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We'll, he took me up like a shot.
The result was that All went around
town that afternoon givin' it out that
All was leavin' foh a week or two; says
goodby to the guhl (and the way she
said it suah made me think All was
about IT., and then, late that night, All
comes sneakin' back to the hotel, an
the show boss had me rugged up in
beahd and wig an long gown with
crescents an stahs all oveh it, befoah
All could say Jack Robinson. Well. the
next day All hung around with the rest
of the show, watching Buck, who
thought he had a free han now, maxim
violent love to the lady, an bidin' nah
time. Fob that night was first of the
show, an, of course. Buck was goin
to take her. An All knew equally
we'll that he would bring her in to
Zu Zu, the Egyptian palmist and astrol-
ogist, to get her fohtune told, just as
sho's yo bon.
AN as All gets settled that night in
nah little tent, All suah makes hit.
The way All could read the past life of
them punchehs (eve'y one of whom Ah
kne welD sho' was amaZin' An All
throws in future which was beauty
in eve'y case. Well, long bout half pas
s comes what All was waitin' fob. Buck
and the little lady comes in, she kindah
shy and tim'rous in the dim light, an
he doin his best to keep her from
bein' afraid by lettin' herr know his
aims was still on duty. Nachelly that
didn't improve nah feelins bit.
We'll, she stahts TO get hers fhst.
an then draws back, kind o. shy an
says foh him to go fihst. An he does.
not KNOWN what he's buttin' in to.
An, say. when All got through with
his past he didn't want to wait foh no
future. Two or three times he starts
TO punch nah head. but All does the
helpless old man act, an the guhl
shames him out of it. Well. after
Afm through with him, tellin him
that the secrets of the stahs, though
unpleasant, must always be truly re-
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youah ambitions and youah hopes. All
have met many guhls since and caihed
conside'a able foh some, but All have
neveh yet seen one that set NAH heaht
afiah and nah soul a1ame as did this
trim little guhI from the east-the
daughteh. sub, of the hotel keeper of
the place. She had been east to
boahdin school. and was out now foh a
motheh.
We'll, Buck was young, too, and felt
the same way All did. The little guhl
tuhned in and helped her motheh wait
on table. and the two of us was hangins
round theah constant, eatin' five times
a day. The spring roundup was just
oveh and Buck and me each had about
three months pay in ouah pockets, so
we were both, foh the time, kings of
the camp.
We'll, sub, in less than a week the
friendship of fouah yeahs was crippled
tattehed and debauched. Buck and
wouldn't even speak TO one anotheh,
and. in fact, we was gettin' DANCE 'ously
neah to the point of drawin' guns. And
the little guhl neveh seemed to notice
it, but kept on favor'in fuhst one and
then the otheh, and keepin' both of us
tumblin about heh skihts like path
of ovehgrown puppies. At last mat
tehs got to despe'ate pass between
US, and All was figu'in on lettin' day
light through him that had been NAH
best friend, grabbin' the guhl upon nah
hoss in true Lochinvar style and maxim
foh the Idaho borden. Not that All
would have killed Buck. All would
have just laid him out so that he
couldn't follow up and make trouble
foh me by attemptin' no rescuin' act
We'll, sub, one mawnin' as All was
browsin' round the depot, lookin'
across the street with muhdeh in NAH
heaht at Buck twirl4n' his mustaches
and loupgin' easy and graceful against
the door, talkin' sweet things to the
guhl, whose face and eyes were tuhned
UP to his. as if evey wohd he said
was the wisdom of the ages to her
(she'd done the same thing to me SO
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rs he aIive?" I cried, springing TO
my feet.
LAS to that I carn't ST, sir" returned
the valet. Il arn't never seen him,
sir; but e offered is horders through
the key'ole. sir, and I fawncy e amt
as dead as some, sir
A moment later 1 had the trunk
open, and as the cover was raised there
rose with it the form of the man 1 had
supposed to have been murdered!
Heavens I cried. what is the
meaning of this?'
They hit me on the head with a
bottle of knockout drops" he replied.
1T takes more than that to kill Wort
ley Wigs the Spy"
You are I began, shrinking back
in amazement.
"I amr' said he. Boil that egg two
minutes, Wobbleton," he added, ad-
dressing my valet. I'll take the
brandy and soda raw"
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veaIed, All lets him down, an the guhl
comes up. Now, All knows quite
lot of her past that she'd told me. an
NAH hittin it off right makes il look
pretty black foh Buck. An when the
future came it made her sit up and
take notice.
"'Theah are says I. holdin' her han
good an plenty, so as to make suah
of getting it right-'there are at pres
ent two suitohs 70 yo' ham, hOweveh
many theah may have been befo'. One
is dahk and the otheh light; both good
lookin', and both desperately in love.
But. oh. nah deah young lady, be-
ware of blondes. Theah smilin beauty
is but whited sepUlcheh. copcealin'
the sodidness within. With a guhl
of youh temperament. All see nothin'
but desolation an woe, should yOuah
fate be linked with such
AN so All rambles on. the guhl
takin' it all in as gospel truth. an
Buck settin' theah knawin his yellow
bristles. Then An switches.
But An sees >the dahk man cross
you path, an what happiness he beahs
fo' you. Hand in hand with him. yo
life his life, an his heaht you heaht
yo'-all viii go gallupin down the
heighths of time toads the settin' sun
of life, it's VAIN rays aglowin' on yo'
backs, an yo' cup of happiness will be
completely swamped.-an mo- TO the
same effecg
We'll. when All gets through the
guhl looks at Buck. tosses her head
an fits out the room, leavin' him to
shamble afteh. All was expectin'
trouble foh suah. but he was so com
pletely heaht broken that he neveh
even noticed me. All don't think he
would have huht an old man much
anyway He was a good fellow, was
Buck.
We'll. the evening passed away,
NAH tent CROWN mo- an mo- popu-
lah all the time. an finally we shuts
up an goes to bed.
I'm the mawnin' we pehfohmehs
were all settin', eatin' ouah breakfasts
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at once revealed. itself to me. A murder
had been committed and here was I
caught with the goods! Fortunately
my stepbrother, Lord Gregory Bravado,
owned a share of stock in the corpo-
ration, and doubtless the manager
would help me out of my predicament
Rushing to the telephone rang up the
Office.
Give me the proprietor at once" I
phoned.
THE proprietor can only be seen
between u and 1 on alternate Thurs
days in February" was the curt re-
sponse.
And it was now the first of march,
Left thus to my own resources I saw
Immediately that there was only one
thing to be done. To leave the hotel
with haste was my first impulse. but 1t
would never do to leave the circum-
stantial evidence OF the crime behind
me. It and I must go together, but
how to get 1t out without attracting the
attention of the police was a serious
question. The victim was a full sized
man, and to get him into my suit case
was impossible. There was no place in
which to conceal him.
There was a knock on my door. fol-
lowed again by the soft swishing of
skirts as of some one hurrying down
the corridor 1 opened the door and
looked out, but the corridor was empty,
but standing in front of the door was
a large wardrobe trunk, covered with
labels, showing not only that its owner
was a much travelled person but was
also an American.
My wife to be is thoughtful young
person." I thought, as 1 hauled the
trunk into the room. This trunk ap-
pears to be just the right size for you"
I added, addressing the victim of the
tragedy, and indeed my eye did not de-
ceive me, for he fitted it perfectly I
was not long in packing him into it,
and then 1 dressed for breakfast.
"A note for you, sir" said the head
waiter, as I entered the dining room
From her." I murmured, tearing it
open feverishly.
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TIL IL
By Charles S. Haley

