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Morris tribune., 1902-06-07

"Oui! OATS max me yer mad.
| jump and swear mos awful bad. OATS
pardon me, Msieu Craig, heh?"
But Craig only smiled at him rather
sadly.
ut was awfully risky" he said to
Graeme, land it was hardly worth it.
They'll get more whisky, and anyway
the league is gone"
"Well," said Graeme, with a sigh of
satisfaction. lit is not quite such a
sided affair as it was"
And we could say nothing in reply,
for we could hear Nixon snoring in the
next room, and no one had heard Of
Billy. and there were others of the
league that we knew were even now
down at Slavins. 1t was thought best
that all should remain in Mr.. Craig's
shack. not knowing what might hap
pen, and so we lay where we could,
and we needed none to sing us to
sleep.
When | awoke, stiff and sore, it was
to find breakfast ready and old man
Nelson in charge. AS we were seated
Craig came in, and l saw that he was
not the man of the night before. His
courage had come back; his face was,
quiet and his eye clear. He was his
own man again.
"GeOrdie has been out all night, but
has failed to find Billy" he announced
quietly.
We did not talk much. Graeme and
1 worried with our broken bones, and
the others suffered from a general
morning depression. But after break
fast. as the men were beginning to
move, Craig took down his Bible, and,
saying, WAIT a few minutes, men,"
be read slowly, in his beautiful clear
voice, that psalm for all fighters
"God is our refuge and strength"
and so on to the noble words:
1.-The Lord of Hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refugee
How the mighty words pulled US to-
gether, lifted us till we grew ashamed
Of our ignobIe rage and of our ignoble
depression!
And then Craig prayed in simple,
straightgoing words There was &C.
acknowledgement of failure, but l knew
he was thinking chiefly of himself;
there was gratitude, and that was for
the men about him, and felt my face
burn with shame; there was a petition
for help, and we all thought Of Nixon
and Billy and the men Weakening from
their debauch at Slavin's this pure,
bright morning. Then he asked that
we might be made faithful and worthy
Of God, whose battle it was. Then we
all stood up and shook hands with him
in silence, and every man knew g COW
enant was being made. But none saw
his meeting with Nixon. He sent us all
away before that. s@' y
Nothing was heard Of the destruction
of the hotel stock in trade. Unpleasant
questions would certainly be asked,
and the proprietor decided to let bad
alone On the point Of responsibility
the success of the ball was not ccn-
sr:cuGIs, but the antileague men were
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Morris tribune., 1902-06-07

! boot had caught the upHfted wrist and
sent the knife flying to the wall.
Then there was a great rushing
| sound as Of wind through the forest,
and the lights went out. When
awolze, found myself lying with my
head on Graeme's knees and Baptiste
sprinkling snow on my face. AS l
looked up Graeme leaned over, and,
smiling down into my eyes, he said:
GOOD boy! 1t was a great fight, and
we put it up we'll" And then he Whis-
pered, 81 owe you my life my boy"
His words thrilled my heart through
and through, for l loved him as only
meD can love men, but only answer
ed:
Il could not keep them back"
cit was we'll DONE" he said, and
felt proud.
/ confess I was thankful to be so
we'll out of it, for Graeme got off with
a bone in his wrist broken and with
a couple Of ribs cracked, but had it not
been for the open barrel of whisky
which kept them occupied for a time,
Offering too good a chance to be lost,
and for the timely arrival Of Nelson,
neither of us had ever seen the light
again.
We found Craig sound asleep upon
his 5~yuch. His CONSERVATION on wax
ing to see US torn, bruised and bloody
WAS laughable, but he fastened to find
us warm water and bandages, and we
soon felt comfortable.
Raptiste was radiant with pride and
delight over the fight and lowered
about Graeme and me, giving vent to
his feelings in admiring French and
English explosives. But Abe was dis
gusted because of the failure at Sla-
wins, for when Nelson looked in he saw
Slavin's French Canadian wife in
charge, with her baby on her lap, and
he came back to Shaw and said, Come
away: we can't touch this and Shaw,
after looking in, agreed that nothing
could be done. A baby held the fort.
AS Craig listened to the account of
the fight he tried hard not to approve,
but he could not keep the CLEAN out of
his eyes, and as l pictured Graeme
dashing back the crowd thrOnging the
barricade till he was brought down by
the chair Craig laughed gently and put
his hand on Graeme's knee, and as
went on to describe my agony while
Ida4o's fingers were gradually nearing
the knife his face grew pale and his
eyes grew wide with horror.
"Baptiste here did the business"
said. and the little Frenchman nodded
complacently and said:
Oats me Cor sure"
''By the way, how is your foot?" ask
ed Graeme.
"He's fuss rate. OATS what you call
one bite of-of-dat leel bees. He's
dere; you put your finger dere, he's not
dere. What you call hin| s. 20
''Flea." suggested.
"Ouir' cried Baptiste. Oats one
bite of flea
81 was thankful l was under the
Ga.As4s. l 1spl4ea, smiling.
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content if not jubilant.

