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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-20

The republic of Panama will soon be
geographically described as long, mar
row body of water bounded on each side
by the Monroe Observation-Disclosures
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-06
SYNOPSIS OF
The Mystery Of CraSIOy

CHAPTER |. - Prince NeslcrOv
wants to marry Frances Gordon, the
charming daughter OF an American
who is building the Transsiberian
railroad Frances is interested in
the fortunes Of Vladimir Paulpoff, n
Stalwart Russian blacksmith. She
asks Neslerov to use his influence for
Vladimir. II.-Ncslerov goes to VAL
dimir's hut. The blacksmith has
talent and shows Nerlcrov picture
he has painted. 1t is the portrait OF
n woman of rank copied from amin
iature The prince is excited and
asks Tor the original. NaldimirS fa-
thcr says it has been lost. TO Naldl-
mir old PauIpoff coniesscs that he
lied to Ncslerov and still has the
miniature. III.-Neslerov has the
pnulpOfis sent to Siberia as nihiists.
IE.-F'ranccS Gordon goes to the
forge with books for Vladimir. At
the door of the lonely hut she en-
counters Neslcrov. The prince presses
his suit violently. and Frances stuns
him with Il pistol shot in the head.
N.-Gorlon wishes his daughter to
marry Jack Denton, an American
bridge engineer. Frances demands
that her father iutcrccde with the
governor for Vladimir. They start
for Obi Neslerov boards the same
train. which breaks in two, and Mes
leroy has Frances alone in his power.
NI.-Neslerov drags Frances before
Il priest and bids him to perform a
marriage ceremony. Jack Denton
comes to the rescue. NeslerOv is
beaten OF.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1904-05-06
CHAPTER VII.
4 DUEL.

