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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

Reputation of the state platform be-
cause it was adopted by the temporary
organization comes properly under the
head Of peanut politics. It is too small
business to be dignified by any other
classification
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

It is to be hoped that there will never
be another one, but there may be, and
you would better save this issue Of T h e
] ournal, with the most complete &C
count Of the storm yet published, and
see how it compares.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

The British aristocracy has contributed
a rnotorman to the Minneapolis street rail-
way system. Minneapolis people may have
failed to recognize him, but we have au-
-thority for the statement that the scion
of family of ancient lineage, which had
once a beautiful estate in Kent, but which
lfell upon evil times, suffered loss thru
agricultural depression and thru the wrong
morse winning too frequently" not long
since twirled the crank and the brake
wheel of one of the city's big cars. Ut
was apparently before the days Of air
brakes here.}
The young mans name was Bra,nwelI.
His father thought it would be a fine
thing to send the boy over to this coun-
try to obtain an up-to-date education in
farming at first hand. But farming did
not suit the young man, and he tried life
on a cattle ranch. Our informant says
that after that the boy "drifted to Min
neapolis and spent his accumulation Of
cash looking for some employment that
lhad future before it. This he did not
Hind, and at last necessity compelled him
ITO become a motorman. He motored well,
EhoWever, and was at some pains to ar
Erive at a knowledge Of the demon he
Irode just as he studied his horse on the
Iplains He took to electricity as if he
had been Edison's second cousin, and was
soon promoted from the front of the cleo
trio car to a position in the chief en-
lgineer's office. There is no saying what
altitude he might have attained had not
letter come from his father asking him
to return to England and help break the
entail on the ancestral estate" The young
man returned and shortly after bought a
junior partnership ina big electrical con-
Germ. 34
After the young mans departure he
figured as a star in a very pretty romance
in which the leading lady was the only
child of the purchaser of his own fam
ily's ancient estate, so that the fair acres
he knew as boy are likely to be his own
some day before long.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

The Tribune is still exhibiting it's
sore toe. Well, it is pretty sore. It may
not make 1t feel any better to know that
the Voters league people might have
expected and possibly did anticipate the
opposition Of the Tribune and its new
morning satellite. They said some things
that could hardly have any other result
Scratch q public service corporation and
you irritate the Tribune every time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22
BOOKS RECEIVED

THE WOMAN WINS. BY Robert Barr. New
York: Frederick A. Stokes company. Minne-
apolis; Nathaniel Mccarthy.
GOFF AND MAYNE'S FIRST PRINCIPLES OF
AGRICULTURE. BY Emmett s. Gofr and D..
D. Mayne. Price so cents. New York; Amer
lean Book company.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

During the first half of its existence
1000 900 people saw the st. Louis fair.
Here is a record that will hustle the state
fair people at Hamline.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

Kennebec county, Me, has, since 1920
furnished ten governors eight United
States senators, ten national representa-
tives. fourteen secretaries of state, six
state. tleasurers, three attorney generals,
six presidents Of the state senate, eleven
speakers of the house, three cabinet Off
Gals and one speaker Of the national
house.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

If your chimney was broken, thank for
tune that it was not your neck You can
get another chimney.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

The cable between sitka, Juneau and
Skagway, Alaska, and Seattle will be cele-
brated at the latter place Wednesday
There is still a gap. between sitka and
Valdez before more remote Alaskan points
can be reached by wire without using
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

John F. Rosenwald, the Lac qui Parle
statesman, is candidate for reelection
to the house, and has an opponent for
the. nomination in Elias Rachie, also of
Madison.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

Your telephone won't work? Well, you
know now how it used to be about
twenty-five years ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

The ninth regular season of the Metro
politan will open Sunday evening with
Way Down East" The big cast of prin-
cipals is still headed by Phoebe. Davis
and Robert Fisher, and an entirely new
scenic investiture has been provided The
engagement is for all fair week, with mat
inees Wednesday and Saturday. Seats
can be secured Thursday morning
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

The Minnesota, the largest American
built steamship afoat, one of Mr.. Hills
big ships for the oriental trade, arrived
in New York harbor this morning from
the New London shipyards. This vessel
is $50 feet long-about two ordinary city
blocks In Minneapolis. There are only
three ships in the world of heavier ton
mage,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