content if not jubilant.
Billy Breen was found by Geordie
late in the afternoon in his own old
and deserted shack, breathing heavily,
covered up in his filthy, moldering bed
clothes, with a half empty bottle of
whisky at lis side. Geordie's grief and
rage were beyond even his Scotch con-
| troll He spoke few words, but these
were Of such concentrated 7ehemence
that no one felt the need Of Abe's as
sistance in vocabulary.
Poor Billy! We carried him to Mrs.
MAYORS home, put him in a warm
bath, rolled him in blankets and gave
him little sips of hot water, then of
hot milk and coffee, as I had seen Al
clever doctor in the hospital treat al
similar case Of nerve and heart de-;
preston. But the already weakened
system could not recover from the aw-
full shock Of the exposure following the
debauch, and on Sunday afternoon we
saw that his heart was failing fast.
All day the miners had been dropping
in to inquire after him, for Billy had
been a great favorite in other days,
and the attention Of the town had been
admiringly centered upon his fight of
these last weeks. 1t was with no ord1.
nary sorrow that the news Of his con-
dition was received. AS Mrs. Mayor
sang to him his large, coarse hands
moved in time to the music, but he did
not open his eyes till he heard Mr.
Craig's voice in the next room. Then
he spoke his name, and Mr.. Craig was
kneeling beside him in a moment. The
words came slowly:
"Oi tried-to fight hit hout-but-G
got beaten. TIit 'urts to think 'es
ashamed O. ns~, Old like ia done bet
ter-Oi would. -
ASHAMED OF you, Billyw said Craig
in voice that broke. mot he"
''And-ye hall-elped me SOL" he went
on. "Oi wish Old "a done better-Oi
do" And his eyes sought Geordie and
then rested on Mrs. Mavor, who smiled
back at him with world Of love in
her eyes. "You hain't hashamed O. me
-yore heyes saigh So" he said, look
ing at her.
NO, Billy" she said, and wonder
ed at her steady voice, mot bit.
Why, Billy, am proud Of you"
He gazed up at her with wonder and
ineffable love in his little eyes, then
lifted his hand slightly toward her,
She knelt quickly and took it in both
Of hers, stroking it and kissing it. !.
"Oi Taught TIA done better. OHM
lawful sorry Oh went back on i'm Hit
was the lemonade. The boys didn't!
mean no arm, but hit started the 'elG
hinside." .--. III
Geordie hurled out some bitter words.
Don't be ard on EN-, Geordie. They
didn't mean no ARM he said, and his
eyes kept waiting till Geordie said hur:
riedly: t.
INA, ma, lad! I'll just leave them TIL
the ALMIGHTY"
Then Mrs. Mayor sang softly. smooth
Continued on pager.
Morris tribune., 1902-06-07
CHAPTER TX.
HE LEAGUES REVENGE.

a rs we stood outside of Craigs
EA shack in the dim starlight we
fSssss<ss could not hide from ourselves
ts5a8aSE that we were beaten. 1t was
not so much grief as blind fury that
filled my heart, and, looking at the
faces of the men about me, | read the
same feeling there. But what could
we Go? The yells of carousing miners
down at Slavin's told us that nothing
could be done with them that night.
To be SO utterly beaten and unfairly
and with no chance of revenge was
maddening.
'I'd like to get back at 'em," said
Abe, carefully depressing himself.
awe got it, men," said Graeme sud
denly. "This town does not require
all the whisky there is in it," And he
unfolded his plan. 1t was to gain pos
session of Slavin's saloon and the bar
of the Black Rock hotel and cle"r out
all the liquor to be found in both these
places did not much like the idea,
but Geordie said: I'm ga'en after the
lad. I'll haze naethin' tae dae wi yon.
It's nc that easy, an it's a sinfu'
waste" 49, l.1-z.---.--,- =.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-09

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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-09
Mr.. SPRAGUE SAYS
WILLIAM I. KEAS.

