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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-06

Henry Harland's new novel begins serially
in the June McClures. The title. my Friend
Prospero." is most alluring and certainly
the publishers could have made no more
suspicious choice of the writer for sum-
mer serial than the author of 1.-THE Cardi-
nafs Snuff Box" and MY Lady Para
mount"
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27

up your coat here the first Of the month
and take the train crews"
Dave left the office groggy. The best
Bucks could do he couldn't get a positive
answer out Of him. He was overcome and
couldn't focus on the proposition. Bucks
saw how he had gone to pieces and man
aged automatically to leave the matter
open, Callahan. whom Bucks had brought
with him as assistant, filing in mean
while as trainmaster.
The matter was noised. It was known
that Dave. admittedly the brainest and
most capable Of the Old Guard. had been
singled out, regardless Of his past record,
for promotion.
I'm not here sitting IN Judgment on
what done last year." Bucks had
said. plainly. IT'S what is done this
year and next that will count in this
Office"
And the conductors, thinking there was
a chance, believing that at last II they
did their work right they would get their
share Of the promotions, began to carry
their lanterns as If they had more i'm
portant business than holding up stray
fares.
Meantime Dave hung to his run. Some
how the old run had grown a part Of him
and he couldn't give IT up. When he told
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him from rigntlng his trucks wnen the
chance is offered. / say. a mans bound
to do It. If you won't do 1t here. choose
your place and I'll go with you. This is a
big country. Dave. Hang it. I'll go any
where. You are my partner. aren't your"
He bent to pick up his lantern. Tom
mie, you're q great boy"
We'll, I mean it." He looked at his
watch; pulled mine; It was / o'clock.
Better go to sleep Tommie." looked
up into his face as he rose. He looked
for an instant steadily into mine. go
to bed. Tommie," he smiled; pulling down
his visor and turning, he walked slowly
forward. 1 threw myself on the couch
and drew my cap over my eyes. The first
thing I felt was a hand on my shoulder.
Then realized I lad been asleep and
that the train was standing still. man
was bending over me, lantern In hand. 1t
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27

He's OF. You ought TO talk TO him, Tom.
mie. You're the only man on the division
can do it."
I was ordered west that night to bring
military special from Washakie. / rode
up on Dawes train. The hind Los Angeles
sleeper was loaded light and when Dave
had worked the train and walked into the
stateroom to sort his collections I fol-
lowed him. We sat half an hour undis-
turbed, but he wouldn't talk. It was a
heavy train and the wind was high.
We made Rat River at midnight and I
was still sitting alone in the open state
room when saw Dawes green light COM
ing down the darkened aisle. He walked
IN. put his lamp on the floor. sat down
and threw his feet on the cushions.
"How's Tommie to-night7" he asked,
leaning back as II he hadn't seen me be-
fore In his old teasing way. He played
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27

the San Francisco cars ana the Port
land I ran without meeting a living soul; +;
but the silence was omlnous. When
caught a glimpse Of the inside Of the
chair car I saw the ferment. Women
were screaming and praying and men
were burrowing under the footrests.
They've killed everybody in the smoker"
shouted a travelling man. grabbing me.
''Damnation, make way, won't your I
exclaimed, pushing away from him
through the mob. At the forward door,
taking me for one of the train robbers,
there was another panic PASSENGERS
from the smoker were jammed together
there like sardines I had to pile them
bodily across the seats to get through and
into the forward car.
1t was over. The front lamps were out
and the car smoking blush A cowboy
hung pitched head and arms down over
the heater seat. In the middle of the
car Henry Cavanaugh, crouching IN the
aisle. held in his arms Dave Hawk Al
the dark front end Of the coach I saw
the outline Of man sprawied on his face
in the aisle. The news agent craw1ed out
from under a seat It must have been
short and horribly sharp.
They had tagged the train east OF
Bear Dance. Two men boarded the front
platform Of the smoker and one the rear
But the two in front opened the smoker
door just as Dave was hurrying forward
to investigate the stop. He was no man
to ask questions. He saw the masks and
covered them instantly. Dave Hawk
any time and anywhere was dead shot
Without a word he opened on the for
ward robbers.
A game cowboy back Of him pulled a
gun and cut into II, and was the first to
go down, wounded. But the train boy
said Hawk himself had dropped the two
head men almost Immediately after the
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firing began. and stood freehanded when
the man from the rear platform put
Winchester against his back Even then.
with a hole clean through him. he had
whirled and fired again. We found the
mans blood on the platform in the morn
ing, but, whoever he was. be got to the
horses and got away
When I reached Dave he lay IN the bag
gageman's arms. We threw the carrion
into the baggage car and carried the
cowboy and the conductor back into the
forward sleeper. I gave the go-ahead or
ders and hurried again to the side Of the
last of the Old Guard. Once he opened his
eyes, wandering stonily. but he never
heard me, never knew me. never spoke
As his train went that morning into divi-
sion he went with IT, When we stopped
his face was cold. It was up to the Grand
Master.
A game man always, he was never
cruel one. He called himself thief. He
never hesitated. with the other men, high
and lew. to loot the company. The big
looters were hnanciers. Dave was only a
thief. yet gave his life for the very law
he trampled under foot.
Thief. II you please. don't know. We
needn't quarrel about the word he brand
ed himself with Yet a trust OF money, Of
friendship. Of duty. were safer far in
Dave Hawks hands than In the hands OF
abler fnanciers.
1 hold him not up for a model. neither
do I glory In his wickedness- When I
was friendless he was my friend His
story Is told.
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NANN0I1 NA7TO2EN<A~ N1AAV AVEIONV47NI
ZzHNE TITO NNEAW RzEW 1AAzM0ST
MS2lAENZ4ZEZX XAETWT3
NAzzE ENN4A/YG NEGAN

