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cuted on the charge of overlapping
only This troubled Phineas but lit
tie Fulfilling his expectation In case
of discovery, certain merchants of San
Francisco had raised q large sum
for his bail; retained for his defense
the best lawyers in the state. As he
had been held on the lighter charge
he felt sure the plot to blow up the
steamer was still secret He fumed
at the stupidity of his underlings,
never suspecting another cause might
have saved the Flora"
Whether chance or plan had given
Phineas his name he knew not; but
he had believed in its meaning, gloried
in it. Phineas, mouth of brass; Cad
wallader, battle arranger. Many a
brazen battle had he arranged and
fought to a successful finish. But
these were past The easy, luxurious
life was surely gone. The best seat,
the finest room, the open cigar case
drinks that cost him nothing, the still
hunt for secrets, popularity, jollity-
all that he best loved was lost In
stead the-prison, perhaps. Restless
ly he walked the narrow room, his
courage rising, while his nimble brain
wove him yet another bold plot.
through MS attorney he cOntrived an
interview with Gov. Stanford that
came to pass with unexpected prompt
ness.
The governor entered, outwardly the
genial, rosy citizen adored by Cali
fornia's best, wrapped as with a man
tie in his optimistic atmosphere of
success. But to-day he was face to
face with crime. Phineas' tricks might
be veiled-his tricky heart was not
The governor measured him in an in
slant and went on guard.
Yes, sir, 1 can do it; l can deliver
the goods" Phineas said emphatically,
after full statement of his PROPOSE
ton and sharp questions from his lis
tener.
Let me understand you thoroughly.
Well go over it again, and slowly. 1t
is too important a matter to be hur-
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"Then Sign It."

the door to make sure of privacy, re-
turned and stood near Phineas. His
large body, powerful instrument of
still more powerful will, lowered above
Phineas unconsciously threatening
His eye, not kind as it ever was for
friends and right doors, but the eye
that COMPOUNDED malevolence, burned
Unto the other mans very soul, downed
his gaze, held him covering in his
chair.
I'VE shall expect more than words
from you, Mr.. Cadwallader. And to
insure your continual interest in our
welfare 1 have to tell you that we hold
a perfect chain of evidence convicting
you of intent to blow up the Flora
Our people found the powder, the fuse,
the open packages of petroleum. We
know the man you hired to carry out
the plot, we have a correct reading
of your cipher dispatch, some certified
affidavits-al that is needed to send
you to the penitentiary. This is filed
away safely. The day you betray us
by word or sign, or to the amount of
a two-bit piece, you will be arrested
and put on trial. Good afternoon
The governor left the room without
glance at the man behind him.
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ried-Or bungled. You agree to de-
liver into our hands within one month
from date a controlling number of
shares in the Sacramento Valley rail-
road2+
q do
You agree to enter our employ, and
hereafter work for our interests as
you have before now worked for those
opposing us?"
Il do
You promise to keep secrets in
trusted to you, and never by any sort
of word or communication to disclose
the nature of this interview, to give
the slightest hint that it ever took
placer"
Il do"
Very we'll"
There followed a few further de-
tails of the bargain. At a nod from
the governor toward the hall door, un-
seen by Phineas, a man with scratch
pad and pencil entered so quietly that
only by the expression on the govern
or's face was his coming announced to
Phineas- He turned and started half
out of his chair, yet quickly composed
himself again
Did you get that perfectly?" the
governor asked of the stenographer
He nodded afirmatively
Read it, The governors voice was
stern
Phineas went ashen as the sale of
himself to the corporation he hated,
sentence by sentence. was riveted
But he was intrepid still, sitting erect,
listening carefully
Is that correct, Mr.. Cadwallader? 90
Quite SO. Gov. Stanford" In spite
of himself his lips trembled. But his
tone was steady 1t would not be 80
bad, he thought
Then sign it," the governor said;
and Phineas felt himself vanquished
by the tone
He took up the pen, hesitated an APP
preciable instant, his face contracting
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CHAPTER XII.
"Our Banner Shall Float Red


