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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-27

And, speaking of rest cures, there are
many in the cities all around us who
are planning their strenuous social life
so as TO get six weeks to lie in bed
and drink milk. This is said to be the
very best thing in rest cures, and who
would have rest cure unless ii was
the very newest thing? Masseurs, Chi
ropodists, manicures and beauty spe-
cialists are of course admitted, but all
others are barred. and the delightful
period is passed without a tremor in
the way of nerves unless the tremor is
brought on by a beauty vibrator.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-27

Mrs. Moylan c. Fox of San Francis
co, but formerly of this city. is being
warmly welcomed by innumerable old
friends here. Mrs. Fox has entertained
many of her friends here at the Fox
ranch in Idaho, one of the spots famed
for its hospitality.
The week just passed has been a par
ticulariy brisk one, with numerous de-
lightful affairs. None eclipsed in point
Of real enjoyment. however. the &c
lightful dance of Monday night, which
seemed TO start the week off with a
round OF real enjoyment.
DOLL BARET
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-27

The throwing open of the Amelia
Palace art gallery will be a much ap-
preciated courtesy. as il is some TWO
years since the public has had an OPP
portunity to view the beautiful works
of art TO be seen there. Colonel and
Mrs. Holmes have added not a few TO
their rare collection, and their friends
in general, as well as the public, will
be gratified TO have an opportunity to
see them The gallery will be open
daily Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
and the following Monday. Tuesday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-27

Miss Agatha Berkhoel will leave this
week for New York, to resume her mu-
steal studies.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-12-11

