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quarters out of pockets Besides you We're
one of the big boys who always conceded 70
know everything.
Ny whiting was atrocious, Barclay protested.
so discovered. Sanderson said dryly. We
were admitted to the tent one at time. sworn ID
secrecy, told, and dismissed. And after all our
sacrifice, our blood and tears, the advice was
merely, Always white away from you 1t
to what slump the market is to you to-day"
Barclay moved neTvously. His uneasiness
returning. To what end all this reminscir,g
tending: Sanderson never wasted words
When we entered protests, more Or less violent,
we were told that money was always made easiest
out of people looking for bargains l have heard
the same remark since. Sanderson paused to re-
light his cigar lesurey. and went again.
M mother died shortly afterward and l went away
to school, he said = And since then have learned
many things, among them that the child is father
Of the man; and again. if l may be pardoned for
hre-at least the same FIRE.
Barclays face went very white, and he Leaned
forward on the arms of his chair tense lines at the
corners of his mouth. You don't mean to say.
Sanderson,' he cried that old spite is going
to be allowed to block an understanding as profit
able this would be to both of us!"
Both Of u.s., Sanderson queried raising his
eyebrows. You cannot understand what l have
been trying to show you, if you the word spite
to describe =. You fulfilled the letter of your
agreement 6arclay, You gave advice whit
ting. Blu: it 50 happens that !. to-day. need 10
more. l know enough now to white away from
me, without paving one hundred thousand dollars
for the hint
But the honor of the firm is
Sanderson's finger hesitated a pushbutton
on his desk II know nothing of Humland &
Vawter, he said; but ] should have respected
them more had they sent 4, complete stranger
l do not think my knowledge plays me false when
guess that your firm deals n-shall We say frenzed
methods:
THE finger touched the pushbutton lightly. and
then Sanderson pulled for long minute at his
black cigar gazing neditativey at the group picture
Of his boys which he had stood up the recess of his
desk. Barclay could think of nothing to say: his
ready tongue failed him, and he helplessly
ing. his sole feeling one of crushing disappointment
and dis1nay. The door opened and the secretary
stood attention. SILENT obedient, motionless.
Kindly escort Mr.. Barclay through the mazes
OF the outer Offices Wilson, Sanderson said rising
with you. Barclay, more than l tell. l do net
believe we boys ever really grow up to be men Or
grown tall Good morning. Tad. Close the door
after you, Wilson, if you please"
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people. We, will wait 70 hear from him before
taking in the police
The police and scandal! g-oaned Mrs. Hardee.
GEORGE HARDEE had already left the room,
- and they heard him, as he opened the outside
door give shout which took them all to the hall with
rush In another moment, with his round her
waist, he half carried Virginia up the steps the
door, where she sank into Betty's arms.
When Carl with his companion left the house
Conrkaed pcse 10
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Then the man would have returned and re-
ported assured Richard.
Il can't stay here doing nothing! interrupted
George Hardee. Tell something I can do,
some place can go! l can get and 60
the route between here and the opera house. There
may have been an accident.
. Do that, said Richard, seeing that it would be
a kindness the young to give him some en-
ployment. Il will make as fast trip as 1 can to
all the garages he could have visited
He turned to Betty. Carl is out with all his
