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New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE H. i'0o

IN distress and nv seeming nhurnanty IN tie ~
Of ali vour crew is great gr1ef 10 me a. en'
actual deed would seem TO you 10 you !. 80 te
actual and | cannot blame you IN thc ledsC' p.-
when YOU do understand, | am certain y9uI -
tude will undergo change lie pause! r5.,
ively and then went on mere are 'els 9 Ill
rarfed with this affair that | much prefer not telt-
mo Won and beg earnestly that you let the Whoe
subject rest until we meet MI Ni"i0'S O'''''-'' "
New York - e--, ,rb;,.
teeth Il must know YOUR reason now, at any
cost or else will place my own constructloI1 on
the telegrams received and act accordingly NO"
'i'13 0r,5Iond seemed sincerely troubled; for much
denended on his reaching America by the TWEEN
tieth and Vada's distrust OF HIM Would lnefIfIe
materially with his plans. He sighed regretfull{
ND tI1rned to her Very we'll he answered.
since vou insist l have choice; yet | warn YOU
in advance that you will regret the pointed que9-
tion He paused again giving her the opportunity
for change of mind but Nalda was silently de
ternined. and her guest resumed. In my apparent
brutality toward-er-Mr. Morson, was acting;
believe me- solely in the interests OF Your father
How so?" she asked, and Orrnond cast reserve
aside and answered:
BY trying to prevent possible catasfroPne ppm.
which YOU if YOU will pardon me. have unkno"-
ingly done all in your power to consummate, Your
rnercfuy rescued gentleman is. regret 70 state
an impostor.' ,
His name amt Morson." interjeCted Tracy, and,
in spite of the fact that OrnOnd kicked his Sims
beneath the table, he finished his painfully inter
rupted statement; it's Brown.
How do YOU know" asked Ealda, looking
sharply at both in turn.
Because" Ormond informed her, we Nno"
him. both of us, by sight and reputation His name
is George C. Brown a customs house officer IN the
employ of the British Government.
But" protested Valda, Your argument IS a7-
surd The man IS an American
"Of course he IS" agreed the private secretary.
and Just about the smartest one from Canada to
Texas That's why the Britishers pay. him a sal
ary We are Americans ourselves, and know.
This was the longest speech that Tracy had
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terpctei IN
smile of it made down in New York. hope you Il
he so kind as to accept from me; for 1t is nothing
but the merest trlf1e.
Vor're very kind" she said. and he drew box
from, his rocket and placed in her hand. Within
was large gold 1ocket, which was handsomely
enameled in color, and Ethels tace fuShed as She
exclaimed: . .t;,,
81 handsome as this, You must give 1t to your
sister who would prize it especially: thank you
for the thought and am GLAD TO .o see IT, = tbnugb
fully A puzzled look came INTO her eyes ti'u 9te I
glanced from the ocket to his face and back 10 tne
locket again. ,.,,, t o-1.a1
Where did you say you 8oI tIl9' 9ii- ~
AT Tiffanv's" he answered, =, ..o-
mo, the escutcheon, | mean liel NoiOe '
"6h. that's been in the family ever since the mrs first
Fitz came over 10 England with William IIe ooli-
queror in 1906 he said ghbly
DEAII me, how remarkable" drawled Billy
- voice as he and Jack came up the steps, Let
me see" as he glanced over his sister SHou'IeI-
Nv "What's the natter" demanded FitzGerad in
an aggreved tone, and Ethel turned angr1ly upon
him. .,... .t,;.,,, ta. ra.,, j.,
vour family for years; that its the family coat OF
S' "Thats what [ said Is there anything wrong
WIN "Anvthing wrong. There's nothing right! is
wrong bv every law of heraldry. Can't you see foI
vourself5 You have blue cross on req heil, anu
color never goes on color You have SILVER rabbit 2o
on gold field, and metal never goes on metal. iou t
have the Prince of Wales crest on cardinal nat
for Norman knights escutcheon, and over all you
have the bar sinister, Somebody has hoaNed you,
but if YOU knew anything at all about heraidry, as
,o,,,,-a nratnnded TO- YOU might have known enough
to see that that thing was a hoax from beginning to
end. You needn't have been 50 low as to have he'd
about il to me! Oh, all men are alike! and with
flashing ewes Ethel swept to the door
lack was on hand to open 1t for her and he sad
gently, Don't be hard on him; he did 1t to
dignant glance as she passed haughtily into the
house.
Pill was still shaking with COnVulSVe laughter
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
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vet made: but since it contained only common
sense and information, ne was permitted 20 finish
And suppose he IS officer, SAID Ea.Ia still
championing her hero; what Of II
OrrnOnd shrugged
Have l or my father any-hiaz to t-s- t-7n-
customs house officials
Again OrrnOnd shrugged
The man was thrown from tgg5oat before
our very ewes and the least we could Do WAS %
stop and save his lie.
do YOU suppose for one instant that this aHoe
ridiculous proceeding was anything more -haa
cheap trick,
Most certainly, y cheap trick, coa-,c,ei be-
forehand between Your martEred h--J and his ac-