He shifted. and it wasn't ME him to
shift.
I'm going to quit the West End
Quit? What do you mean? You're not
going to throw over this trainmaster Of
fer7'
I'm going to quit. What's the user"
he went on slowly. How can I take
charge Of conductors, talk to conductors
How can I discharge a conductor for
stealing when he knows I'm thief my
self? They know 1t; Bucks knows 1t.
There's no place among men for a thief
Dave. you take 1t too hard; everything
ran wide open here. You're the best rail-
road man on this division; everybody, old
and new, admits that"
''I ought to be a railroad man. I held
down a division on the Panhandle when
was 30 years DID,
"were you a railroad superintendent
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Bucks at the end Of the week that ne
would like another week to make his de-
cision the superintendent waved It to him.
Everybody began to make great things or
Dave; some Of the boys called him train
master and told him to drop his punch
and give Tommle a show.
He didn't take the humor the way one
would expect Always silent he grew
more than that, somber and detected. We
never saw smile on his face Dave is
Off" ruttered Henry CavanauRh. his old
LaEgageman II don't understand it
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at 80r"
'I was a trainmaster at q. I'm - now.
and thief. The woman that ditched me
is dead: the man she ran away with Is
dead; my baby is dead long ago" He was
looking out, as he spoke, on the flying
desert, ashen in the moonlight. In the
car the passengers were hard asleep. and
We heard only the slew Of the straining
f1anges and the muf1ed beat Of the heavy
truck under US.
There's no law on earth that will keep
a man from leaving the track once in a
while" / argued. There's none to keep
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light heart sometimssj but Il was no more
than played, that was easy seeing.
''How's Dave?" He turned, pulled the
window shade and looked out. There was
a moon and the night was bright, only
windy.
What are you going to do with Bucks,
Dave?"
do you want my punch, Tommie7"
You know better than that, don't
you?"
IT guess So"
You're blue tonight What's the mat
ter@'
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was the porter.
Whats wrongT' I exclaimed
There's trouble UP ahead, Mr.. Burnes.'
he exclaimed huskily. I sprang to my
feet.
Have you got your pistol7" he sput-
tered.
Somebody came running down the aisle
and the porter lodged like hare behind
me. 1t was the hind-end brakeman, but
he was so scared he could not speak.
1 hurried forward
Through the head Los Angeles sleeper,
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-27