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were, able to give his wife comforting
assurance.
The man who had followed the Hardee carriage
to the opera house was yet to be heard from Carl
had selected him for his duty because of his good
sense, his daring and ingenuity. Also, the young
Hindu knew Delaney well by sight, and knew
enough of the work Carl had been doing to be sus-
oicous Of him. AS he had not returned with the
Hardee carriage, he probably following De-
larcv's automobile
But the car might travel too fast!' moaned Betty
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large to you as the sum YOU want us
to invest in your deal is to-day" laughed
Sanderson. Values are only COM
parative, you know"
BARCLAY had not intended to waste
- words and time in mere Renaissance +;
but he remembered Sanderson whim-
steal side, and resigned himself to
humoring it. Il have forgotten" he
said Just how was this fortune
acquired?"
Sanderson shook the ash from his
cigar 1T was high finance" he said
slowly. For you were ever ahead Of
your day and generation, Barclay. On
the doorf1ap of your tent you had pinned
a sign which read, Advice to Whittlers,
IS cents Don't you remember"
Barclay shook his head, pleased at
the exact remembrance of the great
man.
Money was scarce" Sanderson went
on, and my father did not believe in
pocket money anyhow; so l chopped
wood to earn my two bits. Jove! but
that Ratchet was heavy!"
Barclay began to be interested. He
had forgotten it all; so it had for him
all the charm possessed by all anecdotes
of Our own juvenile brilliance.
There was one boy who worked
week picking berries" Sanderson con-
tinued, another who gave up the
circus and third who sold his knife
and a shoe horn. to get in; but /
remember most distinctly the bhsters
on my own palms and the utter
WEAKNESS that possessed me. You
see, you were a silver tongueG orator
who knew we'll how 10 charm the
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cried genialv What are YOU up
to nowadays! Hows all the family?
Will you have cigar: think you'll
find that chair rather comfortable
You may close the door, Wilson,. s
Alone with his old friend, Barclay
was attacked with an odd nervous
ness which even the cigar and the
comfort of the deep leather chair
could not allay. Fortunately. San
derson seemed inclined to monopolize
the conversation his low steady voice
rolling smoothly, quick smile ~
Casionally lighting his rather serious
! :: ! !:
face. Barclay felt encouraged at the o. p
mans evident friendliness and was L.
proud that his presence could so bring 1YHt5JU
out the most reserved person it had /-z1rjAikl
been his fortune TO meet. 1t sHAAsI
promising beginning
It's Humland & Vawter YOU %C
represent tt today: ao believe Your
They firm. and it is quite
natural they should desire the back
ing of the older institutions. You certainly have
advanced rapidly, Tad Barclay! Still you are the
same boy / knew in Evanston so long ago. love
it is age!
Barclay took heart, and was himself again. 1T
seems only yesterday that you stumped to
jump off the woodshed," he said. You were two
years. younger than l. but you always had more
sand
What was your aunts name? She was always
sending us out of your yard
oh, Aunt Malvina.' Barclay laughed. "She
died last year, poor soul! Our yard was small
was dfeTent,-a glorious place to play Indian, l
recolleCt.
A scarcely perceptible shadow crossed Sanderson's
kindly face; but Barclay watching the end of
his cigar and took no note. Your yard sui
ticiently large, however, for good sized tent,
Sanderson said. Do you remember the day you
earned seven dollars with it,
Really SO large an amount"
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THRILLING. SPORT.
Rafting Down tho Canyon. % . i un
mapped Glacial River.

