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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-08-23
IN THE SHADOW
OF SHAME
By Fitzgerald Molloy
copvrieh ey E. Fitzgerald Molloy.

smeared, her demeanor wild. With a
horrible scream the girl rushed from the
room, quilted the house, and ran into
the roadway.
A minute later and Veronica, draped
in a dressing gown, hurried into the
study. She bent above the PROSTATE, mo-
tionless figure and gazed upon the cruel
and evil face.
Father" she saids in a shuddering
whisper.
Then she looked upon her mother,
whose countenance was as that of a
marble mask-a mask cunningly carved
to express despair and delirium, agony
and fear, and lighted by the eyes of fame,
looked upon the knife clutched in the
thin, nervous white hand and upon the
blood-smeared gown, when with pite-
GUS and tender cry-the cry of one
wounded beyond healing, the child flung
her arms around that dumb, tragic figure,
exclaiming:
"Oh, mother, mother, what have you
done?'
At that moment the servant hurriedly
re-entered the room, followed by police
man.
Look" she said Historically, as she
pointed to her mistress. Look, she has
murdered him.
As the policeman advanced Olive Dum-
barton shivered and drew back, tottered,
and with piteous moan fell senseless
beside the dead.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-08-23
"Who is hep
"Her husbandl" the maid replied, in

who is he ?
"Her husbandi" the maid replied, in
high, wild voice.
Before he could ask further questions,
sounds were heard of footsteps and muir
murs of voices of those whom the serv-
ants cries of murder and the policcman's
entry had attracted, and presently an
other constable, DR.. Quave and his son,
and some strangers pushed their way into
the room, followed by the cook, sleepy
and scared.
The medical man bent above the dead,
took one rigid hand in his own, placed
his ear above the region where the heart
had just been stil!ed, and said IN an
awcsomc tone:
ITS all over with him. He is quite
dead"
From this ghastly figure he turned to
Mrs. Dumbarton, who by this time had
been lifted to couch, where she lay
motionless and apparently hfcless, her
daughter clinging to and kissing her be-
tween heartbroken sobs.
The policeman made no attempt to ar
rest the woman suspected of murder
knowing she was not likely to make her
escape, and aware that If arrested be.
fore she gave evidence in the Coroner:
Court she could not be cross-examined.
"You must at once fetch an inspector
Martyn," the policeman who had frs
| arrived upon the scene said to the other
while I remain here and see that moth
ing is disturbed"
Crayton, the second constable, having
disappeared, Mrs. Dumbarton been con
veycd to her bedroom and the grouI
of curious strangers having departed
silence fell upon the house, broken onl,
by the occasional sounds of hurried foot
steps in the corridor above stairs.
A considerable time passed before
Martyr. keeping his watch beside that
stark and ghastly figure. heard sound.
of cab wheels stop before the house, and
immediately Inspector Grifiiths, of the
METROPOLITAN Police District, entered
with Crayton. Griffiths, who had beer
made acquainted with the circumstances
OF the case, methodically prepared to ex-
anime the deceased, hoping to find some
clew to the instigaticn of the crime, some
evidence which would surely bring the
act home to the perpetrator.
Before beginning he was joined by De
tcctive Inspector Mackworth. who had
been sent to the house by the Director
of Criminal Investigation. to whom Grit.
fths had forwarded telegram
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-08-23
!. Terrible to Behold. Stood Mrs Dumbartcn.''

