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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-17

He-You know they say q woman
can't keep a secret.
She-That's libel. A woman can
keep a secret as easily ms man can
all but two kinds; secrets that
aren't worth keeping and others that
are too good to keep.-Fun.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-17

why He Liked the Chap.
Hewitt-That fellow saved me from
bankruptcy.
Jewett--How was that?
Hewitt-He married the girl was
engaged to.-Town Topics.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-17

Naster-what is the feminine of
friar?
I. First Boy-Piease, sir, IL hasn't got
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-08-17

Naster-NeXtT
Second Boy-Nun.
First Boy (indignantly)-That'
Just what saidi-Tit Bits.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
THE GOLDEN IDOL.
~ FERGUS HUME.

his hard grey eyes on the flushed face
OF the boy.
'.Humphr' replied Teddy. perfectly
cool That requires some explanation.
| didn't commit the murder, sir You
needn't look at ME like that"
Can you give any evidence likely to
lead TO the detection and arrest of the
murderer"
Teddy replied to this question by ask
ing another. Can 1 see the room in
which the murder was committed?"
For what reason?"
It'll tell you when L get there
The eyes of man and boy met to fight
out the situation. MIR. Inspector Dyke
was trifie rufIied by this young man $
ccolness. which he was pleased to call
CHECK" He became unnecessarily Of
fetal and curt you speak strangely,
Mr.. Vyse. Do you know anything about
this matter?
81 can't say until l see the rooms" re-
joined the boy, ilnpertuRbably. IF you
will only give me your confidence, Mr..
grass, we'll get on much better. I'm
going to get at the bottom of this bust
ness
What can you do?" asked Dyke, taken
aback by this GOODNESS.
"Everything-with money"
"Oh-er-of course, money-yes. If you
have money
81 have just about five thousand q
year, if you would like to come to fig
ures. 1 think you'll lind I'm pretty wen
known about herer'
'Ohy' A light broke in on the duh
brain of the inspector and he smiled.
You are the young gentleman who is
called the Oldport millionaire
Teddy laughed and nodded. That S
me. I am also a great friend of Miss
Wharton She was engaged to Lieut..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
asked his man if the idol had been

He asked his man if the idol had been
stolen.
'T should think so. Mr.. Teddy. The
'ouse was burgled and the general shot,
but don't know perticlers. That is
Here, get out. I'll have my tub and
see for myself
And breakfast-'
ooh bother breakfast! I can't eat
any"
Vyse was at best an untidy young
gentleman. Dressing was never a lengthy
process with him. On this occasion he
beat his own record. Into his tub and
out again he. splashed, scrambled into
his clothes and scampered headlong out
of the house, without waiting for bite or
sup. With his long legsohe covered the
distance to the generals cottage in no
time He found the blinds pulled ~own,
and the road filled with an anxious, hor-
ror-stricken, curious crowd, and a num-
Der of policemen.
The morning was bright and wintry,
with a hard blue, cloudless sky. There
seemed to be something ironical in the
cheerful brilliance of the sun as it shone
on that silent guarded house where
the dead man lay, stiff amid his treas
ures. Was the golden idol in its niche
grinning as ever, now alas! on the body
Of It's owner-foully done to death-per-
haps through its own agency? That was
what Teddy wanted to know, and he set
himself to find out
1t was no use trying to pass the cor
don of police. They knew him well
enough and were duly respectful, but
they absolutely refused to let him enter
the house. Determined TO have his way
Teddy sent in his card to the inspector
and requested admittance on the plea
that he knew something about the mat
ter
The move was 50 daring that it sue
ceeded, and Mr.. Vyse was conducted into
small drawing room, where he found
the same fussy officer who had attended
to the case of Leonard's disappearance
He was one of the Fletmouth officials
"a stranger to Teddy, and, moreover, In
clined to be disagreeable
you wish to see me about this af-
fair?' said the inspector. motioning him
to a slippery horse-hair chair. There
was no one else in the ROOM
'I do. You know my name. perhaps
-Vyse. I belong to Oldport, and knew
the general very well. Indeed, I was
coming to see him this morning"
''Why, Mr.. Vyse?" The inspector fixed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
Jayne. WHO disappeared"