THE day had been dull and
murky and was drawing to dis
nal close. The snowclad ridges
below US were changing their
garb OF spotless white for the gray
night robe thrust upon them by the
fast fading twilight One by one the
shaoowy peaks above US softly retired
from the chilled embers Of the vanished
day. till the last little hillocks directly
Beneath our gaze crept shivering to the
kindly warmth OF the thick blanket Of
the night cast by the hand OF a benig-
nant nature over the land
I had never seen the colonel in a
nedftative mood before. Usually ne
was loquacious. even garrulous. But
for e long time he had sat, pipe in
hand. watching the fading smirk Of
the faded sunlight in the west. But
finally he gathered himself together.
shivered a little as he went indoors,
and delivered himself of his emotions:
yes. sub, Il is just so. The twilight
comes upon US before we know il. and
we feel that we are old. Do you know.
sub. in the last houah nah mind has
Wondered oveh a space Of time. to the
rntnutest detail, sub, that amounts TO
ve'v neah three times the total space
Of youah life? But you-all are young
yet, and, IN the nature Of things, CANT
appreciate anything Of that soht All
was thinkin'. sub, OF time when All
rnahse'f was young as you and full OF
good wan blood; when these old bones
were supple and this bald top was
clothed with jet black hath, and when
tbis whisky bleached eye Of mine was
bright and quick TO look upon a pretty
face and pass a ready witted speech
70 the owneh-yes, sub. All was young
once"
The old fellow settled himself by the
FIRE and chewed the ends Of his griz-
Hled muEtache.
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CHAPTER vi
On Board the Digestic

