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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-05

into the engine room there was Jim
Hoonter before me-white and solemn
loike. but most TREMENDOUS excited
wall1in' back and forth and mutterin'
to himself
- 'Tis come says he, it's come, the
great day of the taste
IT'S a dirty day they took says
I. Thin nothin' more was said, and 1
turned me to me work. A dirty day it
was, sor, with a low, cIutterin', most
obnoxious draught, and for two hours
thin most broke me back buildin' up
gorgeous foire TO pacify the Old Girl
here and make her do her work loike
dacent, respectable machine-as rye
done for her mOny a tonne before and
since. Twas near to tin o'clock whin
l set me down again. Manewhoile old
Jim Hoonter had set back where you're
sittn' now, sor, porin' at his Book
AT tin o'clock. Jim Hoouter steps
over to me where 1 was sittin on me
box Pat sage he, you must lave
me soon
'How's thot?' says l.
The hour is at hand says old
Hoonter, and much as I fale for you,
Pat says he, twill not do for me to
be found by the angel in your COM
pany. you poor benighted slave of the
Babylonian woman
Why don't you go yourseIf?' says
/; this is no place for resavin' angels.
III take care Of the Old Girl
o." 'Niver, Pat says he. Where should
they look. for me but here, where I've
been these thirty years? No, you'll
go yourself.
| NiVer, says l. not wan step And
thin for a little while he dropped It.
AT half-past tin it was or near
etlVin, when he come at me again. Are
| you Soin'?' says he. THROWN wide the
| door.
Not T. says he
Twill take moRy an insult to
| DROVE me from this place
With that he took me by me showl-
| ders and pitched me outside was no
| more than poor mouthfuI for him
and the first thing I knew was batter
| in with both me fists against the cut
| side of the door, shut and fastened in
| me face.
Me passion bein' knocked out OF
| me, l took tonne TO think 1t came
| across me all at vance. There was d
raSin foire in there. and the water
was way down in the boiler I was
! Just gone to tind to it whin he showed
! me out. Would he lit up on il whir
twas tonne? Twas nearly thot al
! ready, and no one could tell what the
! old thing would do il he didn't tind tC
| her. Ihin l tried me powers of persua
| shun- Jim says l. Niver a word
Jim. me boy says l. listen I,
! me- Maybe itll be at noon-toine Yor
know Dist but for the love of hiver
take care of the Old Girl tin twiIye
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'what'n we do?'
" There's only wan thing I know
of, says I. Lit a small man crowI
down the manhole where they put in
the coal and open the bar in the door
" oh, yis.' says livery wan at vance,
'thot's it
- Twill be very dangerous says
I. -gittin' over back of him without
his seem you.
" Better wan man lose his lOife.' says
Tim Moynahan, than the whole of us
starve to dith.'
g Thin you'll CO. says I
9 oh, says Tim. stippin' back, only
think of me poor family.
You 60 says a young Frinch fell
lsr to me
. &c yourself. says I: you're a sin
gle mon.'
Well says ne. if I'd got US all
into trouble the way you have I'd so
pretty quick says he.
You're brave mOn.' says I.
against me- 'Yis,' says Tim MOynihan.
you're the mon; you ought TO 60 You
know the way, too
g 'Yis. yis,' says the rist of them
You're mighty Willin'.' says l. for
me to go in there and git split up from
ind to ind loike an oyster
But still they kipt comm at me.
Thin the blood of me ancestors rose up
! within me. I'm not so robustious as
mony of you. but I'm not the coward
nayther,' says l. VIII ye come in the
door if I open it2'
We will says they.
Lit me down I says; I'll go
Thin they opened the manhole soft
loike, and lit me down. a part of thin
hollerin' ft to split themselves to draw
/ Jim Hoonter'S attenshun to the winder
4 and the rist going round with the boss
to the door TO jump in whin 1 pulled The
bar.
| ~Whin I struck down on the coal il
| Wint Slippin' down in the bin in SpOitC
| OF all l could do OF all the thunder
| in noises 1 liver heard, sor, twas the
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swore.
She was next of kin, no doubt. and
you were aware that the old fellow
would make no will"
'Couldnt read or write" said Car
ruthers
so you came over the two of YOU.
and hunted up the girl. The idea was
that one of you was to marry her. and
the other have a share of the plumber.
For some reason, Woodley was chosen
as the husband. Why was that?''
We played cards for her on the
voyage. He Won"
4 SSe. You got the young lady into
Your service. and there Woodley was
TO do the counting. She recognized the
drunken brute that he was. and would