connOdating coal heavers
Valda looked angry and lncretu-5-7-
Orrnond dropped sarcasm and returned -r CON-
mon reason. In this enlightened age. Ms. .I,~a-i.
men do not attempt open murder H. the broad 2t
day. especially when an entire Eae1- crew are
VaIda had not thought Of this She rr-<e-ei
her brow in an effort to find some rational excuse
but Or1nOnd continued TO cllnch Ms argument
As | said before. YOU lack Obse-E --i1-. Hal
YOU followed my suggestion TO 60 --ra--. ahead.
YOU would have seen that rug turn AMI rescue
George C. Brown with a bOathOOE- II Eas childish
absurd. Why, my dear Miss Glrar-. tbs fellow
can swim like fish
How do YOU know that sne asS---- c--ch-r5
at wornanlv straWs OF hope
This time Or1nond laughed =" \ drowning man
doesn't usually tread water ana slJ'- ~ --5Joa-5
with a big blue gun
The girl stared at him. She was forced b admit
that the proceeding. looked az from any rational
viewpoint was unusual, for the ac-s Of browning
and target practice refused point5a1 % associate
arnicably.
SO YOU see" suggested her guest. a= gently as
he could in the very tenderness and sympathy
of YOUR own good heart YOU were blinded by q
mere theatrical trick trick 70 get aboard vOu-
vacht.-and too transparent 70 be worth a second
thought
VaIda'5 big brown eyes stretched % their utmost
-o,.-I+v- R,r- yVhy the name Heaven.
She demanded should he want % se- aboard M
yacht
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All" returned her fathers friend,
now YOU touch upon a delicate issue.
in which. believe me. / have done my
best to spare YOU
Valda made a gesture x rDpa-ience.
Il think YOU needn't Hea- about the
bush | want the truth. and all Of T.
Gro on,
Ormond hesitated. Tracy gave q
gentle tug at his coat sleeve. Better
tell her. partner-srralyh-
Ornond still hesi-ated Apparently
he did not wish 70 wound The feelings
Of his hostess. bur now there seemed
no way out Of II He -ssr from his
chair, paced though-fuLlE up and down
the saloon. paused. then SAID % he-
gently. | regret u inform YOU thar
YOUR father IS in trouble The daugh-
ter started: but took e grip on herself
and waited for the rest.
Ormond conveyed the news as tact
fully as possible To DE- perfectly
candid. Mr. Girari has recently ac-
quired quite a valuable -e- OF rare
gems. which. if | may So put It. he was
in the act of transforms -' his nome
IN New York without ----r- ',-l,-
out the formaIitieS Usually observed III
the customs house.
What" cried VaItl =r-.a-.-E %
her feet in fury. My father snug
gler. a cheat: l don't believe you'll
Its "a
Please. please begged '-o'ni.
striving 70 queu her eN---v-,er- 7t-n a
lifted hand You insisted u..c the
truth. and the matter. II Ta1 i -'--.-'- r.
me. Is a business one Il has l-..e--
before. Miss Girari sever-. TIMES.
She sank into her seat Sutteo-- l3
her throbbing brain came The t'-.-.r-
of those other TWO occasions when .r-
honored parent had tcr-1c-eo % De-
clare the valuable additions 20 hrs -eU-
collection. Also IN the laS- t." years
he had ceased To cross by way ~ me
regular transatlantic steamers 2N-
travelled TO and T., on The S9--1-c. il
condition that rendered little mat
tiers of forgetfuIneSS far easier ID
contrive. Again. rhore was his -Es-
ferrous business. the queer ue' 2.1
that came and went. his recent .r'sl'-
bilitv. the sending OF his y---- 70
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and as FitzGerald turned on HIM
angrily he said:
SOh. Fifty, to think you'd be such
a fool as to believe single word
saidl"
FitzGerald made no reply, but strode
3Exit the Norman Baron of the
Bar Sinister" said Billy oh, Jack,
what a lark it is, l don't think you
will be bothered by him any more.
You Young scoundrel. this IS all
YOUR doings. Own up | won't stand
any more of your nonsense, ack
looked stern.
You bet it is said Billy I'm
proud of it! | made up the fool thing
out of whole cloth Took me an hour
at the public library. Wasn't 1t a
gem? Ye gods. bar sinister, blue on
red, ostrich feathers like an Easter
bonnet, and the whole business.
haven't had 50 much fun for coon's
agel'
YOU'RE miserable skate!' ex-
claimed Jack fiercely. He wasn't at
all pleased that Ethel should be made
ridiculous.
We'll, it's time Ethel made up her
mind to take a decent chap like YOU, ".
said Billy.
rs it, Ethel's voice came cool from
the doorway I'm ever 50 much
obliged to you for arranging my af-
fairs, Billy There was a strange
expression in her eyes as they met
lacks Contrasted with FitzGerald.
this honest man seemed dearer to her
than she had known. But Mr..
Elmsdale is 50 disgusted with the way
| have treated him that he isn't going
to ask me any more.
Isn't he:', said Billy; but Jack
said only:
will YOU take walk in the gar
den, Ethel"
And as the two figures passed slowly
out of sight down the rose bordered
walks of the fragrant garden, Billy
smiled joyfully and nurmured softly
to himself:
"Hurrah for Billy's Matrimonial
Agency It's going to make good.
It's going to make good It's all Oft
with Ei+zy.i -
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
THE PLACID BORE.
t.