TOR three days hostilities were sus-
+ pended All the dramatic personae
of my friend Dopenheim were pros
trated by NAL de mer excepting my
self, and even 1 was not feeling very
fit, suffering greatly from nervous
headache and frequent attacks of nau-
sea. On the fourth day out Wortley
Wiggs, booked for the passage as my
valet, turned wearily in his upper berth
and gazed mournfully at me.
It's no use, Bravado," he said i
can't go on any longer. The damned
motion Of this old tub is such that I
have resolved to throw up everything.
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CHAPTER III
A Grcwsome Discovery


4 T was dawn when I awoke. At first
the incidents of the night before
came into my mind as merely the de-
tails Of a horrible dream. but the
dread reality OF the affair was soon
borne in upon me. Turning over to
take my beauty sleep I was amazed to
find that I was not alone in the room.
Lying Imply across the foot of my bed
was an utter stranger, or rather all that
remained OF one.
Great heavens" I muttered. They
have left the poor devil on my hands,"
I sprang out of bed and grasped his
nerveless hand. 1t was cold and rigid
and his pulse no longer even ftfully
throbbed. The horror of my position
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COLONEL AND THE CHIROMANT

in ouh private dinin' room peaceful as
you please. when the train pulls In
A minute latch. All heahs a voice ask
in the proprietor IL the show was
stoppin' at his place. An then comes In
the door one OF the awfulest visions All
eveh saw. 1t haunts me yet. sub. All
guess she must a been on the free
side O. so. though you couldn't tell
very well, fO' she'd had her face so
long that IL was plumb wore out. An
all angles an'-wen. it beggahs de-
scription. 1t is sufficient to say that
that appa'ition is even yet nah most
frequent nightmare.
An then she spots me. settin'
theah with nah beahd an gown an
the gray haihs which should have been
a crown Of righteousness She gives
one wild yeep, jumps fo'wa'd an gets
a stranglehold. yellin, Nah Reginald.
nah long lost Reginald Alive found
you at lastr
We'll. in the general wrestIe she
pulls me out the door, an JUS then the
wig an beahd slips of. exposin' me to
the gaze Of a room full Of punchers
who had all paid two dollars apiece the
night befo to have theah fOhtunes
told.
Well they was quick. but An was
quicken. All gives one leap an gets
cieah Of the robe an the han't at once
(for when she sees who it is she
kindeh lets up on the endearments) an
hits the door two foot ahaid Of Buck
As luck would have IL the train
was Just pullin' out. an All manages to
catch il Just three foot ahead OF the
nea'est husky. She had steam up then.
an he couldn't quite make It, All tuhns
on the platfoln to give mahse'f the
satisfaction OF cussin' him good an
plenty. anyhow, but All see II wasn't
Buck He was back BY the hotel door.
an as neah as All could tell at the dis
erin from faint"
The old chap puffed ruminatively for
a moment AN All neveh went back
theah since" he said with q Sigh.
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CHAPTER 1
Room No. 4.I14,423

