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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18
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70 Join his friend and distant relative
I! Henry sp ,m Wllton, wh9m mv he gas t 10 as snd
ferry boat trip into the. city. The re-
markable resemblance Of the w men
gers on the ferry. They see a man with
snake eyes. which sends a thrill through
Dudley. Wilton postpones an explanation
of the strange errand Dudley is to per-
form. but occurrences cause him 10
know 1t Is one Of no ordinary meaning;
Dudley is summoned to the morgue ana
Henry Wilton. And thus Wilton dies
without ever explaining to Dudley the
puzzling work he was to perform IN a
cret mission his friend had entrusted 70
him, Dudley continues his disguise ana
permits himself to be known as Henry
whom he is charged with secreting ana
protecting. Dudley. mistaken for WI.
ton. is employed by Knapp TO n asn,s5
finds himself closeted in a room WIN
Mother Borton who makes a confidant
OF him. He can learn nothing about the
Tim Terrill and Darby Meeiker who are
after him. Dudley visits the home OF
Knapp and is stricken by the beauty OF
through Chinatown is planned: The trip
TO Chinatown. Giles Dudley. learns that
the party is being shadowed by. TerrliI,
the rest Of the party md imp,rison;
ed in a hallway behind an iron-bound
door. Three Chinese %rufians approach the
imprisoned couple. A battle ensues. me
is knocked down. Giles begins firing, Tim
| Terrill is seen in the mob. A newly form,
| ed mob Is checked by shots from Giles,
| revolver. Policeman Corson breaks DOWN
| the door with an ak and the c9upie Is
rescued. Luella thanks Giles Dudley rSl
saving her life. Knapp appears at the
nights debauch. Following his instruc-
| lions Dudley has a notable day IN tne
| stock Exchange, selling Crown m
and buying Omega, the object being e
lev discovers that he loves Luella Knapp
| Mother Borton tells Giles Dudley tha'
They've discovered where the boy is.
The mysterious unknown woman emp,ogt
with "the boy who is turned over uC
| dudley with his guards and they drive
with him to the ferry boat to take a traii
out OF the city. Dudley. and ms ialtniu
guards convey "the boy by tram 20 tne
Village Of Livermore, as per the WRITER
after the party is quartered in the more
n special train arrives in Livermore; In
gang including Darby Meeker ana i I'm
Terrill, lay siege . 10 .h 6oy n"'e who come,
Eeryord TO- see the fight. "Tricket
again" cries Tim Terrill, when ne see
the Youngsters face. It's the Wrons
boy.'i Dudley and Terrill meet IN pau,
Of man to man ra STnlleey rs assistant an
awakes to find himself in q hotel room
under care of his guards. me notei i,
guarded by Terrills men VINO are ~ y
structed to Kin the tr ST. man note w to the one
eyad man. The boy is left behind an
1ndley and his remaining guards max
their escape by horseback.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

ton be q Jest OF the enemy TO divert
my attention? I dismissed this theory
az soon as 1t suggested itself.
The closing portion of the note set
my heart beating fast. At last was
to have the opportunity to meet my
mysterious employer face to face. But
what explanation vas l to make?
What reception would I meet when
she learned that Henry Wilton had
given up his life in her service and
that !, who had taken his place, could
tell nothing Of the things she wished
to know?
wrote a brief note to Richmond
stating that had no key, Enclosed the
Unknown's note, with the remark that
l had returned and gave 1t to Owens
to deliver. / was IN some anxiety lest
he might not know where Richmond
was to be found. But he took the
note without question, and I law down
with orders that l was to be called In
time to reach the opening session Of
the stock market, and In a moment
was fast asleep.
The Stock Exchange was a boiling
! and bubbling mass of excited men as
l reached it. / shouldered my way
through the crowd into the buzzins
Board.room as the session opened. Elk
element thrilled the air, but the open
ing was listless. All knew that thu
struggle over Omega was to be set
tied that day, and that Doddridgt
Knapp or George Decker was to fine
ruin at the end of the call, and al
were eager to hasten the decisive mo
ment.
l could see nothing of Doddridg'
Knapp, and the uneasy feeling that h
was at Livermore came over me
What was my duty in case he did no
appear? Had he left his fotune at tn
mercy of the market to follow his law
less schemes? Had he been caugh
in his own trap, and was he now. to b
ruined as the result of his own acts?
l might have spared my worry. TIL
call had not proceeded far when tn
massive form of Doddridge Knapp al
peared at the railing. The stron
wolf-marks of the face were stronge
than ever as he watched the scene o.
the floor. l looked in vain for a trac
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

