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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-04-17

and bandaged the wounded arm; and
once or twice the patient smiled. Hag-
gerty looked on approvingly, and in
Williams eyes there beamed the gem
tie light of reverence. 1t was a pic
ture to see this lovely creature play
ing the part of the good Samaritan.
moving here and there is her exquisite
gown. All the tender mercy! ] knew
that, come what might, | had strange
ly found the right woman, the one
woman.
You're a good little woman said
the rogue, his face softening; and
good woman is the finest thing God
ever placed upon earth. Had l only
found one!' He turned whimsically
toward me Are you engaged to mar
ny this little woman"
No"
Surely you love herr"
Surely l do" | looked bravely al
the girl as | spoke.
But she never gave any sign that
she heard. She pinned the ends of
the bandages carefully.
And what brought you 10 this?"
asked Haggerty. looking down at his
prisoner.
The prisoner shrugged.
You've the making of a fine man
in you" went on Haggerty generously.
What caused you to slip up?"
THAT subject is taboo" replied the
thief But l want to beg your par
don for Understanding your cum
ming"
1T was all due to a chance shot at
the telephone"
Il kept you guessing"
"Merrily, too. My admiration is
wholly yours, sir" returned Haggerty,
picking up the telephone exchange
book He rang and placed his lips to
the transmitter. calling a number.
Hello, 1t this the chief of the Blank
shire police? Yes? Well, this is Hag-
gerty. That idea | limited to you was
mighty good one. Prepare two strong
cells and have a doctor on hand.
What? oh. you will find your horse
and carriage at Moriarty's. Good-bye!"
My money was handed over to me.
| returned it TO my wallet. but with
out any particular enthusiasm.
ITS bad business, William" said L.
It's all in the game, sir,'-with
look at Haggerty that expressed in
finite hatred. In our business we
can't afford to be careless"
Or to talk too much" supple
mented his master. smiling. Talk,
my friend. rounds me up with bull
let in the arm. and a long sojourn be-
hind stone walls. Never talk. Thank
you, too, Mr.. Comstalk. for the saving
grace of humor. II it were possible.
should like to give Miss Hawthorne
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FISH AND GAME wARDENs NAMED
Commissioner FAIR Makes Announce
ment of Twenty-Three APP
pointments.