there could be little doubt regarding the
perpetrator of the crime, yet Mackworth,
knowing from experience the possibili-
ties which frequently developed them
selves, the unexpected turns that cases
assumed, resolved to search for clews
out of doors as well as within.
A couple of hours more were passed
in the company of that grim presence
before the birds in the garden began
to stir themselves, chirruping weirdly IT
the solemn silence of dawn-before the
pale, green light in the east dissolved
into expanding hues of pink and gold,
and the sun rose upon a drowsy world.
Then Maclworth set to work.
Passing through the garden, he care
fully examined the road to right and
left for considerable distances, now TAX
ing the footpath to one side and again
at the other, subsequently searching the
center of the thoroughfare.
His labors, however, resulted in moth
ing more than the finding of a man
glove. apparently new, this having been
discovered on the pathway at the opposite
side and almost fronting Olive Dunn
barton's house. Mackworth regarded il
with little interest, considering that if not
belonging to the deceased, it was prob
ably dropped by some individual in nc
way connected with the crime.
The glove was, however. placed with
the articles found upon David Dunbar
ton, and before the world of London was
vet astir Inspector Mackworth was on
his way to make inquiries concerning
the deceased at the address copied iron,
the envelope found upon his person
(To be continued.)
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-08-23
The First Air Brake.

Persons who should have known bet
ter thought Westinghouse visionary
when they were told that he proposed
to stop a train by air, says a writer in
Success.
Nobody seemed inclined to let him Try
his plan on real train, but they did
not object to his working model of it
IN shop where he could do no harm
or involve anybody else in expense.
He knew his scheme would work, but
he could not make any one else believe
it. So he continued to sell his invention
for replacing derailed cars ON the tracks
and to talk about his brake to, any rail-
roac man who was willing to listen.
well, have you ever stopped train
with this air thing of yours7" they
would ask.
No, he couldn't say tha: he had done
so. Nobody would let him try it, even
on a rain of dump cars.
One day he arrived in Pittsburg, SELL
ing his other invention and talking about
his brake notion to man connected with
railroad out there.
So the officials of the railroad per
uiitted Westinghouse to put his new
kickshaw on enc of their trains. He had
to agree to indemnify the road for any
damage tina. might be caused to the
train as the result of his trials.
That's : great idea of yours" said
the man; wc will Try ( On our line =
The train was equipped. On the desig-
mated day the confident inventor and a
group of soeptical railroad men boarded
the train on which the FIST air brakes
w-re liked.
OFF wen. the train on its initial trip.
The engineer put on full sfeed, and just
as he had rounded curve he saw ahead,
at grade crossing. and d the middle
of the track, loaded wagon, a man
and boy, and balky horse. The en-
gineer moved his little liver, and the
first train that was ever Stopped by air
pulled up at a standstill several feet
short OF the obstruction.
Thus, on its first trial, The Westing-
house air brake saved life md prevented
damage to property. Tfnce forward
talking was unnecessary; Al that had to
be done was to make brtes. The in
ventor thought of hat Cause securing
compensation to sse railbad for any
4; mage he might do to he train. and
| :, aughed.
His fortune Gated frorl that day. He
AS chen only twenty-five.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-08-23
Know Your Rights
and Secure Them
AliLegaI
Documents
and Advice
SatiSfac-
tion or
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If you are in any kind of business or
family trouble you need advice. Our
attorneys know the law of every State,
and furnish reliable advice, at nominal
fee. Much of our business is keeping
our clients out of trouble. When you
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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-08-23
Important Rushll

A well dressed young man approached
the desk in a telegraph branch office yes
terday and wrote message. Laying ne
pen down, he handed the message 10 he
girl and said:
"You can rush this for me, can't you?'
"Yes. indeed" replied the girl.
''It's very important" he went on; 81
must have Il rushed"
1T shall 60 right through"
"All right" he said, turning away. BE
sure and rush Il now"
When he had gone the girl showed the
message to another operator standing
near. Look At what is to be rashcd,'
she said.
The message read:
"Henry stili loves his little wife and
wishes she could be with him."
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-08-23
Mrs. J. aHenderson's Seven Rule.
For Longevity.