The Delcatessan Lunch Rooms used 1896
loaves OF bread last year.
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WOMAN ADMITS OLD
MAN WAS MURDERED.
Disappearance Of Aged Pensioner
at Argentine, kas., Is Now
Explained.
BODY THROWN INTO THE RIVER.
Robbery Given as the Motive
Dead Mans Nephew Attempts
Suicide in Jail-Other
Deaths Recalled.
BODY THROWN INTO THE RIVER.

Kansas City. Mo. Feb S.--Rhoda Taylor
made a written confession to the police OF
Argentine. Kas., across the river from here.
to-day. that Noah Long. the aged stone
mason who disappeared mysteriously from
his home there a week ago to-day, had
been robbed and thrown into the Kaw
River.
Long was an old soldier and had drawn
s2l0 pension money from the bank on Thurs
day last. He visited n saloon in Argentine
that night, which was the last time he had
been seen.
To-day the police are searching in the
river for the body. The river except at the
place where It is alleged the body was
thrown in. is covered with thick ice
According to the woman's confession
which was signed in the presence of a re-
porter. Henry Donohue and James Gofs
were with her and Long at Donohue's house
on the Thursday night Long disappeared.
Donohue. who was infatuated with the
woman. had. she asserts. taunted her with
not being able to secure the noney from
Long. who, it appears. had also paid her
some attention.
In the course OF the evening. she declares.
the men robbed the old man and then COM
PEELED her 10 start with him across a bridge
over the kaw. While in the middle of the
IiiuSS men, SHe asserts, caught up WIN
them. held Long and ordered her to hurry
on and not turn back. a moment later she
heard splash. she says. and knew that
they had thrown Long into the water
Donohue. Davo Moran. a nephew OF the
missing man, and the Taylor woman, were
arrested last Tuesday, and Goff was taken
to-day after she had made the confession.
All live in the bottoms along the river
Last night Moran attempted 10 commit
suicide by trying to cut an artery in his
wrist. The nature OF the charge against
Moran is not known.
On the day before Long disappeared Ar
gentine was furnished another mystery in
the finding in his hut the dead body OF
Thomas Carroll. s5 years Of age. who had
lived alone for years. He was known to
have considerable money. and wounds on
his head made it appear that he had been
murdered by robbers. No Clew to his as
sailants has been found.
Following this, George Zimmerman. aged
So. Il farmer. was found dead in his home.
where he had lived alone. six miles west
OF Argentine. The body was frozen stiff
The Coroner. however decided that Zinl-
merman's death was due to heart disease.
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tial cover. and shot at Roach. A moment
later John. too was wounded in the right
arm Daring even against the fearful odds.
the Biddles fought. The battle was to the
death. A hail of bullets from the detect
ives guns and revolvers fell about the fuSi-
tives.
Edward Eiddle finally iurcl.ed forward In
to the snow. and dyed it in his blood. Then
il was that. unmindful of her own life X
she could shield that Of the man for whom
she had already sacrificed all else. Mrs
Soffel leaped to the wounded mans side as
barrier of flesh between him and the
leaden shower from the officers deadly
guns.
Biddie pushed Mrs soffel from him. and
with curses for the men who had brought
him low. put more cartridges in his Ct,n, re-
solved 10 bring one Of the officers with him
Roach saw Edward Riddle reach into his
coat pocket and take out two more car
tEidges:; The detective sent another bullet
rushed up to within five feet of the two
nurderers and empted their guns at them.
The Biddles had lost so much blood and
we're so badly wounded that they We're un-
able TO raise their hands, and had to con-
tent themselves with cursinS their capto.s.
All to Die Together.
II is q tribute to the dead mems des-
geTats bdavery i that morally stricken ,S and
captors felt no safety until both had been
bound.
The bullet which nearly ended Mrs So:-
biidie, in accordance with the agreement
made between them that. If the escape
should fail. all should die together.
Mrs Soffel. the woman whose strange in
fatuatior for u criminal has furnished such
a startling CHAPTER In the countrys ; annals.
is in every particular the opposite Of what
might be expected i'll a woman likely to be
an actor in such a tragedy. She Is % years
old and has been married sixteen of these.
She is the mother OF four children. the Old.
est Is Years and the youngest years OF
age.
The daughter OF d prosperous and highly
respected merchant. she possessed every
advantage OF education and careful train
ing. From childhood she lived on Mount
Washington. Among those who knew her
she was considered a model Of womarly
virtue. the last In the world. to all appear
ance. who would be susceptible to romantic
notions. and FAR less to criminal completely
with q condemned murderer.
How that sort of woman could fall a
victim to the influence Of a convict. and,
forsaking home. husband. children and uni
versal respect. cleave to him in defiance of
law and death itself. Is matter SO fuil
of mystery that no man has dared TO sX-
plain il.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-09
RAIN AND SNOW INTERFERE
WITH RIVIERA GAYETIES.