George Gregory urged his horse to
gallop over the rough path that
sklrted the long string of ties-ties
that had waited many days for iron
The noon hour was on. At all the
camps men and beasts were feeding
The superintendent took letters and
dispatches that met him as he dis
mounted, and, passing his bride to
the man in waiting, went to the lee
side of the dining tent to read them
before eating. One after another he
glanced over yellow slips, tore open
envelopes.
No iron yet Flora detained"
he read, and groaned as he thought of
bare ties. and the Sc miles still far
from finished.
Snatches of low table talk came to
Gregory, fitful straws on gusts that
swoop along the track of labor, con-
trary to the steadier gales of capital.
The Union Pacific amt dom
nothin' neither; failed in their con-
tracts" one voice said
If that company can't build a rail-
road next door to cheap food, cheap
iron, good forage and a fiat country.
what do these c. p. fellers expect to
do against wall of rock standing on
edge mile an a half high?"
Yes; an 40 feet of snow on top of
that third added
An thar's the iron-not enough to
be had, no ships to tote it, an 10000
miles to come
The superintendent heard, though
eye and mind were reading letters.
He though of the delayed Flora"
and pain stabbed sharper at his tenn
pies.
A shutting inside warned the super
intendent that the meal was nearly
finished He moved off a little that
the men might not guess themselves
overheard; scrutinized them keenly as
they filed out and sought here or there
a sheltered spot for pipe or chew be-
fore the short respite ended
The superintendent went inside and
ate sparingly of the coarse food, di-
gestion losing its fight to the over
wrought brain Why could not the din
ner-time critics, with all their know
ings, have gained yet a few other
facts? Land jobbers and stock specu-
lators held the Union Pacific fran
chise by the throat, dallied with the
work, cheated their contractors. These
cheated in turn, making their cuts
narrow and ragged, their fills loose
and brush padded, starving their men
and failing with their time limit. No
wonder United States commissioners
refused the roadi
But the men of pick and shovel
men upon whom. then as now, depends
the success of all contests with ma
ture-saw only the bare fact, failure
And failure in the east meant, doubly,
failure in the west,
A second time Gregory read a San
Francisco newspaper clipping in
closed in a letter from the treasurer:
The Central Pacific company can
never build on time as long as the
present owners control the Sacra-
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CHAPTER XIV.
Hearts Revealed

Phineas delivered his goods" and
the historic Sacramento Valley rail-
road, the first bit of track on the Pa
cific coast, the iron link that proved
to be the undoing of the spurious San
Francisco & Washoe railroad, dropped
mysteriously into the hands of the
Central Pacific company.
The opposition, defeated, yet never
dead, still cried Wolff But no cry
was loud enough to f1utter the brave
men at Sacramento. Only nature and
the nations extremities could retard
them now. And against these enc
mics in the open, officers and en-
ployes, down to the humblest, took
heart of grace and charged again the
rocky ramparts of the Sierras.
When the angel of death swept
down in the breath of the powder flash
upon James Sackett, an unborn child
was blighted. 1t came later to its
birth, only to sigh and pass to the
care of him who rules life and two
eternities. Through weary weeks the
mother fingered, unaroused to conva-
lescence by hope or by skill of ply
sicians. The warm frontier heart of
the town watched and sorrowed with
her, cheerfully adding the burden to
their laden shoulders; supplying all
possible comfort and every obtainable
luxury.
Stella, regularly attentive in the
sickroom, reported daily to Alfred
His humble berth of extra brakeman
had brought his sleeping hours in the
little town, left his evenings free. For
several weeks he had devoted these
to planning a benefit for Mrs. Sackett
that was to invade jointly the do
mains of Thalia, Polyhymnia and
Terpsfchore.
For days Stella and Viola had toiled
at the tasks Alfred set them. Details,
as well as most of the mems parts,
rested on Alfred, for men were too
busy or too bashful for play acting"
He had chosen short extracts from one
or two popular plays and planned a
couple of charades representing local
interests. He had drilled Viola in the
rendering of some songs and boy
or two in recitation But the ambi-
tious part of the performance was to
be two scenes from Romeo and
Juliet
Under Alfred's tuition Stella discov-
cred different Shakespeare from her
fathers pompous poet Stella walked
on air. Weight seemed to leave her
body. Sleep and food were no longer
necessities All day she longed for
evening; all night dreamed it over
again. She was journeying the old,
old rose-path. believing herself a dis
coverer!
Cro BE coNTINUED.)
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Something's gone wrong with the
Flora an the last lot was shipped on
her.
The plunge of the horse, urged upon
the men with cruel spur, startled them
into rigidity. Gregory's hair bristled
under his hat. His nose lifted threat
eningly. His cheek paled and his
eyes flung burning spark to every
shirkling soul.
You hell-hounds! Call this work :?
Is this what you're giving the c. p.
company for their good coin? You
think any railroad under Gods canopy
can be built a-sitting ON your ham,
mers? I'll break your worm-eaten
heads! I'll set men over you with
shotgunsi I'll send you into kingdom
come without wooden overcoatsi I'll
=" His invectives tore along the line
like thunderbolts. Rough men, desper-
ate some of them were, cowed under
his blasting TRADE, breathing easily
again only when he turned to meet the
luckless foreman coming round the
point
Late in the afternoon a hurrying
messenger overlook the boss" with
dispatches The Flora is at Sacra-
mento. Iron at Front tomorrow.
Croker"
The superintendent handed the tele-
gram to Bennett Pass it along" he
said Let every man in camp know
the iron is coming"
Bennett moved away, and Gregory
took on his hat and threw back his
head A long breath of relief brought
ease. and he lifted his eyes to the
armament The gray day had passed
The sun paused in splendor on the
western heights. finging a triumphant
red banner across to meet the APP
preaching twilight curve
CHAPTER XIII.
vanquished.
Alone in his chamber Phineas
gioomed- The company had prose
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yet quickly clearing.

sngntly yet quickly clearing, and
signed.
The governor did not fail to inter-
pref correctly that hesitancy. He dis
missed the clerk and turned to
Phineas- Mr. Cadwallader, 1 shall
not attempt to conceal from you the
satisfaction this transaction affords
me- 1 hope it will not be otherwise
with you Serve us well and you will
find the Central Pacific company q
fair employer
I'm sure 1 shall, sir. I've been in
sympathy with you from the start, but
l had to serve those who paid me-"
The governor scowled at the bald
sycophancy. Words are cheap, Mr.
Cadwallader. He rose, stepped to
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LOOKING Forward.

