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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16

death of Henry Wilton, it must be by
the evidence that l should wrest from
him and his tools. I had just secured
the key that would At the first door
/ had taken the impression of the
lock and had it made without definite
purpose, but now l was ready to act.
With a sinking heart but a clear
head / put the key cautiously to the
lock and gently turned it. The key
fitted perfectly, and the bolt flew back
as it made the circle. l opened the
door into the middle room. The Sec
ond door, as I expected, was closed.
Would the same key fit the second
lock, or must I wait to have another
made? l advanced to the second door
and was about to try the key when a
sound from behind it turned my blood
to water.
Beyond that door, from the room I
had supposed to be empty, 1 heard q
groan.
/ stood as II petrified, and, in the
broad daylight that streamed in at the
window, with the noise and rush of
clay oIicct Iiu6iu6 III NY cars, 1 lclt
my hair rise as though / had come
on a ghost. I listened a minute or
more, but heard nothing.
"Nonsense!" l thought to myself; 1T
was a trick of the imagination"
l raised my hand once more to the
lock, when the sound broke again,
louder, u~nmistakable. 1t was the voice
Of one in distress Of body or mind.
listened with all my ears. Then
there came through the door the low,
| stern tones of a mans voice speak,
ing earnestly. pleadingly. threatening
ly, but in a suppressed monotone.
Then the groan burst forth again
and it was followed by sobs and
choked sounds, as Of n who protest
ed, yet, strangely, the voice was the
same. There was one man, not two. II
was sel~f-accusation, self-excuse. and
the sobs seemed to come in answer to
self-reproaches.
Then there was sound as of a mar
| praying, and the prayer was broken
by sobs; and again / thought there
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
CHAPTER XVII.
In a Eorelqn Land.

The groans and prayers, IL they con
tinued, could be heard no longer
through the double doors, and l seated
myself by the desk and took account
of the events that had brought me to
my present position.
Where did I stand? What had ! &C.
complished? What had l learned?
How was I to reach the end for which
1 struggled and bring Justice to the
slayer Of my murdered friend? AS /
passed in review the occurrences that
had crowded the few weeks since my
arrival, ! was compelled to confess
that / knew little more of the mys-
teries that surrounded me than on the
night l arrived. l knew that I was
tossed between two opposing forces.
l knew that a mysterious boy was sup
posed to be under my protection, and
that to gain and keep possession of
him my life was sought and defended.
/ knew that Doddridge Knapp had
caused the murder of Henry Wilton,
and yet for some unfathomable reason
gave me his confidence and employ
ment under the belief that / was Hen.
ry Wilton. But l had been able to get
no hint of who the boy might be, or
where he was concealed, or who was
the hidden woman who employed me
to protect him, or why he was sought
by Doddridge Knapp.
How long l sat by the desk waiting,
thinking, planning, 1 knew not. One
scheme of action after another I had
considered and rejected, when a sound
broke on my listening ears. 1 started
up in feverish anxiety. 1t was from
the room beyond, and I stole toward
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Ten Years n

Three young men were discussing
that awful thing called the future.
"Ill be content" said one, IF, in
ten years from now, l have $1,000
000."
"Fiddlesticks!" exclaimed the sec
ond, you want too much. II | have
one hundred thousand ten years from
now III be happy"
The third vas u solemn, Snowman
nered youth, seldom aroused TO ex-
citement. Now, however, he aban-
doned his recumbent posture on a bed
and sat upright.
Fellows" he drawled, well all be
lucky, If, ten years from now, we have
the price of a quare meal"
Which entirely broke up the serious
nature of the discussion.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
The AIIurements of the City,

Mrs. Perkins and her daughter
Mandy from the country were in the
city n day, and as they walked
along together they came to a win
dow in which was displayed q variety
Of women's apparel. Mandy glanced
wistfully at the different articles Of
clothing and started into the store.
But a sign in the window which read:
Clothing One-Half OF During This
Sale" caught Mrs. Perkins eye. She
seized her daughter by the arm, hur-
ried her along down the street, and
exclaimed in a loud voice: IVY,
lands sake. Mandy. that amt no do
ent place fer a girl to go!"-Judge's
Library.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
MISSOURI NEWS
Claims $1,000 Prize for Ear OF Corn.

