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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

ITS been a long, foolish year, amt
it?" remarked the House Detective as
his eye fell on the few remaining sheets
that chung to the calendar in the cash
ier's Office of the Hotel st. Reckless.
1T has that" said the Hotel Clerk.
But 1 don't look for any marked i'm
provement in 1908. It'll be one day
longer and therefore one day foolisher.
Besides, it'll be leap year, and as an
unmarried man, Larry, you should
know what that means in perils and
surprises for an unprotected male. Any
moment during the next twelve months
you're liable to be oYerpOWered by
resolute and muscular member of the
Lady Piano Movers union, and dragged
before an alderman or a clergyman or
someone else that's qualified to forge
the letters on your trembling limbs
Theren be many a man married in
haste next year that didn't intend to
be married at all"
STILL there's been some purity good
sportin' events pulled off durin' 19O7,"
unused the House Detective, again con-
templating the depleted data stubs.
'Oh, if you mean sporting events, ii s
been a fine year" said the Hotel Clerk.
Lets see now, how many world marks
were broken? In the long distance en-
durance events, Walter Wellman car
ried off all the stationary balloon rec
ords and the Washington team cap
tured the gentlemans BOBBY prize from
the American League. Old Mr.. Weston,
the pedestrian, proved that if trained
athlete only keeps himself in rigorous
training for forty consecutive years, he
can get out and walk almost as far
in ten hours as d suburban letter car
rier has to walk in eight. The Ameri-
can heavyweight champion, Mr.. Tommy
Burns, nee Brusso, put out the English
champion, Mr. Gunsby MOir, before
large number of true English sport
lovers, who evidenced their apprecia-
tion of this notable hands-acrOss-the-
sea and thence to the point of
the-jaw triumph by kissing the victor
in their hearty English way for many
minutes"
well. they had to give the pam to
that lad, Burns, all right, all right"
said the House Detective.
IF the police hadn't interfered they'd
a-given him not only the palm but the
black jack, the chair leg and the load
ed cane said the Hotel Clerk. ANY
time you lick a British favoTite you
want to lure him away from home first,
or his friends may move in on you in
a body and reverse the verdict"
'I guess maybe it made 'em feel
kinder sore to see their man trimmed
up by an Irish-American boy" sug-
gested the House Detective, with
tinge of racial pride.
YES, that's so, too" said the Hotel
Clerk. Except for the trihing fact
that he happens to be a Frenchman
from Canada, Mr. Burns is one of the
hottest Irish Americans you'll find any
where around. Maybee if they'd only
known where he came from the Eng
lishmen might have hired him to stay
awhile and do their fighting for them.
They made a similar arrangement, you
remember. with quite a lot of the Can
adams during the BOer war
They chased Burns out of the ring,
didn't they?" asked the House Detec-
tive.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

