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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-16
e. Ms 70 'MASQUERADER By Katherine Cecil Thurston. Author of "Ths Circle" Etc.
 Copr,f0ht, 1908. Iaok. bu Hovper 4 Brothers
Coprtoht, 1908. 1901, by HorperA q Brothers

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 But she broke in quickly on the word. T felt different in that moment. I didn't care about honor or things like honor. After they had gone 1t seemed to me that had missed something
 something that they possessed. Oh, you don't know what woman feels when she is jealousr Again she paused. Tt was then that the tele- gram and the thought of Lillian's amused smile as she had read it came to my mind. Feeling as I did-acting on what felt-I crossed to the bureau and picked it up. In one second had seen enough to make it impossible to draw back. Oh, it may have been dis honorable, 1t may have been mean, but
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-16

~1OR awhile there was silence then Loder. bitterly aware tha HI he had conquered. poignantly |o conscious of the appeal thai Eye's attitude made, found further ep durance impossible. Gently freeing hii hand, he moved away from her to the fireplace. taking up the position that she had first occupied.
 Eve" he said slowly. T haven't finished yet. haven't said everything Pm going to tax your courage further. .' With a touch Of pained alarm. Eve lifted her head. "Further?" she said.
 Loder shrank from the expression on her face. "Yes," he said with difhculty, there's still another point to be faced The matter doesn't end with my going back. To have the situation fully saved Chilcote must return-C -Chilcote must be brought to realize his responsibilities.
 Eyes lips parted in dumb dishday.
 Tt must be done" he went on hur- riedly. land we have got to do it-you and l." He turned and looked at her.
 'T? I could do nothing. What could [ dor Her voice failed.
 "Everything." be said. You could do everything. He is morally weak. bul he has one sensitive point-the fear of public exposure. Once make it plain to him that you know his secret and you can compel him to whatever course of action y0 select. It was to ask you to do this-to beg you to do this-that I came to you tonight. know that it's demanding more than a woman's reso- lution-more than a woman's strength. But you are Ike no woman fin the world.
 Eve he cried, with sudden vehe- mence. "can't you see that it's impera- tive-the one thing to save us bothT
 He stopped abruptly as he had be gun. and a painful silence filled the room. Then. as before. Eve moved in- sinctively toward him, but this time her steps were slow and uncertain Nearing his side. she put out her hand as If for comfort and support and. feel ing his fingers tighten round it. stood for a moment resting in the contact
 "I understand she said at last very slowly. T understand When will you take me to hlmT
 For a moment Loder said nothing. not daring to trust his voice. Then be answered low and abruptly. -Now- he said New. at once. Now, this moment. if I may. And-and remem- Der that I know what 1t costs you As if imbued with fear that his cour- age might fail him. he suddenly re leased her hand and. crossing the room to where . long. dark cloak lay as she had thrown it on her return home. he picked it uD. vaIked to her side and silently wapped 1t about her. Thsn. stiIl acting automatically. he moved to the door. opened t and stood sside vhiIe sbe passs1 sut IneD tbs cefsid8.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-16

same pride and dignity, tne same in- describable tenderness that had re sponded to his first appeal. shone in her face.
 My first thought was . great thank fulness," she said simply. "A thank fulness that you-that no man-could ever understand"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-16

Taking his hand between hers. she lifted it and for long, silent space held it against her lips.
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CHAPTER xxxIII.

f~1 OR awhile there was silence;
 then Loder, bitterly aware that HI he had conquered. poignantly e connexions of the appeal that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-21
THE PARTY'S GLORY.

