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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
BRIGHT YELLOW CALF"
Is on His Way Home From Wash
ington and Is Inter
viewed.

Casper. Wyo.. March 1.-THE delega-
ton of braves from the Shoshone ana
AraDahoe tribes. which went to Washing
ton two weeks ago to protest against the
order of the Indian department that all
Indians must cut their hair short and
dress and act more like their white
brothers. passed through Casper a few
DAYS ago en- route to their homes on the
Wind River reservation. near Lander.
Thev we're in charge OF Indian Agent II.
O. Nickerson. and all were in pleasant
frame of mind.
In a talk with Yellow Calf. one of the
brightest and most influential members
Of the Arspahoe delegation. il was learned
that the department at Washington mOCi-
fed the order somewhat, and the In
disns are perfectly satisfied as a result
The original order included ali Indian
men and boys. but the new order says
that old men need not be shorn of their
locks Young men and boys. however,
must keep their hair cropped close and
thev must also wear civilian clothes.
yellow Calf said the men OF his tribe
will he satisfied Many Of them have
close and initiating white men in man,
/ WAYS. and there being very few who still
wear their hair long. little difficulty viii
/ be experienced in having the order en-
/ forced.
J The Indians were well pleased with their
visit % Washington. and their reception
/ by government officials. They return ID
tbe reservation with many new ideas
I gained I'm the east. and will endeavOr tC
( have their brethren on the reservation
adopt many new customs. They VIII alse
urge upon their brothers the necessity oil
tilIing the soil. raising more stock anC
/ sending their children to school.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
SEE HORSES TORTURED
Americans at Bull Fight Disgust.
ed at Brutality of the
Sport. .
Especial to The Herald)

Ea Paso. Tex. March 1.-THE
bloodiest bull fight ever Witnessed at
Juarez. Mexico. occurred today, when
Fuentes and Mazantine. SPANS most
renowned matadors, fought six bulls 10
the death. Five horses were horribly
gored and killed or mortaHy wounded
during the combat. which lasted three
hours
Ten thousand people who saw the
battle had their thirst for gore fully
satisfied. The audience was made up
principally of Americans from this side
Of the border. who attended merely to
he able 10 say that they had seen a
genuine Spanish bull fight by the great
est n1atadors known
Many OF the spectators were sickened
bv the sight of so much blood. Women
tainted and men accustomed to clean
American suorts left the building in
disgust before the fight was half over.
Fuentes. said TO be the chief matadOr
Of Spain. playe5 in i'll luck today; ne
sta bbed one bull FIVE times before fin
ally driving his sword into a vital spot.
The Americans yelled at him to get an
ak to put the beast out Of his misery.
and the bespangled matadOr was great
ly discounted.
Mazatini showed himself to be mas
ter Of his art. killing each Of his charg-
ing bulls with one clean stroke. Re
was Honized by the Mexican populaee.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17

-'sah March l6-Sheriff Rigby ar
."el DO Logan this morning. having
p .aaIse Bert DE Shazo. whom he
,Erd 10 Idaho The prisoner. who
'.If gained fame by holding up two
20. Lake policemen is wanted there
% several charges.
l-2y had a highly exciting chase
'ht Young criminal. Striking his
~ Trenton he finally captured
~ % JerseHseu's camp ON the West
u ,anal just across the Idaho line.
paced DE Shazo under arrest and
-... renewing him of his revolver. per-
i MIN to enter tent for the
.a. I oi taking off a pair Of over
r., "llea belonged leo another work
f .-..,. waiting about ten minutes. dur
~ --.,A time he was busy explain
.-,-... a ,lsrs TO the camp foreman. the
..-' Went into the tent. only To dis
t. mat his bird had flown. re
-.,, ''.'a1 out under the edge of the
o.. ll. jumping down into the bed
3, 0A nearby had gotten avav
eD5.-as near nIshtfaN and the lob Of
vr-. - ,le .ugi.vt= trail Was some
,ts .e.. l'l.i. bUJ 8t last. locating il
followed his man for eight
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17

lieutenant General Confident He Could End the Fighting But the
Administration DsapprOVes Plan and Denies the Request
Says War Is About Over

disapproved the plan submitted The
papers. so Endorsed by the secretary.
were sent 10 the White House and the
president subsequently, concurred in
the secretary's action The final in
dorsement. disposing Of the matter. is
said to bear date March 8, 1902
In effect, President Roosevelt and
Secretary Root hold that the war in
the Philippines is already at an end
or virtually so. and that the adoption
of General Miles plan. involving
change of policy in dealing with the
inhabitants of the archipelago. would
be unfair to those officials. military and
civil, whose work has brought about
almost complete pacification
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
DUEL ENDS IN DEATH
Sabbath Combat, P0utranCe, in
New Mexico Between Well
Known Antagonists.