verely, otherwise Cuthbert Clay. ar
rest you on several charges of theft
and conspiracy"
The young man glanced round him.
He was surprised and perturbed, but,
even so, his inexhaustible GOODNESS
never once deserted him.
What, five to One?" he said, count
ing us over HAS law and order come
down to this? Five respectable rascals
to arrest one poor beggar of a chevalier
d'industrie! Why, it's worse than New
York. There. it was only you and me,
you know. old Ten Per Cent?
Hold his hands. Simpson," Charles
cried, trembling lest his enemy should
escape him.
Paul Finglemore drew back even
while We held his shoulders.
mo, not yet, sir" he said to the
man, haughtily. Don't dare to lay
your hands upon me- Send for a con-
stable if you wish, Sir Charles Van
drift; but I decline to be taken into
custody by a VALET"
Go for a policeman" DR.. Beddersley
said to Simpson, standing forward
The prisoner eyed him up and down.
"Oh, DIR. Beddersleyi" he said, re-
lieved. 1t was evident he knew him.
IL AUu We iIdChtu iilt GllIIIly III az
cordance with Bertillons methods,
don't mind so much will hot yield to
fools: l yield to science. 1 didn't think
this diamond king had sense enough to
apply to you. He's the most gullible old
ass 1 ever met in my life. But if it's
you who have tracked me down, l can
only submit to it,
Charles held to him with a fierce
grip.
Mind he doesn't break away, Sey, "
he cried. Hes playing his old game!
Distrust the mans patter!"
Take care" the prisoner put in. Re
member Dr.. POlperrOI On what charge
do you arrest me?"
Charles was bubbling with indigna-
ton.
You cheated me at Nice" he said;
at Meran; at New York; at PaTis."
Paul FinglemOre shook his head.
Wont do" he answered, calmly.
BE sure of your ground. Outside the
Jurisdiction. You can only do that on
an extraditiOn warrant"
well, then, at Seldom, in London, in
this house, and elsewhere" Charles
cried out excitedly. Hold hard to him.
Sey; by law or without it, blessed if
he isn't going even now to wriggle
away from us!''
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mot exactly" explained the Hotel
Clerk, but l think possibly twas be-
cause of certain impetuous advances on
the part of the chiValrous audience that
Mr.. Burns omitted the pleasing Gus
tom of kissing his seconds, and the
gentleman who held his towel for him
after the referee had announced the
decision, and fled for his life. II was
a great pity, too. Larry-I'm inclined TO
think the Tommy Burns kiss would de-
serve to have gone sliding down the
moistened corridors of Time along With
the Sappho kiss, the James K. Hackett
kiss. the Olga Nethersole kiss, the Kid
Broad kiss, the Leopold of Belgium
whiskers kiss and other notable kisses
of history, art and drama.
you know, Larry, kings and prize
fighters are about the only prominent
classes that kiss in jublic, any more.
could always understand about the
kings-AlphonsO of Spain has lower
law that's Just built for catching mis-
placed kiss that's gone adrift, and is
about to drip down on somebody's
white waistcOat and make damp
spot; the kaiser has gone to the trouble
of furling his mustache back from his
lips so when he kisses Edward OF Eng
land il won't taste so much like an
elderly toothbrush to his imperial I'M
Gle; and judging by the pictures I've
seen of him. I should say Menelik OF
Abyssinia has an open-face kiss up his
sleeve that would make an awful hit for
Kvrlie Bellew or Faversham if they
could only use it in love scene with
out celebrating from half to two-thirds
of the leading lady's makeup.
"As I say, l could understand about
the kingly habit of kissing. but it took
me some little time to dope it out
on the prize fighter. Twas only lately
that I happened on the reason: The
pugilist is by nature sympathetic and
emotional. There's something about the
calling of altering other peoples fea-
lures without removing same from the
face, that makes him sentimental. And
except for Senator Tillman he's the
strongest bulwark of race superiority
we've got.
q "a large husky coon fighter energies
from a hotel dining room in Baltimore
or Louisville and issues a general def.
Is this here dinge a big, strong man%
inquiries the holder of the belt. He is,
says the man who's bringing him the
challenge, as strong as an OK Then /
draw the color line says the peoples
idol. I stand for Caucasian supremacy
IN tllS as III all the iSditleu pAOltooiOii0-
I will never meet this new black man
save in the way of kindness.
Il predict, Larry. that the Hon. Joe
Cans will continue to have much trOu-
Bile finding suitable white adversaries
as long as he keeps his present excellent
health.
"A successful pugilist erupts into
tears as easily as into kisses, or maybe
more so. He's what you might call
temperamentaIly moist. We read in the
papers:
In his dressing room the horrible
Hun regained his senses. Am 1 beat
emp were his first words. Those bend
ing over him nodded assent. Then I
got the short end of the purse and
lose the side BETS muTmured the de-
feated gladiator, and burst into fit
of uncomfortable weeping.
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was not violent. to handcuff him. We
hailed a passing hanson.
ITO Bow street." Charles cried, I'M
tremendously pushing in policeman and
prisoner. The driver nodded. We called
a fOur-wheeler ourselves, in which my
bTOther-in-IaW DR.. Beddersley, and my
self took our seats Follow the han
SOM" Charles cried out. Don't let
him out of your sight. After him, close,
to Bow street,"
/ looked back and saw Cesarine, half
fainting, on the front doorsteps, while
Dolly, bathed in tears, stood supporting
the ladys maid. and trying to COM
fort her. 1t was clear she had not an
ticipdted this end to the adventure
Goodness graciousi" Charles scream
ed out, in a fresh fever of alarm, as we
turned the first corner; where's that
hanson gone to? How do l know the
fellow was a policeman at all? We
should have taken the man in here.
We ought never to 1--we let him get
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At that moment Simpson returned
with a convenient policeman. who. he
had happened to find lettering about
near the area steps. and whom / half
suspected from his furtive smile of be-
ing a particular acquaintance of the
household.
Charles gave the man in charge for
mally. Paul FinglemOre insisted that
he should specify the nature of the par
ticular accusation. To my great cha
grin, Charles selected from his rogueries
as best within the jurisdiction Of the
English courts, the matter of the pay
ment for the castle of Lebenstein-mad
in London, and through London
banker.
Il have a warrant on that ground, -
he said. l trembled as he spoke. L
felt at once that the episode of the
commission, the exposure of which L
dreaded so much, must now become
public.
The policeman took the man in
charge. Charles still held TO him, grim
ly. As they were leaving the room the
prisoner turned to Cesarine and NUT
tered something rapidly under his
breath in German.
"Of which tongue" he said, turning
to us blandly, lin spite of my kind
present of a dictionary and grammar,
you still doubtless remain in your pris-
tine ignorance"
Cesarine flung herself upon him with
wild devotion.
"Oh. Paul, darling" she cried, in
English, Il viii not. I will mott l will
never save myself at your expense. If
they send you to prison-Paul, Paul, l
will go with you!"
[ remembered as she spoke what Mr..
AIgernOn Coleyard had said to US at
the senator's:
Even the worst of rogues have al
ways some good in them. 1 notice they
often succeed to the end in retaining the
affection and fidelity of women"
But the man, his hands still free, I'M
wound her clasping arms with gentle
fingers.
My child he answered, in a soft
tone. II am sorry to say the law of
England will not permit you to go with
me- If it did (his voice was as the
voice of the poet we had met, stone
walls would not a prison make, nor iron
bars a cage" And bending forward,
he kissed her forehead tenderly.
We led him out of the door. The
policeman, in obedience to Charles
orders, held him tight with his hand,
but steadily refused, as the prisoner
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THE SCHEMES OF
COLONEL CLAY
Continued from PAGE 2.