q p ESlERON rec0;cd, ard the
EAs writing Of hlS face i'll pain
z VI and fury, together with the
loug red cat made by the
whip. gave him tue expression Of Il de-
mon.
you, lou," ir gnspch,
"EcS. t." SAID Denton. "FOrtunatciy,
! arrived IN time to foil this daStardly
attempt Of yours to take advantage of
drfcnselrss gigl. | have been riding
along the railway from stream to
stream c%amning the bridges. reach
ed this place on my horse moment
ago \ boy saw III" coming and bur
ried to tell NE what WAS gon. on
had no idea | should find a friend in
need Of help. Eut, thank God. ! was
ia time"
"You will never leave this place
nlivew said Nrslcrov
He pluckcd II revolver from his peck
ct and aimed at Denton
a woman standing near held out her
hands and caught the form Of Frances
and bore it into her house. Denton,
with flashing eyes, lcapcd forward and
closed with Nesicrov
"It is battle to the death between
g;antsw cried man in the crowd
The pistol fell from the grasp Of Ne
slcrov, and the whip before welded
by Denton dropped to the ground.
The iron fingers Of Denton would
close on the throat of Ncscrov, aud it
seemed as though the struggle would
end that moment but NrSlcrov would
wrench himself free and leap at his
enemy with Il curse and growl
ut is you or 4 One of us must die!"
cried Nescrov
A swinging. crashing blow from the
Americans right hand sent the gov
ernor to the ground, where he lay as If
stunned
Take care of him. somebody" said
Denton in Russian. IL don't want TO
kill him.
He turned without look at the fall
ell man and started toward the hut into
which Frances had been carried.
Look out" cried a woman.
al lUp@cTN. Which WIS tCHbt'i III tiiS
crowd. Denton turned suddenly. The
dastardly Ncslrrov had feigncd. He
had risen to his feet and was creeping
upon his enemy with dagger drawn.
"Oh, YOU are an assassin. cht' said
Denton as he drew his revolver. Let
me see if we can't settle you once for
all"
While II might be that not one of the
villagers sympathizcd with Neslcrov,
vet his act was, not crime to them.
With their sordid understanding OF
women having no rights. 10 freedom.
no liberties save what their lords and
masters gave them. the men of this
place looked upon the eaSerness OF
Neslcrov to be married to so beautiful
a girl as natural.
One of them realizing that the gov
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movement. drew knife from his belt.
He had ridden too often over the tun-
dra To 90 unpreparcd FOR enemies. hui
man and otherwise.
And now began Il due! the like of
which the banks Of the Irish or its
branches will probably never see
again.
Steel dashed en- steel.
The blood from the wound in Den
tons arm was flung over the face and
clothing of Ncslerov. While that from
the bruises on the governors face grew
thick and dark, making him truly hide
Gus.
With a grasp as of iron Denton seiz-
ed the hand of Ncslcrov that held the
dagger, but with wrench the govern
or got it away and cut TO the bone
half the length of Dcnton's finger.
Hut the American scarcely felt the
wound. He was not fighting now for
life, nor for vengeance. He was fight
ing for that girl who lay in the hut
He knew that if Ncslcrov killed him
and was not killed himself, her life
would be made such Il he'll in the
power of this monster Of brutality that
death would be prcfcrablc,
a year ago Sh" had told him she did
not and never could love him. 1t had
been a quarrel. Sh" didn't want to get
married. and he asked her if his rough
exterior. thcrrSulto of years Of hard work
in rude and dangerous places, was dis
agreeable to her. He said there were
fine gentlemen at Paris, New York,
London and st. Petersburg, She had
answered hat she knew it. She pre-.
fcrred their company to Doors They
parted then and had not met till now.
Denton and NcSlcrov kept fighting
on, the villagers too uuch a@liaSt to
step between or utter Il word.
Ncslerov felt his right arm getting
weaker. Dcnton's knife had Slaslcd
through the sleeve Of his coat and
found the bone near the elbow. An ar
terry must have been cut, for tlic blood
was thrown from the end of the sleeve.
Made Desperate ne gathered all his
strength for Il final effort and SpranS
bodily upon his foe.
Denton, seeing an opportunity aud
knowing That nothing but IL d"Htltblow
seemed likely to end the fight, met the
plunge and drove his knife into NcSle
rows side.
With another curse, Il Splutcrn% or
blood and groan the governor Of
TomSll sank to the ground ut the foot
of his adversary unconscious.
Take care of him, you fellows: no
need to let him die" said Denton. OK
amining the wound His lung is not
touched. Nothing fatal here, am glad
to say Here, YOU"
The old priest came mumblng to-
ward him.
You know more about surgery than
the rest Get some water, battle these
wounds, take few stitches in the long
cuts and bandage him up
"Yes. little father" said the priest
trembling But what of you?"
81 can take care of myself"
He strobe to the bank of the stream,
over which he had but few months
before built bridge, and bathed his
wounds Then he went into the hut
to see Frances. as if nothing had hap
pened.
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icS, | tnlnk l came just IN tlmc."
said Denton.
Then Il stern look came again upon
his face.
"Franccs." he said. II do not know,
Of course. how this matter Will end If
Ncslerov wishes. lie can destroy me. If
he finds it advisable to keep silent,
then may find II way to assist this
Nladimir. think we shall soon be Oh
the way 10 the Obi"
With these words he left the hut and
was met at the door by an angry,
threatening mob Of villagers.
There lie is" growlod an old man,
evidently the leader "iIc tried to kill
his cXccllcncy. XIII him"
"Kill him." said another. ut is the
governors command. He put TIE iron
read. the bridge, the devil wagons.
through our country. The ear does
not wish 1t. and we must aycngc the
wrong. kill him."
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elnor : SHicty was necessary 10 tnclr
own spranG upon Denton and drove
n knife through the iieshy part Of his
arm.
The pistol fell to the earth near that
Of NcSleroy and two villagers picked
them up and hid them.
Like flash Ncslcrov was upon his
unarmcd foe. and his knife was raised
to strike. but Denton. with quicker
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%N RANGES lay on a rude bed,
down NOlnmNlY upon the lOvol,

