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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-19

Father KniclIerbocker has just be-
come the proud pOssessor of family
of nine golden eagles, which have been
added to his pet stock and poultry
farm in Central park. Kansas has so
long been credited with the ability to
raise almost anything, from grass
hoppers and cyclones to record break
ing crops of wheat and corn, that it
is not surprising to learn that the
new acquisition came from the Sun
flower state The birds in question
had constituted one of the many forms
of trouble with which farmer in the
western part aof Kansas had to con-
tend, and were seriously interfering
with the prosecution Of farm work
through the necessity Of watching the
henhouse with a shotgun. Finally, by
the liberal application of salt to their
tail feathers, or some other equally
effective means they We're captured
| iii good condition. Finding live eagles
with healthy appetites good deal
more of a nuisance in captivity than
when at large, it occurred to their
lcaptor that New York is SO full of
trouble anyway that little more or
less would scarcely count. Accord
| ingly he wrote Director Smith of the
Central park menagerie, who justified
his hopes by eagerly accepting the
lproferred shipment, and the birds
have just arrived. The park authori-
| ties have had a great deal of trouble
| in keeping this species of eagle in cap
tivity, until ii was discovered recently
| that certain proportion of fish was
necessary to their diet; but the new
arrivals are expected to remain for
many years sort of living monument
to Kansan enterprise
One can acquire almost any kind
of an education in New York free of
charge, or at merely nominal cost,
whether it be four years college
lcourse or years training at the
plumbing trade. There is probably
no other city in the world SO free with
tits educational gifts, in which the city
itself plays but small part; for by
far the greater amount of free higher
1 education is that given by endowed
schools which are entirely free or
nearly so. Cooper Union is the largest
of these. Here, without a. cent of cost
lother than that for text books, anyone
lcapable of passing the entrance eN-
Examinations can study almost any art,
Iscienee or profession Under the sun
land get degree for lbs palms. and the
Ifnstitute points with justifiable pride
Ito many graduates of notable promi-
fnence in the business and professional
lworid of today, Among them Is the
president Of one of the biggest en-
/ gineering and contracting firms in the
.Icity DR.. George r. Kunze, the gem
Eexpert; and, perhaps the most famous
lof all, the late George Washington
4 Roebling, who designed and built the
Brooklyn bridge At the New York
trade school, for merely nominal fee
lit is possible to learn almost any one
of the practical trades, including house
lpainting, bricklaying, plumbing, plas-
A tering, tile laying, frescoing, black
smithing, printing, sign painting, corr
nice work and carpentry; while this
1. various branches of the y. M G. Al
Include classes la languages, stenog-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-19
Reach,s baseball Guide.

The 1907 baseball guide issued by A.
j. Reach Co. is a most complete pub
LEGATION. It's write-up and illustra-
tions of the worlds championship ser
les, Illustrations of many prominent
teams of the country, statistics and
data about the great national game are
all interesting. 1t contains the lat
est revised rules.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-19

one more landmark of old New York
has disappeared before the march of
progress. This time it is the Hotel
Griffou in West Ninth street which
has fallen upon evil days In gem
eFation when Fifth avenue and Ninth
street was not too far down town, the
Hotel Griffou was a famous resort for
Cuban patriots painters, writer's and
scultors, and it is safe to say that
no other hosiery in the city has num-
bered among its guests SO large a
proportion of Well known people. The
wallis of the Office and corridors are
crowded thick with the likenesses of
famous men and women who We're
honored guests in the great days of
the past. There were Antonio Maceo,
President Palma, Mile. Anne, Andre
Castaigne, William M. Chase, Angus
tus ST. Gaudens, Carroll Beckwith, and
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-19
eRATIAs AFTER M'AuLEX.
Fargo Boy Wants to Go on the Mat
With ST. Paul Champion.

Roy H. Gratias, who recently threw
Carl Mattson, the champion of Mime
apolis, is six minutes. is now after
John McAuley, the st. Paul champion.
He has issued a challenge to McAuley
to wrestle in Fargo April l, for the
championship of North Dakota and for
a $50 side bet and the entire gate re-
ceipts. The match would be an inter-
esting affair
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-19
Different.

Cleveland Plain Dealer; Does he
sing well?"
II never heard him
but you live in the next sufte?'
Yes. You misunderstood me. I
didn't say | never heard him sing.
said never heard him sing .well.'H
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-19
New York Has More ItaI-
ians Than Venice
GET nine GOLDEN EAGLES
KANSAS SUPPLIES FATHER
kNIckER5ockER WITH NINE
EAGLES NEW YoRKs FREE
SCHOOLS A MECCA FOR KNOW
LEDGE SEEKERS.

