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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05

sui ask" drawlcd Locke. how to.
nights cpisode would have been
averted had the dispatch you gave
Haddon fallen into Starva's hands, in
stead OF into the %fOuntain?"
MY chief at Downing street would
retire mo, and with no pension, II he
knew that l were going to divulge
state secrets. However, ! am going
to tell you.
This dispatch you have returned
to me, ! happen to know, authorized
Sir Mortimer Brett to meet in confer.
cnce the men who 80 very nearly
snuffed out Fcrdinand's life an hour
ago ! am referring now to the dis.
patch which | gave you at Vitznau,
Iiaddon. He was to assure these rep.
r%esentatives of the various states that
England realized that a harmonious
confederation could alone permanent
ly allay the present discomfort In the
Peninsula. Had Starva seen this dis
patch 1t Ii not likely that lie would
have had ecourse to violence"
do you mean to tell me-" ex.
claimed Locke, incredulously, that
your ministers of the foreign Office
cherish so Utoplan a scheme? Are
the various kings to abdicate because
England nods?"
II am telling you nothing of the
sort" chuckled Forbes. you Amer
leans are infants when II comes to
the i%ntricacies OF diplomacy. Secret
agents and spies at Sofa had warned
the government of the intended upris.
Ing. 1t was necessary that England
should know more OF the %conspira.
tors. Therefore. Sir Mortimer was In.
structed to profess a sympathy for
the cause which. of course, was not
sincere. This dispatch Sir Mortimer
or myself were to allow to be stolen
4 necessary. Its contents were ex.
planned to me before l left London,
hat | might repeat verbally the mes
age. should the dispatch not reach
'Iim."
Since you have already betrayed
our governments confidence" said
.ocke, jocularly tell MS the purport
If the second dispatch"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05

though quite unwillingiy. I tricked
you out Of the dispatch Locke just
returned to you. But o I ask you
to give me for half an hour the dis.
patch you have just read. II e
everything to Sir Mortimer's sister.
Man. there has been more deviltry
In this Castle Of Lies that you are
aware OF. The honor Of Sir Morti.
mer himself is at stake. This dis.
patch will help to save It. Give me
the paper that | may show It to Miss
Brett"
Il have been too much astonished at
the events Of the past "a hours to
wonder at your request. Take your
dispatch. but you will return 1t In.
tact?"
You need have no fear az to that.
But ] have still another request:
the papers you saw me take from the
safe, which Madame de WARMER
wrestled from me-they belong to
Miss Brett"
He hesitated.
"On my honor. they oncer nc one
but her. What! DO you still mis-.
trust me?"
mo, my dear fellow"
He placed the packet in my hand.
! entered the music Don to bring
to Helena tidings OF great Joy.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05
CHAPTER xxxvUu,
Tidings Of Great Joy.

She stood at the open window look.
ing out on the mountains in the far
distance. They were phantoms Of
despair reckoning to her in the moon
light. They had brought suffering to
her as we'll as to myself; for had l
not gone to Lucerne. and told her the
story of my cowardice, perhaps she
would have been spared the knowl.
edge of her brothers. disgrace.
Dear" ! said gently, do you re-
member the little beacon that shone
long after the lights on Pilatus and
Rigi had fiickcred out? That little
light put heart into me then. 1t tells
you to hope now"
There Is no light on the mountains
owe there tonight"
1T may burn thuogh you do not see
It. The packet took from the safe.
have you destroyed IT."
81 was about to do 80 as you en-.
tered. Here IL u.s."
capt. Forbes has Just given me the
second packct-the one that Madame
do WARMER took from me fOrcibly. It
iG possible that It's contents concern
your brother. May ! open IT."
YES" she said listlcssly.
] tore open the packet with dclib.
Grafton, though heavens knows my
fingers tremblcd. ! spread the paper
on the plano where | had shown
Madame dc Varnicr the death.mask
the evening before. read them one
after the other. The proof was alb.
solute. Sir MOrtimer's honor could
no longer be questioned. Fools we
had been and blind.
Helena ] said, mastering my emo.
ton with an effort ut IL as I
thought; these papers throw a food
of light on the letters and notes of
your brother that We have so harshly
misunderstood"
She came swiftly to my side.
"Harshly misunderstood" she repeat.
ed with blanchcd lips.
| was sorting carefully the papers
Helena had just given me. tho letters
supposed to have been written by the
committee of freedom. and to which
Sir Mortimcr's comments were pin.
ned. ] laughed aloud when ! saw
that these letters, supposed to be the
originals were typewriter. as were
the copies.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05
Square Law Is American