When you re sitting in your office.
With your desk piled high with work,
And you're swearing at the office boy,
And jawing at the clerk,
And you're wondering where the start
begins.
And where the end leaves off.
Your angry ear is startled
By an old familiar cough
And then 20, yes. the boss is in"
This from the office page.
And you swear softly to yourself,
And tremble in your rage.
I'm busy, sir" you stammer
As the smiling bore walks in.
Then | won't detain you long"
He smiles and rubs his placid chin.
And then he takes the easy chair,
And smokes a black cigar,
While on your brow the frown remains
You i'll conceal your ire.
He talks about the weather
And asks If you are i'll,
Aud gives you good advise
About the latest kind of pill;
And then he asks about your dog,
And If the gardens up,
And wants to know If you have seen
His new style spaniel pup.
And as he talks your heart sinks low,
You wonder "Wm he never go?"
And still he talks and talks.
AT last the telephone bell rings,
Hello you joyous cr..
"Smith? Yes, I'll come right down at
once"
And with relief you sigh.
Sorry" then you murmur.
But the bore says. Not at all,
To tell the truth, old boy,
j think that I've enjoyed the call
And as he wriggles out the door.
You sigh in your relief:
If he had stayed a moment more,
We two'd have come to grief"
-TILLY sLowBoY.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
COUNCIL MEETING.
%