Tho American party is about to enter
uron its work Of nomination, and this
is good time to urge that wisdom may
prevail at the councils, as valor shall
show it's undaupted front in the field.
Among the American party leaders
are tried and true representatives of
the highest and best political interests
of the State; for all are leaders in this
party, and al are followers in this
party-of the Aag. There are men and
women marching after the dear old
banner who have given their years of
faithful worship TO what il symbolizes:
and tbey recognize that IN Utah, until
they shall wage and win the battle,
there is no freedom over which the fog
can wave It is OF such as they-men
who bear the bullets in their bodies
which they received in the battle for
preservati ton of the Nation. and women
who sewed and wept AZ home while
their dear ones were plunged in san
culinary confict-it is Of such as they
that the Smoot agency recently spoke
in such infamous terms.
Tho heroic band is not large now, but
it is three times as large as it was two
years ago. aud it is growing larger day
by day. "Thank God for the Ameri-
can partyl' say thousands of grateful
people in Salt Lake City today; and
pray God for the American party!"
say tens of thousands of other people
yet TO be enfranchised in other parts Of
Utah.
We doubt not that the conventions
will do their work well. This Is no
time for petty chickering's or personal
jealousies; but it is time for honest
ambition and p determination to stand
by the great party upon which depends
the progress OF this grand common
wealth
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THE MACHINE WINS.

OF course, IT was useless for what
little manhood 10 left in the church Re
publican party to protest against the
Smoct machine and ecclesiastical doni.
nation III politics. The machine ran
over the pendents-with spikes in
the wheel The Harrington resolution
caught the crowd all right, but when
it came to standing up and being count
ed For it, the ehurch-counseled dele.
gates did not have the nerve to face
the ordeal, End the resolution vas voted
down.
That means that the Republican "
party, as now led in Utah, openly and
distinctly indorses and submits to
bossism and the control Of it's organiza-
ton by the hiersrchs No wonder Mr..
Hammond got sick and found that his
stomach could not bear the dose. He
saw what was coming and resigned
early, so as not TO have any part in
the disgraceful surrender of political
independence to an ecclesiastical auto
cracy.
The Republican State convention, held
in this city yesterday, marks the low
water mark Of political subservience
and sneakery, No other can ever sink
to lower depths. The proceedings were
a complete and abject surrender to the
Mormon church Counsel - openly and
avowedly. The speakers against the
Harrington resolution revealed the
power that defeated it. Tho church
collar was firmly riveted upon the neck
of every one who opposed 1t. Yet but
for the fear of church vengeance the
resolution would unquestionabIy have
passed.
The nominations were the legitimate
result OF the servility to the machine,
through which the resolution against
bossism and church domination was de-
feated. The nominees cannot possibly
be considered in any other light than
as church missionaries. to do the will
of the priesthood. the one in the House
Of Representatives at Washington, and
tho other on the Supreme bench of
Utah. God save the State when such
misery has come upon iti
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A BALLOON RAILROAD.

There has recently been invented and
put into operation in the mountains
near Salzburg. Germany. balloon rail-
road. 1t consists OF stationary balloon,
which is fastened to a slide running
along single steel rail. The rail- is
fastened to the side of steep mountain.
which ordinary railroads could not climb.
except through deep cuts and tunnels.
The balloon floats about thirty-five feet
over the ground. and q heavy steel cable
connects It with the rail. The conductor
can, at will make the balloon slide up
and down the side OF the mountain. For
going up the motive power Is furnished
by hydrogen gas, while the descent is
caused by pressure OF water, which is
poured into a large tank at the upper
end OF the road, and which serves as
ballast. Suspended from the balloon Is
circular car with accommodations for
ten passengers. The cable goes from the
bottom OF the balloon through the center
of the car to q regulator Of speed, which
is controlled by the conductor.
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THE TRAVEL FUND.

