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Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-15
CHAPTER ".

Were they bound for Singleton? Presently
he able to distinguish voices, and min
ute afterwards it seemed as if every sound
had ceased.
He stepped quietly from the east terrace
to the rampant over the great gate, where he
was able to command as full view as the
uncertain light would allow of the glade
through the trees which led to the castle.
But nothing could be seen. As he watch
ed, the sounds commenced again, and this
time he fancied he could detect rumbling
noise as of cart accompanying the horse
men.
It-was now easy to tell the meaning of all
these sounds A troop of horsemen-he could
not yet guess how many-were approaching
Singleton Towers and bringing with them
gun!
The young lard's heart beat now in right
earnest, but not with fear. That had been
left behind with the ghosts. He forgot every
thing but the defense of his castle and the
glory of his clan, and waited eagerly for
the time OF action
The cavalcade made n halt about half way
through the wood and in the still night air,
with the light breeze carrying it, Singleton
could hear the sound of voices as in hurried
consultation.
Then single horseman approached and
before many minutes he could just discern
in the dim moonlight a form emerging from
the wood and stealthily approaching the cas-
tie.
LET him come and spy" said Singleton,
to himself. "He will see the lights and per-
haps few spear-heads on the walls, and he'll
report as much to his chief Ali"
At that moment the clouds cleared away
from the moon, and clearly revealed the in
truder. He was one of the MacFies, Single
ton could see, and fully armed. He dismount-
ed at the border of the wood, and advanced
cautiously, on foot to the edge of the moat.
This he did not attempt to cross, but made
his observations from the far side
Singleton, taking care not to be seen, crept
back into the armory, from which he took a
bugle. Bringing it out into the terrace, he
sounded few shrill notes, and then instant
ly seizing lantern, ran hurriedly to and fro
with it on various parts OF the battements
Then, without waiting moment, he took
up musket and fired it in the direction of
the scout, who, however, was by this time
out of reach.
''There!" said Singleton. putting down his
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ing of loneliness, which, as long as he had
been busily occupied had not oppressed him.
Somehow his mind continually found itself
reverting to Geordie's story. 1t was an old
wife's tale, of course, but a queer one, too
And this was the very terrace which
the old warrior used to walk, and that little
turret-chamber there was his room! Ali
strange how the reflection of the moon should
should make 1t appear if there was light
IN the room! If he were not certain no light
was there, he could have vowed that was one
Bah! he wished Geordie had kept his story
to himself; it made him feel quite dismal
Hark! a footstep!
He was certain he heard one, close to his
side, too. He stood still and listened. Every
thing was silent He moved on again There!
he heard it distinctly almost in step with his
own
He looked. up and down, everywhere; and
then Geordie's words rushed back on his
memory, IF ever again coward should be
Here he stepped forward, and again sud-
denly halted The footstep that time was
as distinct as his own. Pooh! what if it
was? He was not going to be afraid of all
the ghosts in Scotland! And he laughed out
loud by way OF assuring himself of his nerve.
But he had hardly done so, when Just above
him sounded another laugh nocl1ing his own,
and as he stepped suddenly forward, the
footsteps began again as clear sever.
This was more than Singleton had bargained
in bewilderment and alarm. Had any one
been there to see his face it would have ap-
peared a good deal paler than was his wont;
and it was certainly something more than
the cold that made him shiver. He sat per-
fectly still and listened. There was not
sound
He strained his eyes on every hand. Moth
ing was visible through the darkness but the
silent terrace on which he watched What
could it be?
As he sat and wondered, the pike which
had been resting carelessly across his knee
slipped and fell on to the stone pavement
with a sudden clank, which was instantly re-
peated overhead, just the laugh and the
