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Evening star., 1907-07-21

Burdocks death was due to anything more mysteri
than heart failure, Hutchinson Hatch, reporter
was explaining. " In that event, of course
In that event of course" interrupted Professor
Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen-The Thinking Ma
chine-crabbedy, their theory must be that the
pet dog died at the time of the dlsease?,
That seems to be about the way they look at it,
although there several curious features" the
her face" He shuddered little. Il saw her 1t
was awful. The dog too. There not a mark or
scratch on the dog-not even the prick of thorn
like that in the girls palm, therefore heart failure
seems to be the only thing that will cover the
unless
"Fiddlesticks!" exclaimed the irritable little
scientist Persons who die of heart failure don't
show suffering in their faces, and little dogs don't
Nothing illuminating" responded the reporter
There was no trace of poison in Miss Burdock's
system; blood test showed her blood to be about
normal, and yet she was dead. There peculiar
true of the dog. The medical examiners report
brought out these facts; but there poison
they Just dead
When did this happen, Mr.. Hatch?"
Yesterday afternoon, Monday"
You tell me the maid found the body. Has she
said anything about noticing any odor when she
entered the room?"
Not word; but there are curious things
Thinking Machine impatiently. Were the Win
dows open?"
Yes" replied the reporter. "She was sitting at
her desk, between two open windows.
The man of science dropped back in his chair, and
tor long time sat silent with the perpetualy squnt
ing eyes turned upward, and slender white fingers
pressed tip to tip. Hatch lighted cigarette smoked
it, and threw the butt away before he spoke.
There are peaches in the market, | think Mr..
Hatch" said the scientist at last When you 60
out, buy cut the off, crush the kernel, take
it to the maid, and ask her to smell it. Ask her if
she noticed yesterday any odor similar to that when
Evening star., 1907-07-21

they found them: Miss Edna Burdock dead
with hideously distorted face,-a face upon
which was written some awful agony,-and the
rose still clasped fercely in her hand that
the thorns had pierced the palm; her little dog
Tatters dead beside her; and the maid, Goodwin,
unconscious. For half an hour two servants
worked over the maid; but when at last she
opened her eyes she only screamed and babbled
incOherently There were no marks on Miss
Burdock's body save the prick of thorns in her
left hand-nothing that would indicate the
manner of death; was there the slightest
thing to explain the death of the dog.
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of when differed from your assertion that su-
fer in this world only what deserve to suffer;
for surely sin could be great enough to earn for
this what he has had to endure, and the further
pain he may still have to endure" He stopped,
and for a time there absolute silence. Then
Markham leaned forward.
II see what you mean,' he began; but
Before he could go on, his wife had interrupted
him by rising. Il see from your manner that you
going to become far too involved for the
feminine mind to follow YOU So when you have
decided the matter, you must come and tell us.
We shall wait for you in the drawing room. Thank
you very much for your story, Mr.: Edmunds," she
added. 1t was most int eresting.
At her signal the rest of the women had risen,
and now they drifted out through the doors which
the butler was holding open. Wyngates ul-i:2own
was the last to leave At the threshold she paused,
and for an instant glanced back at Edmunds. 1t
appeared almost though she had determined to
go back to speak to him; but, if this really
her intention she suddenly altered it and went out
without word.
Left alone, silence fell upon the they
busted themselves with lighting their cigarettes
stirring their coffee. Presently, Markham leaned
toward Edmunds for the purpose, apparently,
of renewing their discusson but before he could
speak there sudden interruption. 1t was
womans voice singing in a farther room. The
song a wildly passionate love song filled with
haunting pathos and wonderful longing, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-26

