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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15

manded. II has always been, and az
ways shall be. my method TO fight il
the open. This. not from principle.
but from expediency. Some men
hight best in the brush; ] don't So
always BEGIN battle By Smelling the
woods.
No" he said amazing me by his
instant frankness. The announce
ment has been postponed"
Why did he not lie to me? Why
did he not put me of the scent, as he
might easily have done. with some
shrewd evasion? suspected l owed
it to my luck in catching him at
family prayers.
When will the reorganization be
announced?" | asked.
Il can not say" he answered.
Some ificulties-chiehy labor diff
culties-have arisen. Until they are
settled, nothing can be done. Come
to me tomorrow, and wen talk about
it,"
That is all | wished to know" said
l. with friendly. easy smile. "uood
night"
1t was his turn to be astonished-
and he showed it, where l had given
not sign What was the report
you heard?" he asked, to detain me.
That you and Mowbray Langdon
had conspired to ruin me-" said 1,
laughing.
He echoed my laugh rather hollow
ly. 1T was hardly necessary for you
to come to me about such "a state.
ment."
Hardly" l answered dryly. Hard
ly, indeed For I was seeing now all
that had been hiding from myself
since l became infatuated with Anita
and made marrying her my only
real business in life.
We faced each other, each meas.
uring the other And as his glance
quailed before mine, l turned away tc
conceal my exultation. In com
parison of resources this man who had
plotted to crush me was 10 me as
giant to midget. But | had the joy
of realizing that man to man, l was
the stronger.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15

locating from a mammoth heating
stove in the center of the room. Miss
Rasdale found a seat in a deserted
corner and endured it for exactly five
minutes. Afterwards she consulted
her watch, and found that two full
hours must elapse before she could
get her train. She started up impa-
tiently, and out into the fine white
drizzle, to walk away the time, and
incidentally, some of the surplus en-
ergy that was piling up on her nerves
with every passing second.
Somehow, the whole journey and
everything connected with it was in
tolerable to her-had been so from the
beginning. And had it not been for
the faithful promise she had made to
act as maid-of-honor at the wedding of
her best friend, Maize Howard-given
when they two were at school to-
gether, and renewed at each recurrent
visit between them-she never would
have consented to the immolation.
Out in the biting air, she quickened
her footsteps and walked rapidly for
blood pulse warm and free in her
body. Something like SIhilaration
came to her then, and with che tonic
of it racing through her veins. she
FASTENED on and on, totally unmindful
of the passage of time
When Miss Rasdale came to herself.
she was standing at the end of a
street, in front of a small pavilion
looking out over the lake. She looked
again at her watch, noting with paling
face that only 10 minutes remained in
which to get back to the depot and
catch her train! A sudden panic seized
her; what should she do? She turned
to look about her for some means of
conveyance-car, cab anything when
her eyes fell on the strangely familiar
figure of a very good-to-look-at young
man coming directly toward her, and
entirely unconscious of her identity.
Mr.. Henderson," she exclaimed, as
he was on the point of brushing past
her.
"You!" He lifted his hat in swift
recognition. We'll, this is certainly nc
end of surprises" he smiled, extend
ing a cordial hand.
Miss Rasdale had been staring a
| him incredulously for the half of {
/ minute. 1T seems we are both il
somewhat of dilemma" she managed
to falter out presently.
How so?"
why, the wedding, Of course! Blu
I simply must catch that train. Ism
there car or something"
"Oh, yes; there's a car all right; the
red one over there will take yor
straight to the depot, but I'm very
much afraid" He shook his head
discouragingly.
Miss Rasdale gave him helples:
glance. "Oh, dear!" she cried. Don
Try to tell me that shall"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15
b. DkyID GRAHAM PHILLIPS, 14uzhar Of '77zEC