In commenting on the British Med
cal Journals statement that "The
american Of to-day presents a firm.
iquare Jaw. broad brow and clear,
teen eye. which together usually ren
Ter the recognition OF his nationality
f.. matter OF no great difficulty" q New
FORK editorial writer says:
From these features we single out
he square Jaw az the American fea-
IRE. The American nose Is not much
, brag on. and II the American fore
cad Is unusually high, that Is a case
u the hair specialist. not the phre.
oiogist, But no other race OF men
v such Jaws as the American. II
nything, they may be a little over.
n There Is too much bone. The
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05

shown in espousing M%acedonia's
cause.
III you are convinced that the finan.
named is sincere in his offer to give
Prince Ferdinand financial support,
you are authorized to tell him that
his majcsty's ministers are heartily
In favor of Prince Fcrdinand's inva.
sion. and will exert every influence to
insure him unrestricted action. More,
over, the foreign Office Is in full &C.
cord with your views as to the sum
of money Indispensable to Ferdinand's
project.
"But while his majesty's govern
ment agrees with you that lofty prin.
ciplcs actuatc Bulgaria, 1t realizes
with yourself that lofty principles are
not sufficient to insure the ucces OF
F~erdinand's cause.
In conclusion, We hasten TO as,
sure you OF our fullest sympathy in
your endcavOr to help an oppressed
people gain their liberty; and that II
Ii not without satisfaction we find
ourselves enabled to further your per.
sonal wishes and ambitions In this
matter. Nor need you have anxiety
that your own interests will run coun.
ter to those OF England. We view
with concern the precarious state OF
your health; but we trust that II will
not prove an obstacle to your contem.
plated meeting OF the financier IN
conference at A%lterhofen at the
chateau OF Prince F~erdinand's secret
agent. With renewed expressions OF
our complete confidence In you.
Believe me. sir, ETC."
"Haddon'.' said Locke. not a little
crestfallen, II was ruefuily wide OF
the mark In my conjectures concern
ing Sir Mortimer's relations with the
Countess Sarahof. told you thai
morning at Luccrne that ! was be
hind the scenes. confess myself thu
veriest amateur"
Never has writing thrilled me a
lid that dispatch. A great light wa
dawning on me. ! clUtched the pa
FER. held II with u trembling hand
Forbes" ! cried. hoarsely, "once,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05
,S,l|(aggalGassk@E68H8kzz252aggzRIIgss,
Was Loves Labor Lost

of clothes lay huddled on q chair.
Folding them In an orderly manner.
she said:
Surely, my dear. these trousers are
too long for you by several inches"
"Yes'm," replied the boy.
"A sin and a shame" cried she. and
took a companion" from her bag
She sat down and cut of the legs Of
the garment and hemmed the edges.
Now" she said. triumphantly.
when the task was complete. they
will ft you better"
"The other boys taller than me-"
replied tho child. "They belong to
him"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05

chin is long. square. overassertive. It
initiates against the perfect oval OF
the classic countenance. Some Of us
are inclined to the p%rOgnathous. 1t
would seem that the house OF Haps.
burg has cousins among us. But al:
In all, 1t is a good fault. Thank
heaven, we arc not q sheep'faced
folk.
THE history OF this people Is re.
corded In their jaws, not In their
noses. Their individualistic juttink
chins tell that they have had to make
their way and have inherited nothing
but the disposition to do It. The
receding chin, the fish jaw arc the
penalties Of being born with . silver
spoon In ones mouth"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05