he had been murdered everyone but Mrs. Carleton,
that is She persisted in thinking that he alive,
and waited for years for him to return to her. At
last her poverty forced her into a marriage with
Carleton; but do not think she has regretted
it for believe that she has grown to love him almost
devotedy she loved her first husband who
was Robert Grier, the famous musician. 1t was he
who wrote the song she is singing now 1t
written to her and never published. Grier
a great friend of mine-there is a portrait of
him hanging over the mantel in the drawing
room.
He spoke hurriedy breathlessly, and his eyes
never left Edmunds face. The latter returned the
steady gaze; but the words affected him strangely,
for though his face still pale his hands ceased
to tremble and his mouth set itself in firm, straight
line When the other had finished he bowed gravely
Thank you, Markham he said. Il have, of
course often heard of Grier and should greatly like
to see his picture" Suddenly he turned upon
Wyngate. Suppose you and L go in and have
look at it, he proposed
At his words Wyngate rose, and Edmunds slipped
his hand through his and led him toward the draw
ing room. AS they entered it, the former saw that
Mrs. Carleton still sat at the piano, although she
had ceased singing, and that her eyes fixed
intently upon his companion. He had odd in
stinctive feeling that she had been watching for
him. He that Edmunds saw this too;
for tEev crossed the threshold he suddenly tight
ened his hold upon the others and deliberately
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to know what menace derelict is: 1t wanders
over the seas rudderless and dismantled, threaten
ing the lives of thousands. a ship full laden
and homeward bound may strike it and sink to
the bottom, drowning all it carried. Useless to
itself and the world the derelict is of the con-
slant perils of the ocean. Well, | am like that-a
human derelct. At first, perhaps, if had found
my port, l might have been saved; but now am
only menace to those whom pray God may have
forgotten me to find their happiness in Others
Il shall never forget the utter sadness with
which he spoke. 1t made deep impression
upon me- that then and there promised that with
out his consent l would make no effort to bring his
dead memory back to life. But, though made it
in all solemnity, | sorry to say that before the
week was out broke it. l did not mean to do so;
but the temptation irresistible, for it happened
that day. coming suddenly upon him, heard
him singing love song-a wonderful song it was,
filled with great longing and passionate tender
ness that thrilled. Instantly | realized that it
not such song sailor would pick up, and as
realized this it flashed upon that this song
perhaps the link that bound him to his mysterious
past"
Wyngates eyes had never left the face of the
woman opposite him, and now he saw clearly that
Edmunds' last words had affected her profoundly.
The fear, which before had been but shadow in her
eyes, had swept over her proud face, leaving it
white and strained, while the hand that rested
beside her plate was tightly clenched. But her
&oI
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the low, drifted into the room, Wyngate
that Edmunds' face had grown pale, and that
the hand in which he held his Wine glass trembed
that its crimson contents spilled upon the
white cloth, dyeing it brilliant carnine Mark
ham also noticed the explorers agitation. and watched
him with sudden alarm. lust the other put
down his glass and opened his mouth to speak, he
leaned even farther toward him.
That is Mrs. Carleton singing he said in low
voice " Her husband is the tall man at the other end
of the table They have been married for only short
time, and very happy. We all glad of that,
because Mrs. Carleton has had a most unhappy
life. Years ago she married to whom
she loved devotedly. One night he suddenly dis
appeared He had large sum of money with him
the night in question: and everyone believed that
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ieu MIN III a direction directly Op-
posite to that in which the mantel
stood. Slowly they walked about
the room, exchanging a word here
and there, while all the time both
knew, even though they could
not see her, that the eyes of
the woman at the piano never
left them. At last they came
directly upon the picture they
had cone to see. Just as Ed
munds raised his eyes to look at
it, Mrs. Carleton began to play
and sing very softly the love song
they had heard in the dining
room. Wyngate felt the hand