Mrs. ]. B. Henderson, te wife of ex-
Senator Henderson, wields great infiu-
snce, not only over her huAand, but also
over all who know her. It was Mrs.
Henderson who persuadetlher husband
, to destroy all the wines ad liquors in
the cellars of their Washintou home not
long ago. Shortly afterwFds the news
came that she had conversd the famous
diplomat. WI Ting FangAto her ideas
and ideals of life. Mrs. henderson, in
recent interview gave tc following
rules for long life. They art Worth pre-
serving.
I. Study the laws of njturs for health
and the remedies of natuf for cure.
2. Avoid all poisonS
8. Take abundant exGcise in pure
air, but always short of f&igae. So ex-
crcise that every portion uf the body is
equally benefited. As it takes strong
engine for long journey cultivate lung
power by slow, decp-breahing exercises.
4. Eat only the amouri of food that
nature needs, and study what to eat from
scientific point Of view
S. Cultivate normal slnen Live and
sleep only in rooms that fe weii summed
well ventilated and not oserheateo.
s Cultivate the habit # work il, con-
nection with some WORTHY ambition. for
healthy exercise of body Ind mind is as
strengthening as repose, and should bal
ance it. Work while YOU work. and
rest while you rest avoiding all worry.
Make yourself useful to the world and
feel that you have mission in it.
?. Avoid bad environments. the worst
Of which is the friend Who encourages
you to poison yourself
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-08-23

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synopsis Of Preceding Chapters

Olive Dumbarton. after the legal separation from
her brutal husband. becomes Q successful suthoress
and lives quietly with her daughter, Veronica, IN
Hexton Road. g. Johns Wood. London. Her bus
further demands for money Her cousin ysleriua
Gslbraith. man of independent wealth. who hal
been in love with her since early youth calls to
farewell before starting on 9 trip TO Egypt.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-08-23
CHAPTER III.

On seeing the figure of man stretched
stark upon the floor, his breas, stained
with blood, the policeman, unfeeding all
else, lenelt beside him to ascertain if life
were quite extinct Having satisfied him
self upon this point, he looked up and
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have AiWays Bought
s' ss.ss the Of l&WMzM
Shrinking Innocence.

Tt is an amazing thing that George
B. Cortelyou. chairman of the repubii-
can national committee. postmaster
general and former secretary OF COM
merce. should not have appeared VOL
unfairly before the legislative commit
tee to testify in regard to the contrf-
buttons made by life insurance compa-
nies to h republican campaign fund.
It IL not less amazing that Cornelius
~. Bliss. treasurer of the republican
national committee. former director in
the Equitable. and former secretary
of the interior. should not have asked
the committee for an opportunity to
explain why these contributions were
accepted.
We are astonished tina In view of
the revelations already made both of
these eminent gentlemen have not de-
manded the right to be heard by the
committee.
II Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr.. Bliss were
the innocent victims OF life insurance
duplicity. Ii Is only fair that they be
indicated. But strangely enough they
do not seem to desire vidication. It
would almost appear that they PREFER
ed TO let the public put the most sim
ister construction possible upon this
transaction rather than ask Cor an op-
poTtunity to illumine the dark places
Jnnocense is provarbially umtd and
retiring: but we have eve Known tn-
nocence more shrinking than fhl9-
New York World
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12
The Mistake of Morales.