you her exact words-as far as can.
"Well" said /, land why didn't you
go?"
She pressed her lips firmly together.
Finally, with a straight look into my
eyes, she replied: 81 shall not dis
cuss that You probably misunder-
stand, but that is your own affair. "
you believed what she said about
me, of course" said l.
II neither believed nor disbelieved,
she answered indifferently, as she
rose to go. 1T does not interest me. "
Come here" said [.
l waited until she reluctantly Joined
me at the window. l pointed to the
steeple of the church across the way.
you could as easily throw down that
steeple by pushing against it with
your bare hands" l said to her, las
they whoever they are, could put me
down. They might take away my
money. But if they did, they would
only be giving me a lesson that would
teach me how more easily to get it
back. | am not bundle of stock Ger
tificates or a bag of money. l am
here" and | tapped my forehead.
She forced a faint, scornful smile.
She did not wish me to see her be-
lief of what l said
You may think that is vanity" !
went on. But will learn, sooner OF
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15

taken up with her. | must have been
thinking, underneath. Of the warning
she had brought; for, perhaps half
or three-quarters of an hour after she
left, was suddenly whirled out of
my reverie at the window by a
thought like pistol thrust into my
face. What il they should include
Roebuck!" And just as a man be-
gins to defend himself from a sudden
danger before he clearly sees what
the danger is, so / began to act be-
fore | even questioned whether my
suspicion was plausible or absurd. |
went into the hall. rang the bell.
slipped a lightweight coat over my
evening dress and put on a hat.
When Sanders appeared, said: I'm
going out for a few minutes-per-
haps an hour-if any one should
ask" A moment later | was in a
hanson and on the way to Roebuck s
The door Of Roebuck's house was
opened for me by a mazda man-ser.
want would have been a sinful lux
ury, a man-servant might be the hire
ling OF plotters against his life | may
add that she looked the cheap maid
of-all-work, and her manners we're OF
the free and fresh sort that indi
Gates feeling that as high, or higher
wages, and less to do could be got
elsewhere.
Il don't think you can see Mr.. Roe
buck" she said
Take my card to him." l ordered
land I'll wait in the parlor."
"Parlor's in USE" she retorted with
a sarcastic grin, which l was soon to
understand.
So l stood by the old-fashioned coat
and hat rack while she went
in at the hall door of the back
parlor. Soon Roebuck himself
came out, his glasses on his
nose, a family Bible under his
arm. Glad to see you, Matthew,
said he with sanity kindness, giving
me a friendly hand. we are JUS
about to offer up our evening prayer
Come right in"
followed him into the back parlor
Both it and the front parlor were
lighted; in sort of circle extending
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15

into both rooms were all the Roe
bucks and the four servants. "This
is my friend Matthew Blackjack"
said he, and the Roebucks in the cir
Gle gravely bowed. He drew up
chair for me, and we seated ourselves.
Amid a solemn hush. he read a chap
ter from the big Bible spread out up
on his lean lap. My glance wandered
from face to face of the Roebucks,
as plainly dressed as were their SER
wants. l was able to look freely, mine
being the only eyes not bent upon
the floor.
So absorbed was l in the study of
the influence of his terrible master
character upon those closest to it,
that started when he said: Let
us pray" l followed the example
of the others and knelt. The audible
prayer was ~fered up by his oldest
daughter, Mrs. Wheeler, a widow.
Roebuck punctuated each paragraph
in her series of petitions with a loud
ly-whispered amen. When she prayed
for the stranger whom Thou has led
seemingly by chance into our little
circle he whispered the amen more
fervently and repeated it. The prayer
ended and, us on our feet, the SER
wants withdrew; then, awkwardly, all
the family except Roebuck. That is,
they closed the doors between the two
rooms and left him and me alone in
the front parlor.
oT she1 NOT detain Won long Mr.
Roebuck," said l. "a report reached
me this evening that sent NE to you
at once"
eff possible, Matthew" said he, and
he could not hide his uneasiness, put
off business until tomorrow My mind
yours, too, trust is not in the
frame for that kind of thoughts now"
rs the Coal organization to be an
nounced the first of July?" 1 de-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15