Jayne. who disappeared.
L nave heard Of you, sir" said the
man, more respectfully, in the face Of
figures which he judged should command
respect. 1--WE never found cut the truth
of that business"
You may 10 so even now; for I be-
1eve this crime has to do with it."
Dyke jumped up. His official calm
gave way under the spell. What do
you mean, sir?"
What I say. Shew me the room, tell
me what you have found out and IN
explain =
Very good. This way, Mr.. vyse"
The inspector was by no means bril-
liant but he saw that it would be better
TO make friend than an enemy of this
precoclous boy. Together thew went into
the room in which the dead man had
received Norah. The French windows
were closed, the blinds were down and
the confusion Of the collection was as
great as it had been in the owners life
time. What remained of him was laid
out decently in his bedroom. but on the
lo"f--t was bare-there was a dark
blood stain. Teddy looked at the ennntv
niche. Gone! thought as much y
Dykes eyes followed his. 'sWhat IS
gone9" ~
THE Chinese idol that Miss Wharton
sold to the general"
Eth, what?" The inspector sat down
nj the writing table. AN idol-a chr
ncse idol-Miss WEarton-Lieut. Jayne9,
Those are the links" Teddy sat dow,
also. Jayne gave it to Nor--to Miss
Wharton-she wanted some money! for n
special purpose, and sold it to the GEN
eral, who, as you see, was a collector Of
cuFlos. 1t is gone, and, you believe me
Mr.; Dyke, Burnley was murdered for
that idol
who wanted it?"
Well" said Teddy, grimly, at should
say the man or men who kidnaned
jayne -
(To Be Continued Daily1
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

sort of a chap for an fastener, and we
have no objection to you becoming
member of our family. But we would
ask that if it can possibly be so ar
ranged. that you take up your residence
here in this town, SO that we can see
you both as often as we want to. You
viii say that it is necessary for you to
return to your employers, who have al
ready wired you to that effect. but we
can get around that Do you come to
our terms?"
Tom was ready to come to any terms,
so long as Eleanor was to be his, and
he explained that he would willingly give
up his position, and with the few thou
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

Synopsis of Preceding Chapters-Tae
scene opens on Fletniouth Pier, where
Norah Warrior is awaiting the arrival OF
her lover Lieut. Jayne, just home frCm
Chinese waters. Among other things the
young sailor has brought with him is a
six-inch idol of beaten gold. which Norah
seizes eagerly to place on the mantel-
piece. Accidentally, however, it gets
dropped into a tall Chinese jar, which,
for the time, the tale leaves IT. Next
day Lieut. Jayne is missing, and Norah
remembers that on the pier he had no.
ticed Chinaman waiting, and that after
wards he had seemed less willing to give
her the idol. A boat is found on the
beach somewhat damaged, and with
blood marks on the white paint. Rowland
Gaskell, a cousin of Jayne's, who also
loves Norah, threatens to foreclose
mortgage on Jayne's property. He also
suggests that Philip Wharton. Norah's
brother, is responsible for Lieut. Jayne's
disappearance. Norah meets her brother
Philip, and, distressed at his appearance.
sells the Golden Idol to provide him
with money. She receives q mysterious
intimation that on surrender Of the idol
Jayne would be released.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

but was too much preoccupied to give
such details much thought
A week after his arrival the judge
preached the subject of his mission there.
The family was assembled on The veran-
Ga, Eleanor and her mother engaged at
fancy work, the judge and Tom smok-
ing
After discussing their plans for the
next day the judge threw away his
cigar. took turn or two up and down
the veranda, and began:
I'VE seldom have any dissensions In
our little family, and Mrs. M and Elean-
or and I have talked the matter over
and agree that you are a pretty good
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

sands he had saved up, get along lin
til an opportunity presented itself.
Very good" said the judge. "and now
the way we will arrange it is this: No
one has told you so before, but 1 am
president of the Orc Elmo Mining com.
pany, and want a man of your calibeT
to manage the reduction works-smelter.
stamp mills, etc. we will go out there
on our wheels tomorrow and arrange
things, and then you can sever connec-
lions with your Eastern employers as
soon as you wish. No, no; not favor
or anything of the kind. To tell the
truth, I liked you before Eleanor did
while you were making that address at
Denver. And since we have taken up
century riding we feel that we cannot
possibly dispense with you as a compan-
ion"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
CHAPTER XIV.
NINE DAYS, MoNDER.