get. the wire, and we beat them on
the road. We must find the engineer
and get it ourselves"
1--WE got an idea," said Fitzhugh.
ITS this: Why not take the machine
without asking? l was a fireman
once, and I car run it pretty WELL"
l thought a moment on the risk, but
the need was greater.
"Just the thing. Take the money
for the horses to your friend there.
I'll open the switch"
In a few minutes Fitzhugh was back.
IL told him." he chuckled. "He
says it's a Jail ~offense, but it's the
only thing we car do"
ut may be a case Of life and death"
I said. Pull out"
There's mighty little steam here
hardly enough to move her." said Fitz.
hugh from the cab, stirring the fire.
But as he put his hand to the lever
she did move easily on to the main
track and rested while / reset the
switch.
Then I climbed back into the cab
and sank down before the warn blaze
in a stupor of faintness as the engine
glided smoothly and swiftly down the
track.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

upon him OF last nights work. If he
had been bt Livermore he showed no
sign of the passions or anxieties that
had filled the dark hours.
He nodded carelessly for me to
come to him as he caught my eye.
You have the stock?'
"All SAFE"
And the proxies?"
Just as you ordered"
sharply.
ANY orders?" 1 asked at last.
BE where l can call you the min
ute l want you," he replied.
"Now, my boy" he continued after a
minute, you are going to see what
hasn't been seer in the Boards for
years, and l reckon you'll never see it
again."
What is it?" I asked politely. l
was prepared for almost any kind of
fireworks in that arena.
Doddridge Knapp made no reply,
but raised his hand as If to command
silence, and a moment later the call OF
omega was heard. And, for a marvel,
a strange stiffness did fall On the
throng.
AT the word Of call l saw Doddridge
Knapp step down to the floor of the
pit, calm, self-possessed, his shoulders
squared and his look as proud and
forceful as that Of a monarch who
ruled by the might of his sword, while
a grim smile played about his stern
mouth.
The silence of the moment thai
followed was almost painful, when the
voice of Doddridge Knapp rang like
a trumpet through the Board-room.
Five hundred for Omega!"
This was a wild jump from 1876 tina
was marked against the stock at tn,
,sose on saturday. but I supposed tn,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

hind us the trail of dripping garments.
l heaved a sigh of relief as Trent
opened the door, and we once more
faced the pleasing prospect of warmth,
dry clothing and friends.
We had made the run from Niles
without incident and had left the an
CINE on a siding at Brooklyn without
being observed. If the railroad COM
pany still has curiosity, after all these
years, to know how that engine got
from Niles to Brooklyn, l trust that
the words l have just written may be
taken as an explanation and apology.
"Where's Barkhouse?" l asked, be-
coming comfortable once more with
dry clothes, a warm and a fresh
bandage on my arm.
"He hasn't shown up, sir" said
Trent. owens and Larson went out
to look for him toward evening yes
terday, but there wasn't a sign of
him."
"Try again to-day. You may pick
up news at Borton's or some of the
waterfront saloons"
On, tnere was u ietter Ior you,
said Trent. Il near fogot."
l snatched the envelope, for the ad'
dress was in the hand of the I'm
known. The sheet within bore the
words:
Where is the boy? Have you re
moved him? Send the key to Rich
mond, Let me know when you re-
turn, for l must see you as soon as II
is safe.''
l read the note three or four times
and each time | was more bewildered
than before. l had left the boy in
Livermore, but certainly he was moi
the n she meant. He was the
wrong boy" and my employer mus
be we'll aware that l had taken hin
at her orders. Or could that expedi
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18
CHAPTER xIv.-Continued.