his hand, which he was not overwilltng
to give me.
II will speak to you," said l. las to a
, friend and to you. doctor. whom |
have not the pleasure Of knowing so
well. as to a man of honor and discre-
ton. l am very deeply and strongly
attracted toward this young lady. 1t
would be a strange and hard service
that I would not render her. a bitter
sacrifice that should hesitate to make
for her advantage. Do I wish she were
nv sister? God knows. The question
already begins to press upon my heart.
In the very first instant / knew that
she was not, but when l looked into
her eyes and saw the loneliness and the
longing l would have died rather than
grieve her. So / sat there and lied"
"Great!' said the doctor. You're
the man for my money. You lied like
a gentleman Nobody could have done
it better. l don't know what would
have happened if you hadn't"
"Giye me a week. cried Connor.
land I'll prove she's your sister, no
matter if you're an Eskimo. Why.
man. it's positive certainty"
"And meanwhile what?" said l.
go right ahead" said the doctor.
accept her affection upon false pre-
tenses," said |. Cheat her into tax
ing gifts from 4 stranger: sit by her
bed and help her to build air castles
with the very solid foundation Of my
money. And you have been so kind as
to call me gentleman
eff you do the other thing" said the
doctor with fervor. Il give you my
professional word that the result won't
look to you very much like the work
of a gentleman. If you value her safe
ty you'll play brother
"That's talking,'' said Connor. And,
anyhow. she is your sister. so what
harm can there be?"
When I returned to my apartments /
received word that Mrs. Gilbert had
requested me to call her up by tele-
phone, whatever the hour might be.
1t was then midnight. but obeyed in
structions.
II happened to think" said the lady,
that you'd want some help tenor
row"
It's very kind Of you," replied.
About what:'
WHY. your presents: the things
you'll buy for Hilda. Of course Size
needs everything. just simply every
thing, but don't you buy necessities for
Christmas. Nc woman wants thcin.
We want trinkets. luXuries. useless
things. It took me FIVE years to beat
that into my husbands head, and even
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of her late patron. He died w1rnIn a
few months, and then began the days
Of dire poverty, the days Of embrold-
cry.
Mrs. Gilbert described her meeting
with my sister and spoke with tears in
her eyes of the efforts she had made
to induce my sister to accept 1.-The least
little thing"
"She won't let anybody do anything
for her. she declared.
Except her brother" said l. and the
thin hand that still lay IN 'nihe thrilled
with happiness as it answered my
clasp.
Then l told her that her real name
was Hilda Owen and that if there was
ANYTHING in the world that she wanted
her big brother Bob would 90 right
out and get it. To which she replied
by saying Robert" several times very
softly and sweetly.
The hour was up, and we were all
excluded, leaving Hilda with DR.. Har-
denberg and a nurse who had just ar
rived. Mrs. Gilbert rode home in her
car, while Connor and ! walked aim
lessly for a matter Of half an hour,
when I led him to DR.. Hardenberg's S
house. The doctor was at work with
his microscope.
'This is the best result I've had" he
said. "This is absolutely confrmatory. ~
lie had been studying a part of a
drop of blood taken from my sisters
finger tip. wherein he saw the germ,
the infnitesimal enemy that warred
against her health, and recognized the
creature by it's aspect.
Doctor" said l, You have permit
ted me to hold somewhat exciting
interview with your patient. l hope
she has taken no harm"
Harm be cried. Il should think
not. She'll get we'll in half the time"
What result would follow l ask
ed, If she should now be told that
am not her brother?'
Hardenberg and Connor both start
ed back from me, staring.
Good heavensr' cried the doctor.
What do you mean? l wouldn't have
that happen for a mint Of money"
But you know that I'm not her
brother. don't you?''
~" he easped. "No. You must be.
There was no other female child eZ
cept your sister Oh that ship. How
can we doubt"
You have seen US bcrh,' said i
you who can recognize the features
of that microscopic creature which
you have to magnify a thousand times,
suppose, in order to see it at all"
"Pve got 1900 on it tonight" said
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the doctor "!E y"u were f}lG::!!:':: -
!uurh rs that i'H 's.i:.'. '.,:.".. '.''.
tlatiron building il your i'rr,>:; l".
q matchbox. But what Of it,
If you mean that she doesn't look
like YOU" said Connor, Il tell you
you're dead wrong. There's a strong
family resemblance
And you're the man." said |, who
saw horse for q few minutes two
years ago and spotted a photograph of
him tonight at glance. DO You SUP
pose l could go to the nearest stable
and buy horse-and good one. too
and pass him off on you as son of
Bertram and Humble?
But your sister isn't horse,' pro-
tested Connor. She's human being
There's laundering sight Of differ
ence."
There's this difference" said l.
that it's easy to find a man who
knows something about horse. And
now let me tell you what this young
lady is whom l have had the peculiar
pleasure Of meeting tonight She is a
thoroughbred Saxon, the last one left
alive. l should suppose; certainly the
most beautiful example. Hut what
am II"
"English,' said Connor promptly.
"Just as English as she is.''
"Both my father and my mother
were born in Wales" said l. Both
had what you would call Norman an
cestry on one side and Cymric on the
other. I am colored like a Norman. but
no person who has made even the most
cursory study of the subject could fail
to recognize my Cymric blood at a
glance. On the other hand, there is not
the faintest shadow Of possibility
that this young lady has one drop Of
that blood in her veins"
There was a moments silence, then
Connor said. almost with a sob:
"You don't like her"
It was the word Of warm hearted
Irishman. That good fellow had ear
nestly rejoiced in the idea that be was
working to make two people happy,
and now he was disappointed. took
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ELEVEN