The Tribune commends to its readers
the letter from "Former Mormon, ~
which is published in another column Of
this issue. That gentleman deals with
things as they are without any vindic-
tiveness, but without concealment for
the sake OF saving a word.
His communications are unanswerable
by the scribes of the church-one might
also say that they are beyond the con-
tradiction Of the pharisees Of that pecu-
liar organization.
"Former Mormon renews subject
that is ever Of interest to this COM
munity. Greater than all the taxes
city, county, State and special-within
the domain Of Utah, is the collection for
tithes and other purposes made by the
Mormon church The tithes are gath
cred ostensibly for the poor; and by the
known teaching Of Mormon bishops and
by circulars which the Mormon bishops
have printed under authority and are
sent broadcast TO their people, it is
conceded that the poor receive prac-
tically none Of this immense fund-ap-
preaching two million dollars per an
num-which is donated by toll for the
sustenance Of poverty. A prominent
bishop of the Mormon church told The
Tribune not long ago that IN the year
preceding not one cent OF the tlthes
gathered in his ward had been returned
to him for the use Of the poor. All
such sustenance had come through a
special contribution collected, under the
name Of the "Poor Donation" by his
block teachers Where does all this
immense amount of money go, is the
inquiry which agitates tho minds Of
Mormons and which is suggestively an
swered In the letter of "Former Nor
monn He omitted but one important
thing that we now recall: He failed to
state that from these secret tithe funds
the prophet, seer and revelator was
permitted to draw an unlimited amount
to tourney luxuriously around the
world and evade the law in his own
State and country. There is not one
chance in ten thousand but that the
funds for Joseph +. Smiths present
lunketing were furnished by the Nor
mon church out OF the tithe fund. NO
mere outsider is permitted to see the
books and not even "Former Mormon -
would be allowed to scan the ledgers,
but lust in the way Of quiet con
fidence The Tribune suggests to the spe-
cial auditor of the apostolic quorum
that if he runs down the cash account
he will find an item reading something
like this:
Bv amount advanced to President
Smith for his visit TO missions
abroad .......$ $4,000
BY contingent expenses per same oOo0
contingent expenses. Sister Smith No.
"Formcr Mormon" is comforting
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AN AMERICAN TRIUMPH.

il any answer were desired as TO the
kind Of people that compose the Amer
lean party and the energetic action OF
which those people are capable, tri'
umphant reply would be afforded by
the primaries held in this city on We'd
nesday evening. In attendance those
primaries were everything that could
be desired; large numbers of voters
turned out and selected as their repre-
sentatives the best possible persons,
fully representative in every case, Of
those assembled, and these the very
bone and sinew of the population. In
enthusiasm and makeup of the dele
cations, the American perty can easily
challenge comparison with the like
elements Of either of the other parties
They were great primaries; enormously
attended, and the delegations are
splendidly representative of the cleo
torate of this city.
The eampaipn has opened with
vlgor and an amazing vitality which
presages an undoubted success at the
election in November. The county con-
to carry out faithfully the wishes of
the voters attending those primaries,
put up strong, uneYceptionab]e ticket
ono that will compare favorably with
any other ticket that could be named
by any organization in Salt Lake coun
ty-and victory will be certain from
the opening day Of the campaign, This
is not to say that any sluggishness or
lack OF effort can be tolerated. 1t is
absolutely safe TO say that nothing Of
this kind will be seen in the American
campaign; for the energy, enthusiasm,
and high aspirations developed by
reason of tho splendid action Of the
primaries, infuse in every ones veins
the necessary spirit to enter upon this
campaign with the determination to
win, and 10 leave no stone unturned to
earn and to win a glorious victory.
The affairs of this county are in
such terrible shape, by reason of the
mismanagement, maladministration, pc
culation, graft and direct robberies
that the people are tired and sick.
Every one knows that the only sal
walton from the system Of peculations
that has become chronic here in county
affairs is through the American party.
No possible relief can be had from
either Of the old parties, because both
are tarred with the same stick, and
both derive their inspiration from the
same evil source-a source where graft
is recognized as holiness and misap-
preparation Of trust money as commend
able, and theft as a necessary adjunct
of conducting affairs in charge. From
such q source as this nothing but evil
can possibly come, and nothing but
evil has come.
To prevent a perpetuatlon of the
vicious system-under whatever name
it can be called-a complete and radical
change is the sole remedy; and that
change can be had only by the install
lation of officials elected by the Amer
lean voters
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THE PIUTE PROTEST.