footsteps had been.
OF course it flashed upon Singleton then
an echo! nothing but simple echo away
among the nooks and crannies of the castle;
and at a simple echo his cheek had turned
pale and his heart had stood still and his
hands had actually trembled!
He scorned himself bitterly for his cowar-
dice; and once more relieved in mind and
determined this time that nothing, not even
a score of ghosts, should terrify him.
And now the night began to wear on. By
this time the men must be very near their
rendezvous, for it was an hour past midnight,
and the moon was getting down toward the
west.
He wondered what other clans would mus
ter round the royal standard, and how soon
the kings forces would be likely to meet the
with his men; that is provided the general
permitted ten of them to return and relieve
guard here. Supposing no one came!
For long time not q sound was audible,
and then he fancied he could just detect
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the tramp of horse or horses in the far,
far distance. But that seemed to die away,
and again all was utterly silent. But once
more, just as he was starting again on his
walk, came the sound of horses somewhere.
With straining ears and beating heart, the
youth leant on his pike and listened. The
sound grew more and more distinct, and pres
emily he could tell that, whoever they were,
they were galoping.
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fenced, he knew enough of the state
OF his country to feel that the task which he
had imposed upon himself was one OF the
greatest peril, not only to his own life, but
to the ancestral castle of his clan, Tor the
country swarmed with freebooters and hos
tile clans, on the lookout for any chance of
plunder; and they, if only they got wind of
the unprotected state Of Singleton Towers,
would lose no time, he knew, in striking
blow during the absence of the clan, which
might end in the loss of the old fortress for
ever Still what else could he have done? He
was bound in honor to fulfill his pledge to
the royal cause by sending the thirty men,
and as for himself, he had no hesitation in de-
Gliding that, for this night at least, the post
of duty, if not of honor, was on the ram
parts of his own castle even though on that
account the Singletons must ride leaderless
to the Kings standard,
Besides, it must be confessed, there was
spice of adventure about the undertaking
which well accorded with his bold spirit, and
as his thoughts went back to the scene at the
banquet, and the suspicious entertained there
as to his own courage, 1t pleased him to re-
feet that, whatever happened, Singleton
would never again be able to charge his chief
with cowardice.
1t was nine o'clock and quite dark when
he turned from the gateway out of which
his men had just sailed, and retraced his
steps slowly into the deserted castle.
His solitary footsteps sounded weird and
lonely across the paved yard, which, few
minutes before, had rung with the clatter
of horses and the hustle of preparation.
Still more solitary did they sound as he pass
ed on his way through the deserted passages,
and found himself once more in the old ban
quoting hall, where the feast remained still
on the board and the empty chairs all
around just as the cansmen had left them to
obey the sudden and urgent order to march
forth.
But dreariest of all did they sound as, fore
ing open a small and long-disused door, which
grated back on its hanges and groaned as it
did so, he stepped out on to the east terrace
Before he did this, however, he took all the
wise precautions necessary to insure as far as
possible, the safety of the old castle, and in
some respects this was not difficult task,
for Singleton Towers stood at the head of a
narrow arm of the sea, which on three sides
completely surrounded it, leaving only the
east side assailable by land.
On the sides of the the castle rose per-
pendicularly from the water. the only entrance
being by way of a creek-half cave, half boat
house-the entrance to which could at pleas
ure be barred by portcullis.
This precaution Singleton took, and had the
satisfaction of feeling that its seaboard at
least the castle was secure as if garrison
of hundred men watched it.
On the land side, however, security was
not so possible. The water was continued in
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CHAPTER Ill.
THE NIGHT WATCH.