on his arm tremble as the low
voice reached them, and an
instant later it trembled still
more as the eyes of his compan-
ion rested on the fine face that
looked out at them from the cam
vas; but when he raised his
glance and looked in the others
face he found it calm and i'm
passive Then with a sudden ges-
ture Edmunds turned to the piano.
You must permit me to COM
pliment you upon your singing,
Mrs. Carleton he said quietly.
1T is delightful.
She dropped her hands from
the keys and raised her white
face and strained eyes to his.
And my song?" she whispered
to him.
That also was delightful" he
answered DO you know l
have never heard it before"
For a long time she looked at
him in silence. Then she asked in
a low voice, You are quite sure
of that 20
Yes" he replied, unmindful,
apparently, of her scrutiny, Il
am certain" And with a grave
bow he passed.
The woman he had left sat for
a long time with her head bowed
over the piano. The sound of
the rest of the men entering
from the dining room aroused
her. Pushing back her chair, she
rose and went toward her hus-
band with smiling eyes. But as
she crossed the room she whis-
pered softly to herself, Thank
Cod"
y little later Wyngate CHANGED
to pass out upon a balcony that
overlooked Fifth-ave. Edmunds
was there before him smoking a
cigarette. Below, the broad thor
led with life. Both men looked
scene in silence, until at length
his voice and said:
Y, Wvngate. awhile back-when I
ms Office this afternoon, | mean
lrt me sorely. 1t seemed that my
he man whose story l told at din
selfish one; that my reluctance to
God news was, perhaps, because 1
uld prevent his starting with me
Y expedition; that it would mean
and | have grown to care for him
&c then, somehow, l have changed
wv it seems to me that it would be
to tell him the truth about the
; but to let him sail with me in
he paused for a moment, then
never know"
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beside her plate was tightly cl
gaze rested unwaveringly upon
the speakers face.
Casually, or at least as casual
" as l could" he went on, II
asked him the name of the song.
He replied that he did not know,
and, not understanding the
reason of my curiosity, he added
that he could not remember
where he had picked it up.
That answer convinced me. 1t
was a remembrance of his hidden
past. He had sung it as only one
who knew music thoroughly
could; so l argued that he
must have been an accomplished
musician, and resolved to test
this theory. Therefore, l began
to try to interest him in music,
and persuaded him to attempt
to play upon some of the instru-
nents we had on the ship. The
experiment was a failure. He
could learn to play on none of
them, and, but for the one song
which he often sang for me, he
could not remember even the
simplest air"
The woman whom Wyngate
was watching leaned back with
closed eyes. Her shoulders heaved
with a great sigh that seemed to
indicate relief, and a shade of
color stole back into her cheeks
Evidently the thing that men
aced her had passed.
That was my last attempt to
solve the mystery continued
Edmunds; until lately, when we
returned here, / induced him to
come with me. After Our arrival
/ persuaded him to visit a FAM
Gus surgeon in my company.
To him we explained the case,
and my friend submitted to an
examination. After this the sur
geon explained that undoubtedly
the mans aff1iction was the result
of a heavy blow on the skull.
But he would not then say
whether or not an operation
would restore him to his normal
self. He asked for week before
giving his decision. The week was
up to-day. | cannot tell YOU
what suspense the man and l
have endured for the last seven
days. And, strangely enough,
our mental attitude toward the
matter has been exactly reversed;
for l, who persuaded him to
make an effort to find himself,
began to be afraid of what the
result might mean to him and to
behind him; while he was transf
of his resurrection. Indeed, so q
for his relief, that when l went
surgeon to learn his decision he hs
to go with me- 1t meant so mu
could bear to hear it from no 9th
So | went alone-I went on my
The surgeons answer was favor
WINGED that he can restore the /
II did not telephone the news
as / had promised to do if it was
did not dare to do so; for in SO
was afraid-afraid without know
But tonight, when l go home, l
truth, and l pray God that his a'
bring him another bitter blow!
1t was this man and his sorro
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
A TESTIMONIAL FOR S|LER
Veteran Referee and Writer Has
Quit the Ring-Sullivan Offers
Services.