surely III. Whatever Mr* Gilbert
nIi.l> II;.vn Ir;.iHtri. il ""'!:,:i.i ,lA<:
altered the laws Of Nature or undone
the divine handiwork. And yet | would
have given much for Il fcW words with
Mrs. Gilbert. 1t was I1ilda. however,
who appeared.
This was the first time to my knoWl-
edge that she had ventured SO far as
the drawing room. yet she walked
without i sign OF weakness and with
a noble carriage. And. oh. she was
beautiful beyond dreams.
She wore :; sort Of tea gown. | sup
pose ii might he called. of green fabric.
ana she c:lrrii'l Il. snatl black book.
think my mouth must have fallen open
like q dead mans when saw the fig
ures 1881 in gilt upon the books cover.
My uncles diary.
''Hilda.' said |. without pause or pre-
face, Il know what that book is. Tell
me what YOU have found in it. Please
tell me straight away"
Her blue eyes opened bit wider
She looked at me, then down at the
book and then at me again.
"Why, haven't found anything," she
said. Il just got it this minute. A
maid gave 1t to me. I haven't even
opened it."
Mrs. Gilbert's maid, under orders,
had been waiting for my arrival. Of
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pillows Z BACKGROUND fer a @..!.S fare
unl with 4 Sor, o' u..,;,.v''tr,! vision,
more like feeling than seeing. per
ceived the doctor in the shadows be-
yond the bed, watching.
! The girls eyes were blue. They
seemed very large in her pale and thln
face. They spoke to Inc in a silent lam
guage that | knew. They reached out
to my soul with natural. deep long
ing.
l extended my hand to her. and she
graSped it with a quick. childish clutch.
MY brother." said she. and the tears
rushed from her eyes.
| have since been Informed that !
acquitted myself admirably. Three
witnesses have testified in my favor
four. indeed, if l include my sister.
whose emotional state may be held to
impair the value of her testimony.
you were a DEAR" declared Mrs.
Gilbert II could have hugged you
But this is the way it appeared to
me: That l was confronted by sit
uation utterly impossible and beyond
mortal tact and discretion: that Of two
courses open to me chose the worse
and might have done much better than
I did even with that. You must take
my evidence against that Of all the
others. for l alone was competent to
judge Of my conduct. as you will pres
emily see.
My sister told me that she had been
known as Della Gray. the first name
probably having been derived from
Delphic Gray was the name of the
skipper of the fishing vessel that had
rescued her. In his home she had
lived until her ninth year when q lady.
a summer visitor in Newfoundland.
had taken her away to the town OF
Chatham, n. H. Why the Grays had
consented to have her go she did not
know. but it was something about
money. The lady from Chatham was
a Mrs. Lawrence, and she lived in a
good home. At her death two years
ago my sister had come to New York
and had been employed &c stenogra-
pher in the Office Of lawyer, cousin
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sHE' his right. Ee is
journalist, and this is his story. Ny
Earliest congratulations.
In my apartments the tables were
Uttered with photographs, as they al
Ways are My fad since l was a boy
las been the study of the different
inds of men and the faces that they
YEAR. l do not study horses, but it
happened that had some photographs
hat had been sent up from friend S
tock farm in Kentucky, and it seem
b to me that Connor saw these before
2 fairly got into the room. he did
bt notice any of the portraits Of peo-
e. but pumped straight down upon
picture of horse which he recog-
zed instantly, though there was no
ttering on it.
"Humbert," he cried and went Oh to
Re me the horses pedigree-Bertram
one side and Humble on the other,
q all the rest OF it-but suddenly
BIKE off this strain and came to the
biness that had brought him there.
irst. with inimitable breyity and
he sketched the wreck of the
pic.
H." said he in closing, "were the
rvivor."
said I.
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that 'Cha arlie' PERHAPS SHE sA" WE
stood for Char LOVED EACH OTHER"
lotte, as is common in England, and
not for Charles l shall institute in
quiries.' Then. evidently writ later:
Lieutenant Aston seems 10 have
had not relative in the world. The
child is undoubtedly his, but it will not
be claimed by any one. I have decided
to send $50 month to the Grays for
its support. This will give it's life an
added value to them, and they will
rear it more carefully"
Here were all mysteries explained.
The child was kept carefully and some
what secretly because it was q source
Of revenue At my uncle's death the
income ceased, and a stranger was per
mitted to take the child away.
II have a name for you at last" said
I. "Not my sisters. Charlotte
81 would like EIilda better said she
softly. You called me that first
Mrs. Gilbert has had this book since
the day after Christmas" said /. ''or
the next at the latest Why did she
hold it,"
"Perhaps she wanted us 10 wait lit
tie
"Perhaps,' said Il. she saw just the
very truth, that we loved each other"
1--WE must always be very kind and
sweet to her." said HiIda.
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she got out o.
sight Of the harbor. She returned
and was laid up for several days.
not very much damaged, but most
Of the passengers were sent forward
by another ship. Ny parents chose to
stay by the Delphic, know not why.