1t must be distinctly annoying to
President Roosevelt to have our Santo
Domingo ally take to the woods, so TO
speak. as President Morales has done
AS we understand il, Morales, too. felt
himself hampered by his countgy's con-
stitution. 1t was not elastic enough to
give full play to his vaulting genius for
statecraft. In the n Of his enc
mics it was as a mill stone about the
neck of his ambition. It's petty restric-
tons CALLED him. When he dreamed
dreams of making Santo Domingo a
world power by sheer froce of his own
personality the constitution walked him
up. And now, when he could stand 1t
no longer, he has gone off to the woods
to raise an army of insurgents to over
throw the government Of which he
himself is still the nOmina head.
Morales will appeal to the people not
at the ballot box. but in arms. The
constitution must go, even If he has TO
shoot up" the government in order to
accomplish that end.
But our Santo DOMINICAN ally is not
following the best precedents in giving
ground before the constitution. For
the time being at least the constitution
is triumphant and he is in retreat. b
best of our own traditions point to an
other course. He should ave defied
the constitution first and then. if need
was, made his defiance good by force
of arms later IN.
Strenuous as he may become for
the moment at least he has shown
weakness. If on occasion the constitu-
ton may become nothing as between
friends, how much less should it be
permitted to hamper one who has en-
emies to deal with-enemies of n e
self and of the great patriotic purposes
which are born in ones own soul.
Constitutions were made for men, not
men for constitutions. That much
must be apparent to every ruler who
knows better than the people them
selves know what they want and what
is really good for them.
But this taking to the woods to over
throw constitutional government is
foolish. 1t may do. of course, in a lit
tie comic opera republic such as Nor
| ales has to deal with. but it would new
err work with us, for instance. We
have found it far better to do what we
wished done first and consult the con-
stit1tion about it afterward. 1t must
be a poor sort of a constitution, indeed.
if justification for every manner of ex-
ecutive aggression cannot be found in
it.
We have, we believe, a treaty with
Santo Domingo, and we do not under
| stand why Morales did not inform him
self at Washington Of the best way OF
dealing with a pestiferous constitution
before taking to the tall timber as he
| has done. If We can collect his taxes
for him and make him pay his debts,
we should certainly be at liberty to
give him a bit Of friendly advice of this
| character.-NeWS and Courier.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12
A New Sleeping Car.

We are told that all the patents pro-
tectlng the Pullman Company have
expired and that there is a new car
which will put the Pullman out of
business. It is called the Columbia,
and it is said hat it has been in sue
cessful operation for some time on
Canadian railroads and that one is
now being run between New York and
Philadelphia. It is The New York
Press that tells the story:
Seeing is believing. At Jersey City
you enter a beautiful decorated parlor
Portable grass chairs on a green and
white carpet. The windows are broad,
high and numerous. The chairs are
portable. A lavatory at one end is so
spacious that -four women a make
their toilets at the same time. At the
other end are most ample accommoda-
lions for men. The kitchen. buffet,
cold storage, liner closets, ETC., are
generous. But there is not the remot-
est hint, sign or suggestion # a place
10 sleep. You bought a berth check,
but there is no berth. Yet you are as
signed to this car. 1t looks queer. You
begin soon to wonder where you can
rest you head.
You enter the Columbia, finding it a
parlor-chair car. Suddenly it is con-
verted into a sleeping car. and as sud-
denly casts off the aspect of the dormi-
tory, and becomes a dining car. Forty
men can smoke in 1t hour after hour
without offending the non-smoker BY
some peculiar trick of ventilation the
smoke disappears through the roof.
Steel chambers under the car are
strong n perfectly ventilated. de-
lightfully warmed. dust-proof, cinder-
proof and m~oth-proof. The stowage i'm
these receptacles of all bedding and the
absence Of weighty compartments in
the top of the car lower the center of
gravity to the point of safety. The
will never topple over. The
Pullman rolls down embankments and
often lands bottom upward. The Co
lumbia weighs 5000 pounds less than
the Pullman of like design. Mr.. Plum
mer says that he is wiling to go into
a collision with the Columbia as his
battleshfp. and will cut through a
whole train Of Pullmans."
Yes. seeing is believing. We do not
| believe yet. This story seems too good
to be true. The fact is that il Mr..
Pullman would make his berths a lit
tie longer, so that a crow man could
stretch out in them. would put a few
more feathers in his pillows. would air
his blankets occasionally and every
now n then apply quicksilver or 9TH
er stuff to the wood work. he would
have a sleeper to be proud of.
1t is to be hoped that the new one
is all that is claimed for it and that
it will speedily come this way. But
| how about the Pullman contract with
the railroad companies2 And incfden-
tally one of the strangest things in
h world Of business is that the rail-
roads pay Mr.. Pullman for the privf-
| 1ege of hauling his cars. when bv the
| average human reasoning. he ought to
| raw them.-Charlotte Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12
Speed.