ES IAN ~ iAA' liN va ttt bN',
~ scarcely conscious, and Den
~ ton stood Il moment looking
down solrmnly upon the lovely
upturncd face. He bent over her, touch
ed her brow and felt her pulse, All
sense of his own injuries seemed to
leave him as he saw her need of imme-
diatc care.
Frances felt his touch and looked up
at him with about the same expression
she might have worn had he been a
stern and high priced specialist called
in to make an examination
You are merely knocked out by the
shock" lie said, with assumed inditfer-
ence. You will probably be all right
as soon as we get to TomSk."
"Ycs. if could set there" she whs
pcrcd. My father will be anxious"
I'VE must relieve his anxiety as soon
as possible. You must not worry"
"What will YOU do? And Neslerov"
"Ncver mind NeSlcrov now. Keep
cool. You've got TO be braccd up lit
tie. | wish | had some Wine"
There was some in tie car" she an
swcrcd. "Ncslprov had it. he tried to
make me drink, but would not"
Denton went to the car. still on the
main track. and brought from it the re-
mains of the bottle of wine Ncserov
had opened. This he took with him to
the hut and offered some to Frances.
Il don't want it. refused it before"
she said.
"Oh. don't you want it?" lie asked
ironically. II suppose III your keen and
subtle mind there is no distinction be-
tween a glass Of wine offered by Ncale-
rov when you were his prisoner and by
me when you are i'll
IL did not mean that" she said meek
ly. She reached out her hand, took the
cup and drained it,
Now then" said Denton, coolly seat
ing himself on Il stool near her bed,
tell me this whole miserable business
from the beginning"
81 haven't thanked you yet. Jack"
she said, with Il return of color.
Never mind thanking me. did
merely what any other American
would have done, and seeing you in
danger it would not have been manly,
indeed, to stand off | accept your
thanks, but lets get to the business.
How did you happen to be herewith
Neslerov?"
"Wc were in Moscow" she said.
There was meeting about the new
railway"
yes, | know. That was what took
NeSlprov there"
"IIe had an interview with papa
while in Moscow-he"-
"Why do you hesitate? 1t is not a
new experience to have Il man want
to marry you, is it: You gave him the
usual answer, suppose"
"Oh. Jack! There was but one an.
swcr papa could give him. do not
like the prince, and papa knows | will
Fever marry man do not love"
Everybody knows that-who knows
YOU" said Denton sohcrly.
'Hc told him about you-and about
vladimir-and the prince got angry
about Vladimir. Who is hc:"
"Vladmir Paulpotf, an ironwOrker,
new sent
"Ncver mind, we will get to that
kfterward. You started for the Obi,
! where Gordon is to take Il house in
| Nashlov."
mo. not yet. must tell you about
| Vladimir-poor fellow. met him in
the fDrge-in his shop-one day while
! the railway was being put through
Perm. Papa and | went there. He is
marvellous man. Jack. lou would
: think as. much of him as do if you
| knew him. He is so handsome and
strong. He is
do You mean young Pauipoff. the
blacksmith of PERM"
~ y II, III.
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CHAPTER VIII.

THE INTERVIEW IN THE hit.
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ITO BE CoNlINUEp.l
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q p ESIt.ROV reco;icd, and the
EAH writing Of llS face III pain
z VI and fury together with the
lnu.c llL t.iIl ulilln by the
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-18