~ LACING my suit case on the
broad mahogany counter [ reg
- tstered and dashed one of my
most winning smiles upon the
diamond studded room clerk
Il should like a single room on the
twenty-third floor, southwest. about
the fifth lateral corridor. and q bath"
I said
He shook his head at once. I an
sorry. Mr.. Bravado' he said, but all
the rooms on that hoo- have been en-
gagged. and as for the oSrA, they are
all taken. II you can wait until Sat
urday night, which is our regular
bath night I think caa accommo-
date you. II q finger bowl will help
you out
I was about 10 close with mis- offer,
for. after all. I had bathed three days
before and did not really need 20 re-
peat the ordeal quite so soon again,
when the junior clerk took his place.
Don't mind what he says. Mr.. Bra
vado." said the junior. He doesn't
come into this story again. and hes
jealous. He knows darned well that
II he doesn't give you what you have
asked for the tale vial have to stop
right here on the first page. You can
have any room in me house you want
and Il you dnd any baths wing around
loose, hot, cold. tepl6 or merely luke
warm. take EN-. You'll hnd towel
on every floor.
II was thus that I got the room I
wanted. No. 4.11Aa23. where my friend
the novelist had bade me go to await
developments In the light OF what
occurred afterward have often won
dered what happened 10 the junior
clerk who gave me the room. What
ever II was. hope he got It good and
hard.
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CHAPTER VII
Nemesis

&c AVE me-!
1t was her voice at the far end
Of the promenade deck. and as 1T
came TO me again that delicious scent
of the talcum once more greeted my
nostrils. 1t spurred me into action. and
rushing past the smoking room TO
where she had been sitting I found her.
and that accursed villain Stanley was
standing by her side.
Out Of the way you brute" I cried,
hurting him over the rail into the rag
ing sea. IF it hadn't been for you we'd
have been safe on shore today"
She gasped. You don't know what
you have done" she mOaned- THAT
man is not Mr.. Stanley. II is Monsieur
the Due de ChansOn"-
Let the due SWIM. I retOrted saw
agely, putting on my rubbers, for the
sea was wet.
He is the true king Of France" she
went on. Papa was going TO finance
revolution for him that was to make US
all dukes and duchesses."
Tell your father 10 save his money
for a better cause" I shouted. as the
mad waters began TO gurgle at our feet.
Il can invest 1T for him in a nice farm
property I know OF at Wogley- -Wimple-
ton. There's quite a leak in my ances-
trail roof"
"Ahr' she cried passiOnately. 1T is
my money you are after, is it?' She
drew away from me.
NO. sweetheart" I answered. taking
her hand in mine. and realizing Of how
little value money was to either of US
at that moment. I love you for your
self alone. Come"
My beloved she falteFed. placing
her damp little cheek upon my shoulder
with a deep sigh OF content.
The deck OF the great vessel gave a
Iurch and we went down together.
The Dopenheim novel was lost in the
raging depths of the Atlantic!
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1t in the hall for the present"
Wobbleton had been a trusted en-
ploye in my family for years. but 1
was not ready yet to take even him
into my confidence.
81 only arsked, sir" said he, "be-
cause the gentleman has requested me
to bring him brandy aud coda, sir
and a boiled hegg."
What gentleman" I roared in as
tonishment.
THE gentleman as came down in
the trunk, sir" returned Wobbleton
impassively.
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1T is useless moaned the second.
i do not know it,"
Take that roared the other two
simultaneously.
There was a sound as Of some one
being hit on the head with water
pitcher. and then all was silent.
rs he dead?" came a soft feminine
voice
AS a doornaiL"
I sat up in bed. with a tense ear
placed against the wall, and even as 1
did so the door communicating with
my room and the scene of what feared
was murder was burst open, a heavy
object was hurled upon the bed along
side OF me, and my visitors, whoever
they were. tiptoed lightly out of the
room. In the light from the corridor
streaming in through the .transom I
could make out little beyond the fact
that there were three Of them, but l
could hear the delicate swish OF skirt
and a slight odor of talcum powder per-
meated the air.
knew at once that my future wife
was mixed up in this mysterious af-
fair.
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CHAPTER "
"wortIey wigs the Spy,