later, the difference between boasting
and simple statement of fact You
will learn that l do not boast What
l said is no more a boast than for
man with legs to say, I can walk
Because you have known only leg
less men, you exaggerate the diff
Guilty of walking It's as easy for me
to make money as it is for some PEG
pie to spend it,"
1t is hardly necessary for me to say
| was not insinuating anything
against her people. But she was just
then supersensitive on the subject
though did not suspect 1t. She
flushed hotly. You will not have any
cause to sneer at my people on that
account hereafter" she said. Il set
tied that to-day"
81 was not sneering at Them" pro-
tested. Il wasn't even thinking of
them. And-you must know that it's
favor to me for anybody to ask me
to do anything that will please you
Anita!"
She made a gesture of impotence.
wv OVltSA tell YOU why L NAN
not go with them to-day. l insisted
that they give back all they have
taken from you. And when they re
fused, refused to CO."
Il don't care why you refused, or
imagined you refused" said |. 81 am
content with the fact that you are
here"
ssput x.ot, y,,iSupdarstond a. % 81. -.
s. fered coldly.
81 don't understand it, I don't mis-
understand it, was my reply. Il &C
,pt it."
She turned away from the window,
fitted out of the room-you, who
love or at least have loved, can i'm
agine how it made me feel to see Her
moving about in those rooms of mine
While the surface Of my mind was
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15
How Richard Was Saved
By Nellie CraUey Gilmore
By Nellie CraUey Gilmore
Copyright. BY Joseph B. Bowles)

Miss Rasdale contemplated herself
severely in the mirror that had
danced coaxingly opposite for the past
two hours. An embryo pucker flick
cred for a moment between two black
ish-brown brows that all but met above
pair of wide-set, Irish-blue eyes
just now a trifle Swallowed
From time to time she cast impa-
tent glances up and down the car,
starting expectantly every time door
opened and closed. The porter came
through at last, flourishing a Fremont
tory whisk-broom, and Miss Rasdale
assailed him eagerly.
How much farther is it to Johns
town?' she asked, "and are you per-
fectly sure can make safe connec-
ton with that through train to Cincin-
natl? l mustn't, by any means, get
there later than noon"
Well be in Johnstown now in ten
minutes, Miss. The train you will take
is scheduled to reach Cincinnati about
eight in the morning"
Thank you. Yes, you may dust
me-" Miss Rasdale rose with a palpa-
BILE sigh Of relief, and submitted CRATE
fully to the def strokes of the broom,
slipping piece of money quietly into
the porter's hand.
When she stepped out on the plat
form, = fine mist of snow had set in,
that whipped her face like thousands
of tiny lashes. She pulled down her
thickest veil, and turning huge
storm-collar close up about her neck,
hurried into the waiting room.
The usual crowd of motleyfaced
intoxicating, fagged-out travellers was
there, and the air was thick and suf
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15
CHAPTER Xxn.-continucd.
(COHRSzzZ Z02

you scoundrel!' she Missed, her
whole body shaking and her care
.uIly-cultivated appearance of the gra-
sious evening of youth swallowed up
IN a black cyclone of hate. You gut
ter-plant. God will punish you for
the shame you have brought uponus!"
opened the door and bowed, with
out word, without even the desire
10 return Insult for insult-had not
Anita evidently again and finally re-
jected them and chosen me? AS
they passed into the private hall |
rang for Sanders to come and let
them out. When | turned back into
the drawingroom, Anita was seated,
was reading a book. l waited until
saw she was not going to speak.
Then said: What time will you
nave dinner" But my face must
have been expressing some of the JOY
and gratitude that filled me. She has
cfosen!" was saying to myself over
and over.
Whenever you usually have 1t" she
replied, without looking up.
AT seven o'clock, then. You had
better tell Sanders"
rang for him and went into my
little smoking-room. She had resisted
her parents final appeal to her to re
turn to them She had cast in her
lot with me- The rest can be left to
time,r said l to myself. And, review
ing ali that had happened, let a wild
hope eend tenacious roots deep into
me. How often ignorance is bless
ing; how often knowledge would make
the step falter and the heart quail!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-15
XXIII-
BLAcKLOCK ATTENDS FAMILY
PRAYERS.