The willing brutes shot forward into
the darkness at the word and tossed
the rain drops from their ears WIN
many an angry nod.
I have a dim recollection OF splash
ing over miles of level road, drenched
with water and buffeted by gusts OF
wind that faced us o and more,
with the monotonous beat of hoofs
ever in my ears, and the monotonous
stride of the horse beneath me ever
tracking my tired muscles. Then we
slackened pace in a road that wound
I'm sharp descent through a gap In the
hills. and the rush and roar OF a tor
rent beneath and beside us, the wind
sweeping with wild blasts through
the trees that lined the way and COW
cred the hillside and seeming to
change the direction Of its attack at
every moment.
well make 1t, l reckon said
Thatcher, at last. "It's only two miles
farther, and the train hasn't gone up
yet"
There was no sign Of life about the
station as we drew our painting, steam
ing horses to a halt before 1t, and no
train was in sight. The rain dripping
heavily from the caves was the only
sound that came from it, and a dull
glow from an engine that lay alone
on q siding was the only light that
was to be seen.
whats the time?" asked Thatcher
I'VE must have made a quick trip"
Twenty minutes past three" said l,
striking a match under my coat to see
my watch face.
Immortal snakes!" cried Thatcher,
I'm an idiot. This is Sunday night"
l failed to see the connection OF
these startling discoveries, but l had
spirit enough to argue the case. Its
Monday morning, now"
"Well, it's the same thing. The
| freight doesn't run tonight"
| awoke to some interest at this an
~nouncement.
"Why, it's got to run, or we must
take to saddle again for the rest of the
way"
'These horses can't go five miles
more at that gait, let alone 25," pro
tested Thatcher.
well, then, we must get other
horses here"
Come" said Fitzhugh; whats the
use of that when there's an engine or
the siding doing nothing?"
Just the idea. Find the man IL
charge"
Hut there did not appear to be any
man In charge. The engineer ant
fireman were gone, and the watchmar
had been driven to by the fou
weather.
We looked the iron horse over en-
viously-
why. this is the engine that CAM
up with the special this noon," sale
fitzhugh. l remember the number.
Good! We are ahead OF the enemy
then. They haven't had . chance t,
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

The president of the University OF
Illinois has announced that dismissal
will in future be the punishment OF
hazing, which he d%enounces as a VIC
lation of the right of individuality,
provocative of public disorder, in its
milder forms n~onsensical, and in Its
coarser forms vulgar, brutal, always
demoralizing and sometimes danger
Gus. Hence, he says, the university
cannot countenance or tolerate 1t
Such a stand in the opinion Of the In
dianapolis Star generally initiated
will soon end the practice.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18
How the JUDGE Viewed II.

Even a judge on the bench likes his
joke. A mar whose name Is Waters
was arraigned in Bilville court on q
charge of assault and battery. What
did you do to him." asked the Judge,
to make him assault you?" I'VE wuz
at dinner" was the reply, IAN we got
into a dispute, an all l did wuz to hit
him side the head with a corndodger.
an a week arterward he come back
an beat me shameful" WELL" said
the judge. you know whist the Scrip
ture says: Bread cast upon the VA
ters will return to you after many
daysl'"-AtlantA Constitution.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

The mississippi coal trade,
which persists to-day, is one OF the
greatest single movements of cargo In
the world. From Pittsburg to New
Orleans is 1000 miles, all downhill.
Coal in 1,OO0.ton barges is RATED into
fleets and towed down this distance
by powerful steamboats, at a cost OF
less than rs cents a ton, against q
railroad rate of about four dollars and
fifty cents-from Pittsburg to Mem
phis for 43 cents, against a rail rate
of 1910.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

At the recent dedication in Bath OF
a tablet to Edmund Burke, Whitelaw
Reid spoke III behalf Of Americans in
honor Of their best friend In Great
Britain. Burke has become almost a
national hero in America, and 1t was
he who phrased most eloquently many
principles that are part Of our tradi'
ton. His Speech on Cancellation" ia
a difficult piece for schoolboys, but II
ought always to be a part of the pre-
scribed reading of young America.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