It has always been supposed that
she struck an iceberg off the banks.
I can tell you only that the disaster
was at night. I remember the awak-
ening, the thrill Of half realized ter
ror, the wild noises and the trampllng.
NV father was carrying me, wrapped
TN a coat, my mother following with
little Hilda. Then something crashed.
recall no feeling Of blow. but my
consciousness went out like candle.
The next thing I knew it was dawn
and I was in a boat with one sailor
who had a wounded head and was COW
cred with blood. It has been sup
posed that this boat was lowered end
g.. foremost in true panic style and all
aboard her were pitched out except the
wounded sailor and myself.
Eventually we were picked up by
sailing vessel, my companion uncon-
scious and dying. was taken to Bos-
ton and sent on thence to an uncle in
New York, by whom was reared. He
died when I was thirteen, leaving
small property in trust. attended Co
lumbia college and school Of mines
and eventually took my Inheritance and
went west. Two years later came the
affair of the Golden Bush. and was
rich.
The larger part Of the year 1907 l
spent in New York and thereabouts. |
had everything except home. On lie
23d of December Of that year was
living in luxurious bachelor apart
ments, more lonely than was In the
week that I spent on the Golden Bush
cls- i'm with only the haggard faces OF
the mountains for company.
On the evening Of the day that
have named I returned from rather
1early and very lonesome dinner and
found a young man named Connor
waiting for me- l had never met him
before. He was sturdy, pleasant fel-
low, Celtic and Dutch on the face of
him. and he introduced himself by pre-
Sontino letter
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w SAA DC. w LIZ Y " AL
it mean?
That is a vol
ume of my IN
cle's diary" said
!. Beyond queS-
ton we S b q | |
find here the
answer: to our
riddle. the solu-
tion of all our
doubts"
| took it from
her hand.
"T he earl y
J u ne d a t e 8
should be the
ones," said I and
" oul d b " e
opened the book,
= ~, r 'S n o. G
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story; the Cold
en- Bush mine
merely stands in
the background
as a source. Of
amuence.
! " as fiv
years old when
the Delphic was
lost. With my
father and moth
er and infant
sister I had sail
ed from Liver
noo1 in This III
fated We s g e |,
which was In
collision before
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hands closed suddenly upon it.
"Oh, not yet," she said family.
"Somehow II dread it."
The palms Of my hands were wet,
and was swallowing air, but l man
aged to summon up the appearance Of
calmness.
What do you expect to find here"
1 asked.
"Oh, you will think very meanly Of
me-" she cried, "but, indeed, l have
been overpersuaded and silenced since
the very first hour Then for just that
earliest hour I believed, but never aft
erward And l have drifted on and
on, not knowing what to do. l could
see no escape from the evidence, and
you were so surev'
"Did Mrs. Gilbert tell you that?"
"Why, yes, but I'd have known that
you believed without word from her.
You were such a good brotherw And
she smiled through her tears. But I
knew in my own heart'-
Listen" said |. Answer me. Did
you wish to believe? This may be our
very last minute. | think this book
can never convince either Of us, sure
~ not me. unless 1t tells me who you
really are. But. remember, it may
part us forever | have known from
the first instant, and l know now, and
1 always shall know, that we are no
more to each other than cousins
through Adam. and so l ask you. do
you wish to believer
II think not" she whispered. with
white lips. The book"
1t opened under my hand at the
pages headed June 4 and June 5, and
under the first of these dates read
the following in my uncle's hand:
Captain Enos Gray and his wife
came today, bringing the child. It has
blue eyes and bright golden hair. It
could hardly be more unlike poor little
Hilda. who had my dear sisters col
oring. brown eyes and dark hair: De-
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vERE are two matters which
may help to give ME a nook
- Of your mind for few min
utes. If you haven't heard Of
one, you very likely have heard of the
other.
First, I am the only original sur
vivor Of the Delphic, that was lost at
sea in May Of 1887; second, in partner
ship with Tom Campbell l discovered
the Golden Bush mine in Idaho. The
wreck Of the Delphic figures in this
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from a very eS-
tim a bl e a n d
charming young
~ a on, Mrs.
Leslie Gilbert.
W oS e som E.
what misguided
charities had oc-
ca caSionally ap-
pealed to my
pocket
Mr.. Connor
will tell you a
surprising sto-
ry," wrote this
lady. Il would
have liked to tell
you myself, but
he insists upon
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scrlpt1on had
q III t e prepared
me for this, yet
l would take no
risk Of error and
therefore had the
child brought to
me. If this waif
really came from
the Delphic l
think it is the
supposed son OF
First Officer Al
ston. whose body
was. found with
it upon the raft.
According to the
list. there were
on the Delphic
Charles Aston
Gin f a t) and
nurse | think
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Of her late patron. He died w1rnIn a
few months, and then began the days
Of dire; poverty. the days Of embroid-
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-30
ANNOUNCEMENT