The story that a Norwegian whaler had
found a bottle containing letter from
Professor Andree proves to be a hoax.
Andree started for the pole in q balloon
in 1898. It is hardly necessary to- say
any more than this.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

The ST. James Journal, democratic, adj
ministers a rebuke to the republican pa
pers of the second district that have not
found space to publish Fl. j. Miller's
declaration Of principles.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

Hicks predicted it. He didn't say it
would strike Minneapolis, but when other
localities want to know why his storm
didn't materialize he can point to Mime
apolis and ST. Paul and there you are.
1t takes a cute weather predicter not
to be too definite as to where certain
important forecasts are to.be; pulled off, y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22
NEWS OF THE BOOK WORLD

Son Of British ArIstocracy Gets Start as
Minneapolis Climbs from Car
Front to Chief Engineers Office and
Thence to Electrical Business In Lon
don-Pretty Romance Follows His Re-
turn to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mayne Col
laborates In Book on Farming.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22
The Sandstone Courier saws:

The Sandstone Courier says:
Both Representatives. Oleson and Stark are on
record as favoring the reelection of Senator
Clapp and as opposed to the repeal Of the primary
election law. 1t is not probable that either Of
these representatives will have opposition
Charles B. Cheney
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

AN INVITATION Is extended to all to visit
The battery of presses consists of three fourss
deck Goss Presses, with a total capacity. OF
folded and counted. Tine best time to call Is
from $40 to 4;30 pm. Inquire at the Dusi-
ness office and lie directed to the visitors Sai-
lery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22
AT THE THEATERs
Foyer Chat,

The Ferris players last night at the
L !., produced Days "a Night Off. /"
The performance will be reviewed later
The New York Stars opened the season
OF the Dewey Saturday to the capacity
OF the, house. So interested and amused
were the audience while the storm ragged
without that the surprise of the audience
could be imagined when after the per-
lormance was over devastation greeted
their eyes in every direction
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22
EAST SIDE OFFICE

CENTRAL Av AND I'd ST.
Telephone-Both lines, "No. g."
News Items Social Items and Want ADS re-
eeived before noon printed in same days Journal.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22
The Hills Crescent SAYS:

The democrats seriously thinking of nomi-
ma ting John A. johnson of st. Peter for COVER
nor, in which event the republican estimated ma
jority of 900 will probably be cut down consid
cradle. johnson is, in the estimation of the
record in the legislature being strongly in. his
favor. All any one can say against him is that
he is a democrat.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22
The Glenwood Herald saws:

The GIenWOOd Herald Says.
Prior to the convention the Herald stated that
Mi. Dunn was easily its second choice for gov
ernor. We desire to repeat that statement will
an assurance that he is still our second choice
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-22

me Cando Democrat notes that "o,,r
vey, says: "The question before tha IN, M,
nc IS, which Of the three Cando editors Is
the biggest liar" =. -
why not have a voting contest the win
4er TO get piano or a trip to the ST.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23