This is the second of Frank H. Spearman's
thrilling two-page railroad stories, the best
ever written. If you read this you certainly
won't miss ::
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
HAVE KISSES 4
MARKET WLUEs

really be IKE
asked
Is
Albany
decdsd kiss IN New York
VII a
This decision great ners, rendered In breach
Petit %
then he a
Petit resolved
written little book
price.
careful elaboration decided that
nackti modest iinaer Consequently
wa awardet
wis however .
q which
As
that anything
nfef'--H LavtnEs
The goodies a he ftla
Of physical eanfnuuioHJ Grahul III Columbia
~ an n drown Itself"
"A masculine used eredaity
erity Of fesnininiiy."-D y Foy
and baiua"cady
sfxi Of nd O VI. ssarblrd
wha II lie
know."-TsabeilA Nye. station H.
"A suecessfuI kiss made
o viii eli
mate Columbia city. : = =
IF wish the golden apple Ind
raby lips ind gir
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
the FEAR or Hum6uo
Prevents Mary People From Trying
q Good Madleine

Stomach troubles are - common
and In most cases 80 obstinate 20
cure that people are apt 10 look
with suspicion on Ruy remedy claim
Ing 90 be radical. permanent cure
for dyspepsia and Indigestion Many
such pride themselves ON their
acutenesa In never being hum
bugEad. especially in medicines.
This fear Of being humbuEKcd can
be carried too far. 10 far. In fact.
that many people suffer for years
with weak digestion rather than risk
a little time and money In faith
fully testing the claims made OF n
preparation no reliable and univers-
ally used as stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets.
Now stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
are vastly different in one import
ant respect frona ordinary propri-
stary medicines for the reason that
they are not a secret patent medi-
cine. no secret IL made Of their tn
gradients. but analysis shows them
to contain the natural digestive fer
ments pure sseptic pepHin. the d.
Eestivs acids. Golden Seal. biRmuth.
bydrastls and nux. They ara not
cathartie. neither do they act pow
erfulfy on any organ. but they cure
indigestion on the common sense
plan OF diEesttng the food eaten
thoroughly before II has time 20 fer
ment, sour and cause the mischief.
This IL the only secret OF thslr sue
cess
cathartIc pills never have and
never can cure indigestion and
stomach troubles because they act
entirely on the bowels. whereas the
whole trouble IL really IN the stom-
ach.
atuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. taken
after meals. digest the food. That
IL all there IL 10 Il. Food not d.
Goated or half dlgestsd IL poison es
II creates gas. aeidity. headaches,
pafpltation OF the heart. loss Of flesh
and appetite and many other
troubles which are often called by
souua other name.
They arc sold by druggists every
where at 20 cents per package.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
FOOLED HER
PARENTS
oiRL BLUFFS HER PARENTS
WITS BIG GUN, AND 10 NOW
A PROSPECTIVE INMATE OF
REFORM SCHOOL

wHATcOM. Nov. is.--Annie Wall
Ia, q ia-year-old girl who has lived
with her parents at Goschsn. II
miles from Whatcom. jumped into
prominence on Saturday by threat
cninx suicide because her parents
ohjeeted 10 her keeping company
with u is-ysar-old boy IN her neigh
borhood with whom she had some
how become infatuated.
Sho got hold OF her fathers big
revolver and left the house with the
intention OF killing herself leaving
a note for her parents explaining the
whole affair TO them When they
heard two shots IN the woods at a
short distance from the house. they
were sure that the girl had carried
her threat into execution.
Hut Annie had been more discreet
than her parents had given her cred
IL for being She couldn't quite
make up her mind that she was
quite ready 90 die 30 fired the shots
IN the air 90 deceive the old folks,
and struck out for Lynden. several
miles distant, 10 make her own way
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
Plan FOR
TUNNEL
cousciLmAN MORRISON NOW
HEARTILY APPROVES IT,
OTHER oAps CONSERVATIVE