The farewell testimonial to be given
to George Siler, the referee, at Chi
cago on September % promises to be
big success From all parts of the
country letters come from old-time
friends with checks enclosed. The
latest letter and check came from
John L. Sullivan, the once great
fighter, and still the ring hero of the
sporting world. The letter is typical
Sullivan letter, as follows:
Il observed in some of the papers
that George Siler, for many years
representative of newspapers and ring
referee, was to be given a testimonial.
/ desire TO offer my services to who
ever is promoting the affair, and I
will either give a sparring exhibition
with my sparring partner or do what
ever is requested of me that will in
any way increase the revenue for the
faithful George, and in addition to any
service / may render please put me
down for $50 worth of tickets. If pos
sible' please convey to him my best
wishes and hope for his speedy recov-
cry, and trusting that his shadow may
never grow less, believe me to be, my
dear sir, ever yours truly,
JOHN L. SULLIVAN"
At present George Siler is spending
a few weeks on the farm of a relative
near Oelwein, Ia. He is much better
than when first smitten, but will posi-
lively never again referee a boxing
contest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
SAUCER TRACK FOR AUTOS
Weybridge, England, Now Has the
Fastest Race Course in
the World,

Weybridge, England, has the most
extraordinary and fastest track in the
world This was conclusively proven
last Saturday, when S. F. Edge drove
a six-cylinder Napier motor car 1,5s1$t
miles in twenty-four hours, smashing
all records for locomotion and beating
the best American record for that time
by 1864 miles.
The track upon which this exception
al feat was accomplished was recently
constructed by the Brooklands Auto
mobile Racing club, and is the first
motor track in the kingdom. 1t is COW
cred with cement, highly banked IN
the turns anu each lap of the course
measures three and one-quarter miles.
In general appearance it reminds one
of a greatly enlarged bicycle track.
The whole construction is note
worthy act of ingenious engineering,
and it is claimed that an mustered car
travelling at the rate of ninety miles
an hour would run on the top of the
slope with perfect safety, like a pea
revolving in a bowl.
II was wholly due to this construe-
tion and the smooth surface of cement
that Edge was able to set such a high
mark. One could better appreciate
how fast this Napier machine was tray
cling to know that it averaged sixty
eight miles an hour, and if Edge left
Boston today at noon, travelling at the
same speed, he would be 200 miles west
of Omaha, Neb., by noon tomorrow. In
other words, If the fastest train and
Napier started from New York togeth-
er, the train would be PIG miles behind
when the automobile passed through
Chicago.
During this great twenty-four- hour
test the car had to be stopped every
three hours to be filed with water and
gasoline. The after tire was burnt up
through the terrific pace, but as new
wheels were put on instead of replac-
ing tires, very little time was lost. In
fact four wheels were taken off and
new ones put on inside of one minute
and twenty-five seconds, showing the
ideal preparation Of the event.
With such a fast track as this at
their disposal, the Englishmen will go
after more records. and without doubt
in another month every American
track record will be beaten. America
has nothing like ii in the way of a cir
cular automobile track, in fact, there
is not a track i'm the country upon
which a motor car could be driven
faster than fifty-five miles an hour
with any degree of safety.
The cost of this construction, the
work and the material used, is given
es follows: Total cost, nearly 100000;
earthwork shifted (including roads),
800 900 cubic yards; concrete track and
bridges, $4,000 cubic yards two bridges
over river Wey. 10000; width of
track ninety feet, and length around
track, three miles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
Glaze Explains the Reason.

In Boston they have recently adopted
the fad set by Chicago of serving in the
downtown districts a meal at the midday
hour which is termed business lunch.
The other day Freddy Parent and
Ralph Glaze happened to be in South Bos-
ton. and they stopped in one of those
restaurants where they advertised the
serving of these business lunches
When the meal was served to the two
ball players and when they had about
half finished, Parent turned to Glaze and
said:
Il wonder why they call il business
lunch?'
Il suppose" replied the good-looking
pitcher with a bored expression on his
face, that it's because it's anything but
a pleasure to eat one of them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
Charley Jones' Idea as to Strikes.

Just before the Washington team left
for their present trip west there was
strike among the plumbers of the cap
ital city, and this naturally got the ball
players to arguing on strikes and the
quickest and fairest way to settle them
After the argument had gone on for
some time and all the players had had
their say. and Edinger. the trainer, and
little Dan, the custodian of the clubhouse
and the mascot of the team, had ex-
pressed their opinions, Altizer spoke up
and reiterated his former statement claim
ing that the proper way to settle strikes
was by arbitration.
But said Charley Jones, ''there are
some strikes that cannot be settled by ar
bitration."
''Cite an instance" cried Altizer, who
was now thoroughly aroused.
why" drawled Jones' II beg to call
your attention to the ones that umpires
call on us"
II know of another" shouted the mer-
~ little Mil
spit it out, then" cried Delehanty
who stopped in the act of lacing his shoes
to listen.
why" replied Mil. as he began to pull
up his suspenders. you can't arhitTate
any of these strikes pulled off by light
ming"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
CASEY Is TOUCHED.
Former Utah Player Falls Victim of
Sharper.