A NINE DA1S WUNDEh.
: Teddy could hardly believe his ears. 1t
seemed Incredible that quiet, harmless
Gen. Burnley should have come to so
tragic an end. The kidnapping of Leon
ard was bad enough, but this was ten
times worse. Teddy had liked the gen
eral in his own way, he had been in
friendly conversation with him only the
previous day; more than that, he had in
tended to call on him that very morn
ing. The shock of the intelligence came
upon him with tremendous force; and it
took him some time to collect his scat
tered wits. Then he called to mind the
Boojum.
THE luck Of the Boojum." he thought.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

Toilet Luxuries of a Modern rrs4,
The woman traveller will ind all the If
tie toilet comforts of her own bnnIoi,. =,
the luxurious private compartments and
palace sleeping cars of the North West
ern Limited This famous electric lighted
train runs every night via the North
Western Line between Minneapolis, ST
Paul and Chicago Ticket Offices' Ala
Nicollet Ave, Phone 24O, Minneapolis: 3SS
Robert St. Phone 4S0, st. Paul.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24
sleeper Service to Kansas City Via
"The milwaukee, Line.

I N MI " a u DfAtSs
First-class Pullman sleeper from Twin
Cities every day via c., NJ. & st. p Ry
to Kansas City.
Leaves Minneapolis 1850 a. M, St Paul
500 a. m, and arrives Kansas City
o'clock next morning.
Direct and most comfortable route to
fornia
Pullman tourist sleeper also from Twin
Cities every Wednesday. running through
to Los Angeles, Cal.
Apply to ticket agents or write J.. T.
Conley, Asst Gen. Pass. Agent, St Paul,
Mimi, for lowest one-waygand round-trip
rates to all points south and west.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-24

I'VE BEAUTY BOOK ~ sss&ty boob
I've q healthy fife
Of
of
VcsHnso
PIERCE Buffalo, ~
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-07-12

Plans are nov On foot whis b may result
in establishing : creamery here u this
point. z. A. Johnson our cnterpFising
miller has beeu canvasank The situation
and II circumstances arr favorable this fall
and enough cows can be pledged. u Il
more than probable that . creamery will
be built at this point
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-07-12

About six hundred people attended the
basket messing given by the New Hops
church last Sunday Al Lawyers canyon
creek. about seven miles south of town.
Thirteen converts were babtiEed. Many
people attended from Cottonwood. Grange
vile, Denver. Morrow town and Nexpercs.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-07-12

The following real esaste transfer was
recorded last Saturday:
John y. Price and wills. of Lamone. lows.
to J. h. Lewi-. Of Nesperoe. idaho lot 2.
block u. town Of Nexprrcs. consideration
ffM
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-07-12

4. coses IL fencing his rssidsnos propert,
this wesk
y. ,. RAISER y in Lewiston on bosisss'
this ss<...
Attorney Barr il In Lewiston this week
81 - business
-. r. Jsgsers and family of Peck, visited
'Fntlh frisnds here Monday.
Joseph schuiu - buiidinx n~w ienc<
aronna his bank property
D. ". EAves lett Tor Ksmish and river
poists Tuesday morning.
| William peschamp left Monday mosniae
for coIfax % be gone fsu days-
Elsie Carter i ere. sing neat cottage for
rr~idsOo< purposes in tbs eastern part ot
town.
1 Miii London and II. Nurch made pleas
urs trip 70 Go. toasood saturday returning
sunday.
| ~. cobsrn reports The oirsh o. boy b.
by 10 tis< vile 81 k<v }. ~ Chasteen. last
SAsurisy.
Rob~r spik~r. Of the Ksmiah Trading
Co. ~as doing business on the prairie this
week.
G~orxs xureh left Monday morning for
Pierce City 10 u gone during the balance
of ~ samsaer.
Dr, roxeii rrp ,rf. the birth OF nine
pound boy baby 10 the ~ifs of !. r. Wick |
ershAm on jaiy eh.
wosA has started on tbs foundation OF
ihr new rssidencs Of Geo. wind~r Ia the /
eastern part oi tswn.
r. Orbi,on has had his residence /
painted Ia artistic .tyie. A. ~ Fletcher
issd charge os the work.
D. y Norman is Improving his property
south Of io~n BY the addition Of : new
ieucs around his rssiaenee properly. I
Hughes Daily seruasd To- contract for
furnishing the Iunaber for the additional
baisdines to ~ buiit b. DR.. shAuiey 70 the
Pavilion Hos<t.
6u<an Weiskerbes. The sixteen yesr old
III q. a. w~i~g~rbsr. lost her life
sunday afternoon BY drowning In the
river. I,
A PARTY os young men composed Of the
{ f.i'o. ing msds n.h'nx tip to the 10
10 this week: Hen shulsx. Roy Adams, I
Frank Graham and Ivan Jorxens.
q. ,. L,bby nom 0naw.vi,l.. 4 in ,orn
hls ~~~k Iookinr for : Iocasson for . lev
,lrv s,or,. Ne /, much impre..ed vith /.
h. town and may perhaps I',cate here.
Geo Murray made trip % the Clear :
vster this we<t a : po.nt .bout a ~ nile, .
,vlov Kaml.h 10 look amer the iu.errsts | q
+ eoms mining propertv b. ovn. IN that ! i
,,ciot,v.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
SOFT WORDS FROM CABmEN.