Fl Paso, Tex, March ia duel with
pistols yesterday afternoon between two
prominent New MeXicans. Billy Gard
ner and Eugene Huiin, az Leonard
thirty miles from Fl Paso, resulted in
the death Of Gardner He was shot
twice in vital parts. once i'm the alb
dOmen and once in the region of me
heart.
Hulin was not hit. and Immediately
after the shooting struck out for Las
cruces to give himself up 10 the au-
thoEities. Both men are well known in
this city. Hulin is large stock-Owner.
Gardner resided near Anthony.
The men met by chance in a restaur-
ant and Immediately pulled heir six
shooters and opened fire. Six shots
were exchanged Hulin has surrendered
to the sheriff at Las Cruces.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
GERONIMO ASKS TO BE FREE

= Fort sill. o. T.. March l6-Ger- I
, ouimo. the Apache Indian chief 4
= has petitioned the authorities at I
= Washington to be released from I
= captivity. For the last fourteen
= years Geronimo has been mill 1
= tar. prisoner at Fort Sill. Gen :
, eral Frank Armstrong of the regu- I
, lar army has recommended that I
. ne be Raroled and made a citizen.
> With Geronimo are 29S Apaches I
= The remnant of the Chiraraus
> viii probably be released.
= y = = = = , > = = = = = = > = =
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
TT2YENER COMPLAINS
Beers DO NOT FIGHT FAIR
,.ns Thew Wore Khaki Uniforms and Could Not
Be Distinguished From British
....,s Error Cause Of the Defsat-Dearsys Magnanmty
Anglers Some Of His Soldiers
v ,a1 .5re var following communoa-

7v March ~ received the following
r.r from kitchener at Pretoria
! md vsthuea has report
"a aps ha certain PaiuaIs Pr9y2"y given are nseeu,
@ Was gap IF f5 me f eaera MethgeS m@e
@ iz.y mantained themselves
@ @ as 9fas disposed s s by sf rqs s s sehg a5
e 5 dressed aa attack attempting
az completely out Of hand carving with them
' thus lA apro5eeted but continued yey man
y n garren5e- and upon refusing to do So was
fgsD nErHUEN CUT OFF FROM AID.
% a wi i 6ems9e sae i 5ut neld i on ' oP 5
this period me remaining mfap namely 100 OF the Ian
he ksl near continued hold
By mis- time sJs6uen wounded
h, amongst his men The ammunition WAS mostly expended
as ana 1@mpoo 6oush them about 10
e fs P1as o sg s sea B5 an
II sar Infantry wen artillery up trad
G their ent In ADDITION 70 he forty members 81 me ape Pc.
5 5a hold their ground after panic had swept
SAYS BoERs DID NOT FIGHT FAIR
k has sent ssssSS ana 5 Bo s9eF 4S the 9ssRs
insufficient behind the
which brought about panic the result of the
' that n, asita uniforms and nd
dating
as APPEARS that General EZRA 2Is5aasa s4 g s
x S 5 General pe el rode 9P i ai5 IfBg6 IifF
greatest courtesy consideration ordered Keksdorp
iHs rsddrp respondent baly Mail burghes
this party them brought General
% back General Dearey however overuled ohe7 Of the
ozrEsDs nAeNAN11rITY OF pELAREx
OF
hnaniy describes brilliant
H contained Hebron
horse The Beers then the
men dashed through with 800 Dick poweress
Stop The
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
BANKS MAY COMPETE FOR
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS

Indianapolis. March 16.-President Med
ford B. Wilson of the CAPITOL National
bank said today of the bankers move
ment to establish a universal money or
der system.
with the express companies i'm carrying
small money orders which tend to take
the business away from the banks where
it properly belongs. The association
nlan viii restore 10 the bankers mach Of
the business IN this line which is now
being done by the government through
the nOstOffice
THE general scheme is TO have uui-
versal money order issued by bankers
.1Il resc,tsi % ~
are 20 cost but one-thlrd as much as
charged by The government and Inc ex-
press companies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
GSHAzO is ARRESTED, ESCAPES AND LEADS
SHERIFF LONG CHASE BEFORE RECAPTURE