The protest against Smootism which
comes up from Piute county is both
timely and fierce. A deep feeling un-
questionably actuates the signers Of that
protest. These signers are: Samuel l..
Page, Democrat; William E. White, a
Republican; Sidney Black, Socialist;
Miles Durkee, Republican, and j. 7.
Gibbs, a Democrat.
These men deal in fitting language
with the outrageous bossism that has
taken possession of the political affairs
Of this State, running both parties, con-
temptuous of public opinion, and being
guided solely by the interests and die
tates of the central authorities of the
Mormon church. The "pigmy leader
Ship referred to by the Piute protest
ers is so evident as TO disgust every
right thinking voter. Bossism is bad
enough in all conscience wherever
found, but when the political boss is
narrow, selfish, of small political attain
ments, not in accord in any respect
with the traditions of his country, hav-
ing no respect for American institu-
tions, and deriving his power exclu-
sively from n close corporation, named
the Mormon church, and by virtue of
his position therein, then that bossism
is not only odious and contemplate, but
is irritating to the last degree.
These Piute men give instances Of
the shameless dictation by the church
through Smoot IS agents in Piute county
politics The political orders were car
ried part OF the time by ring post
master from Provo. and part Of the
time through officials Of the church. A
specific instance is given where two
years ago Presidents Cameron and
Steele of the Panguitch stake in Gar
field county passed down to Piute coun-
ty and, in a so-called religious service
at Circleville, counseled the people to
vote in accord with the ring desires,
as dictated by Apostle Smoot. Many
instances of this kind of bossism and
political dictatioD, having its rise di-
rectly at church headquarters and be-
ing transmitted through church agen-
cies. are given by the signers Of that
Piute protest.
The shameful condition OF affairs to
which direct attention thus is given,
calls for the vigorous language which
the protcsters have used in commenting
upon the conditions that exist and the
facts as given; and the criticisms and
censures delivered are well worthy Of
the attention of the voters of this
State. 1t cannot be that voters who,
| at least have the liberty and the priv
ileges OF the secret ballot, even though
they be otherwise entangled in church
fetters, will permanently sustain this
sort Of imposition and mismanagc-
ment, and will lend aid in the ruin of
the two great political parties which
have heretofore divided the electors
Of this State. Nothing but ruin can
| follow in the wake Of such political
| dictation as is shown here, and nothing
! is better calculated to make Utah CON
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ming stock or mining frauds IL ap-
pears to be general statute directed
against the issue of fraudulent stock
of any kind, or the placing upon the
market, or working of upon gullible
persons, of any stock at value far in
excess OF what it's real worth justi6es.
There would seom to be no especial
reason why the American Mining Con-
gress, or any other mining congress,
should take UP a general statute Of this
kind and urge it's adoption az a blow
at fake mining stock. To do so would
seem to be sort of a confession in
advance that such q congress repre-
sents an industry that is peculiarly
prone to fraud, deceit, and false repre-
sentatiop. 1t seems TO us that IT IS
hardly q decent thing for the mining
congress that is to meet IN Denver TO
take this view Of the industry which it
assumes TO represent. But II IL does
not take this view Of the industry, why
send out such q lea1et III its name, and
why urge the adoption OF a general
statute Of California which appears to
be directed against fraud and the sell
ing of worthless stock generally, and
parade that as something that is espe.
cially directed against the mine takers
and frauds7
There is altogether too much humbug
about this idea that fraud particularly
lies in the dealing in or negotiating Of
mining ventures. The truth is, that any
one who invests money in q mining ven.
ture has just as good an opportunity to
find out whether his investment is
legitimate, and has as fair prospect Of
reaping profits as ho has when invest
ing in any other form Of business.
All he has to do is to exercise ordinary
business prudence, and he is safe. The
fact is, that under the general idea that
mining is peculiarly the field for takers
and fraud. nearly every representation
which has como from the rich discover
les of the new mining camps of Nevada
would be classed as a fraud and
fake, as the richness and extent Of the
ore bodies surpasses ordinary belief,
This project Of the American Mining
Congress would declare that tho mining
business Is peculiarly business of
fraud, and would denounce all coming
within that designation ms fraud and
false pretense, these new Nevada mines
prima facie with the rest. We believe
in letting mining business speak for
itself, and be conducted on the lines
OF ordinary prudence and common
sense, just the same as any other bust
ness The State Of California in its
fraud law has not, in spite Of the APP
parent desire OF the leahet above re-
ferred TO, singled out the mining bust
ness as peculiarly given over to fraud.
The American Mining Congress, if it
shall take up the general fraud law OF
California and proclaim it rs applica-
Bile especially to mining ventures, will
stigmatize the special interest for which
it claims to stand as one which is espe
cially disreputable, and needful to be
put under the discredit of the law. 1t
is a bad premise, and mining congress
should be the last to give it life.
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Here and Tb|
THEIR HEARTS