| entirely his liking. Now any person shall with
good abandon his wife. and
maintain provide for her; who shall his or
her minor children shall be punished by
than 500 than $500. by Imprisonment In the
county jail house OF correction workhouse
month more than twelve months. by both
fine and Imprisonment; and should fine be imposed it
be directed by the be paid In whole in part
to the wife to the guardian custodian
child children.
Men who abandon their families without good cause
may be divided into four The Includes those
who come from foreign shores They without any
premedated thought Of final separation. time however
with thousands OF miles between the picture ones
grows dim in the distance The ways
Of country New ties formed which unfortunately
supplant the old
second class those who lack the courage to
face temporary disappontmens Men go AWAY
under pressure OF circumstances In
stances that their presence IS hndrance than
help to their families. They aware that relief
agencies will help long the men are
about; and so they leave knowing the will
sumo the duties which they carry
third class includes those who deliberately plan TO
leave their families and known criminal type
The fourth class the who leave and
children but who fair livelihood the city and
make preense at leaving It. Moral goes great
way in adjusting the difficulties in o this kind
The who commits theft has comparatively LITTLE
chance to escape punishment II essential TO
punish the who steals $40 merchandise he
who deprves his wife and helpless children OF their nat
ura rights to his protection and support robbn the
home Of Its sanctty and society OF Its should not
allowed to atone for all his sins mere promise He
should not be dealt with lightly before tribunal that
stands for justice and the enforcement o he law
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-18

ologst willis seventeenth century only
in countries with speculative commercial atmosphere The
influence of such atmosphere Is exceently shown
the that paretc dementa Ii frequent among
the In Chicago than those In New York. and Is
practically unknown among the the South This
due the fact that the In Chicago treated
equal in and politics and is thoroughly
influence of the speculative atmosphere which perneate
the commerce Of the city, The influence Is shown
In the undue proportion Of parec dementia among the
Irtsh which Is much greater than In New York City And
this arises from the Irish In Chicago being
diced to speculation than those in New York. To my
personal knowledge Irish who In New would
simply hoard their and keep from all specula
ton, here deal in options on wheat and pork.
Not every organism take parec dementia In spec
ulave atmosphere since there must likewise be acquired
predisposng generally what Is euphemisticay
called blood poison which, whether nnocenty acquired
not creates tendency to psretic dementia. other
things being equal the Of strong
likely to be attacked by paretic dementia
breaks down in nervous prosatlon. Fortunately the
tient rarely lasts four the
hereditary II IS however the danger signal commercial
civilization.
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srn riiiss and artillery the Isss L The

srn rifles and artillery the lees u the
percentage OF men killed. During tho
Seven Years War between Germany
and Austria and the dynastic wars OF
the eighteenth century the rival armies
opened Dire at distance OF one hun
dred yards. and after the nrst few
volleys charged with the bayonet or
pike. The average loss In these wars
was seventeen per cent OF the total
number OF combatants. During the
time OF the Civil Revolution and the
Napoleonic era the losses were sixteen
per cent. In the Italian war and cri-
mean war. with improved weapons.
the loss fell 10 fourteen per cent In
1865, In the war OF Prussia against
Austria. with improved needle-guns
and greater distance. the losses were
seven per cent In the Franco Prus-
Sian war the losses sank TO I'VE per
cent. This Is both fortunate and un-
according to ones view
point. But the financial argument for
peace cannot be gainsaid.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-08-18