Chfllicothe.-Two years & a stock
publication of Des Moines, Iowa, OF,
fered a prize of $1,000 for an a OF
corn on which there were fifteen rows
of fully developed kernels. G. f. Elley,
secretary of the Republican County
Central committee, brought into the
office OF a local newspaper office an
ear of corn that answers all require
ments and has wired his claim to the
reward. Several other leading stock
papers have offered similar rewards
and Mr.. Riley stands a chance to win
several thousand dollars. The prize
ear of corn was raised on Mr.. Elley's
farm, a short distance of Chillicothe
and was discovered when an employee
was about to feed it to stock.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16

And do take keer of yourself, dearie."
And, so saying, Mother Borton mufled
herself up till it was hard to tell
whether she was man or woman, and
trudged away.
Whatever designs were brewing in
the night-meeting of the conspirators,
they did not appear to concern my inn
mediate peace of body. The two fol.
lowing days were spent in quiet. In
spite Of warnings, I began to believe
that nc new plan Of action had been
determined on, and l bent my steps to
the office that had been furnished by
Doddridge Knapp. ! hardly expected
to meet the King Of the Street. He
had, l supposed, returned to the city,
but he had set Wednesday as the day
for resuming operations in the market,
and l did not think that he would be
found here on Monday.
The room was cold and cherries,
and the dingy books in law-calf APP
peared to gaze at me in mute protest
as l looked about me.
The doors that separated me from
Doddridge Knapp's room were shut
and locked. What was behind them? I
wondered. Was there anything in
Doddridge Knapp's room that bore on
the mystery of the hidden boy, or
would give the clue to the murder of
Henry Wilton? If vengeance was to
be mine; if Doddridge Knapp was to
pay the penalty of the gallows for the
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
SYNOPSIS.

Giles Dudley arrived in a Francisco
20 Join his friend and distant relative
Henry Wilton, whom he was to assist
and who accompanied Dudley on the
ferry boat trip into the city. The re-
markable resemblance of the two men
gers on the ferry. They see a man with
snake eyes, which sends a thrill through
Dudley. Wilton postpones an explanation
OF the strange errand Dudley is to per-
form, but occurrences cause him to
know 1t. is one of no ordinary meaning.
Wilton leaves Giles in their room, with
cry of Help" Dudley is summoned to
the morgue and there finds the dead
thus Wilton dies without ever explaining
to Dudley the puzzling work he was to
perform in San Francisco. In order, to
entrusted to him, Dudley continues his
disguise and permits himself to be known
as Henry Wilton. Dudley, mistaken for
Wilton, is employed by Knapp to assist
In a stock brokerage deal. Giles Dudley
finds himself cioseted in n room with
Mother Borton who makes q confldant
of him.. He can learn nothing about the
mysterious boy further han that 1t Is
Tim Terrill and Darby Meeker. who are
after him. He is told that ".Dicky"' Nahl
game. Dudley gets his first knowledge of
Decker, who is .Knapp's. enemy. on the
Board. Dudley visits the home Of Knapp
his daughter. He learns the note was
forgery. He is provided with four guards,
Brown, ~BarlShouse, Fitzhugh and Porter.
He learns there is to be no trouble about
money as all expenses will be paid, the
hire of the guards being paid by one
Richmond" The body of Henry Wilton
Is committed to the vault. Dudley re-
spends to a note and visits Mother Bor-
ton in company with Policeman Corson.
GILES Dudley again visits the Knapp
home. He is fascinated by Luella and
bored by Mrs. Bowser. Summing tour
: through Chinatown Is planned.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
WOMAN WHO is APPRECIATED.
She Of Sunny, Cheerful Temperament
Always Popular.