The plan 70 tunnel through the
fret hiil from Ninth avenue and
Union street 20 Twelfth nssnus.
fiuaa a hearty supporter In Coun-
Gilman Morrison of the Tinh ward
me fifth. Third. Second. sixth and
ksrxrufh wards are the Districts that
wuaid be most benefited by the
construction Of the tunnel Mr. Nor.
risen said last night
The scheme looks mighty good "a
mo. The trouble 10 that I am afraid
the plan will hs stolen and the tun-
nsi built through the HIN at some
point further south. OF course. the
first matter 10 be considered. 10 the
~xpun~e. The people at both APP
prnaches 10 the tunnel would be
greatly benefited. but not much
more 80 than the whole city. For
that reason I should think that II
the tunnel - built. a large part Of
the money be furnished from the
general fund
'~rhe assessment Of the property
sfsasf directly hffss-sed might be A
fifffcuil matter. but those thir-ss can
be gradually worked out III IL a
grand scheme. ana ! am in favor of
It's contamination as won "a the
city's financial condition win stand
II"
Most % th. other counftlmen have
not % yet given the matter much
thought y. r. Mullen. councilman
at-larEs. who 10 aiao a resident OF
the F1fth ward. said
THAT matter viii have 20 be gone
NJ very enuR~rvativrly. 7 have not
yet seen the plans Of Mr.. Hubbeli.
but u looks fn ms a. though a large
amount 81 valuable property might
have 20 be condemned at the east
end OF the tunnel. 30 much Of this
property may have 10 be given over
IN the use OF the tunnel as 10 make
the plan iiupracticable."
Councilman Gill 81 III. Third ward
said that she scheme appeared
rather visionary 60 him and couu-
Gilman RinehArt Of the Sixth said
that he had not yet considered the
feaitar Councilman Parry also said
ttat he had not yet had time TO look
ovfr the plan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
.~ STAR DUST

when horseback riding. II looks more
ard m~Fo every day as though Alice
would wind up by marrying an In
kilah duks.
The state Of mississippi has sued
the Illinois central railroad for
81 600 900 back taxes. Can you see
the state winning
Cen Prove u
It's a pretty good world. after all.
And those who would offer q
doubt.
Are the grumpy and fretful and
pceYiFh and eruHn.
Who wouldn't. for worida. find Il
cut.
An ohio man dropped dad after
piayiuR a EltEnc Of checkers. DIS
patches failed 10 tell ahstber death
waa caused b cxcltemsnt % old aEe.
star Oass Dictionary
enU HcH-=A uiace ffeaueuted By
young men of sanetimuui0ua ens
terror and social ambitions
SOCIETY a optrrie % wufuen ana
things. hoes aim Ia life ~ nut 10
get found cat
HfAINe- rscufal condition which
era bliss you to anflafufH youf
nslEhts0r ffetn his money.
HOME--A place where the chiltrrn
live.
Are you saving ~ for Christmas
ifs only i've weeks utl then.
And n takes iatm OF money.
Better DO thinking.
What 10 set.
Right away.
Quick
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
l.0 |
PLAN TO ASSASSINATE
PRESIDENT DEUcHER
OF SWITZERLAND. IS
DISCOVERED

ROME Nov. ts-lThs Msraagero
today prints a story that an An
nrehistic plot against President
Deueher Of Switzerland has ben
discovered AZ Milan. Thres arrests
have been made.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
PRIZES FIR TIE MJ7
DEFINITIONS AF 4 Mss
THE STAR WANTS ITS READERS TO TELL WHAT KISS Ia
Try 1T, YOU MAY WIN PRIZE

SGT al Ire a
OF the received the question: what
a vvs
In sold
cond best definition -Four Dollars
rwo
dnnl
q
the
contest and n dSnnitions like
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
DID you EVER NOTICE

That there II q big difference
between a man who II looking
for work and one who goes
after it, It's funny. but it's
true.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
KINGS SHOOT
PHEASANTS
EDWARD AND VICTOR ENJOY A
DAYS HUNT ON PRESERVES

LONDON. Nov. is.--KIngs Ed
ward and Victor are pheasant shoot
Ing on the Windsor preserves, to-
day. King Victor. while en- route
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
Why, WiIli.i

Mr.. Willie stark's little gray pony
Ia seen tied TO Theodore Brooks
hltohinE post quite often.--Quscn
city (Mo.) Transcript.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

Geld IL the wintry wind. but the
ovsrcoafa az Totian. itngsrrnan q Co
would keep you warm 2ud q Seneca.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19
A Word from Josh wiss


w. A. Morrison's toe got In n mix.
up with a crowbar and a car end
gate the other day aud came oui
second beat.--Perris Cali Progress
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

20 the preserves. laid a wreath on
Queen Nietorta's tomb.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