'sI shall name when the time comes.
Are you ready to go over to the Ar
gus ONCE with me? I want to have Q
three-cornered talk with Hildreth."
I'm a minute. I will Join you in
the lobby T you don't want to wait
It was in the afternoon of the same
day that Kent found q note in his
key-box at the Clarendon. asking
him to call up 124 TETON avenue by
telephone. He did it at once. and
Penelope answered. The key-box
note had been placed at Elinor's re-
quest, and she. Miss Penelope, could
could she say definitely when her Sis
ter would be in. Elinor had gone
out an hour earlier with Mr.. Ormsby
and Miss Van Brock in Mr.. Orrnsbys
motor-car. When was he. David
Kent. coming up? Did he know they
were talking of spending the re-
nainder of the summer at Breezeland
Inn? And where was Mr.. Loring all
this time?
Kent made fitting answers to all
these queries, hung up the ear-plece
and went away moodily reflective. He
was due at a meeting of the executive
committee of the Civic League, but
he let the public business wait while
he speculated upon the probable OBJ
ject of Elinor's telephoning him.
Now there is no field in which the
inconsistency of human nature Is so
persistent as in that which is bounded
by the sentimentally narrowed horizon
of man III love. With Orrnsby at the
nodus of his point of view, David Kent
made no secret Of his open rivalry Of
the millionaire. declaring his intention
boldly and taking no shame therefor.
But when he faced about toward Elinor
he found himself growing hotly jealous
for her good faith; careful and fearful
lest she should say or do something not
strictly in accordance with the letter
bys fiancee.
For example; at the conspiracy din
ner." as Loring dubbed it, Ormsby be-
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ing present to fight for his own manu-,
Kent. as we have seen, had boldly
monopolized Miss Brentwood, and
would have committed himself still
more pointedly had the occasion favor
ed him. None the less, when Elinor
had begged him privately to see her
moving in the attack on the junta, he
had almost resented the implied estab-
fishing Of confidential relations with
her lovers open rival.
For this cause he had been post
poning the promised visit, and thereby
postponing the taking Of the final step
in the campaign of intimidation. The
Unexplained telephone call decided him,
however. He would go and see Elinor
and have the ordeal over with.
But as a preliminary he dined that
evening with Ormsby at the Camelot
Club and over the coffee had it out
with him.
I'm going to see Miss Brentwood to-
night" he announced abruptly. Have
you any objection?"
The millionaire gave him the shrewd-
est of overlooks, ending with a deep
rumbling laugh.
Kent, you are the Queerest lot I
have ever discovered, and that is say
ing a good bit Why, in the name Of
all the proprieties, should 1 object?"
Your right is unchallenged." Kent
admitted.
rs IT? Better ask Miss Brentwood
about that. She might say 1t isn't"
81 don't understand" said Kent, dry
tongued.
Don't you? Perhaps I'd better ex-
plain. She might find II a little diff
ficult. You have been laboring under
the impression that we are engaged,
haven't your"
''Laboring under the-why. good
heavens, man. it's In everybody's
mouth"
get about" commented the player of
long suits. How do you suppose they
get started?" .
II don't suppose anything about it.,
so far as we two are concerned, l have
your own word for it. You told me
you were the man in possession"
Ormsby laughed again.
You are something Of a bluffer
yourself, David. Did you let my little
stagger scare you out?'
David Kent pushed his chair back
from the table and nailed Orms5y
with a look that would have made q
younger man betray himself.
do you mean to tell me that there
is no engagement between yourself
and Miss Brentwood" ?"
Just that" Ormsby put all the
iiOiiSloiailSS ne SOuiu muster INTO the
laconic reply, but he was anticipating
the sequent demand which came like
shot out of "A gun.
And there never has been?"
Ormsby grinned.
When you are digging a well and
have found your stream of water. it's
folly to go deeper, David. Can't you
let good enough alone ?"
Kent turned 1t over in his mind.
frowning thoughtfully into his cof-
fee cup. When he spoke It was out
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23