nave nothing to do with him. Mean
while, your arrangement was rather
upset by the fact that you had your
self fallen in love with the lady You
could no longer bear the idea of this
Iuff1an owning her2''
mo, by George, 1 eouIdn't"'
There was a quarrel between you.
He LETT you in a rage, and began to
make his Own plans independently of
you"
1T strikes me, Williamson. there
isn't very much that we can tell this
gentleman cried Carruthers. with a
litter laugh. Yes, we quarreIed, and
! he knocked me down. / am level with
MIN on that. anyhow. Then L lost
sight of him That was when he
picked up with this cast padre here.
! l found that they had set up house
keeping together at this place OH the
line that she had 10 pass for the sta
, ton. 1 kept my eye on her after that.
for knew there was some deviltry in
the wind. / saw them from time to
time, for ] was anxious to know what
they were after. Two days ago Wood
ley came up to my house with this
cable. which showed that Ralph Smith
was dead. He asked me if ] would
stand by the bargain. I said I would
not. He asked me if i would marry
the girl myself. and give him a share
I said I would willingly do so, but
that she would not have me. He said.
Let us get her married first, and after
a week or two she may see things a
| bit different I said / would have
nothing 10 do with violence. So he
went, off cursing. like the foul-mouthed
BLACKBOARD that he was. and swearing
that he would have her yet. She was
leaving me this Weekend, and / had
got a trap to take her TO the station.
but ] was so uneasy I'm my mind that
l followed her on my bicycle. She had
got start, however. and before L
could catch her. the mischief was done.
The first thing I knew about. il was
when I saw you two gentlemen driv-
ing back in her dog-cart."
Holmes rose and tossed the end of
his cigarette into the CRATE. II have
been very obtuse. Watson said he.
when In your report you said that
you had seen the cyclist as you
thought arrange his necktie i'm the
shrubbery, that alone should have told
me all. However, we may eongratu-
laszs9ssrseixes upon lfcf ri1nFaand. in
sofa1s respeets. a. usssasies eass..@ per-
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Carruthers nodded and Williamson
ceiye three of the county consta bu-
larry I'm the drive, and l am glad to
see that the little oStler is able to keep
pace with them, so il is likely that
neither he nor the intere sting bride
groom VIII be permanently damaged
by their mornings adventures /
think. Watson, that in Your medical
capacity. you might wait upon Miss
smith and tell her that if she is suf-
hciently recovered, we shall be happy
to escort her to her mothers home If
she is not quite convalescent, you will
ma that hint that we were about to
telesl aph to Il young electrician in the
Mldlands would probably complete the
cure As to you, Mr.. Carruthers. I
think that you have done what you
could to make amends for your share
in an evil plot. There is my card. sir.
and II my evidence can be of help to
you in your trial, il shall be at your
disposal
In the whirl of our incessant activity
II has often been difficult for me, as
the reader has probably observed. to
round of my narratives, and TO give
those final details which the curious
might expect. Each case has been the
prelude to another, and the crisis once
over the actors have passed forever
out OF our busy lives. I find, however,
short note at the end of my manu-
SCRIPT uedlHg WIN InlS case. In which
l nave put 1t upon record that Miss
Violet Smith did indeed inherit a large
fortune, and that she Is now the wife
of Cyril Morton. the senior partner
of Morton & Kennedy. the famous
Westminster electricians. Williamson
and WoOdley we're both tried for alb
duction and assault, the former get
ting seven years and the latter ten.
Or the fate Of Carruthers. / have no
, record, but | am sure that his assault
| was not viewed very Sravely by the
court, since Woodley had the reputa-
| ton OF being most dangerous ruffian,
and think that a few months were
sufficient to satisfy the demands OF
justice.
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o'clock
Thin listened. but niver a word. I
wint around and looked in at the win
der. There he stood before the boilers,
radin's as if I'd niver spoke. L didn't
wait minute longer, but run straight
up TO the boss.
For mercy's sake, sor,' saws I.
come along down and tind to Jim
Hoonter.'
Whats this?'' says the boss.
It's Jim Hoonter,' says l. He
thinks the world is comm to an ind
at the noon whistle. And he's locked
himself in down there, and he's run
! min her wide open as this door says l.
