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CHAPTER III.


Victor Lablanche, the Partisan project
of police, was man who united within
himself qualities not often found con-
Joined in the same individual, for while
he was a sagacious and even brilliant
theorist, he possessed at the same time a
thorough practical knowledge of his bust
ness. In the course of his long career on
the police he had risen, by ability alone,
from comparatively obscure to his
present prominent position. When called
upon to unravel a mysterious crime. he
generally adopted a certain theory, and
pursued it with the persistency of q
bloodhound. 1t was the arrival of this
officer that little group of people in
side, and a promiscuous crowd of about
two hundred of the inhabitants of Vile
neuve who were assembled outside the
chateau impatiently awaited.
A sudden hush fell upon the gathering
on the lawn as, about an hour after day
break, a dark-colored, unpretentious road
cart turned into the avenue. NJ Victor
Lablanche had at once responded in per-
Son to the call made upon him. The
reeking tanks and foam-covered sides of
the animal In the shafts sufficiently at
tested the speed at which the distance
between the village and the metropolis
had been traversed.
NJ. Chabot, cool and collected as ever,
waA the first to receive the project. He
conducted him into the reception room.
The mayor and NJ. Delorme, the justice
Of the peace, were slipping their coffee in
the dining room. Fearful that he might
IN, IA
had signed to Harriet not to come near
him, and she now sat, in silent, fearless
grief, with her arm about Emily's waist,
In the window seat of the library.
Five minutes after the arrival Of the
coachman at his lodgings in the Rue de
Reverdy, DIR. Paul Mason was on the
road to the chateau. He had gazed for a
moment on the face of his old friend.
"She must have died instantly" he re-
marked, as he turned sadly away.
NJ. lie project was now at liberty to ask
any question he chose. He did not care
to ask any questions at present. He
would 60 into the room where the mayor
was, and hear what he had to say.
"Have you examined the prisoner p
was the first question he propounded to
that functionary.
II have attempted to; but he refuses
to make any statement, saying he prefers
to wait until he is brought before the
tribunal. He has the right to waive the
preliminary examination before the jus.
tice, of course, but he is hardly wise in
this instance. A plain explanation Of
how he came to be in the chateau at that
time of night might go far toward &C.
quitting him-that is" he added, IF 1,
= capable Of explanation"
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In Arctic Alumni Hall.
Said the stoodent, my fount'n pen

30 couldn't use ink If chose
II they don't warb this hall
I'll use pedcil, that's all
And erase the bistakes with by dose r.
Yale Record.
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Willie.

Notorious Willie on a tear,
In a Hywheel caught his hair;
William left this world too soon,
We're seeking for him with a spoon
Cornell Widow.
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1t Is said that no man likes to have
the girl he loves see him eat
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The Roupell Mystery
A u yn q anv lie