'FWortley Wigs the Spy"
no HALL 1 unpack the trunk, sir?p
asked my valet the next morning
- mo, Wobbleton," said I. ut con-
tains nothing of value. You may leave
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As J turned 10 gage
after her, there was
that which told ne
who she Was my
future Vile
The delicate door
of the ta1cun powder
betrayed her
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- LACING my suit case on tie
broad mahogany counter [ reg
istered and flashed one Of my
-,ns- mining smiles unnn the
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The Manufacturers and psaIsrs Club ias The
Brswsrs and Botfisfs Trade
ss2 fsS e. Washington 81. Chicago, ~.
EQUITIES OF THE SWELLING DRY WAVE.

Thhpoep mer
efnancs involved
S a OF annt?
it to fort Ito
a rleH ta
o e uchan in the
o5ng major ina most very state in e
by The experience
to in h fono ndIndm
TO o a Ia occurred
o thu
ab o. h saoon Mora lumm edolya
role
What &c the in
Was
bhed lcme
lei OF they nant pd
tcm
Francisco and because tn
saoonwa saccompi
the door and soft
wer pnto chac the office
Bmsfo noedque Of
The bar room objection
o friends h manya rhue crthef
s ferrous DRINKS a c po9rng
o eedof
is by the OIL
Fo hall contained Heowu which oldest the EgH
o
W i'm n therEn environment
is mecn nctipoe
o saloon where terca Az locked
to wlcre rceu ata
surrounding negltrhod
The thoughtful and
to and mocte
and leaves nothing The undesirable the
n dnowhe
the Rockies
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It Is Generally Believed They Are
To Become Another Amer
lean" Party.
SOME VERY ODD FACTS
Delay of DuboisitcS In Bulge Case In
dictates Their Fight Will he
Wagcd In Unfair Manner.

Boise, Idaho, March 27.-Now that 1t
bse beco,oa ,;tD o,,,do,, ,b,t NJ
49,.
DuOols ana ms anu Mormon program
viii be turned down IN the Democratic
conventions, both himself and his per-
sonot roIIo,,i,,o. ho,.a soo,,, a., 80, coo
straits. Much ACTIVITY IS in evidence
among his little coterie Of asitators.
Ii is expected that the Dubois resolu-
tion ro;stcd GA ~ t,o,,,,,,.,,io .+o+,
o' 'i'S Oeii.O'i'''io ''''e
u,"'' o. 'o'iilli''lee Win reference 70 the
American" party viii be utilized,
Signatures are being taken now for
what VIII no doubt he Inc nucicue ~
the "A American marry In tbis countv i'm
case Democrats turn down AIR. Dubois'
anti Mormon schedule II is tho cen-
eral opinion here thai Inc Man is TO
organize an "Auerica,,'' nnrtv ia con-
duct "A fipht ,,Don Nyn,,,,o,,, si,,,ila, "a
what Is going ON in salt Lake nov,
The fact that Mr. Dubois Insisted upon
a resolution being nassed NV the stare
COMMITTEES inviting delegates OF the
American" party TO seats In the Demo
cratic state conventions reveals clear
ly his plan TO Dust Democrfatic dele
gates from those counties hostile to- him
and seat those of the American, mar
~, and finally, as a last resort. to or
ganize the American" party and take
as many Democrats out with him as
possible. However. this does not alarm
the Democrats Of Idaho. for the sooner
either ahauaon ,bo, ,,oe,. ,iIe.eatels
an American party, the better ii win
De lor the Democratic party
FOR COIrRToS pFc,rsTon
me recent decision of the supreme
Gourl IN the Bulge case that has been
loohed forward TO with much anxiety
anu interest ior some time past. rele-
ut'es w. Whoie Mormon question to
'he courts - n AtiE
=" ueSlyiltS that tNe lower court mad
no JURISDICTION IN the case at bar,
p,Is. ~ e"sCt W. 10 DUST Judge
Thar n, I'm I'm ME- ouie' on the ground
ci,,st,, - ~ Nio. mon, tue Ioslcal con-
alone No.. ue i,lat we supreme court
The 80 ~ 80 ,i,1
AvboJe No,,,,o w , su,t Has 20 prlhs lhe
that 1, mo-, ho = ,ssue inie une courts
whethe,. o not ~ NirS, ps sns Sou .,is
49, VI NV lhe MoIliloH Afnnfcn sun
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At THE UNIVERSITY.