ftOiI SAC
quit the room he'll go down and tell
them and before we know where we
are that slippery eel will have wriggled
through out fingers as he always wrig-
giles. He is Paul Finglemore; he is
Cesarine's young man. and unless we
arrest him now, without one minutes
delay, he'll be off to Madrid or st.
Petersburg by this EVENING""
You are right" 1 answered, 1T is
now or neverI"
Dudley" Charles said, in his most
authoritative voice, stop here till we
tell you you may leave the room
Amelia and Dolly, don't let that man
stir from where he's standing. If be
does, restrain him. Seymour and Dr.
Beddersley, come down with me to the
servants hall. I suppose that's where
l shall find this person, Dudley?"
''N-nO, sir, Dudley stammered out,
half beside himself with fright. Hes
in the hOusekeepeT's room, SIR
We went down to the lower regions
in a solid phalanx of three. On the
way we met Simpson, Sir Charles valet,
and also the butler, whom we pressed
into the service. At the door of the
housekeeper's room we paused, STRAIT
egicaIly. Voices came to us from with
in; one was Cesarine's, the other had
a ring that reminded me at once of
Madhurst and the seer, of Elihu Quack-
enbOss and AlgernOn COleyard. They
were talking together in French, and
now and then we caught the sound of
stihed laughter.
We opened the door. Est il drole
DONE cs vieuX?" the mans voice was
saying.
"Cest a MOURN de rire," Cesarine's
voice responded.
We burst in upon them red handed.
iCeSarines young man rose, with his
hat in his hand. in a respectful atti
tude. 1t reminded me at once of Med
hurst, as he stood talking his first day
at MaTVilller's to Charles, and of the
little curate in his humblest moments
as the disinterested pastor.
With a sign to me to do likewise,
Charles laid his hand firmly on the
young mans shoulder. l looked in the
fellows face; there could be no deny
ing it; Cesarine's young man was Paul
FingIemore, our brokers' brother.
Paul Finglemore," Charles said Sc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
The Hotel Clerk Looks Back at 1907

