t1.
Mary Important changes we've maze IN tIs
constitution ct the uId-r and Tat-- .: assess
Ilcnt u y hich the members "i Ice a'!N."7- later
The officers elected fur II" 'fstjue ;Wv years
supreme president. James trGElry AZ !ie-
Iroit, Mich: supreme l'ce p;,Fii.nf. /. l.. Neuy,
Memphis, Tenn supreme srcfrt;F ~. JStn j.
DiGy -; Memphis. Ttun.. supreme treasurer.
MIS- Mary T.. sheridan -! Louisville, Ky. 5u =
pr"Et medical diyecr,r. til,t.r ~ i. lpEcEty ~
Louisville. Ky. supreme tsnSi"rs, r. j ts'SsA
of st Louis. Nc. IhumHs +. Henley e.! Louis
Nill-. ;>y.. ana Til \ Fuller Il Irir". Ia
The =. louis Ai'izlTy iio.il wIil hold us
regular meeting; to-day ana make "rra tS"in'nt'
icr tue annual picnic to be held at ClGrndrlvt
l'ark. -. Louis. saturday. July /
Branch No. % will bold it, regular meeting
Monday evening MAY =. \ large Iit"uGdi'e Is
expected to ear ;hr reports fryM the ccnvcnt!on-
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
Odd Fellows.

The Rebeksh Assembly: In session In this CITY
Nellie c'olenan. Mariurviiie. president; Mrs
Cassie l.. Roberts. Trenton, vice president; Mrs.
tiir Z PoundstOue. Cartsrviis. secretary. Mrs
Emma Logan. Kansas CITY. treasurer Mrs. Alice
SiOrcr. Cau%rcn. warden
Carundc,et Lodge had SIN applications fo- Nom
fsFsAip last Monday night Twelve candida .es
axe due for initiation.
Coral Rebekah Lodge had two Applications for
meinb. rship.
Martha Washington Lodge had an excellent
meeting. Readings were given BY several visitors
a EJci.l evening was spent. After H1;0urhmen,
i..- and cake were serN 81.
The EutertairBient Committee Of Mound city
Lodge will give excursion and picnic ~
Stanton. Mo. s!1ty.two miles out un the Frisco
read June >
summit Lodge had work in the First Second
ana Third degrees at last meeting
The Widows and Orphans Aid Association Will.
have a meeting the first Saturday In June.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27

Tb. Home fraterual Beneficiary Society has
moved intr new quarters at No. Nij South
l,if-Ison ,t-ii, where the -iI officers viii
he glai L. receive officers and members Oi local
huiIrs.
81 Louis Home. NJ. q. met Monday evening
al k.niuh .'.--t and south Er1auWdy -Four
applications wrg, presented aud osnii-a'- -
Anchor Home. NJ. 81. met Tuesday -,-uin;
at 40 sGU1 North titvcntf. str"-t. very IN
f.r,stinr ne-titg w4s held and six candidates
,i.Il,n H.! IIome No. l6. met Thursday at
I-tfaTr,,U ana Franklin at-Gurs. Twelve ay-
ylic,tions wsre placed on Tile aI.I oHe ,ArdIddte
, v .Mit .Atel.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
WOOdmen of the World.

Terminal Camp. No. ga. May -, celebrated
it, third anniversary by entertainment and
hoy at Anchor Hall. The committee in charge
prepared an Interesting programme. and while
several who had promised their services wefc
compelled to disappoint the gathering. owing to
lack Of street facilities. the programme was
nevertheless pleasing. Sovereign Hughes closed
The entertainment with fey remarks the
Sutject of woc-iCraft. aud the guests were then
escorted to the banquet haN. where an elegant
repast provided After supper the rpany
EAre themselve. I'D TO dan, ING until myrring
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
D~rree of Honor. A, O. 4. "a.

N.s, End Lodge No 9, had a very ENJOYABLE
meeting saturday evening, MAY 49, at which one
application for membership and one application
for beneficiary certificate was received After
the transaction OF routine business the lodge
held open meeting and presented d splendid
programme cf entertainment. embracing seIcc-
lions hs Joyce Brothers Mandolin Club, song
ly C. ". Baker. accompanied i,v Sister I.Iiiy
Eaker both Of Phoenix Lodge: rrcitatio-,s by
Mary Z. Joyce, J. II. Gillespie. Mamie Joyce F.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27

r. Chase and G. ". Baker and dancing. At the
n"Nt meeting. June "a complimentary cuchrc
VIII b. given and the semiannua! election OF OF
fcer@ Will h,. held.
Phoenix inGg" had a Ncll-4tt ni"d meeting
last Tuesday night the ladies evidently not =
Eg atInIl "a walk. Several HppIicLtiols were
Received and one candidate Initiated. Aitrr the
cloSr .: the lodge the menl.e.s amused them
selves by hsNinG Il donkey party First fiiZ--
H-re awarded to Brother Sai.er and sister NoIj
Consolation prizes were won hN LSrottF. T.4rlry
ana sister Pearl MyarN
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
Veteran Volunteer Firemeu.