A minister recently read a paper be-
fore a Congregational church confer
ence in Boston in which he called at
tention to the fact that in the mem
bership of Sc churches in that vicinity
only one child to each church was
born during the year. His conclusion
was that Congregational families are
oeasing to perpetuate themselves and
that Puritan stock is dying out. Presi
dent Roosevelt ought to look into this
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

A Philadelphia man lief. his son-in-
law so cents with which to buy a rope
to hang himself. The beneficiary will
probably forego the bequest rather
than comply with its conditions, but
It is certainly a terrible tale to come
from the City Of Brotherly Love.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

Our referendum among the leading
personalities of this country on the
question, What is your opinion of the
great men of Europe and American"
has resulted as follows: Washington
and Napoleon are the greatest favor.
ftes, after whom come Hannibal, Cae.
sar and Charles XII. Of Sweden,
Among the most disliked are Brutus.
Cromwell and Darwin.-Nihanoyabi
Nihon1lu Tokyo.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

The official denial Of the Abruzzi-El'
kins engagement will shatter a 70.
nance in which two continents were
deeply interested, and many will re.
fuse 10 give up the hope that the path
OF true love may yet be smoothed for
the royal lover and the beautiful
American girl of his heart.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

Prof. d. c. Jackson of the Massa.
chusetts Institute of Technology has
been retained by the Massachusetts
highway commission to make a report
regarding the telephone situation with
special reference to the practicability
of a reduction in rates and a higher
efficiency of service. .
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

The recent refrigeration congress in
Europe has reminded a student of his,
tory that Francis Bacon made the first
experiments in the use of snow for the
preservation of meat. The people OF
New Zealand, who have been largely
dependent on refrigerated meat, have
shown their appreciation of Bacon's
discovery by erecting a statue OF him
suitably inscribed.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

The Chicago Training School for
City. Home and Foreign Missions broke
ground on Thanksgiving day for a new
chapel to cost 100000. the gift Of N. w.
Harris. Chicago. The Training School
has also just dedicated the Mary
Lemar Kinnear Monnett Memorial
Hall. costing $4,000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18
XIV.
A FIutter In the Market.

The gray pail Of the storm hung
over San Francisco. The dim light of
the morning scarcely penetrated into
the Railways as We climbed the stairs
that led to u lodgings, leaving be-
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

The daughter of Lombroso is com.
ing to this country to study our pris'
ons. We may be thankful, after all
the other Nominations against it, that
she isn't coming to study our society.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

All the world is ready to admire
the taste of the man who fell IN love
with a young woman and married her
because she thanked him when he
gave her his seat and when she turned
and sat down her waist and skirt did
not separate"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

A man in Chicago has been ordered
by the court not to speak to his wife
for two weeks or allow her to speak
to him. Which one was the plaintiff?
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

In prehistoric times, says a Chicago
lady lecturer, woman vas mentally the
superior of man. Is she arguing that
something has happened since?
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

Some one has reported seeing a sea
serpent off Newport, but maybe, after
all, 1t was Just the back bone Of winter
wiggling into place.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

The simplihed spelling board wants
us to spell it "det." OF course that
makes it easier to spell, but not any
easier to get out of a spell of 1t.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

With a t~hree.year-old emperor China
should have no fear Of the sovereign
talking too much.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

Mrs. Langtry is so years old-a fact
shown only by the records.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

Rockville, Conn, has the distinction
of being the first town to arrest an air.
ship for d%isorderly conduct.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

A Chicago burglar broke into a hos
pitalpital and took everything but the
patients temperatures, we presume.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-12-18

With apologies to the hen, why is q
green hat?
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01
CONVENTION At
BOSTON ENDED
CLUB WOMEN ADJOURN AFTER
INTRODUCTION OF NEW OFF,.
GERS - PROMINENT SPEAK
ERS AT LAST SESSIONS.