General. And now we are beginning
to see our way a little clearer. 1t is
not too late for us to move in the quo
warranto proceedings. If you will call
at my Office / shall be glad to reopen
the matter with you"
And the price 2" said Kent, shortly.
"Oh, my dear sir! must we put it
upon the ground Of a quid pro quo ?
Rather let us say that we shall help
each other. You are in a position to
assist me very materially: l may be in
position to serve your turn. Come
to my Office tomorrow morning pre-
pared to do your duty as an honest,
loyal citizen, and you will find mo
quite willing to meet you halfway"
Kent rose and opened his watch.
Mr.. Meigs, l have given you your
opportunity, and you have seemed to
give me mine" he said coolly. will
you pardon me If say that / can pad
die my own canoe-if l ask you to as
sure his Excellency that one more de-
vice of his to escape punishment has
been tried and found wanting?"
For q fitting moment the castiron
smile faded from the impassive face
Of the Attorney General and an un-
relenting devil came to peer out of the
colorless eyes. Then Meigs rose cat
like and laid his hand on the door
knob.
DO I understand that you refuse
to move In a matter which should
be the first duty of good citizen, Mr..
Kent?" he asked purringly.
IT certainly do refuse to fall into
such a clumsy trap as you have been
trying to bait for me, Mr.. Meigs," said
David Kent, dropping back into his
former curtness.
The door opened slowly under the
impulse of the slender womanish
hand.
You have a task of some magni-
tude before you, Mr.. Kent. You can
scarcely hope to accomplish 1t alone" "
Meaning that you would like to
know If the fight will go on If should
chance to meet another drunken cow
boy with better aim? 1t will"
The door closed softly behind the
retreating figure of the Attorney Gen
eral, and Kent released the spring of
the night latch. Then he went to the
dropped portiere at the farther end
of the room. drew It aside and looked
in on a man who was writing at a
table pushed out between the win
dows.
You heard him. Loring?" he
asked.
The ex-manager nodded.
They are hard pressed" he said.
Then. looking up quickly: You could
name your price II you wanted to close
out the stock Of goods In hand, Da-
vid."
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smile of the CONCEALED sort. which
served to mask whatever emotion there
might be behind it.
Kent had seen little of Meigs since
the latter had turned him down In the
quo warranto matter, and his guard
General accosted him in the lobby Of
the hotel and asked for a private inter-
view
II am very much occupied just now.
Mr.. Meigs," he demurred, but If it Is
a matter OF Importance"
1T is; q matter Of the greatest i'm
portance," was the smooth-toned reply.
II am sure you will not regret 1t II you
will give me q few moments. Mr..
Kent"
Kent decided quickly. Being fore
warned. there was nothing to fear.
I'VE will go up to my rooms, II you
please" he said. leading the way to
the elevator; and no other word was
spoken until they were behind closed
doors on the fourth floor.
"A predatory remark may make my
business with you seem little less
singular, Mr.. Kent" Meigs began,
and the Attorney General had apollo
g.sed for a weak digestive tract. ION
wholly divergent lines and from wholly
different motives we are both working
toward the same end, I believe, and 1t
has occurred to me that we might be
OF some assistance to each other"
Kent's re5oinder was a mute signal
to the effect that he was attending.
Some little time ago you came to mo
as the legal representative of the stock
holders Of the Transwestern Railway
Company and / did not find It possible
at that time to meet your wishes In the
matter Of a quo warranto information
questioning Judge MacFarlane's elec-
ton and status. You will admit, pre-
sumo. that your demand was a little
peremptory?"
II admit nothing" said Kent, curtly.
but for the sake of expediting present
matters"
Precisely" was the smiling retoin-
der. You will note that said at that
time Later developments-more es-
pecially this charge made openly by the
public press Of Juggling with foreign
corporations-have led me to believe
that as the public prosecutor I may
have duties which transcend all other
considerations-of loyalty to a party
standard-of,"
Kent took his turn at interrupting.
Mr.. Meigs, there Is nothing to be
gained by indirection. May / ask you
to come to the point?"
Briefly, then: the course pursued by
Senator Duvall IN the Belmount affair
leaves an improved charge against
others; a charge which / am deter
mined to sift to the bottom-you see. I
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am speaking quite frankly. That charge
involves the reputation of men high
in authority; but / shall be strong TO
do my sworn duty. Mr.. Kent; / ask
you to believe that
Kent nodded and waved him on.
lou Will readily understand the deli
cacy of the task and how, in the nature
OF things. I am handicapped and
hedged up on every side. Evidence
OF a kind to enable me to assail a popu-
lar idol-is exceedingly difficult to pro-
cure"
1T is." said Kent, grimly.
Exactly. But in revolving the mat
ter In my own mind I thought Of you.
You are known at the capitol. Mr..
Kent, and ! may say throughout the
State, as the uncompromising antago-
mist OF the State administration. have
asked myself this: Is it possible that
a cool-headed, resolute attorney like
Mr.. David Kent would move so far and
so determinedly In this matter of an
tagonism without substantially paving
the ground under his feet with evidence
as he went along?''
Kent admitted that 1t was possible,
but highly improbable.
so l decided was the smile-tem-
pered reJotnder. I'm that case it only
remains for me to remind you of your
public duty, Mr.. Kent; to ask you in
the name of justice and of the people
OF the State. to place your information
In the hands of the public prosecutor"
Kent's face betrayed nothing more
than his appreciation Of the confidence
reposed In him by the man whose
high sense of official honor was MAX
ing him turn traitor to the party. lead
er who had dragged him through
successful election.
II have what evidence I need, Mr..
Meigs," he declared. But If I make
no secret of this, neither do I conceal
the fact that the motive pro bono pub
lico has had little to do with it's ac-
cumulating. I want justice first for
what might be called a purely private
end, and 1 mean to have It."
Precisely" smiled the Attorney
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23