New York, March 19.--"Every year.
says Signor Nitti, deputy in the
italian senate, Fan Italian province is
transferred to America" There are
more Italians in the city today than
there are in all of Venice. Most of
these immigrants reach the country
through the port of New York As a
matter of figures, the number is some
thing like half a million annually
most of whom come from the impov-,
erished southern provinces and settle
in the larger cities, notably Boston
New York, Washington, New Orleans
and Chicago, where many of them
seem to prosper exceedingly well.
Their property holdings in this city
alone are valued at $60,00O,O0O More
than S15,000000 of this amount con-
sists of deposits in the savings banks
of Manhattan. They own 10000 stores,
1000 pieces of real estate, and send
more money home than any other
class of adopted Americans Last
year the sum amounted to $13,000,000,
most of which went to Italian savings
banks for deposit. The race is also
credited, or discredited with the
largest share of the more violent
crimes, such as murder, Standings,
kidnappings and other outrages of the
"Black Hand" variety. This accord
ing to Signor Conte, until recently
secretary of the Italian consulate in
this city and now the newly appointed
consular agent at Milwaukee, is di-
rectly due to the influence of factory
life and the unnatural conditions to
which Italians are subjected in the
larger cities. Hence the organization
Of an Italian agricultural colonization
scheme through which it is proposed
to relieve the congested districts and
distribute Italian immigrants to farm
colonies throughout the south and
west.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-19

( How are your KldneysP II Is dangerous TO
delay when the Kidneys are sick. One box 0t
kidney-Ettes viii recommend the next. 25c.
Lion Drug Store, RI. n. CasseImar,
Proprietor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-19

The interest of New Workers in aft
fairs Russian has been stimulated
during the past week by the presence
here of two noteworthy representa-
tives of that country One of these is
Alexis Aladyin, who was leader of the
peasants or the group of toll" in the
first douma. Mr.. Aladyin's mission is
to prevent the Russian government
from securing financial support from
other nations until it inaugurates in
ternal reforms, and to put stop by
pressure to the torture
of political prisoners in the Russian
iaiIs The other distinguished visitor
is Nicholas Shiskoff, an aristocrat and
a representative of the zemstvos, who
came here to solicit support for the
starving Russian peasants. According
to Mr.. Shisl1off, practically the entire
population of a section of Russia half
as large as the whole United States is
without food and dependent on out
side support from now until the next
harvest He adds, however, that SIS
will keep a child alive until then and
SIS man or woman The Russian
Famine Relief committee has been or
ganized here with headquarters at 1856
East Fifteenth street, and contribu-
tons are already coming in, one of the
first being a check for 800 received
from President Roosevelt Bishop Pot
ter is president of the committee and
the Rev Samuel j. Barrows is Sec
rotary.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-17

with a round face, who had been lean
ing against the cigar stand and who
Immediately came forward TO meet Us.
Il am Coroner lIehelbowcr," he said,
with an evident appreciation of his
own Importance. u believe You are tie
gentlemen who represent Mr.. Drys-
dule?"
MT. Lester here, Of Graham d
Royce will represent Mr. Drysdale."
explained Godfrey II am merely one
of his friends
'"The inquest, l believe, is set for to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock" l
asked.
Yes sir; tough we shall hardly get
to tie evidence before afternoon. TIE
morning will be spent in looking Offer
tie scene of tie crime"
II understand" said Godfrey with
studied artlessness, that you have
found the missing necklace
The coroner flushed little. Evi-
IDENTITY this was sore subject.
"No. SIR" lie answered; I'VE haven't
found il. haf about come to re CON
clusion tat DrysdaIc t'rcw it into to
pay"
But" l objected. he'd hardly have
committed a murder in order to gain
possession Of it only to throw it away"
"IIe would if my teory ISIS right
sir" returned the coroner, with some
spirit.
What is your theory" ! asked.
'No matter. no matter And he was
fairly bloated with self Importance
you will see tomorrow
Godfrey was looking at him, his
eyes alight with mirth.
II see" he broke in. accept my
the only theory which fits the case.
Don't you understand. Lester Here's
young man OF wealth, who dcliher-
ately goes out and kills a man, steals
necklace ana throws 1t into the
ocean. He attempts to establish no
albi; he refuses TO answer questions;
after the murder he RACES around in
his room and breaks things; he insults
the girl he's engaged to; quarrels with
his best friend. Why, it's rs plain as
day. A man who would behave like
that must be-
"Crazyw cried the coroner, beamina
with satisfaction, II could not haf put
tie case peter myself sir,'
And Godfrey gravely bowed his
thanks at the compliment.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-17