Observation-Disclosures of twenty
three appointments in the state game
and fish department was made by Com
missioner David e. Farr.
Ten of them are appointments.
All were agreed upon in the conference
of Governor Buchtel, Chairman Vivian
of the Republican state committee and
Commissioner FGrr. Some significant
changes were made in the personnel OF
the department.
Three place were left untitled for the
present. They are superintendents OF
the Denver, Del Norte and Sulphur
Springs hatcheries.
The Del Norte hatchery has not yet
been built. while the one at Sulphur
Springs is not yc. in commission. The
Denver hatchery is not yet the prop
erty of The state.
Following are the appointments in
full:
General Superintendent State Fish
Hatcheries-W. S. Kincaid, Denver.
Superintendent the Glenwood Hatch
ery-H. T. Dawson, Glenwood Springs.
Superintendent Routt County Hatch
ery-W. J Breckel. Steamboat Springs
Superintendent Gunnison Hatchery
w. H. Corum, Gunnison.
Superintendent La Plata Hatchery
l.. S. Barnes, Durango.
Superintendent Emerald Lakes-J.
F. Gamsby, Durango.
Deputy Game and Fish Commits
sioner-C. w. Lake. Golden.
Chief Game Warden, First District
w. ID. Wilson, Creole.
Deputy Game Warden, First District
"A. r. Hodges, Ouray.
Deputy Game Warden. First District
j w. McClelland, Coneios.
Chief Game Warden. Second District
F. p. Addleman, Hotchklss.
Deputy Game Warden, Second Dis.
trict-W. +. Owens, Florence.
Deputy Game Warden. Second Dis
trict-H. =. Hansen, Denver.
Chief Game Warden Third District
+. A. Golden, Glenwood Springs.
Deputy Game Warden. Third District
A. X. GERHARD, Gypsum.
Deputy Game Warden, Third District
r.. NJ. Jones. Breckenridge.
Chief Game Warden, Fourth Dis
trict-C. A Purinton, Pinnacle.
Deputy Game Warden. Fourth Dis
trict-C. f. Delliquadri, Pueblo.
Deputy Game Warden. Fourth Dis
trict-T. S. Faris, Sulphur Springs.
Chief Game Warden, Fifth District
w V. Roberts, Fort Collins.
Deputy Game Warden. Fifth District
John Williams. Brush.
Deputy Game Warden Fifth District
Alex Walker, Greeley.
Chief Special Game Warden, Den
ver-J. F.. Engel. Denver.
Charles w. Wells. ono of the depu-
ties in he state engineers office, has
given place to G. N. Houston of Fort
Collins. His salary is $1,000 year.
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/ shoulder. ! do not believe she was
conscious of the fact And | did not
care hang for the conductor.
patted her hand encouragingly- ut
had TO be done. He was in des-
perate predicamcnt, and he would
have shot Haggerty had the detective
been careless in his turn; and he
wouldn't have amied to main. either.
What a horrible night, II will
haunt me as long as | live"
said nothing; and we did not
speak again till the first of the Blank
shire lights flashed by us. By this
time her sobs had ceased.
II know | haven't done anything
especially gallant tonight: no fight
ing, no rescuing, and all that. They
Just moved me around like piece of
stage scenery"
A smile flashed and was gone. 1t
was hopeful sign.
But the results are the same. You
have admitted to me that you are
neither engaged nor married. Won't
you take me on-on APPROVAL
Mr. Comstalk, 1t all seems so like
horrid dream. You are brave
man, and, what is better, sensible
one, for you submitted to the newt
able with the best possible grace. But
you talk of love as readily as hero
in popular novel,"
IT never go back" said /. ut seems
incredible, doesn't it, that l should
declare myself in this fashion? Listen.
for my part, | believe that all this was
written,-my Tom-foolery in Mou-
qun's. my imposture and yours, the
two identical cards.-the adventure
from beginning to end.
Silence.
Suppose should say" the girl be-
gan looking out of the window, that
in the restaurant you aroused my
curiosity, that in the cellars my ad-
miration was stirred, that the frank
manner in which you expressed your
regard for me toto the burglar
awakened"
WHAT" I cried eagerly.
Nothing. 1t was merely supposi-
ton"
Hang it; l love you
Are you still the Capuchin. or sim
ply Mr.. Constable"
Il have laid aside all masks, even
that which hides the heart"
She turned and looked me steadily
in the eyes.
"Well?" said |.
If | took you on-on approval,
what in the world should | do with
you in case you should not suit my
needs?"
You could return me-" said | laugh
ling.
But she didn't.
(THE END
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Chicago.-At the end of 2,000-mile
journey Mrs. Helen BTowning of the
state of Washington has been denied
audience with her dying father.
Between them stands her mother.
still bitter because OF he daughters
marriage many years ago against
parental opposition. Resolutely she
has refused her daughter even admit
lance to the house.
The dying man is William Sage Of
Waukegan. Stricken Tith paralysis as
the result of runaway accident at a
funeral a year ago. in the last week
he had grown rapidly worse. Friends
of the family wrote Mrs. Browning
that to see her father again alive she
would have to hasten.
Reaching her former home in Wau-
kegon yesterday she was met at the
door by her mother. With tears
streaming she implored admittance,
but the mother was obdurate and she
was turned away with bitter re.
proaches.
Mrs. Browning now is at hotel at
Waukegan. In agony lest her father
die before her mother relents, she con.
suited an attorney in the afternoon in
the hope that she might through legal
proceedings reach him aud ask the for
giveness which her mother withholds.
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creameries Benefit Farmers.

Five years ago in a little town over
in the San Luis valley the merchants
maid the Ianchmen's wives 20 ana 20
cents a pound in trade for the butter
they had 10 sell and resoid II 10 Gus
toners at the same price for cash.
saws an Exchange. Now the milk all
goes to the loca. creamery which sells
the butter to the merchants at 81 cents
in cash and they retail at 30 cents
and are making more money than un-
der the oil system because they never
have any spoiled butter to cause loss.
The ranchmen and their wives are
making l-Hice the money they did I'M
der the Old system and with vastly less
work. The creamery has built M a
big demand for its product at fancy
prices AMI the dairymen are increasing
their herds. The institution pays out
thousands of dollars in cash every
month for milk and its patrons ask no
credit for groceries at the local stores.
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Engineers New Home a Model.