miles afoot only to discover, when
iear Preston. Ida. that De Shazo had
stolen horse from a man named
Lewis and started north.
Securing two more horses. the sheriff
and Mr.. Lewis started after him. each
taking a different route. Lewis came
Up with De Shazo at Oxford. and after
getting his horse. allowed the fugitive
TO escape. 50 that when the sheriff
turned up at oxford an hour later De
Shazo was stiiI ahead of him
Leaving his horse the officer fol-
lowed the trail of De Shazo all night
It first took him into the mountains
aud then back again to "A ranch near
Swan Lake, where at daybreak he
routed his man out Of a barn and
quickly put him Ia a position that pre-
Guided further efforts at escape.
Officer Gillespie. who owes De Shazo
a grudge Of long s nding. win be
sent today 10 return inn TO this city
for trial on the numerous charges
which have accumulated against him.
Gillespie is one OF the officers whom
De ShaZo covered with gun. thereby
succeeding i'm escaping arrest at the
home Of young woman on West
Temple street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
LEAVE THEIR HOME TO ESCAPE KDNAPERS

= u " .' Pa March l6Repeated
, .'en unless left certain spot and
u VARYING that mu~5r placing detectives on
caused Alexander
o the
Nea Work 'N-''ut i'"is 10 1ie holaho
= O ,ivess il sa
lcail9
the
d. n Il re.ess
services distinguished re-
-' ~ -'s" tV h Nlt3 where l1ey nave since
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
BARBER MAKES BRAVES BEG FOR MERCY

AHUsKOGEE submit hair cut eight
M fubood Cherokee Indians
commission
had ordered them
disobeyed order theirar
in
clined
of
issued should his hac
They lined in barber
the and
signihed willingness
o and were reease
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
TABERNACLE CHOIR is
INSPECTING SAN FRANCISCO
lspeclaI to The Herald.l

San Francisco. March 16.-The taber-
nacIe choir spent the day in sight-see-
ing. The singers gave morning ser
vices at the Metropolitan temple After
ward all visited the places of interest.
the majority going to the Golden Gate
mark. IN the evening they gathered az
the Metropolitan again. Standing room
vas hard to obtain al both meetings-
After the evening meeting the choir
rendered a few pieces, and Miss Milne
Williams sang The Holy city
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
BLkCKMAlLER SHOT WHEN
He WENT AFTER MONEY

Beatrice. Neb-. March 16.-Willard
Smith, 20 years OF age, who sought TO
blackH1ail a merchant of the town Of
Tillie, was shot and killed tonight by
one Of a party Of four men set TO en-
trap him Smith wrote an anonymous
letter. demanding money which he
went to secure, and resisting capture,
was killed,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
SIEGE IS ON AT PANAMA.
All the Beef Comes By a Round
about WAY.

Colon March l6.-Au approaches to
Coon are nov Guarded BY small de-
tacnusnts- The government Is throwing
up en6ankments at certain advantageous
points in the center of toHn and from zoo
10 800 troops are kept moving up and
down the railroad line. These are neces-
sara precautions 20 avoid an insurgent
srcDrise and attacks similar to that of
last November. Foodstuffs are becoming
scarce in Panama. as small boats are no
LONGER able 90 communicate with the
neiEhboriug coast towns Panama is re-
eeiyinS its supply of beef from Cartha-
gena hy way Of Colon
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
atAlIHY MEN WILL CARE
FOR HOMELESS 0RPHAES

u, 'er C7Lo- AIaoch l6.-Brosivay
60 Was packed this afternoon nv
q. and Erot~stants. iu response
P.z- l9s lass meeting issued BIZ
.s.-t heias @. Matz of the Catholic
~ ~. 70 discuss means of providing
o. :. -s' h-dcen who were inmates
br ~ 'ncents orphanage. DESTROYED
b.ss esJerday. Tt was decided ia re-
nzs-. .'le 'rphaaage al once. and i'm the
-- 49,. provide the sisters vitb
lf+is 4aa quarters for the homeless
t5. ,-..,.ss. A committee of twelve Of
p5ist..' .,-ilest men of the city was an
-''@'ed 10 raise funds.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17

UTASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
wv Post tomorrow viii say:
Lieutenant General Nelson A.
quest to the war department TO be sent
to the Philippines, and in connection
Herewith. submitted a plan by which.
in his opinion, the war could be
brought TO an end without further loss
of life TO either side He proposed to
employ methods similar to those used
by him so successfully in his Indian
campaigns.
Secretary Root. after due considera-
ton, denied General Miles request and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
Rhodes is no Better.