The woman who is appreciated is
generous not SO much with money
as with large-heartedness and thought
fulness and sympathy. The world
loves the one who can find a redeem
ing quality. even in the greatest OF
sinners, n who forbears to strike
a defenseless soul. The sunny, hope.
full woman is ever in request. Every
door flies open to her who has a cher
ry, pleasant word and a bright smile.
She is the woman who Is always con.
siderate of the rights of others and
never attempts to %monopolize the con.
~versation or to make herself the cen.
ter Of attraction. She realizes that
money will not buy love. That though
a woman may enjoy every comfort
and luxury obtainable, her home may
be absolutely cheerless because OF
loves absence. She Knows that there
is no woman living who. deep down ir
her heart, does not appreciate being
cared for, admiyed and loved by
those she comes In contact with
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
WANTED TO KNOW
The Truth About Grape-Nuts Food.

It doesn't matter so much what you
hear about a thing, it's what you know
that counts. And correct knowledge
is most likely to come from personal
experience.
about a year ago." writes a N. Y.
man, II was bothered by indigestion,
especially during the forenoon. I tried
several remedies without any perman-
emit improvement.
my breakfast usually consisted Of
oatmeal, steak or chops, bread. coffee
and some fruit.
Hearing so much about Grape-Nuts.
I concluded to give it a trial and find
out IL all l had heard of it was true.
$50 / began with Grape-Nuts and
cream, 2 soft boiled eggs, toast, a cup
of Postum and some fruit. Before the
end of the first week l was rid of the
acidity Of the stomach and felt much
relieved.
"By the end or the second week all
traces of indigestion had disappeared
and I was in first rate health once
more. Before beginning this course of
diet, I never had any appetite for
lunch, but now / can enjoy a hearty
meal at noon time" There's a Rea-
SON."
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Priest Spends Night in jail.

st. Joseph.-Clothed in his priestly
habiliments and vainly e%ndeavoring
to solve his predicament. Rev. Father
Daniel Pembroke, former priest OF
st. Patrick's parish Of Maryville, Mo-,
spent a night in a cell at central
police station here. He is held for in.
vestigation as to his sanity. His arrest
was at the instigation of Bishop
Maurice T. Burke Of the st. Joseph
diocese. Bishop Burke says that Penn,
broke has been annoying him for ten
or twelve years.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
. Senator's Son to Wed.

Lamar.-At a lucheon at the home
of Judge B. G. Thurman announce
ment was made of the approaching
wedding of DR.. G. d. Alice and Miss
Katherine Clarke on October 20. DR..
Alice is a son of Senator Alice of
Olean, Mo. Miss Clarke is a society
belle of Lamar and a social favorite
of southwest Missouri.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Folk Offers Fraud Reward.

Jefferson City.-Governor Folk Of
fered a reward of $500 for the arrest
and conviction of anyone found guilty
Of violations Of the election laws In
the matter of the registration of voters
at st. Joseph. Previously he offered
similar rewards applicable to st. Louis
and Kansas City. He is determined
that the registration lists of these
three cities shall be purged of illegal
voters.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Rolla Students Extinuuish Blaze,

Rolla.-The roof of the oredressing
building over the ~furnace.room at the
School of Mines in Rolla, caught fire
The fire alarm was sounded, but be
fore the company could arrive the
students had piled the hose and ex
tinguished the flames before any
great damage was done. The loss is
not covered by insurance. The furnace
room is a recent addition to the
School of Mines.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Attends Meeting; Kills Himself.

Monroe City.-E. Smith, of Hume
well, attended a meeting in this city
and then yer direct home and hung
himself. He is the father of Mrs. V.
Heubsch, Of this city, and was a life
long Republican.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Even 70 China Land,

The equal-rights wave has reached
the shores of China, and It is reported
that a number Of wives in Canton
have left their husbands. saying that
they will no longer be subject to them
The wives have had the worst of 1t,
however. as the law gives power 70
imprison them, and they have had to
suffer the consequences Of their rash
resolves.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Rolla Votes School Lew.

Rolla.-A special school election
held in Rolla resulted in voting a levy
Of Is cents on the 500 valuation for
located in East Rolla, and bonding the
district for 1900, with which to erect
a school building.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Dynamite Destroys Store.

Aurora.-The clothing store of nj.
Myerhardt was mysteriously demol-
ished by a dynamite explosion. The
whole city was thrown into a panic
and the residents went into the streets
with revolvers and shotguns, expect
ing to encounter bank robbers. In
v%estigation is being made.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Natural Gas Under Investigation.

st. Observation-Disclosures of natural
gas here entered complaints against
the quality and quantity that comes
through the mains from the oil fields
of Kansas and Oklahoma. Gas in suf-
ficient quantities is received for ordin-
airy purposes in fair weather, but frost
and falling temperature for some
reason, seen to affect the supply to fac
tory and family.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Aged Man Hangs Himself.