Pearl Casey felt the need of a nickel
pretty badly when he struck San
Francisco this spring. Casey is a very
generous chap, and it was due to his
being too free with his portion of the
worlds goods that he was obliged to
lug his baggage from Van Ness avenue
to Mike Fishers weed emporium on
Fillmore street in Frisco.
The train that pulled out of Denver
for California bearing the crack bail
player was very crowded, and Pullman
berths were as scarce as hens teeth, so
when a neatly-dressed stranger told
Casey of his troubles in being unable
to get a berth he magnanimously Of
fered the chap half of his bunk" Sad
to relate, this was the fellows line of
business-he was was bunk" artist pure
and simple.
Casey, with a clear conscious, slept
as soundly as babe, and when he
awoke in the morning there nestled in
his jeans a small coin that didn't have
q ring tc it when it fell. The stylish
ly-attired man had swiped his we'll
filled wallet and had flown in the
night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11
THE INcoMPLEAT ANGLER.

New York SUM
I've often spun fishin' yarn which
wasn't swallered down
BY any of the other chaps who loaf
around the town;
They allus seemed to doubt my word,
when I'm known everywhere.
In tellin' of the fish I've ketched IS be-
in fair and square.
Now I'll admit some tales I've told have
seemed a little strong,
An folks have sometimes thought per-
haps the weights an measures wrong,
But l have got story here that's abso-
lutely true,
An / could prove it if 1 had the fish to
show to you.
One day / went way up the crick to
reach the other side,
An where I stopped to git across warn't
more than eight feet wide;
There warn't no bridge or boat in sight,
but by an by l found
A log which went from shore to shore,
nigh thirty inches round.
l took my pole TO balance with an
stepped upon the thing
An got about half way acrost when
somethin slipped. by jing!
That log went out from under me an
AS neat as anything alive. an forty times
as quick.
An now the strangest part of all-that
log got free. an say,
1t jumped from out the crick a yard an
throwed the mud an spray
All over me, an everywhere, an with a
mighty sweep
II started Ike a lightning bolt down
where the crick was deep.
That log was just pickerel who'd tried
to turn around.
An as the crick warnt wide enough he'd
gone an run aground.
Now, as ] said. this yarn Is true, an I
could prove it, too,
II, only I had ketched that fish an
brought him homo to you
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11

lar amateur athletic union meet in any
line of sport. If conducted properly
every athlete is registered; he has
never in his life broken any one of the
amateur rules, he is in tn sport for
the pleasure derived from the zest of
friendly competition, he is satisfied
with the glory of victory and the
prizes of honor he wins.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-11

Even dogs suffer from motor heart, ac-
cording to one of King Edwards veteri-
narians. They enjoy the swift motion of
the car, but in time their hearts enlarge,
become flabby and generally weak. The
only cure is total abstinence from rides.
London's streets at last have been in
vaded by big automobile of the AmerI-
can "rubberneck' class One with a ca
pacity of forty passengers has been put
in service bv a company in which sew
eral American residents of England are
Interested.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-10
MARVIN Boys DEATH NATURAL.
Autopsy Shows That Exposure and
Starvation Caused Demise

DOVER. Del, Nay G.-Tc ali prac-
teal purposes it was settled yesterday
that there never was any crime involved
in the death Of 4-ycar-Dld Horace Mar
win, .Jr for two months thought kid
mapped. and whose body Yesterday was
discovered in marsh. In ord er to per
nit the buria, of the cliild's body. a
partial inquest and partial autopsy werc
held. and Il simple funeral took place
Sunday afternoon, the mtcrmcnt being
in the lawn near the house. The body
later will be sent to Sioux City. la, to be
buried beside the child's mother
Dr. j. H. Wilson, who performed the
autopsy. said that the boy had not
drowned. but had died i,ro5&JIy from cx-
posure ard starvation. No marks Of
violence were folnd on the body: there
was no wound of any sort and no bones
were broken. Possibly the child had lived
for fortyeight hours after he dIsap-
peared.
Dr. Wilson removed the stomach and
put it in charge of DR.. \. Rcbyn. city
bacteriologist of Wilmington, who will
make an analysis to discover if there is
any trace of poison.
Despite developments. DIR. Marvin. the
father of the child. clin@s to the theory
that his child was kidnapped. held for
scme weeks in seclusiOu. and Ihcn muir
terpd