lorror OF it. the facts which, with its ut
erance, simultaneously arose in the
mind of Van Lith and arrayed themselves
remorselessly against him, deprived him
Tor the moment of the power of reply
In the dead silence that ensued NJ. Cha
bot turned and dispatched the coachman
on his errand, adding in an imperative
cone:
AFTER you have called up the doctor.
stop at Monsieur Revell's, the mayor, ex-
plain briefly what has happened then
go to Monsieur Delorme's. the justice Of
the peace. Tell him, too. Remember.
madame's life may depend on the quick
ness of your movements"
NJ. Chabot, whom one would never
have suspected of being cast in an heroic
mold. was undoubtedly the coolest person
in the room.
Van Lith, fully conscious Of the awful
peril in which he stood, again essayed
to speak. M. Chabot interrupted him.
He did it politely; but there was no
installing his 6rmness The servants
thought it admirable-and his knowledge
of law, ali! was it not prodigious?
Monsieur Van Lith, you may be per-
fectly innocent man. If so, it will be
easy enough for you to explain everything
presently to the mayor, whom l have
sent for. In the meantime, the fact of
your appearance here at such ar hossr as
this, under circumsta1s> ~h,.n Wy You
open to grave suspicion, make it my dus.
| as citizen. to forbid your departure.
Monsieur Chabot! !" calculated gar
riet. what do you mean? You surely
don't believe that Charles--that Mon
sieur Van Lith has done this horrible
| thing?"
The Frenchman shrugged his high
shoulders-just little, and showed his
white teeth as he smiled-just a little,
in deprecating manner.
"Mam'selle must not blame me. l am
simply doing my duty"
%, this must not be-" exclaimed the
| girl, now almost unnerved with appre-
hension. Il can explain ALL can clear
him"
But her wrist was seized in Van
Lith's grasp.
"Mamselle can explain ?"- began Cha
bot, pricking up his little ears like a fox
| terrier.
"Mam'selle will explain nothing" re-
turned Van Lith, meaningly regarding
| the Partisan.
Then perhaps monsieur can?"
when the proper time comes, yes To
you, you sneaking cur, not one syllable
The Frenchman's face took on a ghast-
| ly color. He stammered out few unin-
telligible words, as one who in the heat
OF terrible passion pauses to find the
most singing epithet. But an exclama-
ton from Emily Weldon checked both
men instantly. She had been bending over
the PROSTATE form of the injured woman.
Now she looked up, the calm of a great
despair in her face, the first tears she
had shed glistening in her fine eyes.
20, Harriet" she cried, "she is dead
l shall never hear her voice again."
The girls grief was something terrible
to witness. Harriet stole softly to her
sisters side, and, putting her arms about
her. strove to comfort her.
| LET us leave them," said Van Lith
to M. Chabot, who stood awed and hum.
bled in the presence of such affection.
And side by side the two men, the
Frenchman and the American, the &C
cuser and the accused. went out from
the chamber, leaving the living and de-
spairing alone with their sacred dead
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Eve scolded him.
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"Say, DORA! Martha
"Oh 7" exclaimed Eud!
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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
Want rnIking MACHINES

All makes taken in part payment for
pianos TO fIi export order $40 Market
street
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
EIGHT REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSMAN WIN
California Will Return to Wash
ington Its Present Rep
resentatives

Eight republican congressman will
return to Washington for the extra ses-
sion to be called for the revision of the
tariff and for the next regular session.
Partial returns received from burned
districts south of Market street at an
early hour yesterday indicated that Ju-
Illus Kahn had been defeated by James
G. Mcguire. In the count of additional
precincts, however, Kahn ran remark
ably strong and was elected by a COM
Portable plurality.
In the first district Congressman w.
F. Englebright was reelected by a vote
of 15,067. His opponent, E. w. Holland
of Sonora, received 9,4S7. The returns
indicate that Englebright carried every
county in his district except Sierra and
Mariposa. -
In the second district Duncan McKin-
lay is is reelected by plurality of
nearly 1000. The vote so far canvassed
stands: MvKinlay 17.4S6; Hays, 1857.
McKinlay lost Glenn, Colusa and Lake
counties, but carried the rest of his dis
trict handily.
In the third district Joseph r. Know
land had a walkover. His plurality ex-
ceeds Is. o00- The vote complete for the
district gives Knowland, -27.662,s Peck
ham, 9,1S7.a.s In Alameda and Solano
counties Knowland beat Peckham thr &c
to one and in Contra Costa two to or e.
In the fourth district Julius Kahn re-
ceived a total vote of FS;706 to 7,1S5 for
James G.~ Mcguire. Mcguire carried
all the districts of the fourth, south
of Market street: the twenty eighth,
twenty ninth, thirtieth and thirty
first. Kahn, however, rolled up big
plurality on the north side. especially
in the big fortieth and forty-first. Ma
guire clipped 1000 off Kahn's plurality
of two years ago, reducing it from
$500 to 1900 in round numbers.
Red Hayes goes back to congress
from the fifth after a contest in which
he bested George A. Tracy by a plu-
rality of 1000. In San Francisco the
vote stood: Hayes, 18,442; Tracy, 49,
403. Tracy captured the thirty second.
thirty third. thirty-fourth. thirty-fifth
and thirty-sixth, but Hayes ran ahead
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
Reelection Judge Frank IL Dunno Is Triumph Decency:
Rgues Repude Republicans City Plurality