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST LOUIS REPUBLIC.
Paris. Feb. S.-CCopyright. 1902 J-The snow
and rain which have fallen in Paris and
other parts of France this week have So
rious'y interfered with the carnival on the
Riviera After its postponement from the
original date. the Qualifications got a start
on Tuesday, but were again interrupted by
wet weather.
We're covered with an amount of Snow al
most beyoni precedent, Early in the week
at Paris open spaces were covered with
three inches of snow.
The Riviera ostrich farm is attracting
much notice. and as soon as the weather
is fine enough formal reception Will be
held,
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-09

whose play. la PasserelIe." has afforded
Mime. Rejane another triumph at the Naute-
Vile has been condemned to pay fine
and damages for assaultiBS NJ. Bourbon
of the Figaro.
NJ Bourdon passed unpleasant remarks
about NJ. Croisset one day at a breakfast.
The remarks were repeated to NJ troisset.
and the latter sent his seconds When the
seconds arrived N. Bourbon said he had re-
ceiyed letter. and the affair was at an
end, The next evening II. Croisset went to
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-09

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The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-09
TRAGEDY OF THE BlDDLES
is UNIQUE IN CRIkiiNOLOGY

Same of the Causes Morbid sympathy of Mrs Sof
Made Possible the Escape of the
condemned Men-Fae Re Watching Flight of
the Fuctivcs-They Observed at Every Turn
and Il Child Was the Real Cause
of Their Apprehension.
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-09
TALENTED YOUNG DRAMATfST
IS ASKED TO PAY A FINE.

SPECIAL BY CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC.
Paris, Feb. a-tCopyright. 1902 M.
Francis de Croisset, a young dramatist,
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-09

WILLIAM I. KEAS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Carlyle. ILL.,, Feb. s.-William I. Keas.
aged 81 years died to-day at his home in
Carlyle. The funeral will occur at O'Clock
Sunday afternoon.
ALFRED SHADWICK.
REPUBLC SPECIAL.
Olean, Mo-. Feb. s.-Alfred Shadwick.
aged 76 years, died near here to-day. He
and his wife. Mary Jordan. were the first
persons to secure a marriage license in
Moniteau County. Mr.. Shadwick was born
in Tennessee. but had been a resident Of
Missouri since 1872
The St. Louis Republic., 1902-02-09

the Figaro office and assaulted NJ. Bour-
don. NJ. Croisset was fined so and SEN
fenced to pay 500 damages.
SELF-CULTURE CLUB LECTURE-Th0
next lecture in the winter course of the
SeIf-Culture Club. No $500 North Ninth
street. will be given ON Monday evening.
February To- by Professor James Irving
Crabt.e. Subject, Hot Nights and Days I'm
India TIE lecturers stories of his East
Indian experiences will be illustrated with
views of Agra. Cawnpore. Umritsur, La
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting Of the Raleigh Baptist AS
ISOLATION Opens.