At meeting Of the veteran NuuUte"r Ffe-
mems Historical Society sunday, May y. N" f".-
lowing officers wrT- eieTtei and i1stnli"d: Prrsi.
dent F-ii l.. G.rr-ch'. .l,- president. Rs1hhti
J.. Bolton secretary and Treasurer. iu.~. i.yu' n.
directors one wear. 4. J. Pauiy. Captain FTtE&
NJ Brooks. Aud-ew Prcyi,ek. tvH years, capt
Joseph !:uyce. Captain William Frtudrpau, t'ii
n Fairt,-rh: three years. Hugo :. jacob. Joseph
Svcarrc-,- and james ]. Forbes.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
Indies of the Naccnbeex.

Ora Hive ~. IL. l.. o. T. VI. hell It's resu!lr
review on Weint sday evening last with a iasr
attendance considering the fdciiiues for reach
ing the hHlI. Lady Carter. Q nonresident member.
visited ,he hive for the frs; time IN over f"nr
yrars and w5.s cordially welcomed. There were
u other visitors.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
Hanna P0pu1ists' Ticket.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Mount Vernon. ILL.,. May 26.-The Middle
of-the-Rcad Populsts Of Jefferson County
to-day nominated the following ticket: Cir
cult Clerk, William A. Locker: state At
torney. c. NJ Farthing; Surveyor. George T.
Robertson: Coroner. J. a. Cowger.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
Mrs. .Inhn GiIiesnie.

RFrT BI.fC SPECIAL
Centralia, No. May 26-Mrs. John GILES
pie. early settler Of Boone County, died
here last night from general debility. She
was a member Of the Baptist Church.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
Guards of Protection.

Camp Washington. No. T. Guards OF Projection,
has changed halls in the FTsternal building. and
will hereafter mce-in Hall No. 6 The next
meeting will he held on NordGy evening. May
2S instead OF Tuesday. heretofore. There ate
several limitations and some business Of I'M
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27

The way Bars are selling DIR: goods now
max /; worth walking downtown 10 buy
them. All our sumD-: goods have had the
prices temptinEiy Remarked. None but the
brave deserve The bargains ia such crises
a aE..s.a
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
uon,. FraternmI society.

Iert;til % 10 transact. It..te Was meeting last
A..nIay owing To- the street strike.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
D, X. MYERS.

SIS North Main ST.. S, Louis, no
Phone Main 262;I.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
All Of Them IRE Perfect Machines.

And will give yoI highest satisfaction.
There are no Talking Machines made that
viii equal them.
The ZoN-o-uh0ra TALKS. other ma
chimes TRY to talk.
Write for circulars fully describing these
wonderful machines. if You buy one You
will never regret it.
Address
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
SIseuy Hollow Resort,

A frst-cIsss family summer resort situated on
the high hank Of Lake Michigan. Fine sandy
beach sloping gently into the lake insuring safe
bathing. Has golf links. baseball tennis Gro
quet grounds. swings and thousand SHADY
hooks. Hops and other entertainments every
evening. Cuisine unexcefled. FIR particulars adj
dress Sleepy Hollow, South Haven Mich
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
AUcTI0NEERS.
A. A. SELkIRK & CO.,
AUCTION and STORAGE

Regular sale every Saturday at warehou@
isos-ie-i2 Chcu;eau ave. Sales N rssidenceo
spscislty. Main occce, oA n. Sixth st fAone
Main 3vsa u.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-27
THE Z0M-O~pHOhE
The King Of I'll Talking Machines.