Rafting Down tho Canyons % an Un-
mapped Glacial River.
With provisions for only ten days q
party Of explorers in. Alaska found one
September that they must build RATS
and take their chances Of letting the
swift river carry them to settlements
where food could be obtained; other.
wise ice and snow would shut them Ii
from all hope Of rescue. In 1.-THE
Shameless Diary Of an Explorer" Rob-
ert Dunn tells Of the journey on the
roughly made RATS.
"At II o'clock today began the most
thrilling sport I know, rafting down
the snaky canyons Of an unmapped
glacial river.
"Fred and l captained the Mary Ann
II, the other three the Ethel May. We
rasped and hauled them over the gravel
shadows Of u tributary. shot out
between the main walls Of the stream
and seized upon that boiling current.
I'VE reached silently from cliff TO
Cliff, damned pike poles into the slate
shelf overhead, twirled out of eddies.
We bumped and grounded. We dashed
overheard and on the run eased her
across shadows. We tugged half an
hour to make an inch at each shove
through the gravel, suddenly plunged
In to u necks, and she leaped free az
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MANY VACRANTSI
plNChED m JUNE
CHIEF OF POLICE TALeo COM
PLETEs MONTHLY REPORT.

Chief of Police Bert Talgo's report
for the month of June shows that in
the 80 days. 295 arrests were made oy
the local police officers and $1,11O was
collected in fines. The large number
Of arrests was due to the fact that
the police have been rounding up the
Migrants and keeping them moving
to other places. OF the fines collect
ed, $155 was contributed by police
court offenders and the balance by
the Is women In the restricted dis
trict.
Violations of state law were respon,
sible for seven of the arrests made,
while mi Of the Offenders was taken
in custody for violating a federal law
and one on information furnished by
outside officers. Two hundred and
fifteen Migrants were arrested during
the month and a big percentage Of
these were given an opportunity Of
leaving the city under suspension Of
sentence.
The detailed report Of arrests fol-
lows: Grand larceny. 2; petit lar
ceny. 2; drunkenness. 46; disturbing
the peace. 16; vagrancy. 215; immoral
conduct. z; insanity, 2: peeking in
windows. /; selling liquor to Indians,
1: obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. 2; resisting arrest. i.
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engaged counsel about a year ago, but
the suit was not begun until 1t was
apparent that there was no further
hope of reconciliation.
Living Separately.
Miss Mannering and MI. Hackett
have not lived together for q year
At the close Of her theatrical season
last year, Miss Mannering took apart
ments for herself and her child and
later on when she went on . trip she
left the child In charge OF q sister.
MI. Hackett married Miss Manner
ing when he was leading man at Froh'
mans Lyseum theatre and was ap
pearing as Bruce Leslie in "The
Courtship of Leoni." They were mar
ried in 1897, but the marriage was
kept secret for a year.
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WIRELESS FROM GARFIELD.

Returning Secretary Sends Dispatch
From Aboard St. Louis.
Honolulu, July 4.-The Honolulu
wireless telegraph station last night
overheard messages directed to sta
tions on the Pacific coast by the cruz.
ser st. Louis, which sailed from this
port last Sunday with Secretary Of the
Interior Garfield on board bound for
home.
The local station also received =
message from the Connecticut at San
Francisco. relayed by the st. Louis,
announcing that during the voyage
of the Atlantic battleship neet to
Honolulu regular attempts to commu-
nicate with this station will be made
by means Of the auxiliary vessels.
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.CREES MIX THINGS
/. OVER POR1LY sQUAW
BUTTE INDIAN USED 15-FooT
CLUB ON ADVERSARY.
Especial to The Gazette.l

NOPS~soi " aUS 0AZGIGSs(
Butte, July 4.-Joe Felkner, a half
breed Cree Indian languishes in the
county Jail charged with a murderous
assault on the person Of Jerry Godin,
also a Cree. who is in the county
hospital with a four inch wound in
his head as q result Of the assault
which occurred yesterday morning.
Whiskey was the real cause Of the
trouble and the men we're lighting
over a 800 pound Cree woman named
Adelaide, who was living with Felix
ner. The latter denies that there was
a fight and his squaw declares that
he was the attacked party. Godkin's
wife tells . different story.
Felkner is alleged to have used q
15-foot club in indicting the wound
on Godkin's head.
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EDISON THE VICTOR.
he humblsd the Pride d tie Fast
Telegraph Operator.

~ n0smoted the Pride OF the Fast
Telegraph Operator.
Edison made his first record al j
telegraph operator ii Memphis. A con.
temporary says he came walking into
the ONCE n morning looking like i
veritable hayseed. He wanted i Job,
and, although his appearance was not
progressing. the Office was short
handed, and he was assigned a desk al
the st. Louis wire. the hardest In the
ONCE. "At the end Of the line wal al,
operator who a chain lightning and
knew It" says Francis Arthur Jones'
Life Of Edison
Edison had hardly got seated before
st. Louis called. The newcomer re-
sponded, and st. Louis started on q
long report which he pumped in like
. house af1re. Edison threw his lea
~ the arm Of his chair, ~leisurely
transferred a wad Of spruce gum from
his pocket to his mouth. took up !
pen. examined It critically and started
in about fifty words behind. He didn't
stay there long, though. st. Louis lei
out another link Of speed, and still an
"aAkt A. shy AHE
other, and the instrument on Edison's
table hummed like an old style Singer
sewing machine. Every man In the
ohice left his desk and gathered around
the Jay to see what he was doing with
that electric cyclone.
Well, sir, he was right on the word
and taking It down In the prettiest cop.
perplate hand you ever saw, even
crossing his rs and dotting his rs
and %punctuating with a. much care aa
Z man editing telegraph for printers.
st. Louis got tired by and by and be.
gan to slow down. Then Edison open.
cd the key and said:
"'Hello. there! When are you going
to get a hustle on? This is no primer
class
"Well. sir" said the gentleman ii
conclusion, that broke st. Louis all
up. He had been rawhiding Memphis
for a long time. and we were terribly
sore, and to have a man In our Office
who could walk all over him made us
feel like q man whose horse had won
the Derby"
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NORTHWESTERN BREEDERS
WILL EXHIBIT ANIMALS.
PREMIuMsAREoFFERE
Exhibition Conducted In In
tere.ts Of Farmers and Feeders To
Give Information Of How To Sue.
cessfully Care For Stock.