Cape Town, March l6--Mr- Rhodes
took some nourishment during last
n;ght b,it tras decidedly weaken fl,fs
morning. At o'clock this afternoon
his condition was unchanged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
ICY BLASTS OF BLIZZARD
SWEEP THE FROZEN NORTH
Worst Storm in Years Prevailing in Dakota, and
Winnipeg Manitoba, Is Isolated.
Trains Tied Up and Some of Them LOs-Shsep on the Range
Are Dying


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ports fall Of about feet resulting Thurs
drfted
Gendve Mandan conducted
OF OF
stocknen
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00ENENDs PERMANENTLY OF DELAREY.

Brussels Kruger sent mesen-
s'u Mr.
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that section are flooded and cannot be
operated for several days.
Montgomery, Ala, March 16.-Ths
SeaboarU Air Line suffered severely by
last nights rams and its trains in this
part of the state are indefinitely an
nulled. It lost "A bridge and consider
able tTackage near HurtsborC. and
lesser washOuts are reported at other
points
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17

Aberdeen, s. D., March 1.-THE biz
card which started Friday still con
tinues, without sign of abatement. It
is the worst storm in years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17

AIinot, n. D.. March 16.-The blizzard
which has ragged for three days is mod
Grating tonight. and the sky is clear
ing. All trains are late
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
WORST BLIZZARD IN YEARS.

North Dakota in the Grasp Of a Fierce
Storm.
DEVILS Lake. n. D., March ia
blizzard. the worst in ten years, has
been raging for the past thirty-six
hours. No such storm has been eX-
perienced in ten years. A large amount
of snow has fallen. All railroad and
other traffic is entirely abandoned. The
thermometer is at zero.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17

Sparta. Wis. March 16.-The worst
blizzard Of the season has prevailed
over this section for the past twenty
four hours. and is still raging. The
mercury IS below zero, and the snow is
driven by a high wind.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17
RAMS IN THE SOUTH,
Rivers Overflow Their Banks and Do
Great Damage in Dixie

Great damage IL
Atlanta. Ca. March 16.-HeaYy rams
Yesterday and last night in northern
ana middle Georgia, today caused the
,+Ia7;ts Weather bureau to send flood
,,-srDines to Eufaula, Ala, and West
Point and Columbus, ca" Preolc'ih5
. amid rise in the Chattahoochee-
North Alabama was deluSedI a.
v.ara nortfons of south Georgia ana
northern Florida, and streams in those
secfions of the south are out Of their
At Albany. Ca. the Flint river, which
rose at the rate of a foot an hour last
nieht has not yet reached the maxi
n,uno height expected. The rainfall
there i'm the past three days has been
nearly twelve inches. Many sewers
burst and houses in the low lying quar-
Tor of the town were surrounded by
water. The river is still rising.
THE tracks Of the Central Of Georgia
and the Plant system between Albany
and brownsville are under water IN
several places.
The Chattahoochee at Columbus. Ca
rose seven feet today and IS stlll on
an upward move. The washout near
Everett Citv. Ca. has not yet been
repaired and has prevented the de-
parture Of !. PierpOnt Morgan ana par
fv. who we're to have left BfunsWlcfA
for Cincinnati today.
some damage was done TO the town
of Cordele. Ca. by the heavy rams ana
a washout is reported near thefe'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17

Rjrmingh7m. Ala. March ia tor
nado struck the town Of Piper today.
wrecking forty houses and damaging
fhirtv-fye others a negro was killed.
and John Allen. wife and three chill
dren- we're severely injured The storm
also did great damage at Gurnee june
ton and Belle Ellen. The mines IN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-17