Now understood Why Madame Do
WARMER had refused to let me see
that she called the original papers.
1t was not so much that she feared ]
should destroy them; she knew that
the fact Of their being typewriter
would at once awaken my suspicion.
Did It not occur to you IS being
rather suspicious that these letters
were wStten on a typewriter"
AT first 1t did," replied Helena.
searching my face wonderingly.
But she quieted my doubts by ex.
planning to me that the letters we're
typed to prevent tho possibility Of
their being traced"
THE ingenious Madame de Var.
nier!"
Helena did not speak: her agitation
was too great for words. She watch.
ed me, at once bewildered and eager.
while ! read the contents Of both
packets carefully once more. When
! had read them, I sorted them no
less carefully. For ten minutes there
was silence between Is.
Helena" said with a deep sigh.
when l had finished my task, once
tonight I said this was a Castle Of
Lies. but I did not realize until now
how surely ! spoke the truth. These
letters are forgeries."
impossible" she murmured, wiring.
ing her hands in anguish. II know
my brothers writing too we'll"
Follow me carefully, and you will
see that ! speak the truth. I do not
question your brothers handwriting.
but listen first OF all to this dispatch
which was taken from Capt. Forbes
when he was trapped in the tower.
Tell me II my OF the expressions in
1t are familiar to you"
yes, yes" she cried eagerly, when
I had finished. Lofty principles actu.
ate Bulgaria, but lofty principles are
not sufficient to insure success You
need have no anxiety that your own
interests will run counter to those Of
England the references to the loan.
to my brothers indiscretiOn, to his
a~mbitions-all these appear in my
brothers notes In connection with the
letters OF the committee of freedom"
Now read these letters-the o
tents Of the second packet. They
were written to your brother by
Prince Ferdinand himself, and deal
with the loan to be fioated by the
banker to finance Ferdinand's inva-
sion OF Macedonia. The notes and
comments of your brother have refer.
cnce. not to these typewriter letters.
which were never written by any com.
mittcc Of freedom. which were never
received by Sir Mortimer, but are
the cunning ~fabrications OF that wom-
an-but to these letters OF Ferdinand.
Look, you ear see the pins pierced
each OF Fcrdinand's letters. AS I
place your brothers notes on the re-
spective letters to which they have
reference, the pin marks fit precise.
ly. You may still cherish proudly the
motto Of your house: Honor, my
SwOrd!'"
Ernest, II this be true"
ut IL true" I said firmly, and I
drew her to mo. Il must leave Alter.
hoh'h 'o'iS"'' 'i'''ho' ~ hhuoI nut
be known that ] have been mistaken
for your brother. | am going to find
Madame de WARMER. When | return
to you ! shall bring with me her writ.
ten confession. And when I return,
sweetheart? You Brctts. you have
told me. arc a proud C Disgrace
you would bear alone. But your hap
piness?"
"Our happiness" she said shyly.
I'VE share with others"
M ma
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05
CHAPTER xxxvIl.
The Second Dispatch.

| was about to go to Helena In the
music room to bid her good.by when
Capt. Forbes returned from his err.
rand.
We'll, that's settled" he cried, Join.
Ing us. And do you agree with
Locke and myself that it is wise that
you should leave A~lterhoffen before
iaybreak?"
Perfectly"
He heard my decision with evident
relief.
"You will accept my apology for
nis,rusing You. Iiaddor and ] hope
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-03-05
Woman's First Act OF Philanthropy
Decidedly a Failure.