of him in the thickly populated thirty
seventh. thirty y-eighth and thirty ninth.
In San Mateo the vote stood: Hayes
1851; Tracy, 1855; and in Santa Clara
in the precincts so far heard from,
Hayes. 7.435; Tracy. 4.240. For to-
tai of PSI out of 306 precincts Hayes
gets 27.447, Tracy 23.79S.
In the sixth district James c. Need
ham defeated Fred Feliz by vote of
approximately 1911 to 1886, those
being the returns with 81 precincts still
missing. Needham appears to, have car
ried every county by a handsome mar
gin.
In the seventh district. comprising
Los Angeles, James McLachlan has a
plurality of between 5000 and 5000.
The returns so far canvassed give Nc
Lachlan. 2S.324; Rush, 1880.
In the eighth district S. C. Smith
won from W. E. Shepperd by a plur-
ality of about $1,000 Four hundred and
forty out of 519 precincts give smith
24,324; Shepperd, 1904. Smith carried
every county except Kern.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
GOMPERS STILL HOPEFUL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-"Temporar-
lily defeated, but not conquefed." is the
way President Gompers of the Amer
lean federation of labor viewed the
election in statement issued today.
THE organized workers stood true
to the cause of justice and human free
dom," says Gompers. This is not the
first time in the struggles of the
masses that entrenched wealth, privi-
lege and power gained a material, even
though temporary, victory. The
moral influence of the campaign is with
the workers. The part labor took
compelled the discussion to be devoted
almost exclusively to the labor ques-
tion, labor movement and the principles
of right justice and humanity upon
which their philosophy and demands
are based. Even though disappointed
with the result, there is no loss of
faith or confidence in the justice of
labors demands. Action, consistent, in
sistent and persistent. will achieve for
the toilers the triumph of the cause of
labor and the cause of human justice
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
TAFT'S CABINET
Gossip Names Probable Mem
bers and Retires MetcaIf
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

CINCINNATI, Nov. 4.-The cabinet
that President Taft win announce
March viii be this:
Secretary of State-EIIhu Root, New
York.
Secretary Of the Treasury-George
Won l.. Meyer, Massachusetts.
Secretary of War-Luke K. Wright,
Tennessee.
Postmaster General-Frank III. Hitch
cock. Massachusetts.
Secretary Of the Navy-WiIlIam Loeb
Jr. New York
Attorney GeneraI-Frank b. Kellogg,
Minnesota.
Secretary of the InteriOr-James b.
Garfield. Ohio.
Secretary of Agriculture-James VII
son. Iowa.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Oscar :. Sfraus, New York.
It is certain that Victor II. Metcalf
Of California. the present secretary of
the navy. VIII not be made a member
OF President Taft's official family, and
he may even retire before March by
reason Of poor health. It is highly
probable that Truman II. Newberry of
Michigan, now assistant secretary of
the navy. VIII be appointed as Secretary
Metcalfs successor, although a Pacific
coast man might be more desirable.
The secretary TO the president will
BE Fred W. Carpenter Of Minnesota
The cabinet named above viii not be
spermanent Root will remain as sec
lIetsry Of state throughout the admin
3stration Of Taft General Wright is
"a democrat, and it is unlikely that he
will be retained more than a few
months after the Inauguration.
Frank D. Kellogg is national com
cnitteeman from Minnesota, has been
'trust buster" for the administration
and viii be the next attorney general.
Fred W. Carpenter, who will be sec
cetary to the president, succeeding Loeb.
As a native of Minnesota but spent most
OF his life before going with Taft in
California Taft says of him what
Roosevelt says of Loeb-that he is the
best private secretary q man ever had"
Carpenter was recommended to Taft
nine years ago. when Taft was In the
Philippines, and has remained with him
since, twice encircling the globe and
rnalxing side trips to Cuba and Panama
as the average man would take a run 70
the country. He is 81 years old, retir-
6ng. discreet and modest
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
TAFT PLURALITIES
ARE INCREASING
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tion Of Governor Hanly in calling a
special session OF the legislature be
tween the time Of the Chicago conven-
tion and the opening Of the campaign.
10 pass q local option law
The result has been disastrous TO the
republicans They have lost all but
two Of their congressman in Indiana,
and the people, IN their anxiety TO in
sure the defeat Of Watson, slashed
away al the national ticket and cut
down Taft's majority to about half Of
what it would otherwise have been
Uncle Joe" Cannon has won out in
his own district. The labor movement
against him there seems TO have had
but little effect. and, as a matter OF
course. the attempt to drag a church
organization into politics failed entire
~ The speaker viii go back TO con-
gress and viii. Of course, be candi-
date for reelection
Some Of his lieutenants, however,
will be missing Notable among them
IS ". p. Hepburn Of Iowa. the author
of the railroad rate bill. at least his
name was attached 70 that measure
which originated in the committee on
interstate commerce. Of which he was
the chairman. Some were unaware OF
the fight being made upon Hepburn in
his district, and the news Of his de-
feat came as a surprise.
Jesse Overstreet Of Indianapolis. who
has been chairman of the house COM
mittee on postoffices and post roads for
many years. was victim TO the politi-
cal turmoil in the Hoosier State. He
represented q district that used to be
considered republican, but he lives in
Indianapolis. and that city was made
the scene of the most tremendous ef-
forts put forth by the liquor element
70 beat Watson. They instructed al
their followers to vote the straight
democratic ticket, and Overstreet, like
Taft. was made a victim.
Charles B. lands of Delphi, Ind. g
brother Of the federal judge in Chi
cago, lost for the same reason. He has
been q useful member Of congress and
lost his district because of the political
conditions.
James T. McCIeary in the MankatC
district IN Minnesota has been defeated
During the campaign in 1896 he made
g series OF speeches on the money
question that were declared my many
TO be the best Of the campaign. He
deserved well Of his party, but com
bined with his devotion TO sound money
was an unreasonable attachment Il
the protective tariff. Unfortunately fol
1dcCleary he represented a district
where the people believed in tariff re-
vision. AS result they turned out OF
congress their representative. who had
voiced their views upon everything eX-
cept the tariff
The most important appointments Il
be made by the new president will bt
those Of chief justice and two associate
justices OF the supreme court. Foul
members Of that court who are already
past the age for retirement and who
probably viii retire before the end OF
the Taft administration are Fuller
Brewer, Harlan and Peckham. Two oi
these, Chief Justice Fuller and Asso-
ciate Justice Peckham are democrats.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
OHIO