During dinner | bore the whole
burden of observation-disclosures bur-
den / did not find it. Like most close
mouthed men, | am extremely talk
alive. Silence sets people to won
dering and prying; he hides his Sc
crets best who hides them at the bot
tom of a river of words. If my spir-
its are high, l often talk aloud to my
self when there is no one convenient.
And how could my spirits be anything
but high, with her sitting there OPP
posite me, mine, mine for better or
for worse, through good and evil re-
port-my wife!
She was only formally responsive,
reluctant and brief in answers, vol
unteering nothing. The servants
waiting on us no doubt laid her man
ner to shyness; l understood it, or
thought | debut l was not troubled
1t is as natural for me to hope as to
breathe; and with my knowledge Of
character how could l take seriously
the moods and impulses of one whom
I regarded as a child-like girl, trained
to false pride and false ideals d?
She has chosen to stay with me"
said / to myself. Actions count, not
words or manner. A few days or
weeks, and she will be herself, and
NINE" And l went gaily on with
my efforts to interest her, to make her
smile and forget the role she had
commanded herself to play. Nor was
/ wholly unsuccessful. Again and
again thought l saw a CLEAN of in
terest in her eyes or the beginnings
of smile about that sweet mouth
of hers. l was careful not to overdo
my part.
AS soon as we finished dessert I
said: You loathe cigar smoke, so III
hide myself in my den. Sanders will
bring you the cigarettes" | had nv.
self telephoned for a supply of her
kind early in the day
She made polite protest for the
benefit of the servants; but l was
firm, and left her free to think things
over alone in the drawing-room-
your sitting-room," / called it. |
had not finished a small cigar when
there came timid knock at my door.
threw away the cigar and opened.
thought it was you" said |. I'm
familiar with the knocks of all the
others. And this was new-like a
summer wind tapping with a flower
for admission at a closed window. "
And laughed with a little raillery.
and she smiled, colored, tried to seem
cold and hostile again.
Shall I go with you to your sit
ting-room?" l went on. "Perhaps
the cigar smoke here"
mo, no." she interrupted; 81 don't
really mind cigars-and the windows
are wi@s open. Besides, l came for
only moment-just to say"
AS she cast about for words to carry
her on, drew up chair for her.
She looked at it uncertainty, seated
herself when mamma was here
this afternoon" she went on, she
was urging me TOTO do what she
wished. And after she had used sew
eral arguments, she said something |
I've been thinking it over, and it
seemed / ought in fairness to tell
you"
waited.
~She said: In few days more he
that meant you-'he will be ruined
He imagines the worst is over for
him, when in fact they've only be.
gum"
They! repeated. who are
they? The Langdons?"
n think. So" she replied with an
e6ort "She did not say-I'Vs told
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
A TALKING LAMP.
One OF Two Unique Inventions For
Chicago Electrical show.

Chicago Electrical Show.
Two unique inventions have been Sc
cured by Managing Director Niesz for
the electrical show to be held in the
Coliseum at Chicago on Jan. II to &c.
One of these is an incandescent lamp
which becomes lighted when it is
spoken to. and the other is a talking
arc lamp. says the Chicago Post. They
are the inventions of Frank MOuan.
While there is no practical use to
which either may be put, they demon
Strate the wonders of electricity. The
inventor says that his only hope for
them would he as a last resort as
cure for inebriates, basing this on the
theory that the Individual who could
see lamp become lighted when he
spoke TO it or hear an arc lamp preach
a sermon on. intemperance would i'm
mediately come to the conclusion that
he was bordering on delirium tremens.
The incandescent lamp that lights
when spoken to. however. is a reality.
The device is simple-just an ordinary
telephone transmitter with highly
sensitive diaphragm which vibrates to
such an extent when in contact with
the human voice that it touches the
wire that starts the motor for lights.
The speaking arc lamp also IS a real
ity and simple in device. 1t is wired
from a highly sensitive telephone
transmitter into which the voice is in
jected, the sounds being more than
audibly reproduced from the sputter-
ing carbons of the lamp. To the lay
man the effect is startling, particularly
in instances where the transmitter and
the person talking are not in view.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
Bright Outlook Ahead.