At a regular meeting of the city
council last night liquor licenses were
granted to Sategna & Co., Gilbert &
Gill and james Gallery; pool license
TO Martin Verce; plumbers license to
i. and ]. o'Driscoll, Joe Jackson. j.
]. German & Co, F. R. Graham, L. C.
Jakway and Chas Sherer.
The clerk was authorized to adyer.
tise for bids for grading on Fifth
street and First and Third avenues.
A proposed l5-year contract with
the STANDARD Light company was read.
1t provided for an all-night service OF
a minimum of fifty-three arc lights for
$3.50 month. the contract to be sub.
tect TO readiustment of rates every
five years, each side 10 select one
party and the two to select third
TO arbitrate the matter. IL agreement
should not be reached otherwise. The
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
DEMAND FOR OLD HATS.
New York Press.

New York Press.
"oh, yes, am always in the market
for second hand derbies and silk hats
They sell better than anything else.
The old clothes dealer pointed to
room filled with slocking hats
There's no. half enough to meet my
demand" he said. "If you was to brig
me carload Of old hats this morning
I'd take 'em all
There's such a demand, eh?"
You bet tnere's a demand. Espe-
cially among old maids and widows
that live alone. They buy these hats
and hang couple on the hall rack.
Then, when a beggar or tramp gets too
rambunctious at the door they turn
and say:
George is home There's his hat.
GEORGE Oh, George! VIII you come
down here and turn this rascal away?"
Then the tramp sneaks, thinking
there's man in the mousse.
Restaurants. when they open up
new stands, generally lazy in twenty
five or thirty hats. They hang them
in the lobby to make people think
business is brisk"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

rate for arc lights is now ss per month.
Alderman Folsom objected to the CON
tract on the ground that contract is
already in force and does not expire
till January 1. 1909, and he suggested
that II was time enough then to take
the matter up. The matter was pass
ed over i'll, next meeting.
Bids for connecting the city hall
with the sewer were read. as follows:
j. J. German, SOS: James O'Driscoll
sos; f. r. Graham, 500. Contract
was awarded to Mr.. German.
Mr. Charlton appeared and spoke
in favor Of allowing free water for the
convent and for Mercy hospital Free
water was allowed for domestic use
but not for irrigating.
1t was decided to place a drinkinl
fountain at Wallis drug store.
The attention of the council was
called by the mayor to the unsanitarl
condition of the Park school and the
matter was referred TO the health ant
police committee 10 investigate.
f. j. Morris was awarded the con
tract of building tooi house in tbs
cemetery for $50.
Alderman Folsom made a motion
that lots in the city cemetery be re
duced from $50 to S25, which carried
The city treasurer reported havinl
| received S5,445 from sewer tax in dis
trict No. /.
Contractor Skidmore was allowe
$1,000 balance on sewer No /, $3.50 o
21s per cent being held back for sis
teen months.
Alderman Naegelin favored usin
the ground at the old pumping plan
for a pound
Forsgren & Johnson We're allowe
$500 for putting in the cement wal
at the city hall.
Dan Cummings was allowed 1889 TO
trenching and back-flling of the Mort
Durango water main on West Thir
avenue
Ordinances 457 and 45S were u
for final proof, and 459 for final adol
ton and 46O. governing curb lines, etc
was introduced on reconsideratio
from previous meeting.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