~7HE young laird of Singleton turned
slowly from the courtyard, out of
which his men had just ridden,
JHFSNl back into the castle.
. Young as he was. and inexper-
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18
FIRE PROOF BUILDINGS.

| There are II GOO buildings in the country. valued at $14.5OO.OOO Of that
 number only 4OOO are of fireproof con- struction, and that only insofar as the
 skeleton framework is concerned. All | of them can be damaged from 30 to 90
 per cent in a confiagration; the others can be totally wiped out of existence l by fire, and the country seems hard at work a the job. 1905 saw $500 GOO, 900 of new buildings put up. But $2O0. 100000 damage was done by fire, and that in normal year. Plus that S2O0, 900, 900. attempted fire-prevention in the way of fire departments, water, etc, cost us sSC0. .00O, ,OOO.
 The average business man seems i'm bued with the fool idea to gamble with the insurance companies, and take the risk of letting his property burn and being reimbursed by them, rather than building indestructibly in the first place. We did get back S95. .0OOOO0 in 1905 from the insurance people. But note that fire costs us $2O0. 900, 900 in destruction, smoke; $500, ,O00,0 ,00O for fire fighting and above and beyond that. S195, 100000 paid to the insurance com panies in premiums during that same period of time!
 There is but one absolutely freproof building in the country, the Board of Underwriters laboratory in Chicago. that cannot be damaged over 2 per cent even in the hercest conffagration.
 l ct it cost but 12 per cent more to build than the ordinary fiimsy struc- ture.
 This year we are building SIPS. .OOO 900 worth of buildings But. including San Francisco, our lowest estimate of des- truction is $500, ,OOO. 900 for the year.
 That one fire wiped out 23Sl acres of city, 20,000 buildings at least, and so per cent of the property value of the city before the fire, or. in money value, s315.0O0, GOO went up into smoke, S1,O0O,- 900. 900 was lost in business to the city and to the country and it will take S35O. GOO, 900 and twenty years time Cand SIP, 100000 to clean up the debris) before the city will be anywhere near itself again. For all of that loss the people may get back $1S5 .OOO, 900 from the in- surance companies.
 To build thoroughly, fireproof. now means some additional expense because the confiagration risk is so great all about. If everyone had built sanely there would be no occasion for this ex- pense, simply incombustible buildings would be required. Yet even though the expense may be greater the only way the permanency of a structure can be assured is to build it absolutely fire proof Building requirements should be more eXacting; insurance rates upon hre-traps should be prohibitive; taxa ton upon property should be graduat- ed. As it is now. the more a man spends, the better he builds, the less protection he needs from the munich pality the greater the tax he has to pay. It should be that if one so builds as to require the minimum Of protec- ton from the city his tax should be lowered while the one who builds hre-trap or maintains one requiring the maximum of protection. should be made to pay commensurate tax. the maximum.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18
SHOES MADE BY ToLsToI.

These shoes were made by Tolstoi. the Tolstoi. the greatest literary genius of the age"
 The shoes, framed in oak, hung over the mantel-a coarse pair of cowhides. with hob nails. The speaker, who was a famous manufacturer of shoes, went on:
 When I was in Russia 1 visited Tol- stoi I told him of my admiration for his books, and I watched him at his cobbling. He works, you know, three or four hours day on the bench.
 ''I found that he worked too slowly to make a living as a shoemaker. Fur thermore. I found that he would have been incapable of turning out dress shoes. The coarse, heavy book of the peasant was all Tolstoi was equal to, and altogether he labored fiercely-for he wanted of course, to show off be- fore an experienced shoemaker like me =I had to tell him that he'd have diff flculty in getting a journeyman's job anywhere.
 "Tolstoi presented me with the pair of boots over the mantal, and l pre- sented him with some money for his poor l also taught him a quicker way to waxend a thread than the old-fash- toned one he d.'-PhiIadelphia Bull letin.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18
WHO GETS THE NORTH PoLEq

It begins to look as if there were going to be trouble over this North Pole affair before we are through with it. There. never yet was a rush for new lands that was not attended with dis aster or disorder of some sort, and the news which has fitted through the frozen mists to the effect that Captain Amunsden has found the northwest passage and has tagged the true mag netic pole simply makes the question acute. Who is going to get the pole for keeps? The first direct news of the way things have turned out, of course, will come from Walter Wellman when he sets up his wireless apparatus on the spot and sends special dispatches to the newspapers. We may, in the heat of competitive discovery, get something like this:
 "The Pole Noon, 1907.
 Having claimed the Pole for Chicago and opened two walrus abattoirs. Am having prepared labels for all products. A popular favorite already is the Wal rus Wienerwurst. but Polar Pot Pie, Notahair Brand is crowding it close. Have been appointed chief inspector.
 "WELLMAN."
 Hardly will Chicago have done with it's satisfaction at this stroke of enter prise when this may come flashing and sizzling over the wireless:
 "Peary arrived. He held meeting in the public square. at which he de- nounced all meat diet and asserted there was reason for moss-fed Esqui- maux Has placards posted all over the pole:
 Meat Makes Red Blood We want No Red Blood in the Arctic. Don't Spoil the Color Scheme
 Natives much excited
 After a nerve tracking silence of ssev- eral weeks, word may come from Amundsen's agent. who has hastened from the true magnetic pole to the reg ular pole of romance and exploration;
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18
Personal Mention