I shall open my place for business Tuesday morning, June 30. All who need glasses or desire to have their eyes tested are requested to call at their earliest convenience. There are many reasons why 1t is better for you and bet ter for me if you call quickly instead of waiting until am nearly ready to leave I shall only make a short stay in Skag- way this trip as I Ind can not get to each town often enough If stay longer than one month in each place. Until July 20, shall be located st Third and Broadway. All are welcome to free examination. All my former patrons are requested to call and let me see that their glasses are properly adjusted and ln every way what they should be. No charge for this.
 DIR. E. |. KMBALL,
 2t Rye Specialist.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-30
Death Cry on the Wire.
Girl Listens as Her Sisters SutOr Fires Five Shots In the Ar and
 the Sixth Into His Brain.

Ing the death cry that followed tho fatal shot.
 William D. Barber, a nephew of Fay Tor, who lived with hIs uncle, was in an adjoining room in the H street house. He rushed into the hall after the first shot. Taylor heard him com ing, and before he could say a word he was commanded to return to tho room. Taylor told his nephew that if he en- tered the room he would be shot.
 After the sixth shot had been fired Barber rushed into the room and found his uncle lying on the floor, a bullet hole in his brain.
 The mans deed Is thought to have resulted from jealousy. He had been courtlng Miss Georglus since last Au' gust, and, although the two had had minor quarrels, none was of serious nature.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-30
Dead Brought to Life.
Doctors Odd Story of Girl Who Passed Away and Was Made to
 Speak Again After Body Had Been Treated.

were, seemed to leave my body, to be separated from me.
 'Then seemed to see my own body lying pale and Inert. The cold was that of ice. It was intense, and yet seemed to hear a sound which can only compare to the playing of m organ. And yet it was not that but that is the nearest description that oc- CUTS to me.
 How long thls period lasted do not know, but suddenly received a shock as though l had been touched with . spark, and then suffered a most ex- traordlnary commouon.
 "I seemed to be white robed com munIcant that brlgands had seized hold of to plunge into hot mud. It was terrific. My icy blood seemed tor tured, and 1t was as though legion of demons was tearing my body to pieces Then felt my eyes open, and saw you"
 The experiment, said Count de Lar mandie, lasted three hours, but tne girl became violently hysterlcal. She suffered intensely and made desperate attempts to do harm to the doctors.
 To ease her intense pain and suffer. ing 1t was found necessary to inject a heavy dose of morphine. The dose was too strong, and the girl died Q second time.
 q certify the absolute authenticity of what have just related, but the doctors wish to remain unknown for fear they should be treated as madmah or humbugs," said the count.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-30
1908 SPORTING ANNUAL

T. 8. Andrews of Milwaukee, Wis, sporting editor of The Evening wiScon- uIn, ha, published his 1908 Sporting An puGl Record Book, containing records of oil tho noted fighters, trotting, pac- ing, running, bowling, athletic, base ball, automobile, etc. The book con- tAiuS many fine illustrations of tho worlds prominent fighters, and all tho up to-date records, It iB now tho lead ing Sporting annual of tho country. Copies can bo had for l2 oentH by ad- dressing the publisher.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-30

Hello, central! Give me Main 1883"
 Hello! Is Regina there?"
 "No."
 "where Is she?"
 "Gone out walking with a girl friend"
 q do not believe 1t. am going to shoot myself. Listen"
 Then Miss Lillian Georgius, standing at the telephone In her home, 1919 Pennsylvania avenue, northwest, Wash Ington, was an unwilling listener to one of the most spectacular suicides that have occurred in that city.
 At the other end of the wire Edward R. Taylor, who conducted a saloon at 1O1 II street, southeast, pressed a re- volver to his temple and, after firing i've shots in the air. sent the last bullet crashing through his brain, the horrl- fed ear witness of the tragedy hear