CINCINNATI. o., Nov. "A plurality
of about so. 600 for Judge Taft. the re-
publican candidate for president, was
the election day expression of the vot-
ers of Ohio, who, however, at the same
time, chose the head of the opposition
state ticket by a plurality of probably
the state are Included in the figures
that show these results, no estimates
being considered. and any difference
will be simply as to the size of the plu-
raiity, there being no question of the
certainty of the result Both parties
claim to have the majority that will
settle the United States senatorship.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
NEVADA

RENO. New, Nov. 4.-While the re-
turns are not complete from this state
1t is safe to say Bryan carries it by
less than 1000. United States Senator
Newlands (democraD will be returned
by small majority. Bartlett (demo-
crat) for congress will win by heavy
plurality over Maxson (republican) and
Fitzgerald independently. Bartlett's
firm stand on the police bill won him
many votes. Deadly (democrat) for
surveyor general wins by a slight ma
jority over Con Ahearn. Brown (repub-
lican) will grace the supreme bench
over Talbot. The police bill is favored
by a big majority. The legislature
will be slightly democratic Ferrell
for sheriff Of Washoe county wins from
Big Bil1' Wilson 4 to 1.
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Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
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JAPANESE coNGRArULArE TAFT

TOKYO, Nov. 4.-The Japanese news
papers today contain editorials COM
menting upon the result of the election
in the United States. The Kokumin
which is credited with representing the
views of Premier Katsura. says: The
world must be congratulated on the
election of Judge Taft, who, because
of his worldwide experience. will prob
ably prove to be the ablest president
America ever elected"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
MOST AMENDMENTS
HAVE BEEN ADOPTED
Propositions on Tax, Assess
ment of Mortgages and Board
of Education in Doubt

While the complete vote on the con-
stitutional amendments will not be at
hand for a few days. the returns at
hand last night indicated that most
of them had been adopted In San
Francisco the voters approved of the
full list. The measures which appear
to be in greatest doubt are the tax
amendment, the change in the asses
ment of mortgages and the proposal to
change the personnel of the board of
education. In San Francisco, at least,
an emphatic Affirmative was registered
for the proposed Limitation of legis-
lative employees, the direct primary
and the night school amendment.
The voters of Los Angeles voted
down the tax amendment, the increase
in the salaries of state officials, the pro-
posed change in the board of education
and the proposition to amend the law
pertaining to lotteries and stock gam
bling
The tax amendment, which separates
local and state taxes and places an inn
post on the gross earnings of corpora
tions, won out in San Francisco by
5000, but was defeated in Los Angeles.
The vote is close in the interior. The
alteration in the school law allowing
the use of state funds for the high
schools was a popular measure in San
Francisco, and unless the outside vote
is strongly antagonistic, it will be
adopted.
The Eagan franchise scheme was
given an effective quietus 1t was not
only defeated, but the vote against it
was so heavy as to make similar at
tempt to grab the streets of the city
unlikely. The Eagan scheme received
726 votes, while $500 ballots were
cast against it. Here is the vote on
the several amendments and PROPOSE
| finnS n Sal Fro
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
OREGON