Don't you get tired of being 70
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My splendid $4,000 acre tract near
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UNIQUE.

Il have something novel in the way
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State your case"
The blacksmith is a rascal, while
the banker is about as honest as the
dsy is long!'-Exchange
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She Learned, Too.

"a man lives and learns" re-
marked the husband with some bitter
ness.
We'll, the school of experience does
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$210 at SO per month buys farm
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Entirely Sufficient.

First Boy-Tm going to study
French this summer
Second Boy-Wel, can speak two
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First Boy-What are they?-
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Perhaps the most uncomfortable mo
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Woman's power is for rule, not for
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RuSkin
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Usually the man who believes in
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CHAPTER xI.-Continued


Alfred stretched his weary legs and
went out into the cool evening The
day had been stressful and a bed
would have been welcome. Yet Stella!
He looked into the overhead blue and
saw young moon that might last till
IL o'clock.
"A light night. / can ride fast and
do it by $780, he said to himself with
sudden cheer E'Stellai"
hasty snack at a nondescript res
taurant, a fresh horse and he was
again in the saddle, following the
stage track westward, re-riding the
miles that he might have an hour with
Stella-dear Stella, who had discov-
cred the plot and whose service to hui
mainly and to the Central Pacific Rail-
road company might never be known
to more than Alvin and himself.
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SYNOPSIS.

Overland Mall through the Rocky
nountains- Uncle Billy Dodge. stage
Phineas Cadwallader. Introduced They
come across the remains of a massacre
Later at Anthony's station they find the
redskins have carried their destructive
work there also Stella Anthony, daugh-
ter of Anthony. keeper of station, is in
troduced. Anthony has been killed.
vincent is assigned his work in unearth-
ing plans of enemies of railroad, being
built Vincent visits town where railroad
men are working on the road and receives
token of esteem from Stella The old
stage driver decides to work close to
town IN order that he may be able to
Viola Bernard, daughter of hotel land
lduy- vincent visits society circles of
ennles OF the Central Pacific railroad and
learns their secrets He returns to Stella,
each showing signs of love for the other
Ph1neas Cadwallader. pushing a railroad
opposing Central Pacific, reaches mining
town she writes to Alfred Vincent his
poaSt- Plying his attentions 'CadwalIader
insults her and she is rescued by Gideon
her father s servant In turn he proposes
marriage, is rejected, leaves her declaring
ne Will return the sort of a man she will
love Vincent shows up" San Francisco
and Washoe road and is praised by gov
ernor and heads of Central Pacific Be-
ing known as agent of c. p. he decides
70 retire to position of a brakeman for a
short time Stella hears from her lover
gideon, and of his phenomenal success
rlnos letter of Importance involving plans
or opposition road Uncle Billy returns
trip Plot to destroy company's ship
Flora is unearthed and discriminating evil
oence against Cadwallader on charge of
wire tapping is also found, the letters
Brakeman Alfred Vincent, who arrives
on scene.
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CHAPTER XIII.

Alone In his chamber Phineas
gloomed- The company had prose
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W. N. u. Kansas CITY, No. "a. 1908.
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Go BE CONTINUED.)
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ssrrsR THAN the c,oARErrL
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Notice to Water Users.
STATE ENeINEER's OFFICE,

Y
Salt Lake City, Ut July II, 1903. (
Notice is hereby given that Alma
Merrill and c. 2. Harris, whose post
Office address Is Richmond, Utah, have
made application 10 accordance with
the requirements OF chapter los, Ses-
sion Laws Of Utah, 1905. as amended
by the Session Laws of Utah, 1907, to
appropriate three >(3) cubic feet per
second Of water from High creek,
Cache county, Utah. Sand water will
be diverted at a point which lies 1871
rods south and l04 rods east OF the
southwest corner OF the southwest
quarter OF section 8.townshiRl4 north,
range 2 east, Salt Lake base and
meridian and conveyed by means Of .
ditch and pipe line for distance Of
Z, 2S0 feet and there used from April l
10 November !, inclusive, of each year,
to irrigste LOCO acres Of land embrac.
ed Ia sections 26, q and 20, township
IA north. range / east, Salt Lake base
and meridian. AS q secondary pur-
pose, as much water as may be neces-
sary will be used during the entire
year for domestic purposes. This ap-
plication Is designated In the State
Engineers Office as. No. 1900.
All protests against the granting OF
said application, stating the reasons
therefor must be made by AFFIDAVIT In
duplicate and filed In this office with.
In thirty 1907 days after the compile.
tion Of the publication OF this notice.
CALEB TANNER, State Engineer,
Date OF first publicationnJuly 80,
1908, date Of completion Of publicat lon
August %, 1908.