Brunswick. Ca. March 1.-THE sur
ronndinr country is flooded. Rain has
been coming down here in torrents
since noon and there is no indication
Of cessation. Not a train is moving
over the Brunswick & Birmingham
railroad. Through Buffalo swamp
water is over the tracks for nearly
mile. and passengers are unable to get
to Brunswick.
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Black River Falls. Wis, March 18.-
The worst storm in years is raging
here, and roads are impassab bic.
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Lacrosse. Wis, March 16--The Their
mometer today registered zero, and to-
night is still falling. A high wind is
blowing, and small buildings and trees
have been wrecked.
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What are you doing in there, daugh
ter7' he asked, eagerly. Are you a car
iive? Then told him my story. When
mentioned the black squirrel he jerked
his tail seventeen times In great rage
bnd made such fierce clatter with his
jaws that the noise drew Annabel to tha
door. My father, hastily conGoning my
late. fed back to the nest.
This was the cnly interview l hal
with my family, for the very next day a
terrible war broke out among the squir
rels. 1t began in this way. My father.
early next morning. came. as usual. to
| Eis lookout, and there below, on long
| limb. sat the block squirrel"
rs black squirrel, then. such ter
rible creature?" asked the mouse, who
was growing very interested.
Yes; at least this fellow was a per-
feet terror. He had a reputation as a
fighting. quarreling, ferocious outcas:,
end when he appeared all the other
squirrels let him alone.
But my father went for him that
cay
"Oh." exclaimed the mouse. nervously.
was there a ight?"
Fight Well. should gnaw my claws!
In half whisk those two squirrels were
fighting all over the tree: round and
round here, there and everywhere. My
roor mother and the little brother and
sister watched from the nest in grea:
fright. ] know 1t will seem dreadful to
you, Mousie, but the black squirrel killed
my father. Took him by the throat and
Just killed him. Then, as / said, there
was war right away. All the black
SQUIRRELS friends, as well as all the red
squirrels. who know were bribed into 1t.
fought against the respectable gray
squirrels For whole day it lasted. and
finally the gray squirrels drove away
their enemies, killing several. The black
squirrel escaped"
The mouse sympathized again. wasn't
that great PITY"
"Yes, but now comes the interesting
part Ny mother, as soon as the brother
and sister were able to walk. used to
take them on short walks. On one Of
these rambles they all disappeared.
Never returned to the house again.
What for? Had they moved?" asked
the mouse.
mo. squirrels never move unless they
have to-unless the three is cut down.
or they are burned out or driven out.
A pair of screech owls took possession
of my old home and started TO raise a
family"
whats a screech owl?" asked the
mouse.
"a monster" replied the squirrel;
"they live on mice and eat young squir-
rels-sometimes.'
The mouse trembled.
About this time great adventure
happened to me. Annabel one day took
down my cage. fastened the wires and
threw black cloth over It; she chat
tered all the time. but did not know
what she was saying.
Then, after great deal of swinging
shaking and burnping that lasted a
dreadfully long time the cloth was re-
moved. We were in the woods again.
thought. but do you know where we
really were?"
."Paradise?" suggested the mouse. az
. guess.
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switching tail that moved sideways"
"A cat!" cried the mouse. Dreadful!
Yes, the monstrous cat seized me ir
his jaws, and thought my life was end
ed. Such growing and spitting. Such
fearful green eyes! But guess, Mouse.
what happened then
"Oh, was caught once and escaped.
The cat played with you, let you go and
caught you just as you thought you were
free"
''Nonsense!' exclaimed the squirrel. Il
was rescued! A beautiful child with
brown hair and eyes came and took ne
away from the cet. She carried me in
her warm and soft hand into the cottage.
THE little girls name was Annabel.
and she at once named me Chic Chat.
ION the same day that became Chic
o-Chat' my poor frightened family begaI.
20 search for me. They made a great
chattering and ran hither and thither.
looking into all the other squirrel
houses, behind shaded bushes and under
logs But my voice was too weak to
reach SO far and could only watch
Them. Finally they seemed to give up
the search. and rs the evening came i
saw my father sitting on the lookout
Suddenly he saw me!
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was closed the girls examined their sur
roundings. Then Betty sat on trunk
and burst into tears. This was totally
unlike the rough mining camps. with
the free life or the gorgeous hotels Of
place and homesick-
II don't believe can stand IT," she
sobbed.
ITS dreadful"
why" disgustedly, there's lace on
the sheets and nuted stun on the wash
stand. think I'd feel most at home in
the fireplace" and Betty's tears changed
to laughter. Lace on the sheets and NO
carpet; this gets me. Say something.
Bonnie
II don't need to-" said Bonnie. smil-
ing: you've said 1t all"
Well, do something. then"
Come, come, little sister. wash of the
coal dust I'll brush your hair afresh
and you'll feel better. and Saturday
papa will be here" Betty clung to her.
wouldn't It be terrible to be here
alone?"
"You bet 1t would" returned Bonnie.
as she brushed out the long curls.
A little later came knock at the
door and in answer to their Come in
a young girl about IA. Bonnie's age. ap-
peared; ~ am Mary Randall" she sad.
with a reserved air of self-possession
that was disconcertins. Miss Astor says
when you are ready she will receive you
and I am ready to take you down
We're ready now"
Mrs. Astor's dignity seemed even more
formidable than the wrath OF the as