The Northwestern Livestock asso
citation, which entered the field with
a successful show at the Union stock
yards in South st. Paul last year, viii
present its second annual show at the
same place November II to 20.
This show is conducted in the inter
ests of the farmers and feeders and
is not open in competitive classes tc
agricultural colleges, with its course
Of lectures and demonstrations it is
designed to furnish much valuable in,
formation on the subject of animal
husbandry.
The classes in the premium list
cover individuals, pen lots and cal
lots in cattle, hogs and sheep. There
are six prizes in each class for the
single cattle, and five prizes in each
class for swine and sheep singles
while in the car lot division there are
four prizes for all kinds in each class,
Chance For Everyone.
- GLM 81 d q I@1W
In all there are nearly $1,000 in
premiums; and the small farmer and
feeder has a good chance to win some
OF these prizes.
The territory Of the show is limited
to Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana,
the northern part of South Dakota
and the northern part Of Wisconsin.
Also there are no classes in the
premium list for breeding stock.
Therefore, the farmers and feeders OF
this territory will not be brought into
competition with the professional
herds shown at the big fairs.
The management Of the show has
felt that there is a field for it in this
territory. and believes that the farm.
ers and feeders will readily appreciate
the advantages that will accrue to
them through the building up Of a
show of this character.
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The complaint alleges that the de.
PENDANT purchased goods from the
Capitol Brewing company between
December 1905 and the following
March amounting to 3672.so and that
but $3.50 Of this. amount had been
paid. Judgment for the balance,
$5s6.90 with interest and costs Of the
suit IL demanded.
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YOUNG LADY WINNERS WILL.
MEET I'M slLLlkes.
COSTLY JOURNEY
Miss Laura seovel and Mise elizabeth
Coleman will BE Sent Aorsss Pa
eifc ~ The sillinos cazstts-ss-
quel Of Great Contest.


Next Monday morning, July 6, six
Montana young ladies, representing
five Montana newspapers, will leave
on the North Coast Limited for Butte
where they will take the Oregon Short
Line en- route to Los Angeles from
where they will sail on q $1,000 mile
trip to the Orient.
Miss Laura Scovel Of Billings and
Miss Elizabeth Coleman Of Miles City,
who are winners of the Gazette prize
will be Joined here by Miss Georgia
M. Deaton OF Lewistown, who will
represent the Fergus County Demo.
crat. Miss Kemish of Sidney will rep.
resent the Dawson County Review.
At Bozeman and Livingston the repre-.
s%entatives Of the Republican Courier
and the Post will join the party.
Seaman Accompanies Them.
]. D. Seaman, Of the Republican
Picket of Red Lodge, arrived in the
city last night and will accompany the
young ladies as far as Salt Lake where
he will see that they are safe aboard
the Southern Pacific. At Oakland
they will be met by President Milne
of the Milne Tours Company who will
take the party in charge and care for
their welfare upon the $4,000 mile
trip through the tlowery Kingdom.
Every possible arrangement has
been made for the comfort Of the
party and from the llme they leave
home until their return they will
travel in the most luxurious style and
will not have as much as one care.
Provision has been made for their
entertainment at every stopping point
throughout the Orient and that they
will be given a trip of a life time is
needless to say.
Magnificent Trip. %
Probably never before IL. the history
Of the west has a contest Of such
magnitude been undertaken. To
travel $4,000 miles with every item
of expense paid, is an opportunity that
comes to a young lady but once in a
life time. It was a big undertaking
upon the part of the Gazette to send
two representatives in the party but
those who witnessed the closing days
of the contest mere will remember
what a great success it was. The
race between the respective young
ladies was spirited and attracted wide
spread interest over the entire state.
The young ladies and their friends
worked like Trojens from the very in
ception Of the race and now the win
ners are to reap their reward. Moth
ing that money a buy will be dc.
MED them on their trip and through
out the entire journey they will have
the benefit of experienced guides to
show and explain to them all things
and points of interest.
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FORMAL LETTERS MAILED TO
ALL DENVER DELEGATES.
MAKE BRYAN VICE"
Argument Presented Showing Why
Delaware Candidate Should Be Civ.
en- First Place On National Demo-
cratic Ticket.