The boss wint down the stairs two
steps at tonne and began poundin' at
the door His language was outrajous.
But not a word, says Hoonter
Phase. sor. says I, try bein' more
gintfe and quiet Iofke with him, II |
may make a suggestion
Come now. HOonter,' says the boss.
loWerin' his voice. reasonable; come
out OF there
Depart. says Hoonter, in a solemn
| Voice. You're disturbin' the spirit
But the boiler. says the boss.
Niver fear says Hoonter that
boiler Will last till the appointed
! tonne And niver a syllable more
| could he git out OF him
Ihere'S some comfort in thot.' saws
! We NS got TIL tW1tNe OnV WaV
MS ne Knows the Old Girl most thor
! ough and livery pound she can stand.
Ihin, all at vance. some bloody i'd
Jut got word to the hands upstairs
| mot the boiler was goin' to bust. and
oown they come, tumbIin' out hid first
ana droppin' Everything Just where II
was The women-wint out in a booncb
under the big tree across the road and
! the MN and Dyes come over as close
/ TO us as they dared.
! II was eIivin. ha1f-paSt elivIn
0 clock, and nOthin' dein' All 81 a
| sudan there came a dittIe whist1iD'
mutteriu' noise inside.
| what's thOt?' says the boss.
| lis the safety valve says I. Thin
mony OF the more cautious and ti1nper-
ate moves away. and the boss wint ia
! kickin the door and hollerin' frantic
| But niver a word
| Lifts go round says l. TO the
| front winder.
| Win he comes ont there was a
crowd of small byes outside on tho Ht-
! tie iliiVatiOn beyond the winder. dane
| in up and down, and throwir1 small
pibbies at the -Panes and boIleriD'
| 'Whiskersi Whiskers. Whiskersr fit IL
raise the did
| And just 3 We stock our bids ont
! the door big hunk of coal como
| a-hyin' out. and old Jim Hoonter was
yiliin, Depart from here, children OF
Belial'
Cit out o. here, you little rats
says the boss, and more to it: his
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Some men find it easier to get drunk
than sober.
Lucky are actors who fare well on
their farewell tours
The older some women set the more
girlish they try to act.
Time changes all things-with the ex-
ception of minstrel jokes.
The woman who drives a man 10
drink has no need of a whip
After woman says there's no use
talking she keeps right on
A spinster says getting married is
almost as serious as remaining single.
hero is man who can listen TO an
after-dinner, speech without. looking
bored
When man is weighed by others he
is usually found wanting to dispute the
figures
Men who think they know it all never
take time to iuxeki ak:kEe the aetna
worth Of their supposed knowledge.
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Continued from Pase /, Section 81
My name is Sherlock Holmes"
Good Lord"
You have heard OF me, I see. I will
represent the official police until their
arrival Here, your he shouted 70 n
frightened groom, who, had appeared
at the edge of the glade. Come here.
Take this note, as hard as you can
ride. TO Farnham.'' He scrubbed a few
Give IL 10 the superintendent at the
police station. Until he comes, 1 must
detain you all under my personal Gus
tody."
The strong. masterfuI personality Of
Holmes dominated the tragic scene,
and all were equally puppets in his
hands. Williamson and Carruthers
found themselves carrying the wound
ed Woodley into the house. and gave
my arm TO the frightened girl. The
injured man was laid on his bed. and
at Holmes request l examined him.
1 carried my report to where he sat in
the old tapestry-hung dining room
with his two prisoners before aim.
He will live" said /.
What" cried Carruthers, springinS
out of his chair III go upstairs and
finish him first Do you tell me that
Roaring Jack Woodley for life?''
You need not concern yourself
about that" said Holmes. There are
two very good reasons why she should.
under no circumstances. be his wife.
In the first place we are very safe in
questioning Mr.. WilliamsOn'S right to
solemnize d marriage
II have been ordained cried the old
rascal
And also unfrocked."
''Once a clergyman. always clergy
man"
4 think not. How about the Ii
censor"
I'VE had a license for the marriage.
/ have il here in my pocket"
Then you got II by trick But. in
any case, a forced marriage is no mar
risge, but il is a very serious felony,
as you viii discover before you have
finished You'n have time 10 think the
point out during the next ten years or
80. unless I am mistaken. AS to you.
Carruthers. you would have done bet
ter to keep your pistol I'm your pocket"
II begin 90 think so. Mr.. Holmes, but
when / thought of all the precaution l
had taken to shield this girl-for I
loved her, MI. Holmes. and it is the
only time that ever 1 knew what love