Marshall.-William f.. Parrish of
this city, aged 70, a retired merchant.
hanged himself in his yard. His wife
had just returned from Chicago and
he had prepared to go to tire train to
meet her. He leaves, besides his
widow, eight children. The act was
caused by i'll health.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Baker Assault Case on Trial.

Ca~rthage.-A plea for separate
trials in the case of Thad Raney, Mrs.
H. M. Raney and Mrs. Myrtle Baker,
charged with a deadly assault upon.
Albert Baker, was granted by Judge
Haywood Scott. The trial of Mrs.
Myrtle Baker will be held first.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
And then . was

were two men. And then thors was
a noise OF a nan moving about, and
a long smothered groan. as Of n In
agony of spirit. Fearful that the door
might be flung open in my face, l tip
toed back to my room, and silently
turned the key, as thoroughly mysti.
fed as ever l had been in the strange
events that had crowded my
life since l had entered the city.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Explosion Kills Two.

Webb City.-Five hundred pounds
Of dynamite and a steam boiler ex-
ploded at the Apache Maid mine here,
killing Robert C. Feland, a mine oper-
ator, George Smith and Jasper Lee,
injuring Frank Hoiderby and Ed John
son and destroying the mine build
ings.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
c FOR SICK WoMEM.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been tho
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
womenwho have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, alcera.
ton, ibroid tumors, Irregularities
periodic pains, backache, that bear.
ing-down feeling, f1atulency, indiges
ton, dizziness ,ornervous prostratioD
Why don't you try it?
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham If there is anything
about your sickness you do NOT
understand. She will treat your
observation-disclosures andadvise you
free. No woman ever regretted
writing her, and because of her
vast experience she has helped
thousands. Address, Lynn, Mass
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
The Iast r

Caesar was about to enter Rome In
triumph.
Just as he was climbing into his
chariot Cicero yelled in his ear: step
lively, pleased" Angrily tearing up his
transfer, the great conqueror got out
at the next Observation-Disclosures Sun
day Magazine.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16
Missourian Killed Under Train.

Little Rock.-Arthur Goodale OF
Bevier, Mo-, threw himself in front OF
a passenger train at Alexander, a
small town below here, and was
crushed to death. I!
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-16

After suffering for seven years.
this woman was restOredtOhealth
by Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Read her letter.
Mrs. Sallie French, of Paucaunla,
Ind. Ter, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
81 had female troubles for seven
years--was all rundown, and 80 ncr-
vous I could not do anything. The
doctors treated me for different troubles
but did me no good. While in this con
dition / wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for add
vice and took Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, and l am now strong
and we'll"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-10
UP TO US
Up to U And to Ali Social Func-
tions And Business Interests.

Hello, yes! Now don't wonder
anymore when you don't find some
things in the Monroe City Demo-
crat, because we know the law and
don't care to get "pinched."
Here is ruling or order from E.
P. Goodwin, assistant postmaster
general: All invitations to bridge
whist for prizes sent through the
mails are violations of the Lottery
Laws.
And that reminds us of Buck
Killgore of Texas, who while in
Congress got hot at the administra-
ton and said of it: Bonnie (Har-
rison) runs the White House, Levi
Morton. vice pres) runs the bar,
Wannie (Wannamaker postmaster
generaD runs the Sunday School
and it here we are"
For two weeks the Democrat has
turned down advertising of home
concerns because of an interpreted
ton of the law and we are now
awaiting a ruling from Washington.
When writing and asking for a
ruling on a certain class of adver-
Using we intimated that other news
papers were carrying it and we
wanted to know if it is not a viola
ton of the law for them to do so,
why would it be fracture or vio-
lation of the law for the Democrat
to do so.
If we receive an answer in time,
we will reproduce it in this Issue of
the Democrat.
Law or no law, it is mentally,
morally and financially wrong to
permit one business man to do a
thing and forbid another in the
same line of business to do it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-10
Christianity's Spread in Japan.