UcCIueuTy q FdITUT0'
A lady who was recently appointed
a visitor to a hospital for children.
fearing that poor children failed to re-
ceive the same attention bestowed on
those OF richer parents, paid her first
visit to the institution, intending to
effect a change. In a ward she found
4 tiny boy quite alone. lie informed
her that there was another boy In the
wards, but that he was being examined
before o clinic. Tho lady looked
around her for evidences OF neglect on
the part OF the attendants. A suit
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-13
RULES FOR ORPHANS ASYLUM

The following rules for receiving
children into The state institutions the
Whitaker Orphans Home have been
announced by superintendent w. L.
Whitaker:
l.. We receive dependent, destitute
or abandoned children into the Whit
aker Orphans home al Pryor Greek,
though they may have a parent
.. We want the most destitute
children,
g. We receive no children into the
home until applications are properly
signed and approved.
A. 1 viii furnish application blanks
TO any one wanting them
2. We Gre only prepared NJ presen;
TO receive about 100 children.
8. al persons making application
must comply with the rules E'int'l Oh
the back OF the application blanks.
Z. When the applications are up
proved. persons viii be notified when
10 send the children.
s. We receive children Under Il
wears OF age.
8. No one need TO send children OF
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WHITES LOST THEIR
HEADS COMPLETELY Y
Less in Need Of Military Pro-
lection Than Were the
Red Men

AdjGtant General Cantons report
submitted to Acting Governor BelIamF
covering the Indian Uurisinge IN th4
icinity OF Hmryetta is an indication
chat the Indians appear to be in more
need OF military protection than arr
the whites who Isr days nad Ocen pom
harding the governor office with
clanoruus appeals aaG demands Tor
protection. 4he text OF the aujutaht
seneIafs report is rs follows:
10 his ENcellency, the commauier-a
chief Oklahoma National G afI
Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Sir. Pursuant % your orders OF Jaix
I'm, / al once proceeded TO Wefeetka.
JklaAem ma, 20 Investigate tae ir0uois
reported with the SAake Indians Al
ant point, where ! secured a teaai
and driver aad stagied al once Tor tAe
Hickory grounds. where the Snake IN,
ions were in camp. Passed thfougs
Henryetta and iognd that the town
was filltug up win. people from tho
surrounding country, and they wore ~,
| very much excited. 4 tllere met sner
im ROBBERS OF Okmplgee county, who
| informed me that he and Sheriff I'll
i AtitAl ~ AAAAAtoeA A4t-N ItAA ~ tAAh Ni
/ dian camp that morning and had
| found Indians and negroes heavily
armed. lie lso said that they paa
asked to nave an interview Win Chit
t0 harjo. eclazy Snake the chiei ol
the band but chat tle Indians aosc
\ lWely ignored them and iuat { ne chiei
refused TO ak with them. Ha stated
that they informed some of the IN
dians that they We're. holding an un
lawful assembly and COMMANDED then
Jo lay down their arms which they
absolutely refused to 10. saying tina
pthey had a right to carry them. Til
officers then returned TO Henryetta.
then informed sneriff Robertson tha
was going out to the in1ian caml
Ifor a personal interview with Cnitu
Harjo and invited him TO acccmpan.
ne, which he did We reached m
grounds about 6 b. m Wednesday, Jul,
Sth. four in the party
Upon arriving in the camp w
found the Indians holding 2 counci
shocd ju5ge that there were iron
! four hundred and filty to five hundfe
iin attendance; about one-halt OF walcl
we're negroes We found that aDou
| lfc!ty or fifty Ell their hun1er wcr
aimed with the latest improved rifle
requested a conference With Chiit
naljo. which was granted ! eXplais
"a to the chief that ne was yioiatih
ihe las by permitting q portion :
lhe band 20 SO armed and demalde
of him that he have them lay or'N
their arms, He answered py saSiA
/, aaying that he had been authorize p
the scoreiary of tine iniMior g kee
a guard OF hight horse poiicc lor lh
J protection Of his people aaG mat d
ield hat he had right 60 90 TINS "
. der the treaty vita the United STATE
7 government in me year 1852 a
state that he did not know thet
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MADE RieHr
II Won Tho Banker