New York.-Thc United States En-.
sineers' Society has opened its new
home, for the erection of which An
Drew Carnegie gave sl,50O000 The
formal dedication will take place next
week
Rising thirteen stories high with a
frontage of 1875 feet, the clubhouse is
an imposing structure, overlooking
Bryant park and the New York Public
Library The construction is of steel.
covered with two to four inches OF por
Gus terra Gotta. and the columns arc
grounded with concrete.
The idea is to bring together the va
rions engineering societies of the
United States where they will have
common meeting ground and to pro
vide quarters for the national socie-
ties of mechanical, electrical
and mining engineers. as well
as for such associate socie-
ties as may require headquarters
in New York While each is to main
tain its individual character. all are
TO unite to advance the engineering
arts and sciences
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MARRlES A CA|Nk
"chINEsE HUSBANDS ARE ABOUT
PERFECT" SAYS BRIDE OF
A DAY.
r00NG WING WONG WON WIFE
Pretty American Girl Turns Down
Three PROPOSES from White Men
to Become Mrs. Wong.

Albuquerque. n M.-"If had &c
choose thousand times over l would
marry Chinaman rather than an
American of today. Chinese husbands.
are about perfect: they are not so dom
ineerin American men, ami they dc
not sm.ne. chew or swear-the three
cardinal vices of American men.
Cinnamon are also moral-somethins
that can be said of few men In this
country
Any woman who would marry Chi
naman would, quite naturally. be ex-
pected to make some such declaration
as the above. and that is Just what
Mrs. Toong Wing Wong, until yester-
day Miss Callie Felber Stocks. n
twenty -two-ycar old teacher of English
at Los Angeles. California, said, with
more or less display of temper, few
minutes after she became the bride of
her Monaghan lover. Mrs. Wong evi-
IDENTIFY felt her position quite keenly,
and knew that by marrying China
man she would become the object of
more or less harsh criticism on the
part of ner former friends and &C
quaintances.
Because the people of California, es-
pecially those at Los Angeles, look
askance upon marriages between Chi
namen and American girls, and be-
cause no minister or Justice of the
peace on the coast can be induced to
perform such ceremonies, Toong Wing
Wong, a doctor of Los Angeles, and
Miss Callie Felber Stocks, were forced
to come I'll 1.-The way to Albuquerque
to become man and wife.
But the trouble of this oddly
matched couple did not end in this
city. Doctor Wong knows but little
English and was unable to make the
clerk who issued the marriage license
understand what he wanted Miss
Stocks, however. who is a teacher of
English, relieved her yellow lover of
further embarrassment by giving the
clerk the desired Information.
After securing the license, Doctor
Wong AMI Miss Stocks started out to
find white minister who would con-
sent to tie the knot, but in this they
were disappointed. Every member OF
the cloth politely but firmly refused to
perform Jhe ceremony, despite Miss
Stocks, fearful pleadings. Finally Il
justice of the peace. who sac a good
sized fee IN sight, agreed to speak the
words that united the California girl
to the Chinaman for better or for
worse, and until death do part" etc.
Doctor Wong and his bride left on
honeymoon trip and later Will return
to California. where they expect 10
make Their future home.
Mrs. Wong declares she is perfectly
satisfied with her matrimonial prize
and says that she and her husband ex-
pcct to make a lung visit to his people
In China. II is possible the couple
may remain in the flowery kingdom for
good.
Il am contented to make my hus
! bands people my people, said the
bride Il had three proposals By Amer
lean men before | met Doctor Wong,
and broke one engagement To marry
him. One of the reasons fell In love
with Chinaman is that they don't
speak cross words, and | hate cross
words"
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Last year one Of the old-;iine l"utton
makers up IN Lariner COMFY set aside
a twenty acre patch of sugar beets to
feed some sheep in an experimental
way, says Field and Farm. He did not
take the trouble 10 dig the beetS but
turned IA bunch of sheep upon them
but took the precaution to hurdle off
the patch so that the flock did not have
the run Of the place. The sheep which
are always a little finicky about adopt.
ing new r:ethods went nosing around
taking bite here and there, nippine
off the tops and crowns and eating
the roots as far as they could. man
followed with a fork and pried out the
roots as they were eaten on and the
sheep cleaned up the patch in this way.
At night alfalfa hay was given and
with no grain whatever these sheep
were turned off in the finest kind OF
fettle.
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the pick of the jewels. This is sor-