The outer door had been flung crash
ing back. There came rush of feet
down the corridor, swish of skirts.
"Gracew
1t was Drysdale's voice and he stood
there like man struck suddenly to
stone.
And she' | turned little giddy as
! looked Mt her, at the shining eyes. at
the quiverng. smiling lips.
Godfrey had sprung instantly to his
feet
Come, Lester" he said, in a voice
very gentle. as the Jailer opened the
cell door, I'VE must catch our train;
we've business in New York"
d Perhaps it was only my fancy that
his step was not wholly steady rs lie
went before me down the corridor.
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CHAPTER XVIII.

8 va FROM meT repeated Miss
IT Croydon blankly. ~ single
gsEcS word from me? do not
HWG understand YOU Mr.. God
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CHAPTER NNXU.

EFT1T strikes chill through M
s3%h A even yet 10 recall the awfU
tssstfs5--1~e3 horror of that instant. tt 1
E:.s..sssJ er-de-lance- death in feVI
heart beats, and such DEATH A DEATH
that melts a man into an abomlnation1
For a moment none OF us dared novel
scarcely dared breathe and l saw IL !
band OF light from S!mmonds' lantcrnj
waving uncertainty across the foOrl
the walls, the cellng-cydeutly poorj
Simmonds dd not understand the eX
act nature OF the danger. but only that
it was a terrible one. had mad I'm
pulse to jump, shreking, for the door.
and should probably have done 1t hAd{
that Quiverlug silence endured a mol
meut longer
"Simmonds, give me your lantern" y
said Godfrey, with an admirable calm-I
ness. Lester have your cane ready u
lie threw a broad band Of light upOn|
the carpet and. keeping carefully with
In this path, approached the door, felt
on the lights
Half blinded for an instant, we stood
staring at each other, AT the floor.
For Gods sake gasped SImmonds
hopping the sweat from his face
What is it?"
Its snake" said Godfrey tersely :.
the deadllest in the world. II you1
don't believe me look yonder!" And he
pointed to the huddled mass on thei
floor.
did not look; was afraid to; I had
already seen too much. ! was grateful
when Godfrey jerked down n curtain
and threw it over the body, Then hd
gave Slmmonds the lantern and closed
the door, which we had left open whel
we entered.
"Now," he continued sharply, there 4
no use in giving way to our nerves.
We're in no danger, but that snake IS
hid around here somewhere and thd
first thing for us TO do is 10 find il
Were there two snakes, LESTER"
NO" | answered, as artlculately as
l could, II think not. ] never saw bu1
one"
Il thought you said Cecily took that
one with her"
so she did-wait; l didn't see IL
She had a cover over the cage"
Godfrey's face paled suddenly.
Good God" he nurmured.
A giddness seized me. clutched at
a chair for support.
1t had been no accident. She had
left Fe-Fe behind to avenge her-and
what vengeance! She had not laugh
ed and forgotten.
Then in fash | understood that last
strange scene-the change in Cecily as
she STOOD watching us from the deck
VI the receding boat, the pressing
sgalnst the rail. the frantic effort to
shout message to Tremaine. She
had relented, she did not wish to kill
him, she loved him yet! But of that
warning he had caught only a single
word.
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splcacity there, Smmonds. That fel
low Is the most remarkable scoundrej
I've ever run across. Perhaps it's just
as well never met him, or he'd have|
| bypnoti2ed me too. Come along"
Higgins was Just shutting the inner|
| doors
"Do you know whether or not Mrl
Tremane is in his roomsT' asked God |
| frey
"Ycs, sir; he went up about an hou1|
ago"
You have key to his door2"
Eyes, sir"
1--WE want you to 60 up with US and
open the door"
ooh, Gomez protested ITieginsI
That's going it pretty strong. What
Mr.. Tremaine doncf'
"No matter. There's no use holdlnr5
| OF, Higgins. Simmonds here can place|
/ you under arrest and force you to go
well, see here" said Higgins, turnI
ing a little pale, "if you break in on
/ him like that there's apt 10 be somd
! bullets nyin' around. He's hotheadedl
he is. wish you'd excuse me Here \
the key. Why can't you open the door
yourself"
"Ihatll do" assented Godfrey and
took the key.
We went softly up the stairs and
down the dimiy lighted corridor ID
| Treuaines door. We could see by It'd
transom that the room was dark.
II want fo s1rnriSa bft,, A
Godfrey. "lf he has two or three mini
utes' warning he may be able to god
rid Of some evidence. He's probablI
In bed, aud we must get to the bed
room door without his hearing US
How docs the bedroom door lie, Les
ter with reference to this onet'
Straight ahead" l answered hoarse-
ly.
"Al right" said Godfrey. And b.
threw back the bolt ana opened tho
door
The room was in absolute darknes
save for the dim stream of light front
the hall. We entered cautiously, God|
frey in the lead.
Have your lantern ready, Sim
! uOuuS, ue NHlSDeleu. Anu L tduS
the odor of heated metal as Simmonds
obeyed the order.
Two. three. four steps we advanced
feeling our way; then l heard a star
tied cry from Godfrey; an instant's
pause
quick, Simmonds, quick" he CRIED
in a stiticd voice. THE lantern"'
,;I ac I.~.i.i
shot across the room, vavercd, wag
ged to and fro then settled upon God
frey bending above some shapeless OBJ
ject on the floor
What is it," l cried, running tC
him, shivering with horror
It's Tremainc." And he knelt or
the floor and stripped back the cloth
ing from the breast. Hes dead" ht
added after a moment.
"Deadi But why? How?"
He was in paiamas-I can see then
yet-striped blue and white
Then | heard Godfrey's voice again.
My God" he was saying, with al
accent Of utter horror My God
Bring the light closer, Simmonds!"
I looked down too. The face was il
bright relief now-but was it Tremalne
Could it he Tremaine. that staring
distorted thing. with wide open mouth
Then my eyes fell on the hand, claspeC
across the breast.
What is it, asked again inarticu
lately. frozen with dread. what ha'
happened"
saw Godfrey stand erect with q
sudden movement of lonthinr.
ITS the fer-de-lance" he saiC
hoarsoly. Hes hcon bitten hy if
And it's sull loose in the room some
where"
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CHAPTER xxx.