sat Tie age of seventeen J Was
thrown on my own reSouroes writes
the cashier OF a Western iiaak and
being low in finances J lived at a
CHEAP boarding house Where they SO
we'd black coffee three iimes a daS
"At FIRST my very nature rehelled
but soon became accustomed 10 it
and after a while thought J could not
get along without g.
~ worked hard during each school
term q was attending college) and
taught country school between times
"At the end OF three years ! had
finished my eourse-my NERVES too
and ] went back to the farm TO rest
lnp. This aid me some good but ] KEEP
on drinking coffee not realizing thal
iit caused my trouble, and later aceep
Ited e position in "a bank.
"Anoui this time / Was married an'
my aoquainiances called me sim
1 on the advice OF q friend uy wife be
gan % serve Postum and she made
fright from the start (boiled Il 10 mir
lutes after boiling actually startsl.
lliked It and naye used Il eNeluslvel
lfo three years ! am no longer dur
bed SLIM my veisht has increased g
pounds and / have nerves 90 stan
any stsiia Without q finch. And
have Increased my salary aud M
lshares cf The bank stock can wor
ms hours q day sleep soundly and "a
| un feeling Ike 6 heal'hy boy Tfhefo
lc Re2scn
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PLACE THEY ALL COME FROM.

"'rhe Oklahomans were every
where. said a felurned visitor TO the
Denver cengeaston tins morning.
"Out in nonl Of the Brown Palace
hotel a newsboy was selling Oklahoma
papars. one Of the Oklahoma de.eea
ton bought one and while waiting for
hls change q Sew Yorker stepped np
ana said, Kid, where is oklahona
anyvay
LlamiinO. replied me nfcln' iul
rs tne p,aca lhey ai come rom.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-13
DISCOVERS HIS NAMESAEE

After twenty years Dean Wright
one OF the lecturers at the assembly
has again discovered a hoy that was
named after him. Twenty years ago
he had Just finished lecture up N
Kansas when a man came forward
with a young squalling infant IN his
arms. "Nyill you please give this boy
your blessing, asked the proud IA
Their. I'VE have named him after YOU.
Ills name Is Dean Wright T
The dean returned q his eastern
home al The e.ose 81 The chautanqua
season intending 20 send the parents
something 70 indicate his appreciation
buI found he had lost their address.
For q long time be tried In vain to lo-
cate them
When he came to Guthrie last week
one of the parents came Up aud told
hinl they bad a son whose first names
were Dean Wright and recaliea>tke
Kansas incident The baby Is . sturdy
Young 0kiahoman BY this time and has
prepared 10 enter college the coming
iail
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Left a Formula
Behind Him to
Restore Gray
"a gHaipS

4 ,-.,t... t.s ...tred fba agency
~ rot, nre,,arstions for the
~, Natt ,,.i.n sront tbn most
4.i. i,r. - ,,sctici1r nbvsieian in
~. IA, ~ >-.,e yort save an of hts
80. ,ns,,o,,ts 81, tha study Of The
.,,,. M, s,.lr. In an, ooinion he prol,
,,... ~ sbnut ba hair and
ee'i, 4ad tgs nsiholoev ID baldness
..,,, ,.,, 4.nf.,.,s 4, einee his time.
.,,. t.t..s, "a r.sf,tine coior IL
t,fr sr.ss.ino f,llina hqir the
80 ,r asrir,iff aieaa4es OF the
.nal, ~ ,reeeniion IN premature
hsi'i,ess atc wera onas that he at.
fsci,el with au fhe Gre and fervor of
,'-,sth ot,,i.,sa ae weu with 81 pro
snnn4 soief,fifir ltn,,vtedre of the sub.
to,t tfs isfi ia noefarltv am unfail
ioa means IN RESTORING 10 gray hair
,.rl,, and ths means of arresfinq abso.
,,,t,f,. ,,esr,.tufe balsnesa and i'm
,nsns caees of baldness restoring the
Nan althonhb he has left among his
nn,'..s -. - = sf.temenf that berlditary
h,iinesa is ,ot + dieease therefore not
,'',,.s,,is f,,t tbaf eontrtbutory bald.
n'sg or tsidpese thaf is the resut ol
i,ii.,se4 nm ~, fauitv living cam be In
,,,,,'t s,ees eered or haurfitea greatly.
tfes..fs. lsiiis IN Memnhis Tenn
t.,,,,,s.. fbrongho,t fhe United states
ssra esr aialiy fbroneh1ut Inc South
~ er an wholesale and manulactug.
no chemists control tire distribution
III tbe Mott Hair Restorer and the Mott
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new STATE is THERE
AS MATTER OF COURSE
Guthrie Represented By the
"KnelSIy Smile" and "OkIa-
hOHa HandShakG"