Some hundreds of New-York cab drivers have
come together and formed an organization, OF
which the watchword is 10 be "Civility." II
these modern charioteers live up to that motto
they will much amaze the average citizen. be-
cause for many a year the typical pilot of
public hack In this town has been especially
celebrated for his freedom OF expression. his
outspoken utterance with the utmost disregard
of conventionalites.
1t must be admitted also that most of the
local hackmen have been for decades rather too
ready to try experiments upon the patience Of
their patrons and immoderately adventurous in
demanding payments considerably in excess of
the legal figures. For big fraction of the nine
teenth century the cab drivers at Niagara Falls
were distinguished all over Christendom and
elsewhere by an evil notoriety for their exorb-
tant exactions which they enforced against the
pocketbooks os the visitors to the mighty cata-
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
PERSONAL.

DR. Bryan. OF the University OF Indiana. who has
accepted the presidency Of the Central Normal and
Trade School of Manila. expects to take with him
twenty teachers. most of them graduates OF the
University OF Indiana
A portrait of Provost c. g Harrison Of the
I-niyersity OF Pennsylvania was presented 10 the
university Thursday evening by the class or lS5
Professor George HoIley Gilbert. who has re-
signed from the faculty of the Chicago Theological
Seminary because his theological views are unac-
ceptable to the board OF trustees. has written
several theological works. In one of them, The
Revelations Of Jesus he declares that the pre-
existence Of Jesus and the union Of Christ with
the Father are fully and definitely taught
bv the words Of Jesus that belief In them should
be made n test Of Christian belief
F. Peter Dunno. the author OF the "Dooley' pa
pers has returned from Europe restored To health
Dr. Emo Iittmann, OF Oldenburg. Germany, has
been called Princeton University to offer courses
In Semitic languages and also to take charge of
the Garrett collection OF Semitic manuscripts. He
will be ranked instructor I'm the university
and as a member OF the library staff DR. Lift
mann IS of the very few scholars i'm Europe
who understand Abyssinian. He has written verses
IN that language and In 1888 received the degree of
Ioctor of Philosophy from the University of Halle
at which time he presented thesis the Tigre
language one Of the dialects OF Abyssna. lie has
made several translations of ancient Jewish manu-
scripts and Abyssnan scrolls I'm the converts of
Palestine. Last year DIR. I.ittmann member
of the Syrian archaeological expedition with three
Princeton men.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
TNJUNcTToyS IN WsLL srRrrr