wv lEFFELBOWER insisted that
Al we join him in an appetizer;
EyEtJfT he had evidently jumped to
VsAstty the conclusion that Godfrey
was famous New York detective. and
he gazed at him with respect and a
little awe. He wanted TO discuss
again all the details OF the tragedy,
but we got rid OF him after awhile
md want in to dinner. Then Wa startad
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-17

HE BURLINGTON FL
toward the jail for final talk with
Drysdale. Another jailer had come on
duty. but he made no difficulty about
admitting us.
"Wel2' asked the prisoner. rs soon
ne we were alone.
"Oh," said Godfrey, regarding him
with u good humorcd smilr, you wont
be cectrocutcd this timc-though l
must say you deserve it,
"What," cried Drysdalc, coloring
suddenly. "You don't bclieve"--
"That you killed Graham oh. no;
hut you've made an unmtigated ass
Of yourself, my friend. did YOU have
q pleasant time Monday night kicking
your heels 'y the hour together out
at the perEolaY"
Drysdalc flushed again but this time
1t was with anger.
"Oh, so she told you, did she?" he
asked between his teeth. Il dare say
you had n good laugh together over
It"
"Jack," said Godfrey calmly, II pro-
test you arn becoming more and mora
asinine IiatAr't YOU sense enough
10 see that that note-by the way, how
was it delivered to you
II found il on my dressing table
when | came back from New York
Monday evcuius What arc you driy-
ing at Godfrey: If you've discovered
anything, for Gods sake, tell me
straight OUT
"TVc discovered an unusually large
consignment Of humble pie awaiting
your consumption. Iou don't deserve
Il magnificent girl like chat, Jack; l
swear YOU don't. DO you remember
your last words to her.
"Nce," answered Dlysdalc. with a
sudden flushing of the checks. And
she deserved them. She got me out of
the house and spent the evening with
Tr1maino. II WAS an Indirect way Of
telling me that she was tired of me.
Ia suspected it before.
Godfrey looked at him pityingly.
Really, Jack" he said, I'm half
inclined to ;ink the corcner's right
in his theory, after all.
what Is his theory
Gle thinks you're crazy"
Drysdale laughed a little. mirthlcss
laugh
"rerhaps he's right" he said.
you'll be sure OF it in a few min
utcs. It's incoucevahle that any man
in his rich. mind should suspect a girl
like Miss Croydon of such a thing"
Dryslalo turned to him with eyes
bright with emotion.
600 here Jim," he said, you've had
your fun; you've tormcntcd me long
enough. DO YOU mean that Miss Croy-
don didn't write the note"
Il mean Just that
Then who did?'
"Tremaipc."
The word brought Drysdale to his
feet like thunder clap.
DO you meau," he demanded, grip
ping his hands tight behind him. that
| Tremaine ". ote the note and placed it
IN my room in order to get me out Of
the house"
/ Wv
Ana That Miss croydon knew moth
ing about til"
Not thing. She was waiting for
you in the house. She thought you'd
deliberately broken an appointment
you'd made with her"
Drysdale ground his teeth together
and struck himself savage blow in
, the chest
Good God he groancd. What a
/ fool! What perfect muckle headed
fool"
"Go on" laughed Godfrey. DO it
again - SackclOth and ashes you de
serve it all
deserve it. DO YOU think she'll
ever forgive me-
II shouldn't If l were In her place"
( Godfrey assured him. I'D think my
self well rid Of you. I shouldn't want
to marry an idiot"