 There were yesterday registered at the Ford: Louis Sohrln, Los Angeles; Mrs. V. s. Goss and child and Mrs Nellie Smith and child, Bisbec: Mrs. Daniel Lenard, Archie Lenard. Mary Lenard, Mazda; P. L. Warren, Con- gress; R. c. Sloan and wife. Youngs- town, Ohio.
 S Oberfelder, cashier of the National Bank of Arizona, returned home yes terday morning from San Francisco, where he had been for several weeks of the summer. Mrs. Oberfelder. who accompanied him to the coast. will re- turn to the city about the first of the month.
 Mrs. Williams has returned from southern California points. where she has been spending the summer.
 There were yesterday registered at the Commercial: A. B. Boswell, Los Angeles; George P, Brown and wife. Buckeye; Lee Banghart, Globe, and Wallace Willard, Yuma.
 Mrs Joseph Thalheimer and Mrs. Frank Luke have returned home from the coast, where they have been for several months of the summer,
 Arthur Davenport and family have returned from Prescott, where they have been spending a part of the summer.
 Frank Ainsworth returned home Sunday morning from Los Angeles, where he had been enjoying a short va cation.
 There were yesterday registered at the Hotel Adams: L. c. Calkins. San Francisco; H. M Hunter, St. Louis; Mrs. E. weis, Chicago; C. C. Bobb. Kalamazoo: E. s. Waddles, St. Joe; L.. C. Miller Washington, D. C.; E. C.. Thomas. Los Angeles; Miss A. M. Marks. Superior; r. F. Tuepper. Los Angeles: F. NJ. Pool, Mammoth; Chas. J. Lex. Cincinnati; A. L. Sumption, Los Angeles. and Fred Ruble. Denver
 Jack Gibson yesterday morning re- turned to the city from San Francisco. where he had gone on business trip.
 Mrs. Charles F. Ainsworth. Miss Sylvia Ainsworth and Miss Ruth Aims worth were expected to arrive in the city this morning from the east. where they have been spending the summer.
 NJ. o. Bicknell and J. c. Mcclure of the M & p. spent yesterday in a tour of inspection of the line.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18
THOMPSON REFUTEs osLER.
"Elderly" Michigan Athlete Who Is
 Still Much in Evidence.


 It is always pleasant and encourag- ing to chronicle fresh setback for the dreary theory of Dr. Osler.
 When old Man Weston, who was a champion pedestrian away back in the eos, and who. everybody supposed was moldering like John Brown. cheerfuIly emerged from the silent tomb and beat his own and everybody elSe's record in a stupendous walk from Philadelphia to New York, the glad tidings were spread by eXultirg editors on the shady side of 40.
 Much exhilaration oi the same sort has been derived from the prowess of the venera ble but spry Mr. Fitzsim- mons, who has been practicing his benevolent profession so long that the memory of man runneth not to the con- trary. And last Monday the elderly MT. Cans electrified us all and demon strated the respect due from youth to age by pounding his young opponent to a pulp. It was like finding money or robbing a hen roost for ''AIistah" Cans.
 Turning from. the arduous but res pectful walk of pugilism to baseball. one finds another splendid refutation Of the dismal Osler in the recent resur- rection of one Sam Thompson. whose historic prowess on the diamond is one of the legends and fading memories of the game
 For the benefit of those unread in an- cient history it may be said that Mr Thompson was a contemporary of those worthies, Mike Kelly and Buck Ew- ing, and in one season virtually won the pennant for the Detroit club. This sprightly old gentleman, learning that his former club was in distress. has just returned to earth, signed a Detroit contract, donned a uniform. and has been performing such phenomenal stunts with the bat that all the man agement has to do to draw a crfwd is to announce that Thompson plays to day"
 In two consecutive days Sam has bat ted out two victories for Detroit. He IS rendering great service to the cause of science, and a few more home runs and two -baggers should send pr. Osler to the bench for the balance of the season--MilwaUkee Sentinel.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18
IA DAYBREAK VISIT
 OF HURRIED TRAVELERS
President F. h. Murphy and Party
 Return From the South.