The holding Of an injunction as \ cluh over
wall Street broker 10 force him 10 he
easy In settling with shorts" is q new rse
OF the process OF the courts No doubt Justice
Sllderseeve in granting a restraining order
against j. T. Morgan & Co. Kuhn. Loeb az Co
ana others al the request Of a speculator who
hao SOLO Northern Pacific short" acted in Jer-
iect good faith on the representation of facts
nade TO him. His own statement is that the
pialntn alleged that the broker who purcha sed
from MN was acting for parties who held all
the stock AZ the time. and knew il was imDossi-
bic for the plaintiff 10 carry ont his contract
ana deliver the stock. II is conceivable that
such a transaction might be Illegal and the con-
tract set aside, but the interference OF q court
IN such case can be wisely made only with
the most extreme care and with strong assur-
ance against the abuse OF the process by infer
ested parties So great is the danger in sucb
matters Of the courts going beyond their leciti-
mate functions that II Is questionable if q pre-
hminary injunction should issue on ex-parte
statements. even the most plausible. when IL Is
IN the power OF a court to summon defendants
forthwith 10 present their side OF the case
This Northern Pacific order looks like the At
tempt of stock gambler 10 play the baby
act" He knew, and the public knew, that
thefe WIS corner. Rival interests were
fighting for the control Of the road. Each MAS
buying all the stock II could II is difficult 10
see how broker acting for either one of these
Interests could know that delivery was impos-
sioe' Tor neither he nor his principals held all
the stock. He was working hard TO get more
than half, had no means of knowing what his
rival had. and was apparently entitled 10 sup-
pose that anybody Offering 10 sell stock I'm the
lace OF these notorious conditions had n or had
means OF securing IL. IS matter Of fact
others who sold stock short" did secure n in
spite OF the allegation that the buying brokers
clients had al the stock II came from sironr
boxes in every direction. Some was sent here
on special train some was on its way from
Europe How could the buyer know thar this
particular offer was rot some OF this? In is
perfectly plain that even the rivals together did
not have al the stock, for when the price wen,
extremely high numerous investment blocks
were brought from hiding, and Il was possible
10 get them by paying enough. Apparentls
some spectators preferred 10 represent 10 the
court that they could not ger the stock az all
rather than 10 pay the exorbitant figure which
they themselves had helped 10 make by selling
what they did not own
The conduct OF the persons who obtained the
order with respect 10 serving IL further suggests
that II was wanted as a stock market cluh
rather than as an equitable relief and empha.
sizes the need Of extreme precaution against
lending the arm OF the court 10 such schemes
New-York tribune., 1901-05-11
OPEN AND CLOSED CARS.

Theexcuse offered for running open cars during
the stormy weather of the last two days is that
il was made necessary by the change OF motive
power which is being effected upon one Of the
lines in this borough. The closed cars Of that
line had been sent 10 the shops 10 be trans
formed from cable cars 10 electric cars. and
other closed cars from other lines had 10 be
transferred TO that line TO take their place. and
that made a scarcity Of closed cars elsewhere
The excuse is plausible. and doubtless covers
the matter 10 n certain extent. But not nearly
10 the full extent. IL is not credible that such
change Of cars accounts for all the open ears
that have been run in Manhattan in these two
days. and il certainly does not in the least ac-
count for those which have been run in Brook
lyn We cannot dismiss the conviction that
many closed cars have been standing. fit for
service but unused. in the carsheds, while open
cars have been run on the streets. TO the dis
comfort. danger and often serious injury Of
those who were compelled 10 ride i'm them.
The matter is the more eXasperating, because
il IS so absolutely unnecessary. The transporta-
ton companies might easily run ears 10 suit the
weather, aud 10 serve the public health and
comfort without as much work and expense as
they now bear. IL is not necessary 10 make the
change from open TO closed ears whenever a
rainy day comes on. entailing a lot OF work and
bother AZ the sheds. II is not necessary. even
10 have two sets Of ears. one open and one shut
rs AT present. thus entailing double expense. II
is perfectly feasible 10 supply the public needs
with single set OF cars for use in all kinds Of
weather and At all times of year. There are
such cars now in use in this city. They are on
the Third-ave. line. They fitted with rever-
sible cross seats and with windows which can
be closed so as 10 make the car as tight as any
ordinary closed car or opened so as 10 make it
actually a more agreeable open car for hot
weather than any of the exclusively open cars.
There are however. only few of these model
cars and their number is growing less. and il
is said they viii soon be abolished. Why? Not
because they are particularly expensive, for
they are not; certainly not nearly as expensive
as the two sets Of cars otherwise required. Not
because they are uncomfortable 10 the passen-
gers seated in them. for il is the common testi-
mony OF the public thar they are the most COM
Portable cars in the city. Not because their
seating capacity is less than that Of other cars.
Tor IL is not less but greater. No, but the sole
ana confessed reason for their rejection and
abolition by the companies is that they give
seats TO too many passengers and do not afford
enough room for passengers who are compelled
| TO stand. III the companies wanted TO try 10
give every passenger n seat as far as possible
They would use such cars But such is no, their
desire. They want TO make as many passengers