vast fairly drove me mad 20 think
that she was In the power OF the
greatest brute and bully in South At
rica-a man whose name is a holy ter
ror from Kimberley TO johannesburg.
Why. Mr.. Holmes. you'll hardly believe
It, but ever since that girl has been in.
-ov employment l never once bet her so
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past this house, where / knew the ras-
Gals were lurking, without following
her on my bicycle, just to see that she
came TO no harm. 1 kept my distance
from her. and / wore a beard. 50 that
she should not recognize me, for she
is a good and high-spirited girl and
she wouldn't have stayed in my en-
pIoyment long If she had thought that
/ was following her about the country
roads"
why didn't you tell her of her dan
ger?"
Because, then, again, she would
have left me, and I couldn't bear to
face that. Even IL she couldn't love
me. it was a great deal TO me just to
see her dainty form about the house,
and to hear the sound of her voice.
Wei, said l. you call that love,
Mr.. Carruthers, but I should call it
selfshness,"
Maybe the two things go together.
Anyhow, I couldn't let her go. Be
sides. with this crowd about. it was
near to look after her Then, when
the cable came. I knew they were
bound to make a move"
What cable %
Carruthers took telegram from his
pocket.
That's it, said he.
IL was short and concise:-
The old man is dead"
HUM" said Holmes. IT think I
see how things worked, and I can IN
oerstand how this message would, as
you say. bring them to a head. But
while YOU wait, you might tell me
what you can
The old reprobate with the surpiice
burst into volley of bad language.
by Heavenl" said he. if you squeal
| on Us. Bob Carruthers, I'll serve You
as you served Jack Woodley. You can
bleat about the girl TO your heart
content, for that's your own affair
but if you round on your pals to this
plain-clothes copper, viii be the
worst days work that ever you did"
Your reverence need not be ex-
cite. The case is clear enough
against you, and all / ask is a few
details for my private curiosity How
ever, If there's any difficulty in your
telling me, I'll do the talking and
then you will see how far you have a
chance to holding back your secrets.
In the first place. three of you came
Williamson, you Carruthers, and
Woodley."
Lie number one" said the old man;
Il never saw either of them until two
months ago. and ] have never been in
Africa ia my life. so you can put that
in your pipe and smoke Ii. Mr.. Busy
body Holmes!"
What he says is true" said Car
ruthers.
"WeH. well, two of you came over.
His reverence is our own hone-mada
article. You had known Ralph Smith
in South Africa. You had reason TO
believe he would not live long. You
found cut thatshis niece would inherit
his fortune. How's that-eh2''
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language was tirrable.
But they'd done their part; they'd
got him wild and excited. There he
was inside. Waikin' about stately Ioike
in the white steam from the boiler
poor domned, sufferin' ghost in hill
:" Lifts climb in here says the boss,
maxim move to go in at the winder-
Hold on, Sor,' says l. grabbin him.
odd Jim Hoonter come over across
the room and set himself back in thot
little aIcove loike by the winder. He
was draggin' an ak after him
Its come back and talk IL over,
says L
TT was quarter to twiIve, and the
interest was TREMENDOUS 1t had be-
gun rainin' a little, and the women
were huddled together loilxe shape in
a close boOnch under the big tree, sob
bin some, and whisperin' 10 one an
other Some of the men stood back by
thin end some nearer US Twas pretty
still. only for the whistlin' of the
safety valve. and the noise of the old
mill UP stairs goin' ffoppin' and slap
pin along by itself. where they'd gone
of without shuttin' off the machinery.
Wen push in the door" says the
boss
e 'Niver.' says I; you can't break
it in i'm an hour in thot little intry.
" There's the back door says he.
g. 'Thot's the same; only worse says
I, 'bein' a smaller door
" Thin says he. wen get him by
goin in the winder'
Now. the windcr stands up above
the ground, as you Sc, sor, as high
as a mans chin You'd have to go
scramblin' un loike a eat in a cellar
1t would BE loike snnashin' eggs for
him. says /.
Thin the boss lit loose. You dirty,
low, bIackguardly towards, says he to
the min. what are ye standin' there
gapin' for? I'll till you wan thing.
says he, yellin'; they amt wan cents
worth OF insurance on hsr and whin
vance she goes up, your Twin goes
with her, for she won't niver be built
up agin.'
/ Nobody says wan word
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The Adventure Of
THE SOLITARY (YQBT