DrYsdale cursed dismally to himself.
accounting for tLn vhims If y-oman--
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do You mean to say" demanded
Godfrey with emphasis, "that you dc
not know where Mr. Drysdale was
Monday night; that YOU were not your.
self the cause of his leaving the
houseW
She was staring at him with dstend.
ed eyes
81 the causc!' she repeated hoarsclv
after 4 moment. "Mr Godfrey, will
5ell you something of which had de-
termned never to speak. When he loft
the house that evening he deliberately
broke an appointment he had made
with neon appointment he had pray.
ed for He had happened TO hear Mr.
Jremainc mske certain proposals to
me. In short she hCstatcd and then
proceeded steadily with raised head
Il may rs we'll tell the whole truth.
Since the evening of that first tragedy
Nr. Tremaiue has been prosecuting
re with his attentions. At the time /
thought them merely insulting; | SEQ
now that he may have been IN ear
nest"
81 don't in the least doubt that he
was in earnest" agreed Godfrey. Mr.
DrySla'c, then, overheard him ask you
to bc his wife,
yes; just that
But nc also heard you refuse, Mt
doubt"
"Oh, yes" she said. smiling and col
oring Il little HE heard me refuse in
The most positive way but my refusal
provoked Mr.. Trcmaiuc TO IN mtcm-
uaYaucc OF language which Mr.. prys-
hale resented and which lie thought
should have resented too. He demand
cd thar | explain to him Mr. Trcmaincs
position. ana l promised TO do so on
the very evening he--he stayed away
from the house. His staying away
offended me- deeply
Godfrey had listened with intent
eyes and i quick nod from time to
time.
"There is only one point lacking" he
said Did Trcmaire know of youj
intention to tell Drysdale the story"
Yes; he even charged me with thas
Intention"
An, lie mad listened at kcyhoit
probably
He said that Mr.. Drysdale himself
had told him. | might add, Mr.. God
frey, that l met Mr.. Drysdale ana the
officers i'll the hall that morning as
they We're going away, and I implored
him to tell them where he had been.
lie answered me with such insult and
contempt that thought he must be
mad
and no wonder. You were playing
at cross PURPOSES. presume, then.
that it was not YOU who wrote MI.
Dryslal, this note?" and he handed her
tie crump'cI sheet Of paper he had
nshed from Drvsdalc's wastebasket.
She took II with trembling hand;
alraodv hegjnuiug to susnect perbaDs.
what II contained.
"'Ee at the pcrgola AT o." she
~ead "If am late. wait for me. G.
7 certainly never wrote any such note
MS that Mr. Godfrey Where did II
come from"
"Is If in vour boudwririnc;"
"Uhv ,ns" shn answered lookfn.
at 1t more closely. THAT is. il e. soMc-
thing like. Oh, | begin 10 see" she
cried. and I saw her seized with sue
den convulsive Shuddcring.
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hair. Could Tremalne have seen him
then he might have modified his est.
mate Of him.
There's no way" said Godfrey, "un-
less Miss Croydon herself should com
NIT the Uncomfortable folly--helJo,
who's thatYs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-17

ears, but I don't believe 1t. l believe
within an hour we'll be in possession
of the one piece of positive, indisputa-
bic evidence that will outweigh all the
rest"
What is that!" | asked
He turned to me with that bright
light in his eyes that l had seen there
once or twice before.
"lhe necklace he answered.