1t was a stirring account that the
paper had of the touching scene up at
Hammerstein's the other night. when
old Fritz broke down and cried aloud.
1t must have been a moving spectacle
to see the tears rolling down those
corrugated cheeks and splashing from
freckle to freckle in pathetic cataracts.
1t occurred in the middle of the pro-
gram.
The four talented young gentlemen
composing the Corn City Qua-tette
having finished the sentimental farm
ballad When My Honey e Had the
Hives remove their hands from each
others shoulders and retire, graceful
ly bowling, into the wings. Out comes
dear Old Fritz, the sDangled hero of
three hundred grim battles, not count
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mencs out very thin. His face is slight
ly coagulated in spots. Tell me- l says
to Bagley, what is that narrow white
strip running across his skull from side
to side. just above his eyebrows?
That's his forehead says he.
"'Wen, l says. excuse me- 1
thought it was a scar in his hair
III introduce you to him when he
gets through says Bagley. He won't
mind it-he's quite democratic and
simple in his manners
Ne 1 says. appreciate the
honor and all that, but l haven't got
my evening clothes on
. You'd enjoy knowing him. says
Bagley in the voice of one to whom a
great boon has already been vouch-
safed, he's a deep thinker
III bet you he is 1 SAYS. III bet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

ing the one he made once to get his
diamond back. He started TO address
the spell-bound assemblage. But MEM
cries of past victories and several sue
cessful benefits rise uD in him. His
voice fills. The cascading tears begin
to emit. TIE bright young man sitting
in the box that has been provided for
the sporting editors bury their several
faces in their several handkePchiefs.
Intense sobs are heard in the gallery
My young friend. Bagley, is removed
in a fainting condition. My other young
friend, Nagren, becomes aeutely hys-
tericaL 'Tis a damp. but epoch-mak-
ing hour.
"BagIey. the lad that swooned on the
memorable occasion which / have just
described, is one of our leading hero
Worshipers. ] found him last Tues
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you he does such deep thinking that
it's never visible on the surface
And with that, Larry, I came away;
1 always did feel abashed in the pres
ence Of greatness, anyhow. But Bag
ley was right-the new champion is a
great man; all our champions are great
men as long as they last"
''WOt is it they call it?'' asked the
House Detective-"the manly art of
self-defense?
Yes, that's what they called it in
the times of Nonpareil, Jack Dempsey
and old John L." said the Hotel Clerk.
But l think I've got a better name for
il these days"
"Wots that?" asked the House De-
tective.
The manly art of self-pretence."
said the Hotel Clerk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

day night standing in front of Rector 5
gazing in mute admiration upon the
form of one of the latest aspirants for
stellar hOnors in the realm of fiction.
Look at him, yonder, at the table
by the potted palm," says Bagley,
catching me by the arm and speaking
in low. reverent tones, watch him
he's eating his soup
Is hep says I. He looks like he
was baling out a boat
See him now, says Bagley, ca
gerry, he's wiping his fork on his
scalp. 1 tell you what says Bagley.
he's one of natures nOblemen.'
He certainly is, says 1, and he's
got an ear that puts me in mind of an
English muffin. He's a grand piece of
work. 1 says, only ne was hurriedly
executed, and they didn't roll his lima
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
AN EXERCISING PROBLEM.
cleveland Plain Dealer.)

cleveland Pam DeaIer.)
your little boy seems very quiet.
He's fond of arithmetic, isn't he? I
notice that he's counting on his fin
gers"
Eyes. He spends most of his time
counting the days to Christmas"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

out of our sight. For all we can tell
to the contrary, the constable himself
may only be one of Colonel Clay's con-
federates."
And we drove in trepidation all the
way to Bow street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
TERMS OF LEASE FOR
CHURCHES STAND
French Cabinet Approves Agreement
After Eloquent Speech by
BRAND.