the pick of the jewels. This is sor-
did world"
"Ye'er carr is coming" shouted
Moriarty, running to the window.
So the girl and l passed out of Hol-
lywood Inn, leaving Haggerty with his
mysterious prisoners. ! can't reason
1t out, even to this day, but l was gen
timely sorry that Haggerty had ar
rived upon the scene. For one thing,
he had spoiled the glamour of the ad-
venture by tingeing it with blood. And
on the way to the car l wondered what
had been the rogue's past, what had
turned him into this hardy, perilous
path. He had spoken of a woman;
perhaps that was it. They are al
ways behind good actions and bad.
Heigh-ho!
Once we were seated in the lonely
car. the girl broke down and cried as
If her heart would break. 1t was only
the general reaction. but the sight of
her tears unnerved me.
"Don't cry. girl; DON'T" l whispered
taking her hand in mine. She made
no effort to repulse me. Il am sorry
The rascal was gallant beggar and
for one shouldn't have been sorry to
see him get away. There, there'
You're the bravest. tenderest girl in
all this world; and when | told him
loved you. God knows | meant it, 1t
is one of those inexplicable things
You say have known you only eight
hours? have known you always.
only | had not met you. What are
eight hours? What is convention
Formally? We two have lived a life
time in these eight hours. Can't you
see that we have?"
"To shoot a human being!" she
sobbed. Her head fell against my
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Chicago-Thc immigrant bureau OF
tile Western Passenger Association
faces disruption. Consequent demoral-
izotion i'm passenger rates doubtless
will follow. Conservative opinion
Doints to a war, and no one Will ven
lure an opinion AS to where 1t Will end.
II developed at meeting Of the ad-
yisory committee, which has direct
charge Of all immigrant business, that
Peter Mcdonald. an independent i'm
migrant agent at New York, and sup
posed TO be employed by all western
railroads. had routed 5000 tickets from
European points through New York
via the New York, Ontario a. Western
and the Wabash railroad 10 Kansas
City by secret contract with the Wa
bash This is likely to precipitatc
bitter fight.
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Fulfilling the oft-ex
pressed wish of his late wife, Baron
Gustavus Won Palm married her init
mate friend, Miss Louise Frances
Stradling. last Saturday
Baron Won Palm, though descend
ant of an ancient, but loot Viennese
family, is substantial american and
the architect of his own fortune.
He is now fifty-three years old. and
is the senior of his bride by twenty
three years. His paintings can be
found in many famous Galleries.
Miss Stradling. who resides at New
town, Pennsylvania, met me baroness
while studying music in Boston. They
became fast friends and the baron S
wife frequently requested him. in case
OF her death, to make Miss Stradling
his wife.
The marriage was performed at the
law Office of Hugh Roberts cousin OF
the bride, at No. II North Jupiter
street. Rev. Jacob Sallade OF the Tenn
pie Baptist Church ofIiciated.
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Washington. - President Roosevelt
and Secretary Garfield to-day gave
some consideration to the charged
AGAINST Herbert j. Hagerman, gov
ernor of New Mexico. regarding the
transfer of the territorial lands to
PENNSYLVANIA development company.
Governor Hagerman, who came 10
Washington with Levi Hughes. treas
urer of the territory, declared that the
fight against him is political. Secre'
tary Loeb said no decision had been
reached by the President in the case.
The governor also declined to make
any statement and left for New Mex
leo,
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even know who you are yet. Well,
well, we'll round that up in time"
Not till the candles again sputtered
with light, and William was securely
ndcuffed and disarmed, did l recol-
fect that possessed the sense of mo-
ton. The smoke of powder drifted
across the Pickering candles. and
there was salty taste on my
tongue.
"Horrible!" cried the girl, covering
her eyes.
The master rogue and his vslet
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Standard Oil Found Guilty.

Chicago.-The Standard OIL Com
pany of Indiana, which has been on
trial for the last six weeks before
Judge E. NJ. Lands. in the United
States District Court, on charge of
having received rebates from the Chi
cago & Alton railroad. on shipments II
oi, from Whiting, Indiana, 20 East ST.
Louis. Illinois. was found guilty o.
/ ,463 counts out of the Original 1907
in the Indictment. The remaining 44e
counts we-. dropped from the indict
meni on account of errors
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When has a cow finished her career

When has cow finished her career
as a mixer? Barring accident, one
dairy COW will be useful to two or
three times the age of another and
they may appear when young to be of
equal vig1r. One COW breaks down
when she is seven or eight years old
and cease to be profitable. Another
cow will last until she is fifteen or
twenty yeirs old and sometimes longer.
A Jersey man has a cow thirty-three
years old which is yet giving milk.
She dropped her last calf when she
was twency-eight years old and has
heen giving milk ever since that time.
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CHAPTER TX.