Dallas, Texas. July 13.-Formal open
ing of the proceedings Of the Elks an
nual reunion will take place this even
ing. For the musical part Of the pro
gram there viii be bands. a special
l3lls orchestra of more than coo voices
under the direction of Clarence Magee
IN the alresses OF the evening the
speaker are to be his eXcellcncy Hon
Thomas M Campbell governor Of
fexas, extending a welcome to the
state, the Hon, Charles a, Culberson
of Dallas United States senator. giv-
ing d welcome for Dallas lodge No.
4, Mayor Stephen } !. Hay welcoming
for the city OF Dallas; John H. Kirby,
Ji Houston, president OF the Texas
Nlks' association: Hon William III.
J Atwell and Hon Mike I. Lively. past
/ exalted rulers Of Dallas lodge, ana
Hon. John X. Tea5r. grand exalted
euler OF the order.
! The invocation will be offered By
pr Ohm d. Dysart. past exalted ruler
of the Jamestown, ~ T., ledge The
behediction will be pronounced By Rev
z. 3. Welburne OF Terrell lodge
Along avenues ablaze With light and
gray with flags and bunting the main
advance guard of the Elks came int
this eijy last night following the
SEQ Is of yesterday. The visitors were
received with cheers. and. to The
rythm Of the music from a score o.
bands ard accompanied by hundreds
| OF mcmbeHs of the local reception con
mittees, marched blithely down the
ways to their aueiiers.
! Although but the advance guard. one
may judge from il of the size OF IN.
multitude which is TO come today. -
night ard tomorrow Fully 50gl
reached here on special trains betgeea
noon and the time the sun went dlw-
| yesterday and those who were exper
| fenced in such mat ers estimate from
this that the total who viii trave
| from places far away to the metrop
oils of the southwest VIII net be le
tl,an iO,000 and very Hke,y fully
| 5000.
WhateXer may b, the verdict o
the captioes II is certain that thl
spectacle provided fer the ediflcatioI
OF these inen has not been often sur
passed and surely Il has been as sci
aom equaled
| oklahoma Is there.
/ With the adyancc guard Of visit
ing Elks thare arrived from Okn
homa Charles T. Kniseiy TO repre-
lscnt the G thrie Lsdsu, as ho hat
Iaone eight times during the last ols9e
years lie Is To originator OF tn
"Knoisly Smile aud the ''Oklahom
Handshaken that have been feature
a every National meeting since iaa
held IA New Orleans in 1897 the frs
he ever attended. He never sugn
an Office but has been factor j.
eiectinS others. fn Uusiness life NJ
Kneisly Is attached 70 the Fedora
I.aad O1ice IN Guthrie. une of The fei
ircmaining IN Oklahoma.
Mr.. Kne Sly position with ne o
: der in Oklahoma Is unique in that b
Is the ol lost past exalted ruler wh
presided over a lodge in that stat
and who was the first district deputy
appointed for the Territories mo-
4 constituting the State Of OManom'
He SAYS that undc his original az
poinimeni hi jurisdictioh civerol y
; lodges. iEt2-i