This being Professor Fewks' first visit
to this place. the first thing Tuesday
morning was visit 10 the famous
cliff palace in company with Superin-
tendent Randolph, Charles Kelley and
others. The feeling with which the
magnificent ruin stretched in its length
OF almost 500 feet before his bewilder-
ed gaze and under cliffs, themselves
a scene Of grandeur, was described by
him as inexpressible. He remarked
that he had visited the Coliseum at
Rome, had walked the streets of Pom
peli and stood on the Acropolis at
| Athens and beheld the beauties of the
Parthenon but this one ruin surpassed
in many important respects anything
| he had ever seen. They began work
at once, and when the returning party
left they had already begun to un-
earth much pottery and other evi-
dences of The civilization of this an
cient race.
The work to be done now is of a
semitic nature, though the work Of
preparing the ruins will be carried on
extensively Two cisterns and res
ervoir to conserve the water supply
will be put in at once, Philip Bauer
having been awarded the contract foi
doing the work. Aboue the first OF
July the appropriation for building
roads and trails win be available and
at that time an army of men will com
mence work on these.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

knees. Vigil told the Mexican boy
to ask Mr. Chapman II he chapman
did not tell him (vigiD 20 boss the
outfit while he was away. The boy
asked Chapman and was answered
yes. Then Vigil went and got his
gun and walked up TO within about
fifteen feet of Lucero and shot him.
Lncero raised up and started to run
around the tent and he shot him three
more times. Then the murderer went
out in the bushes for few moments,
and then returned and looked at his
victim and applying an apprebious
name TO him, remarked that he was
dead
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
BLUFF CITY HAS A
BOARD OF TRADE


The last Issue OF the Cortez Herald
is full OF oil news. 1t says Bluff City
has organized board oil trade and
the immediate duties OF the organiza
lion will be the care of strangers, the
making of roads and some systematic
method of advertising. All the pretty
and comfortable homes OF the town
| will have wide-open doors, d cheerful
welcome to the stranger. A contract
has been let and under way Tor a good
wagon road down to the oil field, and
our own county commissioners should
Immediately confer with that board
been taken towards building a shorter
and better road towards Cortez, then
meet them more than half way by
building an excellent stage road to
their county line.
This travel has already assumed re
| spectacle proportions, and when 1t has
| become generally known that oil OF
such quality and quantity can be had
almost for the asking, there Will be a
| stampede in that direction almost un-
paralleled.
b d. Harshburger, one of the en-
tnusiasts and an expert on oil, has
| lately received assurance from Spok-
ane capitalists that all necessary ma
| chinery will be forwarded to him al
once. a
One of the best known mining ex-
perts in the west. known throughout
the worlds centers as one of the high
| priced ones, visited the fields almost
three years ago and since then he has
kept close tab upon developments.
| He is John G. Worth of New York.
| On Monday, he and his wife returned
| from trip to Bluff, where they have
been Tor the past thirty days, and left
| for Denver last Tuesday. Like all of
his calling. he was reticent, but free
| ly stated that The oil field was very
| extensive and The oil OF the best very
| quality He says it must yet be dem
onstrated whether the production OF
wells under development will be re
I
munerative, but is of the opinion III
| the affirmative. He will return in a
short time or else defer his visit until
fall. by whicn time he will have ma
| chinery on his holdings.
Mr.. Goodriohs expert drill man OF
Pennsylvania went there last week,
and now he win proceed to put down
bore after bore.
James McNhliams and Mr.. Young,
representing Telluride parties, went
through here 10 Bluff on Sunday.
James Apted, registered as from
Colorado Springs, and going down in
the interest of Cleveland, o., parties.
went through ON Sunday. The oiu
but, like "Ioey," he is TOO devilish
sly. He is going there as a represen.
tatiye of Mancos gentlemen who are
not going to get left.
b. II. Rogers and party, hailing from
Telluride. are there for a number OF
days, as are also representatives OF
Salt Lake. Denver Colorado Springs.
Nebraska and other points.
The Goodrich well-220 feet deep
was stopped as soon as the drill had
cracked the hard lime shell over the
first oil sand Another drop or two,
the expert decidedly asserts, would
have encountered a "gusher," and as
no preparation had been made for
storing oil. not even casing cap pro
vided. his advice was taken, the drill
drawn and the plant moved five miles |
up the river, where 1t is now drilling
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
CONCENTRATES.