For suddenly / saw his eyes widen
and flash with anger and apprehen-
sion. Quick as passing sun-shadow,
his hand swept the candelabrum
from the table He made a swift back
ward spring toward the door, but he
was a little too late. The darkness
he had created was no intense
enough, for there was stlll ne rudy
glow from the logs; and the bosom
of his dress-shirt made a fine target.
Besides, the eyes that had peered into
the window were accustomed to the
night.
BLANC, The glass of the window
shivered and jingled to the floor.
and sharp report followed The
rogue cried out in fierce anguish
and reeled against the wall. William
whipped out his revolver. but, even
from his favorable angle he was not
quick enough. The hand that had di-
rected the first bullet was ready to
direct the second.
All this took place within the count
of ten. The girl and | sat stifly in
our chairs, as If petrified, it was all
so swiftly accomplished.
Drop II! Salu cOlu, dutnOrl-
tative voice, and l saw thsvague out
lines OF Haggerty's face beyond the
broken windowpane.
William knew better than to hest
tate. His revolver struck the floor
duly, and a curse rolled from his
lips. Immediately a heavy body pre-
cipitated itself against the door, which
crashed inward. and an officer fear
lessly entered, n revolver in each
hand. This tableau. which lasted full
ly minute, was finally disturbed by
the entrance of Haggerty himself.
Don't be alarmed, Miss" he said
heartily; its all over. I'm sorry for
the bullet, but it had to be done. The
rascal has nothing more serious than
splintered bone. l am dead shot.
\ fine night, '-triumphantly. IT'S
been long chase, and | never was
.sure of the finish. You're the clever
Test rogue it has been my good fortune
to meet this many day. l don't
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CHAPTER viii.-Continued.
She slipned it mechanically over heI

CHAPTER Viit.-Contihuco.
She slipped it mechanically over her
finger.
But You, my dear Mr.. Comstalk!
he cried, turning his shining eyes
upon me, while his fingers deity re-
paced the gems in the bag.
Il have no jewelry.' l replied, toss
ing aside the cigarette.
But you have something infinitely
better. / am rather observant In
Friard's curio-shop you carelessly eX-
hibited a wallet that was simply chok-
ing to death with long yellow-boys.
You have it still. VIII you do me
the Notwithstanding out his slim
white hand.
looked at William; he nodded.
There wasn't the slightest chance for
me to argue. So l drew out my wal
let l extracted the gold-bills and
made neat little packet of them. 1t
hurt, hurt like the deuce, to part with
them. But!
Game, William, isn't he? Most
men would have flung the wallet at
my head"
oh. he is game. sir; never you
doubt it, SIR" said the amiable VIII
liam.
Il have some silver in change |
suggested with some bitterness.
Far be it that l should touch sill
ver," he said generously, did this
rogue Besides. you will need some
thing to pay for this little supper and
the fare back to New York" My bills
disappeared into his pocket. You
will observe that trust you implicitly.
/ haven't even counted the money"
William snigsered.
And is there anything further" |
inquired. The comedy was beginning
to weary me, it was so onesided
Il am in no particular hurry the
rogue answered. his sardonis smile
returning. at is so long since have
chatted with people OF my kind
| scowled.
Pardon me, meant from social
point of view only. admit we would
not be equals in the eye of the Pres
byter."
And then followed a scene that re-
minds me to this day of some broken.
fantastic dream. fragment from
some bewildering nightmare.
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ton the wisdom of those statutes
which interpose obstacles in the path
of youthful love. 1t may plausibly be
surmised that such laws perceptibly
augment the sum total of evil in the
world and increase the difficulty of
solving some perplexed social quss-
to- s.
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Precocity is not confined to intel
lectual matters. Cecil, Lord Bur
leigh, Queen Elizabo.h's great coun-
selor, whose mind was deep enough to
battle Philip of Spain and the in
QUESTION. was father at IA. His ex-
perience is altogether in favor of
early marriages and leads one to cues
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Died in Attitude Of Prayer.

Leadville, Colo.-Joseph Bray, aged
eighty-two, was found dead on his
knees at the side of his bed in the at
titude of prayer. Early in the evening
Bray complained of not feeling well
and spoke of the possibility of his pass
ing away very soon.
MY sister," he said, died on
Bonded knee. / would like to die in the
same way.
Bray came here ten years ago and
had been living with son, who is en-
gagged in mining.
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Havana.-The rural guard report
the death of hundreds of cattle
throughout the island as result Of
the continued drouth. Cuba has not
had a good rain since the October cy-
clone. and the crops are suffering
greatly.