She sat with clasped hands looking
steadily at the darkened windows or
the opposite house, and he let her take
her own time When she spoke there
was a thrill in her voice that ne nao
never heard before
II don't deserve it-so much consider
alton / mean" she said; and he made
haste to spare her.
Yes, you do; you deserve anything
the best man In the world can do for
you, and I'm a good bit short OF that.
But If I don't want you to go back?''
He had gained something-much
more than he knew, and for tremu-
lous instant he was near to losing 1t
again by a passionate retraction Of all
he had been saying. But the cool pur-
pose came to his aid IN time.
Il should still insist on doing it. You
gave me what you could, but 1 want
more, and l am willing TO do what is
necessary to win it.
Again she said: You are too good
to me-" and again he contradicted her.
mo, it is hardly question OF good
ness; indeed, / am not sure that it
escapes being selfish. But 1 am very
much In earnest and / am going to
prove II. Three years ago you met
man whom you thought you could love
don't interrupt me, please. He was
like some other men we know, he didn't
have the courage of his convictions,
lacking the few dollars which might
have made things more nearly equal.
May ! 20 on?'
Il suppose you have earned the right
to say what you please" was the i'm
passive reply.
1t was the old struggle in which
they were so evenly MATCHBOX the
woman to preserve her poise; of the
man TO break II down. Another lover
might have given UP in despair, but
Ormsby's strength lay in holding on in
the face of all discouragements.
Il believe, as much as / believe any
thing in this world, that you were mis-
taken in regard 70 your feelings for
the other man." he went on calmly.
But 1 want to be sure Of that for
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-23

yourself. ana you can't be sure unless
you are free to choose between u.s."
"Oh, don't!-you shouldn't say such
things to me-" she broke out; and then
he knew he was gaining ground.
Yes, I must. We have been STUN
bling around in the dark all these
months, and 1 mean to be the lantern
bearer for once in a way. You know,
and 1 know, and Kent is coming to
know. That man is going to be a
success. Elinor: he has it In him, and
he sha'n't lack the money-backing he
may need. When he arrives"
She turned on him quickly, and the
blue-gray eyes were suspiciously
bright.
please don't bury me alive" she
begged.
He saw what he had done; that the
nicely calculated purpose had carried
straight and true to its mark; and for
a moment the mixed motives, which
are at the bottom of most human
sayings and doings. surged in him like
iron-bound coast But 1t was the bet
ter Brookes Orrnsby that struggled up
out of the elemental conflict.
Don't mistake me-" he said II am
neither better nor worse than other
men, / fancy. My motives. such as
they are. would probably turn out to
be purely selfish in the last analysis.
am proceeding on the theory that con-
straint breeds the desire for the thing
II forbids; therefore / remove 1t. Also,
II Is a part of that theory that the
successful David Kent will not appeal
to you as the unspoiled country lawyer
did. No I'm not going to spoil him;
If I were, / shouldn't be telling you
about 1t. But-may 1 be brutally
frank ?-the David Kent who will
come successfully out Of this political
prize fight will not be the man you
have idealized."
There was a muttering of thunder
in the air, and the cool precursory
breeze OF a shower was sweeping
through the tree tops.
Shall we go into the house?" she
asked; and he took It as his dismissal.
You may; have kept you UP long
enough" And then. taking her hand:
Are we safely ashore on the new
continent, Elinor? May I come and
go as heretofore?"
You were always welcome. Brookes;
you will be twice welcome, now"
1t was the first time she had ever
called him by his Christian name and
it went near to toppling down the
carefully reared structure of self-re-
straint. But he made shift to shore
the tottering walls with a playful re-
tort.
"If that is the case, I'll have to
think up some more self-abnegations.
Good might"