Great spiritual awakening has
begun in Japan. The young men,
especially students have begun to
yearn after spiritual food. The in
herited prejudice against Christiani-
ty has almost passed away. The
young students, both male and fe-
male. attend certain churches in
crowds. Business men are begin
ming to realize that those who have
a genuine faith are more reliable
than infidels and superstitious men.
Christianity has already taken its
root in the intellectual circle of ia
pan. If it could succeed in taking
its root in the business world. II
would become the strongest power
in Japan REV, Danjo Ebina, in
lLeslie's Weekly.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-10

John Jarman, Of Hannibal was
with his Monroe kinspeopie. Sun
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-10

Jacob Gosney has been a busi
ness visitor in Clarence
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-10

Mrs. M. B. Proctor was with Pal
myra friends Thursday,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-10

Mrs. Frank Green, Of Palmyra
has been the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. James Mudd.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-10

The DemocraI covers Ine Dad.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1908-12-10

Is unexceed in material workmanship We employ the best
of painters who will make your SurreS and Bugeies
look like
The daily tribune., 1908-04-11
FEMALE BOOSTER There

FEMALE BOOSTER There are
other boosters in Florence besides the
men. Mrs. Elizabeth Blades of 521
West Fifth street has just made many
substantial improvements to her resi-
dence property. She owns three lots
and the Fifth street side of them has
been fenced with substantial iron
fence with fancy white knobs. The
sides of the lots are fenced with other
kind of material and the alley end is
fenced with close six.foot board
fence. A five-foot cement sidewalk.
seventy FIVE feet long has been laid
In front OF the house and she will lay
two-foot walk from the gate to the
front door and all around the build.
ing. Catalpas aud lombardi poplar
trees have been planted in front of
the yard and u substantial boxing
built around them. Mrs. Blades has
spent neat sum Of money on these
improvements and has substantially
Increased the value Of the place.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-11
TO WORK ooNvIoTs- oonvicts

TO WORK CONVICTS- Convicts
are to be put to work on the state
road which is soon to be started aud
which is to be built from the New
Mexico line northward to the bound
ary line of Wyoming. The peniten-
tiary commissioners have authorized
the use Of oonvicts in the construction
Of the boulevard and AS soon as the
matter can be arranged, Warden Cleg-
horn will dispatch about seventy five
convicts to Trinidad to begin the
work. The penitentiary commission :
ers met in Canon yesterday and while
there purchased fifteen head of mules
from the Great Western Coal company
to be used on the work.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-11
ANOTHER AUTo-J. Q. Mac

ANOTHER AUTO. Q. Mac.
Donald left on the noon train for
Denver to bring back with him a
new forty horse power five seated
Oldsmobile which will be for his pri
yate use. He was accompanied by
Jay Sweet and they will arrive here
with it tomorrow morning. The
car is 80 built that two more seats can
be added when necessary. This
mach inc was bought during the auto
mobile show this week. but WAS left
In the shop so that some more attach
ments could be added. This will give
Florence twenty machines owned by
private citizens and does not include
the two ownod by the Beaver Land
and Irrigation company. which are
run out Of both here and Canon.
The daily tribune., 1908-04-11
ABOUT YOUR NEI0nBORs
AND YOURSELVES

Mr.. and Mrs Rich have moved
into the Killian terrace at the corner
Of Second and Frazier.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Witt Of Pu.
ebio are in the city. Mr.. Witt will
work with the local Rio Grande
switch crew for the present.
= Dr. Lewis Of st. Paul. MINI. !.
will preach at the Presbyterian
church tomorrow morning and even
ing.
-J. p. Clausen WAS transacting
business In Portland today.
Rev. Carter Of Pueblo will occu-
py the pulpit Of the Christian church
both services tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. ed. La Plant are
back from Cananea, Old Mexico. and
will again remain here. They have
been gone niue months.
Miss MoCurty and Mrs Ed Fow-
Ter OF Beaver creek are the guests OF
Mrs. Sam Oronk today.
w. E. Mitchell left on the noon
train for Pueblo to attend the funeral
of Charles f. Cast which was held
there this afternoon.