Boston, June 30-With the intro.
duction of new officers, headed by
Mrs Philip N Moore, Of st. Louis,
Mo. as president, to the assembled
delegates of the General Federation CT
Women's Clubs tonight. the federation
brought to a final adjournment the
biennial convention. This afternoon
there were three separate sessions
The first was devoted civil service
reform work and was addressed by
Miss Anna Lewis Clark, of Missouri
At the second Mrs. Clarence Burns Of
New York, presided as chairman Of
the legislature and industrial confer
ence committee and addresses were
made by Senator Beyerdge. of Tndi.
ana and Mrs. j. Borden Harrison OF
New York
The meeting devoted to the library
extension conference was addressed by
several speakers At the closing ses-
sion Of the conference tonight the re.
tiring president, Mrs. Sarah s. Platt
Decker, of Colorado presided. The
meeting was given mp to presidents
evening and interesting short speech
es were given by many prominent
delegates.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01
DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST CASTRO
POWERS MAY CoM5lNE-WouLD
PUT oUIETUs ON VENEZUELA
MANEUVERiNG 49, PLANS OF
STATE DEPARTMENT

Oyster Bay. n. Y, June 30.-Assist'
ant Secretary of State Bacon todaJ
conferred with President Roosevelt re-
garding the Venezuelan situation. lIe
refused to discuss the matter for pub
lication. but il is understood that the
state department is planning a Wig
orous move against the South Ameli-
can republic and that Great Britain
and Germany may join in the demon
stration
The state department has determin.
ed to put an end to Castro's maneu.
vers by having all the nations inter
csted in Venezuela to act in concert
against Castro, with the United States
as leader, in the movement. The final
details of the plan will not be set
tied until after the return to this coun.
try Of Secretary Sleeper Of the United
States legation.
Casper Whitney was another gucs'
of the president at lunch, aud he re-.
manned at Sycamore Hill after the
other guests had left. The president
questioned him about hunting condi-
tions In South Africa. The president
has started correspondence with
fully a dozen men who have hunted
i'm Africa, and expects to be able to
announce his plans within another
month. He has decided to hunt in
both British and German territory.
and his guide will he a B0er
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01
$4,000 WORTH
OF GEMS LOST
POLICE THINK DIAMOND BUYER
OF STERN BROTHERS, cHicA,
GO FIRM. WAS VICTIM OF
PIcKPoCKETS

Chicago. June @0.-S. G. Powell, a
buyer employed by Stern Brothers d
Company wholesale jewelers.. report
ed to the police today that he either
lost or was robbed of a sack contain
ing $4,000 worth of unset diamonds.
Powell claimed he had purchase
the diamonds a short time previously
and entered the Columbus Memorial
Building with the intention of turning
them over to his employers. Before
going to the office of his employers
he stopped at the barber shop in the
same building. having a bag of dia-
monds in each vest pocket, one valued
at $500 the other at $4,000.
when he went to the offices OF his
employers fifteen minutes later he dis.
covered that the s55. 600 package of
diamonds had disappeared. The police
believe Powell may have been the vic
tim of pickpockets before entering the
building.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-07-01
N GILLIAN HOLDS
TITLE Of MAYOR
JUSTICE LAMBERT ORDERS JURY
TO RENDER VERDICT - RE-
COUNT SHOWS CLELLAN'S
PLURALITY TO BE 2,965

New York. June 3O.-Justice Lam
bert. in affirming Mayor McClellan's
title to the mayoralty in the contest of
William r. Hearst, declared that the
original count was quite as complete
as the one made in court and that th9
evidence showed no fraud so far as
the election inspectors were concern
ed He said that if the legal voters
could be disfranchised so readily as
had been attempted in this case this
form of government would not endure
long. If the jury were to return a YER
diet against Mcclellan, Justice Lam
bert said, he would not allow it to
stand and he ordered a verdict in
favor Of the mayor, which was rem.
dered.
The recount leaves the mayors
plurality 2,9G5.
Mayor Mcclellan tonight said that
he has been forced to pay out forty
thousand dollars to defend his title
not including counsel fees which are
still unpaid. The mayor directs at.
tention to the fact that the result of
this enormous expense and this pro
tracted litigation has been to increase
my total vote aud diminish my official
plurality by about SEQ disputed bal
lots