Yesterday was the first day of the an
nual Sunday School convention of the
Raleigh Baptist Association held at Mt.
Moriah church, near Auburn.
The convention opened at 1890 yester-
day morning with a praise and prayer
service conducted by Rev. w. G. Hall.
After the organization of the meeting,
Rev. j. w. Suttle preached a sermon.
The executive committee of the associa-
tion met at one o'clock, and at two a
conference on How to Prepare the Les
sons" was led by Prof. j. r. Laws. This
was followed by an illustrated Blackboard
Lesson, by Mr. w A. Cooper
Last night Mr.. j. M. Broughton deliv-
cred an excellent address on Soul Win
ming"
The program for today and Sunday is
as follows:
1000 a. m.-Praise and prayer service
conducted by Rev. C. V. Brooks.
HOO a. m.-Address-Th Glass Spirit
IN. B. Broughton.
Recess.
200 p. m.-Conference on Grading
Home Department and House to- House
Vistation-Led by J. II. Smith.
800 p. m.-Mission Work of the Sun
day SChool-Address by John t. Pullen.
$3.50 p. m-Six 5-minute talks on What
We Need in the Schools of the Raleigh
Association to Increase their Membership
and Effcieney'-J. NJ. Beatty, r. H. Cow
er, ]. T. Holt, ]. j. Bagwell and E. w
Green.
SUNDAY.
$3.50 a. m.-Praise and prayer, conduct
ed by Mt. Moriah Sunday School.
1000 a. m.-Address, by T. Neil John
son.
1900 a. m.-Address, by Mr.. r. N
Simms.
100 p. m.-Childrer's Meeting. Black
board lesson by 10 H. Weathers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-29
A Boys Life Saved!
A Grateful Mother Writes About the
Rescue of Her Child.
Paine'S Celery
Compound
Triumphed After the Failures
of Physicians.

Mrs Tallman, of 1911 Redmond street,
New Brunswick, N. j., grateful for the
rescue of her little boy from suffering
and death, writes as follows:
Il have used Paine's Celery Compound
for our little boy He had been under the
doctors care for five months, but did not
seem to get much better. The physician
said the child had spinal trouble. He is
three years old and was obliged to creep
on his hands and knees and was too weak
to sit up long at a time. We bought a
bottle of Paine's Celery Compound, and
before it was half gone, we saw big
change in the boy. He is now real fat
and strong, and can walk all around the
house, and has red, plump cheeks.
Paine's Celery Compound cured him."
In the face of such testimony, who can
deny the fact that Paine's Celery Com
pound restores to strength, vigor and
new life? Hundreds of such letters as
Mrs. Tallman's are on file for the in
spection of doubters.
When your children are weak, run
down, nervous, fretful respondent, have
loss of appetite, slow circulation of blood.
give them Paine's Celery Compound for
a week or two, and note we'll the cheering
results returning health and vigOr.
We strongly urge the immediate use OF
the great medicine for all sickly and
weak boys and girls.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-29
DURHAM LEADS THE STATE,

There are thirty three public schools
for white children in Durham county. A
public library has been established in
every district except two, and Superin-
tendent Massey will soon send orders for
Libraries for the remaining two. SO that
within thirty days there will be a pub
lie library in every white public school
in Durham county. The State provides
the money for not exceeding six in each
county. The other twenty seven libraries
are made possible by the generosity of
General Julian S. Carr, of Durham, whose
intelligent and Jealous devotion to the
cause of public education has been mar
ked during his whole caree.
The value of these rural libraries is
much greater than can be appreciated
now. They will grow into educational in
situations that will bring cheer and edu-
cation to young and old alike into every
community in which they are located.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-29
APPALACHIAN PARK.

The action of the House Committee on
Agriculture in voting to favorably report
the bill appropriating ten million dollars
to purchase four million acres of land
for the National Appalachian Forest Pre-
serve is an event of great Importance to
North Carolina and the whole country.
1t is believed by those who are in the
best position to judge that with the rec
ommendation of the committee the bill
will pass the House, and if so there is
little room to doubt that it will pass the
Senate.
The preservation of the forest of the
Appalachian mountains, provided by this
bill, will protect the farms that are be-
ing devastated by the floods, will prevent
the floods that sweep down the rivers,
and will establish near the centre of pop
ulation the most magnificent natural for
est in the world. 1t will make Western
North Carolina the chief summer resort
of America and one of the first all-the-
year round resorts for tourists from all
parts of the world.
The men who conceived the establish
ment of the Appalachian Forest Preserve
are men of real craftsmanship and en-
terprise-men who labor for the future
as we'll as for today.