Tn. ZpN-O-PftQNE. is new type Of the
Gram-o-phorr We offer il in three styles
Prices: Slsoa s.. - ana S25"". The differ
ence IN price T. caused 10y style and finish
OF the machines.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-21

Gentlemen said l one day in pub
lie meeting. YOU are all wrong. You
are joined to your old idol. and in your
blindness you fail to see that the solar
system is not at fault; your watches
are not at fault. The town clock is at
fault. Pluck it out of the Steeple or
repair it; otherwise we will die in the
darkness of the seventeeth century
while the rest of the world is living in
the twentieth century
AN hour later l left town. l did not
depart as l would like to have depart
ed, for | rode astride a rail borne by
sundry fellow townsmen, and over my
body was distributed n beautiful coat
of tar and feathers. Since then, gen
tlemen, l have wandered about the
earth pariah, "A ruined man. My con-
stitution is weakened and my intellect
shattered. l am now going back to
Backville, which by this time is prob
ably enveloped in the chaos of the ter
tiary period. If any pre-Adamites are
living there, I will be killed for return
ing from Punishment, but with my dy-
Ing breath | shall whisper, The clock,
the town clock, was slow"
Yes, the town clock was slow" said
the commuters, and the stranger fell
calmly and peacefully asleep. - New
York Evening Sun.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-21
The Vanishing H|QIDHrigltS.

The Wainwrights We're always moving.
Henry DisbrO was a busy man and sell
dom had time to look in upon his ten
ants. and he had a prejudice against
agents. SO he usually chose Sunday
afternoon, when he was out driving with
his wife and babies, to stop at the gates
of his several cottages and make casual
inquiries. He always found the Vain
wrights enjoying themselves, in spite Of
the fact that the garden was unweeded,
the porch unswept and the windows con-
spicuously dusty.
Really. II charming family" was his
conclusion.
Il call them downright shiftless,'' said
his wife.
One Sunday, after the Wainwrights
had been in their house over three
months, Henry Disbro, out for early
constitutional. passed the cottage and
took note of the fact that there were no
signs of life about it. But he supposed
that the Wainwrights had gone for
picnic, or possibly had not yet arisen.
But, driving by week later, he noticed
that the place looked deserted. He
knocked at the door, but no one answer
ed. He tried the lock, but it held fast.
Inquiries made at the ncighbors revealed
the fact that the house had worn this
appearance for over two weeks.
Perhaps they are sick" suggested Mr..
Dishro vaguely. The woman he was
talking to seemed to have no ideas on the
subject and to be measurably Indifferent
to whether they were or not. Her
son, however. consented to go over with
Mr.. DiSbro and make an investigation.
I've bin sayin ito ma off an on for two
weeks said he, that it was mighty
queer we didn't see hide nor hair of them
folks. Mayhap they've bin murdercd,'
says |. Then don't you go near says
She
These remarks caused Mr.. Disbro to
suffer from acute apprehension. He had
a dread of behoiding some sickening
sight he forced the door and entered
the front room.
There was Il bed there which had pre-
sumably been occupied by the lank and
red haired Olive, as a pair of corsets and
a Bingham petticoat lay on it, 1t was
in disorder. having been left as its occu-
pant vacated it. a pair of girls shoes
stood beneath it. Mr.. Dishro pointed at
these in significant manner.
"Olive Wainwright was not likely to
have two pairs of Shoes said he. The
young man with him shook his head
lugubriousy.
Don't you think I'd better go home
for MAJ" he asked Mr.. Disbro shook
his head and went coura geously on to
the next room. Here stood the breakfast
table. SET, the victuals on it and untouch-
ed, the full colfeepOt still on the stove,
the water pail full to the brim.
lit must-must have happened in
the early morning" he said, mastering
courage to go on. The other mans teeth
were chattering, and he nodded his reply.
There WAS only one more room, and this
was Il large sleeping apartment off the
kitchen. Here the bed was unmadc, too.
and here also were shoes-two pairs.
I'VE must search in the cellar" said
Mr. Disbro. but he went there alone, for
his companion, murmuring something |
about ma made a bolt for the door and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-21
Gnssin on BOard Shin.

There is one place where gossip
travels even faster than in a woman'S
club i'll executive session." said tray
cling man who comes across the sea TO
Sell goods made in France. and that
is on board n ship. There is nothing to
do but gossip. Before the ship is out
three hours the passenger list has been
divided into castles. one caste will
have nothing to do with people in an
other caste. There is no such thing as
getting from one set into another I'M
less you belong there.
You can't have any fun on board,
because everybody is probing into your
affairs with n nose longer than those
built with putty by comic opera come
dams. The only thing to do is to tell
stories to one another and look wise
when you see Il SeaSick sufferer. If
one has crossed so many times that he
rebels at these innocent amusementS,
then the only thing possible for diver
sion is TO tipple Il little too much and
lock yourself in your stateroOm. An
ocean liner is the gossipiest place on
earth-that is, on MISUNDERSTANDING