Philadelphia Ledger. A'Ssi
s.1 rns life Of a frsishter Il
soutn"estern deserts is on. !.
hardship The 200 miles ' s 2
eno OF the "jerk water" rs.s' M
our camp was through ,ass' ss,''
waters. iorty rnileI
a bunch of Mormon ,,.,.s.
!est hnished unloading ee,snte
ABOUT the doorway o3 we're
waiting for their cba,, 'ne
out In the Office 70
squatting on one heel o..
lstlc pose Of the freiehtas as
proceeded to roll the suser esuas,
!st,e Isl cigarette. Lighting = ny.
the group and the convarsas ~
you're tanning throunSS. J!
lot OF ore these days pts sn
olo Brigham Lee, addresssssss usse
3e' 3ea replied. we're geti,r
gro tons q day lately ana S.a
$50 battery. We have heanA - !
bullion III coach out with an
100000 a week for several Z
fact, the las. six months ws =
the H.000,000 mark" ~
BY Heck" exclaimed !
D.
Irom the settlement In Wssb,r
", Utah. III l had a 81 mn di aa5
slashing COW pony and = Nv,
chaps and silver mountsS
Ia play pool all day In ,r1ce
saloon. And every night IN,
dance in the settlement IA :,
use UP and down the streat
wno-o- o-op-e-e. and all the
be sticky on me-"
Old Nephi Wadsworth tur,.
youngster WITH grunts OF 4
Dang 1t 70 Heck," ho
couldn't expect no more San,
Kid Of your age" -
I guess you could maka
OF a million IL you had II Nsn
Well. ! reckon So" he re-,
Heck, IL had that much
get the best eight-horse team 4
OF Utah, and I'd send to sa1f
get the best wagon that's ma,
gets lots of canned grub and
Of bedding and Id make the ,
freighters hunt your hole 'twj,
the railroad"
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ENJOYED HIS Vac

DtHJol ELI MIS- VACAI
New York Tribune.
The following dialogue, tran
a German paper. shows that
the holiday season brings III
worries: n
Well. and have you spent
holiday"
"Yes, thanks. Don't | look a
Indeed you do. / have nev|
look more flt. Not everybod,
the holiday tour as you haye
mo. But then. I was partlI
tunate in my choice. liked
SO much that I mean to spel
holiday there again"
Good cooklng?'
Excellent. You could a
you wished for"
Pleasant company"
Delightful people. And, bes
formalities. We could do exa
liked"
"Quiet?"
81 never was In moro a.
Beds all rlght?" /.
First rate. Private bathro
But very expensive, no d
"On the contrary. 1t was Il
holiday ! ever had"
But. man, tell me the na
place."
Il stayed at home"
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DEAD LETTERS.
Baltimore Sun.

SWT
More than II 900 900 pieces OF mail went
astray in these United States last year
because they were not directed even we'll
enough for the experts to decipher the
names and addresses, Millions of this
immense total went to the dead letter
Office, where a lot Of il was opened.
the addresses OF the writer's ascer-
tanned and the letters or packages re-
turned. But in n good many cases tho
writer's address is never found and the
letter is really dead" when neither
the sender nor the prospective receiver
can be discovered. Assistant Postmas-
ter-General De Graw wants to get people
into the habit of writing their own ad-
dresses on the outside of envelopes This,
he says, would save trouble for all hands
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SERVANT GIRL PROBLEM.

New York Tribune.
Rural communities are afflicted with
the servant maid problem, A newspaper
in Horton. Kan, tells of the worries Of
the women OF that place in securing
maids. 1t says, applicants for employ
ment ask these questions:>
/. Have you any children? 2. Would
you want me TO do the washing? 3. What
time would have to get up in the morn
ing? 4. Would 1 ent at the table with
the family2 5. Could ! receive my COM
pany In the parlor? 6. Would l get two
afternoons off each week?