Senator Gibson of Montana. aged
"a. IL to be married. IL has not been
reported how old his bride-siect Il.
but shss probably somewhere be-
tween Is aud Il.
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A Seattle man went 90 sleep ard
woke up $50 poorer. That same thinE
has hAppensd 70 "a. but We wsfe al
Ways about a million shy.
The MRrhlehead saiuted Panama y
flag. NOW listen 70 the fnuxwumps.
The oraftsr's sona
Graft. graft. graft.
on, the loss green stuff Tor me
And I would that my hand could
cover
Ths graft that a man can see.
oh. weli for the gambling guy
That he's backed By political pull
on. well Tor the .hunco inan
That the easy marks pockets are
fuii
And the itching hand goes In
And 70 fiils the xyaetef's ull:
And as long as th~scs graft In a
grAftsrE reach
A CRATER will ~ grating SIN.
Graft. graft. graft.
on. ths graft that a nlan can ac~'
And the raddsst thought In this
grating game
Is that all 81 u gets by me.
LUKE THE LOON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

in the world. where parents would
not be able 20 interfere In her af-
fairs OF the heart,
she obtained work In Lynden, and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

was soon located by her parents.
who had her tried for incorrlgihillty
with a view 10 sending her 60 the
reform school
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

Here II once we got the drop on
the saloonkeeper." said this burglar
10 his pal. as he dEank all there was
left In the bottle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

The Albany man who must ray hin
lifted sweetheart fs.dI apiscr fof i.gge
kisses may console himself with the
reflection that while the figure u a
BIT steep for ths last eight OF ninn
hundred. it's dirt cheap for she frat
half dozen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

Alice Roosevelt has discarded the
side saddle and wears ditided skirts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

There's battle down az san Do
minEo The Mole 81 Nicolas man
xili now rush 10 tho scene and listen
10 the heavy eannonkdinE TO the
far north"
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II Is well 20 be careful. these cold.
winter days Put on good. warm
underwear. the kind that Is sold By
King Bros. sf4 LIST ave. ss.
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Senator Dietrich has Hanna on
hss side in his fight against tho In
dictmeut for bribery. Marcus mus;
be thinking Of the trouble Major
Wathbone got into.
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Our S2s6 Plane 0ilsr

decision. and Il Is possible that the
girl viii be given TO some other
family. where che will be given
probably more careful training thar
she has heretofore been receiving.
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IL worryins you come IN AVID let us
help you solve H. It's part Of our
buHiness and we will take pleasure I'm
saving you great many petty annoy
auces In ma king YOUR uuyehasa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

The state OF Mississippi has sued
the Illinois central railroad for
81 coo 900 back taNes. Can you see
the state wiuniagH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

The MRrhlehead saiuted Panama y
flag. Now listen 20 the mugWumps.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

An ohio man dropped dead after
playing a game Of checkers. DIS
patches failed % tell whether death
waa caused b exclfement % old aEe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-19

when horseback riding. II locks more
and m~fo every day as though Alice
would wind Mp BY marrying an In
kilsh duks.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-19
LAND FRAUDS CASE.

4 wealthy Frisco Man Arrested In
Washington Charged with Bribery.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Now it is
government land frauds that will get
an airing.
John y. Benson, a wealthy San Fran
cisco real estate man, charged by the
interior department withs being the
head of the alleged land frauds extend
ing over Il dozen western states and
territories, was arrested at the Willard
hotel by Secret Service Officer John A.
Burns just as he was preparing to
leave for New York.
1t is said that probably half a dozen
other arrests in and out of the interior
department will follow at nee and
that there will be several dismissals of
officials in the general land office. No
one will be surprised if the ramifica-
tions of the frauds would extend all
through the west.
Mr.. Benson is only one of many men
under suspicion, and yet it is alleged in
the information against him hat he
fraudulently obtained valuable agricul-
tural lands in lieu of forest lands in
Washington, Idaho, Nebraska. Utah,
Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota,
South Dakota. Kansas, Minnesota, Ari-
IONA and New Mexico.
Mr.. Benson is accused of bribery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-19
IN THE SENATE.
Daniel of Virginia supported HOar's
Motion For Information.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.-The rela-
tionship of the United States to the
new republic of Panama continued to
ho the leading theme in the senate, but
the discussion was confined to sen
ator.
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia was the speak
e., and lac advocated the acceptance of
Mr.. Hours resolution calling on the
president for more information relative
to the November revolution in Panama,
He said that 50 far as the available in
formation shows the executive author
tiles Of the United States had knowl-
edge of the revolution in advance, of
the people of the isthlnus, and he con-
tended that the action of this country
in preventing the landing Of Colombian
troops in Panama was without prece-
dent.
Mr.. Fulton made a speech in support
of the hill TO give aid to the proposed
Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land, ore, in 1905.