The seismograph M the University
Of Utah recorded an earthquake last
night for a period Of about 40 min
utes, with period OF disturbance of
about 2S minutes, For a period of
about 20 minutes the quake was too
violent TO be recorded. The record
started similar to the Washington
record of the San Francisco earth
quake, but instead of subsding, con-
tinued TO be violent, Or. Pack at the
university reported that it was one
Of the strongest records he had ever
seen. The general direction of the
movement was from north to south,
with variation TO the east and west.
The clock was not running at The time
Of the disturbance, so the duration
was calculated by measurement of the
record.
II is assumed that the shock was
recorded at about midnight. although
the fact that the clock was stopped
presents positive confirmation of this
assumption. From the direction Of
Inc movement, students of the pecul-
lartes of the earth's movement are
inclined to believe the shock to he
The same one which is reported from
Mexico
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RIEBER AND YOUNG MAY
FACE SERIOUS CHARGES

Pittsburg March ETA third charge
against Henry Richer paying teller,
nnd John Youne. auditor OF the Farm
ers' Deposit National bank. was made
today by Bank Examiner w. l., Folds.
The former employees who are In jail.
are charged Win misapplylng funds
Of the bank amounting TO illo5 900. Ac-
cording to a persistent rumor informa
tons against many business men in this
city ana other cities are TO be made
within short Time,
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Washington, March 2T.-Two great
earthquakes were recorded at the
weather bureau last evening. The
first shock was much greater than
the second and began with great dis
unctness at 6:O9:22 p, m. The sec
ond shcck began With equal distinct
ness at !0at5:22 p. IN.
The duration of the first prelimin-
airy tremors in the first shock was
exactly the same in all four records
and amounted to five minutes and
three seconds. The first preliminary
tremor in the second shock lasted only
four minutes and "A seconds. Tue
distance in each case would be about
a4OO miles. This distance agrees so
closely With that of the earthquake
recorded March %. as TO suggest that
ak three of these quakes originated in
nearly the same locality. The strong
notion of the first earthquake lasted
nom about GEO to $3.50 p. IN. and
both disturbances produced vibrations
N the earth that lasted for over an
hour and half: the maximum motion
In the second disturbance being much
less than in the first.
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MARK TWAIN PETT6D
BY GIRLS OF BERMUDA

New York. March 1.-Two new Mark
Twain opigiams have arrived In New
York. They we're brought here ON
tho steaner Bermudian from Bermuda
where The humorlst Is visiting.
Az dance recently in Hamilton he
Was the pet partner or an the little
"a iii saiicy 10 some Of the older maids
"a The ball. ana they had scolded her
lie synlpathzed with her by writing on
her program,
"considerIng the proportion OF thlnQa
Il Is better To be a Young June bug th,ln
an old bird OF PARADISE