In the cold air. and for Z abort time
l felt better. But Nature was bound
to have her way. and | found could
not keep awake The awful dream
was constantly before my mind. and l
exerted my will to the uttermost TO
keep my eyes open. but they would
close. took another turn around the
platform. and then a thought struck
me. l entered the office again. found
piece OF strong wire. and with II
secured the safety signals SO that Il
was impossible for me to move them.
Thus protected. sat down and gave
up the fight. soon falling asleep.
The first l knew u shrill whistle
sounded In my ears. causing me TO
jump up In excitement and alarm and
grasp the signals. The next instant
the train dashed past. and then. too
late. l thought OF the order.
"'Oh, God groaned. as l watched
the receding train. Then came the
headlight around the curve, the sharp
calls for brakes. followed by the awful
crash.
Toot-tootr
Il awoke with start. grasped the
signals and tried to work them. but
soon remembered why they were fas-
tened.
Whats the matter. Fred? cried
Tom Watson. from his engine. What's
the danger signals set forr'
II have got order to hold you here
until train 6S arrives answered.
Train No. II took the sidetrack:
the headlight OF No. rs was soon seen /
dashing around the curve. and a mo
ment later the danger was over. Then
took my wire fastenlngs from the
safety signals and allowed No. IL to
90 on.
That Is all. unless I add that I
never again received an order OF that
Sind without fastening my signals so
hat they could not be moved. For. al
hough II happened once. | might new
II again be saved by dream. The
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my understanding Of 1t was correct,
placed the order-book before me on tbs
table in such a position that the order
could not escape my eye, thus making
1t almost impossible for me to forget
ii, even for a second.
Having recorded my understanding
Of the order and pronounced II correct,
or %. K the train-dispatcher then
sent an order to the conductor and
engineer of train No. So to run to
Bricksburg regardless Of train No. II.
This Will show the responsibility that
rested upon me. II l allowed train
No. II to pass my station a collision
would be the almost inevitable result
But you may be sure I did not intend
to let such a mishap occur.
But how sleepy 1 wasI Before I
was hardly aware of 1t was noddIng
In my chair. Seeing the order before
me all the time. however, and know
ing its awful Importance. / tried hard
to Danish sleep from my eyes. I got
up and paced the floor. bathed my
face with water, opened the door and
stood In the cool night air, and then
at length / sat down again and took
up a book to read. | read for some
time, but at last the words commenced
to dance before my eyes. / reused I'D
several times with sudden start to
find that had lost my place, and had
been almost asleep; my head fell slow
ly forward, my eyes closed, the book
dropped from my hands. and soon I
was asleep.
'Toot-tooty
1T was the train. sprung up with
a start, grasped the safety signals and
allowed 1t to proceed, and then
oh, my Cod the ordery
Il was wide awake then, and great |
drops of Precipitation rolled down my |
face as / watched the lights OF the
swiftly receding train. The engineer
of that train. Tom Watson, was one
of my best friends, and to know that /
he was rushing on to almost certain
death was terrible. His home was In |
Bricksburg. and as the train passed
his house heard him sound his whIs-
tie signal to bis wife to let her know
that he was on time and all right.
1T II impossible for me TO explain
the awful horror that I felt, know
Ing that was the cause of what must
soon prove a terrible disaster. I could
only wait and watch. almost breath
les, hoping that the engineers might
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see each others headlights In time to
stop their trains.
"A short distance from the station
there was a sharp curve in the track.
and as looked I saw the headlight Of
train So dash into view; heard the
short. sharp whistles for brakes. and
the next instant came an awful crash.
"Hatless, coatless. | left my office
and ran to the wreck, which was soon
all ablaze. and when I reached the
spot / almost tainted at the horrible
sight that met my view. The engines
were both piled together in a heap.
bright tongues Of flame were darling
up toward the sky. while the screams
and groans OF the unfortunate pas
sengers were awful to hear
"Hesitating only for n moment. I
sprang to the rescue OF those whom
could reach and assisted them out Of
danger. but | could not stand II long
To see men, women. and even little
children all crushed and bleeding. and
to hear their cries for help to save
them from the cruel flames. were more
than l could bear. knowing that my
carelessness was the cause OF II all.
The river was near at hand, and with
wild scream I ran to the bridge and
jumped off. falling down, down, down,
with murderer ringing In my ears
Fredi Fred! come, Fred. get upr
1t was my wife calling me, and how
glad I was to know that the awful
disaster was only a dream.
Il told my wife about IT, and she
said:
"'Be careful. Fred; for my sake be
very careful
THE next day our child was very |
sick. and I had but little sleep. and |
consequently was hardly At for my
duties that night | asked to be ex-
cused from duty, but there happened
to be no one to put in my place. 80 I
had to work.
About o o'clock I began to feel
sleepy. and found II hard to keep
awake. A few minutes later, however.
when I received an order to hold train
IT until train SO arrived, thought of
my dream, and was wide awake In an
instant.
II placed the book where the order
,ould not possibly escape my eye, and
vat down to wait. But was soon nod
ling again. This would not do. de-
:idedlyl 20 got up, bathed my face,
md tosb turn around the platform
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