PORTLAND, Nov. 4.-Returns re-
ceived up to o'clock tonight from Ore
gon give Judge. Taft a lead of 26.617
over Bryan These returns give Debs
but 3,109- votes, Chain 1924 and Hisgen
lis. Later returns will probably in
crease Taft's lead, his total majority
more. The sl1rprises Of the alention ~ are
the manner in which Taft ran ahead of
the most sanguine predictions.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
MONTANA

BUTTE. Mont, Nov. 4.-Advices to-
night indicate that Taft has carried
Montana by a majority close to 5000
Charles y. Pray of Fort Benton is re-
elected TO congress by about 1000. The
sovernorshfp is still in doubt. with
Donlan. republican, running about 1,60o
behind Norris. democrat. About 10000
votes are vet 10 be heard from. Re-
turns indicate the election of the re-
publican state ticket with the exception
Of governor.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05

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The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
POPE coNGRATULATEs TAFT

LONDON, Nov. A dispatch re-
ceived here from Rome says that the
pope has cabled his congratulatfons to
w. III. Taft. whose election to the presi-
dency is thought to guarantee the ac-
ceptance. of the popes proposals in the
matter of compensation to the religious
congregations of Porto Rico.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
HAWAII

HONOLULU, Nov. 4.-Returns re-
ceived up to o'clock this afternoon
show that Jonah Kalanianole, repub-
lican, territorial delegate to congress
has been reelected by decreased plu-
rality. The territorial legislature will
be republican and j. J. Fern, democrat
has been elected as first mayor OF
Honolulu. The last legislature created
the city and county of Honolulu, COM
prising the satire island of Oahu.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
CALIFORNIA GIVES
TAFT LARGE VOTE

Continued From Page 1. Column
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05
ARIZONA

TUCSON. Ariz.. Nov. z.-Figures on
deierafes obtained from Chairman Dill
Ion d. and HoVal A. Smith. r., by
counties give Smith ma5oritles; MoJave
15O. Santa Cruz 81. Yuma 100, Graham
25O ella I25. Cameron ma5orities.
Yavapai $40. Navajo 20, Maricopa 235
Coconino I70. Cochise $50. Pima will
give Smith about so. Apache and Pinal
close Csmeron's majority Will approx
innate 500.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1905-1908, 1908-04-15
OUR WOMEN IN THE WAR.

fully accepted new terms of life and
faithfully went on with the duty Of
dsing all that in them lay to uphold
the men who labored to build up their
country. Still through all the years Of
bitter poverty. humiliation and milf
.tary despotism they guarded In the
citadel OF their hearts the memory Of
the cause they loved. From the first
they organized memorial associations
to care for the soldiers graves, and
as each spring returned to strew them
with flowers, teaching the little chill
dren the reason and meaning Of the
deed. The first dawn Of more pros
porous era saw them all over the
eouitry, as by a common inspiration,
banded together to build homes for
homeless veterans and hospitals far
the sick; to take care that true his
tory should be taught in the schools
that the children should learn always
to honor their fathers, to understand
and to glory in their fight for princi'
pies and to preserve the traditions OF
the Confederacy.
And in every state. in almost every
county. they have put up shafts OF
everlasting bronze or granite to shew
forth the faith and love that is in
them. Now we offer to you the story
Of their work, so that when the last
eyewitness has gone from your sight
the memory Of their suffering and
their iabors may not be lost. Truly it
was the Inspiration Of such women as
these that gave to the men of the
South the courage to dare and brave
the shot and shell and all the horrors
that war carries with It! It is to such
women the men Of the South owe an
everlasting gratitude that no monu'
meat Of stone. though reaching to the
heavens. can ever repay.