The kaiser believes in the old adage,
Early to bed" and woe betide any OF
his sons who may come in later than
10 O'Clock.
No clergyman of the Church OF
England having parish of 1000 per-
sons Is hereafter to receive less than
$1,000 year. while parishes of 500 and
up TO 1000 are to pay not less than
$3.50, Il
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

The group of Paris iingoes is now
trying to work mp war between the
United States and Venezuela, or some
other South American country. They
should be provided with copy of the
speeches made at the laying of the
corner stone in Washington of the
new building for the international bu-
reau OF American republics
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

During the last three months OF
1907 the railroad casualties were "a
4bG, Of which 1902 we're killed and
1886 injured. Such showing in
the whole OF Europe would create
cousternation there.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
WORK BEGINS ON
CLIFF PALACE RUINS
o.

The Mancos Times-Tribune says that
twenty-five men went out from Man.
cos to begin work on the ruins The
party reached the vicinity OF the ruins
about ten o'clock Monday night, and
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

The Republican party is fortunate
in not having any factional fights on
this year. Not only in Colorado but
throughout the land Republicans are
united for the success of state and
national tickets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

Let the farmers take an interest In
the institutes to be conducted BY the
state agricultural college. Scientific
farming is winning all over the land
and IL is the up-to-date farmer who
makes a success.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

The Denver Republican influence
was indirect for speer The paper
wanted him elected and will come out
and give speer great praise. It's sup
port was not sincere.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

The principle regret over the cleo
tion. of speer is the fact that the peo-
pie are in tor a series OF 80 the
People May Know" from the Denver
Post.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

The Pagosa Springs New Era has a
notion the ball team of that town
can wallop the Durango players. They
have funny notions over there.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21
(From Wednesdays Daily
he pay car came in yesterday.

f. Warshauer, the wool buyer of
Antonito, is in town today
Billy Mack went out to Salida this
morning to have an operation perform
ed.
Local wool buyers report there Is
no wool offered for sale these days,
he price being too low.
Court adjourned yesterday at Silver
on and all the officials and lawyers
attending from here returned.
A. Anheier will attend the billpost-
ers convention in Denver, going out
this morning.
Sheriff Palmquist is pretty bus.
these days taking convicts out, going
through from Silverton with two high
graders this morning.
Nate Gilpin, an old friend of Cap
tain Dudley, stopped over night on
his return from the Montezuma valley
o. his home in Iowa. He formerly
lived in Silverton.
An Ely paper received in Durango
tells OF C. Il. Mcconnell making
speech before the Commercial leagnf
o. that town recently
Mrs. J. l.. Edwards, who has been
in Aztec for some time with her father.
who was sick. departed this morning
for her home in Cripple Greek.
j. II. Swartwout was an arrival last
evening from the east and is spend
| ing the day in town, having come to
look over conditions pertaining to the
operation of his properties in the Nee
die mountains. He has not yet de
cided as to what he will do.
Judge f. C. Stimson and H. Riddell,
attorneys from Denver who were at
tending court in Silverton. being EN-
ployed to lok after the interests of
the Minnie Gulch Mining company, be-
ing sued by Sam Martin. The case
was settled out of course, Martin Sc
curing s62,5OO.
A. F. Erich travelling man for the
Parke-Davis company. manufacturing
chemists OF Detroit. LAS decided to sell
his land in San Juan county, New
Mexico, and buy in La Plata county,
Colorado, where he believes there is
less danger of loss to fruit from frost
and freezes than in the lower alti-
tude. Mr.. Erich has come to this con.
| clusion after making a trip through
the lower country and then going over
a portion of La Plata county.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

The Ross boys of silverton have or.
ganized company of eastern men
and leased the old Congress mine at
Red mountain
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

Speer was elected by Republican
votes--in return for the support he
gave the Republican ticket two years
ago.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21

1t is safe to say that ten thousand
Republicans voted for Speer to con.
tinue as mayor OF Denver.