Continued from Pase /, Section ~
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y the centre of The Hol-
Ter, crouched along the
road, lies the Old Mill. a
decrepit old monster of
blue and grayish native
stone.
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Copyright by the s. s Mcclure CO.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
LOOKS GOOD 10
 JOHN KALEM

John Kalem is looking for prosper ous season for Skagway, He returned on the Cottage City from Seattle where he spent several weeks with his family
 Mir. Kalem says the northern travel will be good this year and from the in. formation he was able to gather at Se- attle there would be big demand for Skagway goods in the interior.
 The Valdez route is getting the best of the travel at this time according to Mir. Kalem, but the transportation peo' pie who are engaged on the Southeast ern Alaskan route have begun adver' Using, and it is believed change will be made.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
ALASKA BAR 10
 HONOR DELANEY

Juneau, January 25-The Juneau Dis patch of last envening says:
 "TLo members of the local bar held meeting at the federal court house last evening to take suitable steps re- garding the death of Arthur K. Dela- ney. Judge Gunnison made the an nouncement and Judge Williams was selected as chairman of the meeting. After general expression of regret at the sad occasion which called forth the meeting, the following committees were appointed: Resolutions-Willi- ams, Jenning and Malony. Flowers Shackleford, Cheney and Boyce. An order has gone by cable for suitable floral piece to be properly inscribed and sent to the funeral at Everett"
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
TICKETS GO
 LIKE HOT CAKES

The sale of tickets for the firemen's dance that will take place in Elks' hall tomorrow night are going like hot cakes. Scores of them are being sold by the firemen. Many people do not limit their purchases to single ticket. The Moore Wharf Company, for in- stance, took five tickets. This was the largest investment, but many people are taking two or three. The Cana dian Bank of Commerce gave S5 as a cash donation, refusing to take tickets for it.
 The funds derived from the dance will be used for the purpose of making the contemplated repairs and changes in the firmen's hall.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
Sid Monnastes He'e

Sid Monnastes, suffering from nerv- ous prostration, was brought from Treadwell to Skagway on the Cottage City. He is very week and out of his mind, but 1t Is thought he will recover. Mrs Monnastes, her mother, Mrs. T, B. Hill, and W. w. Boughton came up with him. He is at the residence of Mrs. and Mrs. Boughton.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
NO CHANGE MUST QUIT
Lieut., Searles Cannot Abuse
 Alaska

Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 Washington, Jan. 26-Lieut. Searles, of the United States revenue cutter. Thetis, has been reprimanded for criti- cising Alaska. The complaint was made against him by the Alaska Club, of Seattle. The secretary of the treas ury says the incident is closed.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
Vote st Olympia Remains the Same

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.
 Olympia, Jan. 26-The only change in the senatorial ballot taken todayfrom that of yesterday was the loss of one vote by Foster, on account of an absen' tee.
 The ballot was as follows:
 Foster, 46: Piles. 30; Sweeny, 2S; Wilson, 16; scattering l2; not yotingi 4.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
Case Goes Over

The case against Ruth Brown, col ored, for keeping a house of ill repute in connection with Rose Arnold, was continued by Judge Tanner in the mu' niciLal court. It is desired to have an attorney for the city at the trial.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
Knights of the Grip Arrive

c. E. Hooker, Harry Malone and c. NJ. McGrath, three well;known and pop ular knights of the grip, arrived from Juneau on the Cottage City. They will remain in Skagway for several days.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
CLASH IN POLAND

Lodz, Poland, Jan. 26-There has been disturbances here for the last four days The mob has cashed frequent
 fly with the police and the guards. Many of the engage ments have been ferocious and many killed both sides. More than 100 deaths have been reported.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
TROOPS SHED MORE BLOOD
 IN RUSSIA Cossacks Fire onSMob at Moscow and Many Are Wounded Tension at Ancient Muscovite Capital Is Terrible
Especial Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.

Moscow Jan. 26-Cossacks fired on the mob yesterday afternoon and many wounded The tension is ter rible
 All night before last and all day yesterday the mobs paHaded the streets but there collision until late in the afternoon.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
ROBBERS BUSY
Especial Dispatch to Daily0Alaskan.) )

Manila, Jan 26-A body of more than 100 Ladrones attacked and sacked San Francisco de Maabon Tuesday night The constabuary pursued the bandits and run ming fight raging Ten of the robbers have been killed already.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
DAWSON STAGE
 AT WHITERORSE

Whitehorse, Jan. 26-A White Pass stage arrived here from Dawson at lO:SO a. m. today with Miss Alverde and Laney Hubbard as passengers.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26
Situation Wanted

Competent woman wishes position in private family, hotel or boarding house. Inquire at this office.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-01-26

Our bread is guaranteed to be free from all chemicals. Try loaf. The Boss Bakery. tt