Prophets and the sons of prophets
prognosticators. star gazers, financial
experts" and other persons who are
manifestly not in the class. are still
disputing as to the continuance of
prosperity during 1907. The alleged
lugibrious predictions of Rockefeller
and the gloomy views of Stuyvesant
Fish are quoted on the one hand. On
the other. the cheerful predictions of
a British ROthschild and numerous
American men OF affairs are printed to
show that there is nothing whatever
the matter with the United States.
The everyday citizen may wisely
conclude that the opinion Of one man
respecting the future is just about as
likely to be correct as that of another,
and that his own best course will be
to apply himself with diligence to
whatever trade or occupation he is en-
gagged in, not forgetting the fact that
it is always advisable to keep a GER
tain amount of funds available for
squalIy weather. Worrying over the
possibility of reactions" in advance of
definite signs of their coming is not
usually a remuneTative habit. Stick
ing at honest work is apt to be much
more conducive to useful results.
Incidentally it is worth noting that
the census bureau figures out that the
value of real and personal property in
the country grew by some IS billions
in the years between 1900 and 1904
and it has certainly grown consider
ably since the latter date. These sta
tistics are only approximate, of course.
But the great bulk of property which
they represent is of a solid sort.
1t cannot run away, and it furnishes
an excellent basis for continuous indus
trial development.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10

would nave been perfectly proper. The
Frenchmen realized that it would have
been proper, and when it didn't occur
| they shrugged their shoulders and NUT
tered something about American &c
| centricity. BY and by sailing day
came, and the widow and the widower
took the train for Havre and found
themselves on board of their steamer.
They We're hardly settled when the
widOwer made 4 proposition. There
was nothing matrimonial about ii. He
had discovered that there was pas
Senger on board who knew him, and
if he was seen acting rs escort to the
widow there would be talk about it at
home. He therefore proposed that they
should seem to be strangers for the
voyage.
The widow was agreeable. She also
had Il reputation to preserve. ON land
ing in New York she would go TO a
certain hotel and the widower would
call there and say farewell and re
ceive his presents. As neither had
brought along anything dutiable. there
would be no trouble at the customs
house. Things were settled this way.
and no one aboard came. to know that
plain Mr.. Turner and plain Mrs. Gates
had spoken words of consolati TO
each other on the soil of France. It
was only when the steamer had sight
ed Sandy Hook that the widower look
ed at the widow in Il peculiar way.
She interpreted it to mean that the
custom house officers would soon be
aboard and asking for declarations,
and she returned his look with one
calculated to put him at his ease.
Plain Mr.. Turner was one of the first
ones ashore when the steamer locked.
He had nothing to do but to disappear.
As the widow Gates had Il mournful
and innocent look, the inspector pass
ed her baggage after Il perfunctory in
spection, and then she disappeared.
Two hours later the widower called
ut the hotel agreed upon. There was
no widow there. He called again and
again. He called until he learned from
Il clerk that the customs officials were
after n woman who had Struggled 49,
600 worth of laceS and silks on her
own account and $4,000 worth of dia-
monds on account of Il pal" and then
he made himself scarce. He was on a
still hunt for the woman f5r the next
three months, but he didn't find her.
They We're both liars and deceivers
and smugglers. 1t was case of dog
eat dog, and the big dog had been
eaten. NJ. QUAD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-10
The Law No Joke.

No sooner does the pure food law so
into effect than Secretary Wilson
breaks the painful news to merchants
and manufacturers that it will be strict
ly enforced. Some of them up TO the
last have regarded the law as joke.
The National Wholesale Grocers' asso-
citation even issued a circular pointing
out easy ways 10 evade the law with
impunity. Secretary Wilson's reply is
very simple He says: IF any of
these gentlemen think they can defy
the law with impunity, let them try it.
and we will undertake to assure them
eventually a summons to appear before
a United States court
OF course, a manufacturer or a deal
er can still falsify his labels. pass off
cotton seed oil for olive oil, use analinC
dyes or other unwhOlesome coloring
matter and harmful personalities. But
if he does, he might as well be prepar-
ed for criminal prosecution.