President F. M. Murphy of the $. F. P- & P. railroad, and party. passed through Phoenix yesterday morning returning from a trip through south ern Arizona. MT. Murphy's travelling companions were General Humphrey, quartermaster general of the United States; Capt. L. D. Cabell. Major C. c. Walcutt and w. A. Drake superin- tendent of the s. F. P. & P. and con meeting lines. They passed through Phoenix the middle of last week and yesterday returned to Prescott.
 The visit south was an official visit of General Humphrey to Fort Hua- chuca, but for Mir. Murphy and others of the party 1t was a general inspec- ton of interests in Tombstone and other southern points. The party also spent last Sunday in Douglas. driving across the line to Agua Prieta, where the celebration of the Mexican ma . tional holiday was in progress Messrs. F. B. Gage and Ben Goodrich of Tombstone had also joined the party for the Douglas trip and while in that city the gentlemen were the guests of Superintendent Walter Douglas of the Copper Queen and Attorney E. l.. FL inwood. The visit to the Copper Queen smelters was greatly enjoyed. as was the visit across the border. where everything seemed to be quiet and peaceable, notwithstanding the troublous times so recently reported from that quarter
 Speaking of the enterprise of the Tombstone Consolidated Mines com pany MT. Murphy said everything was moving along in a satisfactory way and sinking of the big shaft continues. having now reached the depth of 900 feet. At the 10O0-foot level another pump will be installed. Forty stamps are being operated at the new mill and approximately 200 tons of ore is being worked each day.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18
CHANCE FOR YOUNG MEN.

Hotel management is a profession Tom Silleck began to learn it in the ancient Brevoort House which was the most exclusive of all the American ho- tels for many years. It was patronized by the proudest noblemen of Europe, being a particular favorite of high toned English visitors. Sam Ward, most eminent of epicures, prince of en- tertainers. lived there in Silleck's time, ever suggesting attractions for the
 cuisine. Tom went along the line, as they say-Murray Hill, Sturtevant, St. James, etc.-landing at Manhattan
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18
AUSPIClOUS OPENING
 OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
All Teachers and a Large Percentage
 of Pupils Reported Promptly.

The school opening yesterday was very f1attering in many ways. The number of pupils registered was some what in excess of the registration of the first day a year ago, though there are many more who will undoubtedly be entered in the next two or three weeks. It was desirable to have as full a registration as possible. but those who have not yet returned from their summer vacations of course cannot be listed. One pleasing feature yesterday was that every teacher was in her place promptly at the tap of the bell and no supply teachers had to be pressed into service for the day or week. while a year ago five supply teachers were necessary for the first day.
 Today the work will begin in the woodwork section of the manual train ing department. which will be under the supervision this year of F. B. Me Elroy, who had charge of it last year. New quarters have been secured at the corner of Van Buren and Center streets and fitted up for the needs of the school
 Miss Ethel D. Baker, who last year for a brief season before the close of school, directed drawing and manual training work. is employed again for this season and will start off at once with these courses on larger and more comprehensive lines than heretofore. Miss Baker is a graduate of the Pratt institute of New York and much is ex pected Of her work here.
 The domestic science and cooking
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18
sRYAN's SOUTHERN TOUR.
He Takes Occasion to Reply to secre.
 tary Shaw.

Greensboro. N. C., Sept. 17.-W. J. Bryan tonight, in an address in this city, closed the first day of his speech making tour in the Carolinas.
 The speech was at Raleigh, where he answered some of the arguments ad- vanced in recent speeches Of Secretary of the Treasury Shaw His trip today was dimmed by the death of one of the party on his train, and his speech here was confined largely to a eulogy of that educator. He spoke briefly at Durham and Burlington.
 This week he is to make addresses at Winston. Salem, Kentsville. HighpOint, Salisbury Concord and Charlotte.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18

'These have been fearful times. Many natives are killed and the firm of Peary. Wellman, Amundsen & Go. has been formed, which will have control of all polar outfits in the future. Sur viving natives are buying stock, which is heavily watered and then sold in solid blocks. Some of the leading na- tives have preferred charges of fraud against two of the directors of the trust for boosting the price of ice.'
 It is bound to come. Was there ever a conquest of a new land which failed to be followed by something of the sort ?-BOston Advertiser.
Arizona republican., 1906-09-18

department will be a new feature of the school work this year: It will begin October Is. under the direction of Miss I.illias R. Francis. also a graduate Of Pratt institute with most excellent credentials. This department has been assigned to quarters in the basement Of the Central school building. which is now being conveniently and adequately fitted up to meet the needs of such course.
 Altogether Superintendent Stilwen feels very much gratified at the fine start made for the years work.