Denver, July 4~.-Josiah Marvel and
Richard j. Beamish, the campaign
managers for George Gray, Of Della
ware, today mailed an open letter to
all delegates to the convention urging
the nomination Of Judge Gray fol
president and William j. Bryan fol
vice president. The letter after a few
words of preamble continues as fol
lows:
you have heard from Mr.. Bryan's
closest friends forceful arguments fol-
a ticket reading Bryan and Gray. Lei
IS place before your mind q reversal
Of that combination.
Want Gray and Bryan.
ut is argued by Mr.. Bryan's friends
that George Gray's candidacy for the
vice presidency would bring to the
party a large proportion Of the indie.
pendent and the heretofore luke warm
democratic vote OF the doubtful east.
ern states. To this assertion we
~
make the amendment that Georgs
Gray for the presidency would mean
the whole of that vote and would
make certain a democratic victory in
those states.
Gray and Bryan will insure the
elector all votes, at New York. at New
Jersey, Delaware, Connecticut, West
Virginia, Maryland, Indiana and Okla.
homa for the democracy and will
bring into the party fold Nebraska,
Illinois, Colorado and other western
states. It is my prediction that 1t is
absolutely certain Of success.
Bryan Can Set In Councils.
"This success will give to Mr..
Bryan an opportunity to sit in the
councils and to participate in the ad-
ministrative functions of the national
government. It will serve as a test
for him and his ideas and will famil-
iarize the people of this nation with
his ability as an executive.
1T will make him the undisputed
head OF the party four years hence
and will ensure his election for presl-
dent at that time.
1T will preserve the party from the
fact that has rent it In recent years
and will make It the dominant force
in this country for more than a gem
Grafton.
I'VE ask your cooperation in this
movement not only for the good that
will come therefore to our party and
III country, but also for the good
that will come from it for MI Bryan"
The Gray forces yer REINFORCED
tonight by the arrival OF their home
delegation from Delaware including
J.. Irving Handy, the congressman
who will place the name Of Judge
Gray in nomination for the presidency.
The Delaware contingent we're unans-
nous in declaring that Judge Gray
would be urged for the presidency
and nothing else.
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SANITARY LAWS
=; STRICTLY ENFORCED
MONTANA STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH MAKES RULING.
Especial to The Gazette.)

10 Inc GaZeLIo.)
Helena, July 4.-The state board OF
health has made sweeping orders for
the preservation Of sanitary condi-
lions throughout the commonwealth.
The first provides that each pupil,
teacher and janitor of all schools shall
be vaccinated forthwith, and the sec
ond, that sewage farms shall be &C.
quired by all cities. Streams must
no longer be contaminated. Criminal
prosecution will follow. The board
decided to take no action in the small
pox situation at Bozeman, SO long as
the local authorities are able to cope
with the situation. Numerous. mild
cases have been reported there.
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unreauitsd Genius.

The world has never learned the
name Of the genius who conceived the
idea Of spreading butter upon his
bread, a combination Of food elements
more palatable. more wholesome and
more universally popular than any
that the combined wisdom Of all the
professors who have eve lived has
been able to devise.-Epicure.
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HoNpuRAs.

Former President said to De at Head
Of Hist.ie Forces.
Washington, July Authorization
has reached the state department Of
a proposed revelation against the gov
eminent Of Honduras under the lead
ership Of former President Bonilla
No details are given. The govern
ments OF Guatemala and Salvatore
have given instructions against any
movement Of that character taking
place in either of those countries.
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ouser MIX.

Many specimens Of unconscious hu-
NOR are received by the editors OF that
monumental work. the Imperial GaEet-
teer Of india" A district was said to
b ian extensive rolling plain. consist
Ing Of alternate ridges Of bare stony
hills and narrow fertile valleys" An
Interesting item Of natural history was
afforded by the remark. 1.-THE buffalo
differs from the cow In giving milk
which u richer In butter fat, In voice
and In having no hump London
Qloba.
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nACKETT- MANNERlNG
DIVORCE HAS STARTED
NOTED THEATRICAL FOLK WILL
FIGHT IN COURTS.

New York, July 4.-That Mary Man
nering has brought suit for divorce
from J. X. Hackett was learned to-
day from Miss Mannering's counsel.
Among thatrical folk rumors OF
such action have been curreu: fo.
some months. The summons IN the
divorce suit was served on Mr. Hack
EFT early In June. two days before he
sailed for Europe. Mrs. Mannering