Walter Christie was talking about
his blue fier, the huge and handsome
racing car with which he amazed Cape
May last summer.
zone day in August" he said, II took
a run out into the country and some
how got lost. On toward dusk I found
myself at the meeting point Of four
crossroads and unable to tell which
road would lead me back to Cape May.
$50 l pulled up and waited and soon
a boy driving a COW appeared.
"'My lad l said, 4 want to get to
Cape May
1.-THE little fellow stared at my ITO
horsepower car, and then he said
calmly:
"'Well, jest foller this COW an yell
get thar.'"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12
A Thing OF the Past.

Greenville cotton mill men are very
much interested in a recent state
ment In a northern textile paper that
in two years the commission man in
New York handling the product of
southern mills will be a thing of the
past. The publication says that there
Is a movement on foot to organize all
of the mills and have one man to rep
resent them in each Of the markets,
who shall be paid a regular salary and
shall represent the mills in a most i'm
partial manner.
The mill people here think the pre-
diction a little premature. but agree
that it is only a question of time when
the mills will take entirely into their
own hands the placing of their prod
uct. They point out, however, the
temptations and opportunities for
graft which the proposed plan would
offer the selling agent, who could
scalp rebates from every sale IL he
chose. Big railroad systems and other
corporations handling large amounts
of supplies have found the same trou-
BILE with the purchasing agent-Green-
vile News.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12
LOOK A-EERE," SAID UNCLE REUBEN.

LOOK A-HERE," SAID UNCLE REUBEN.
me in a p~aternal way. why don't you
have some ambition about you and
"How shall l beginY' l asked.
WAL, now, if you'll begin work
right away and work hard till sun,
down III be summed if l don't give
you all the soul milk you can drink
and throw in two turnips to encour-
age you"
what caused you to take to drink
and why don't you stop it," are two
questions always hurled at a tramp be-
fore he has had time to get his teeth
into his cold meat. As a matter of
fact, tramps are the most abstemious
class I know of. A tramp's got to have
a sober head to pursue the profession.
I think most men pity their dogs and
horses and cows, but it ends there. II
a tramp comes along on a night when
the thermometer stands 4 or 5 degrees
below zero he's expected to turn in on
the haymow without a blanket and
take his chances of becoming an angel
before morning or of being able to
turn out and cut half a cord Of wood
for a ten cent breakfast.
] was once arrested and taken sixty
miles on suspicion that l had commit
ted a murder. When they figured 1t
out that l couldn't have possibly been
on the scene the justice of the peace
sentenced me to sixty days in jail.
what for, your honor?" / asked.
.For not being the murderer he
blandly replied. II. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-12
palling sea disaster OF recent years IL
this vicinity.
THE TASK THAT EELS FACES.

pdIiIng disaster or recent years In
this vicinity.
THE TASK THAT EELS FACES.
The steamer Aragon has the distinc-
tion of being of the few vessels
which has defied the notorious shoals.
She went between the Diamonds and
for a time it looked as though she
would follow the others to the marine
graveyard, but the steamer was fioared
the next morning n the worse for
Ter experience. But there was no
sto rm at the time she grounded, else
the tale would probably have been
told. "Aragon a total loss"
Inuumerable sailing vessels have
struck on the shoals and there have
been mauy thrilling rescues by the
hardy life-savs.r rs.
This is the place where Captain Eels
will attempt TO defy nature. He
thinks he can accomplish the task;
seafaring men say they are dubious
of the project. Captain Eels must
maintain the light for q year at his
expense. IL after that time il is found
that the light can be maintained per
manently he is to receive the cost Of
maintenance and a round million for
the wurk.-Vifginian- Pilot.