Paris. Feb. 2o:-The cabinet yeste:-
day. with President FaIlieres i'll the
chair, unanimously approved the agree
ment arrived at between Education
Minister BRAND and Premier Clemen-
ceau relative to the form of leases rf
churches 10 parish priests.
There was great crush in the
chamber deputies in anticipation of a
sensational session BRAND in an elp-
quent speech maintained the govern
ment had not and would MOI abandon
its conciIiatOry policy. The regime of
separation OF church and state should
not be made Il cloak for religious pro-
secution. In spite of the intrigues of
its enemies the government proposed
to fight the issue on that line and To
the end Premier Clemenceau. who
was sitting below his colleague occJ-
sionalIy appIaudcd and interrupted
him with words of announcement.
The chamber by vote of 3S9 TO s.
sustained the governments policy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS

Washington. Feb. 20.-FOllowing is a
brief resume of the important proceed
ings in both houses of congress yester-
day:
SE>ATE-Scnator Reed Smoot's ad-
dress IN defense of his position as sen
ator was the feature of the session yes
terdaN. He was supported by Senator
Dillingham; Of Vermont in speech an
alytical of the evidence submitted. The
senate spent several hours in further
consideration Of the forestry provisions
in the agricultural appropriation bill
with the result tnat several amend
ments were agreed to which restrict
the operations of the bureau in several
respects. The section of the bill had
not been completed when recess was
taken for the evening session. At the
not of general Importance were passed
and adjournment until today was taken.
HOtSE-After passing number of
bills under unanimous consent the house
appropriation bill Speeches were made
by Messrs. Gillespie "t Texas Murphy
lof Missouri. Robinson of Arkansas.
Padgett of Tennessee. Lloyd of Mis-
souri,. StecncrSon of Minnesota. Finley
OF South Carolina. and Stafford of Wis
lconSin. Mr. Macon of Arkansas made
Il point of order against the para graph :
increasing the pay OF clerks in first
and second class poStoffices and car
riers in the city delivery service \
tween Mr.. Macon and Mr.. Fitzgerald
| of New York. wherein the latter gave
notice that he would see that a point
| of order was made against the section
! providing for the increase for rural ear
riers. Mr.. Macon refused to abandon
, his position and the chair sustained tho
points of order. The house at 6:25 u
m. adjourned until IL a. m. today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
FORMER STATE TREASURER SMALL
AMONG THOSE CONVERTED BY SUNDAY

Kankakee H.. Feb. 20.-Rev. WI
liam \. Sunday of Chicago, the base
ball evangelist, closed a remarkable
series OF eyangelistic meetings in this
city last night, during which 1854 per-
sons accepted Christianity. Among the
number were former State Treasurer
Len Small. States Attorney J. Bert
Miller. president of the States Atto--
neys' Association of Illinois. the chair
man of the county board of supervis-
ors. city alderman, the worshipfai
master of the Masonic lodge, the ven
cradle consul of the Woodman lodge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20

prominent attorneys. doctors, dentists
merchants, editors. reporters. farmers.
the manager of the largest factory AMI
the superintendent of the Illinois and
Eastern Hospital farm.
Six thousand and thirty-five dollars
was raised for Mr. Sunday on Sunday
and on Monday $4,000 was subscribed
toward a Y NJ c. A. building fund.
Forty-five hundred dollars was sub
scribed to build a tabernacle The con
verts. it is thought. will exercise con
siderable influence in the coming muni-
cipal campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
HEAD OF SCHOOL RESIGNS
Dean w. II. Henry Leaves Wisconsin
Agricultural College.

Madison. Wis. Feb. 20.-Dean W. II.
Henry. for - years head OF the college
Of agriculture and chief of the state
experiment station. resigned a a meet
ing of the board of regents Yesterday
to take effect July l. 1907. The cause
of his resignation is i'll health. No
successor has been chosen. but Profes-
sor S. VI. BabCock, inventor of the
milk test. and Professor II. l.. Russell
head of the department of bacterioIogy
are mentioned for the place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
NEW STATE MINE OFFICERS
Result of Annual 6alIoting Made
Known at Meeting.

Springfield. Ill. Feb. 2O.-The result
of the annual election of the Illinois
district of The United Mine Workers q
America was announced at the annu2!
convention yesterday as follows:
President-John II. Walker. Dan
vile.
Vice President-Frank Harrington
Sreator.
Secretary-W. d. Ryan, Springfield.
Member National Executive Board
Thomas Burke. Springfield.
Members Executive BOard-First &
district. Duncan Mcdonald; Second dis
trict. Bernard Murphy; Fifth distric5,
James Burns: Sixth district. Peter NJ
Call: Seventh district. James Burns.