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dent, onlivened with sundry imagina-
tive bursts of pure vandrift fancy.
When Charles spoke OF Mrs. Quack-

don't, enlivened with sundry imagina-
tive bursts OF pure .vandrift fancy.
enboss the poet smiled
The worst OF married women" he
said "ls-that you can't marry them;
the. worst OF unmarried women is
that they want to marry youo
But when it came to the letter the
poets eye was upon my brother-in-
law. Charles, must fain admit gar
bled the document sadly. STILL even
NAMED in Its sentences. But Charles
ended all by saying:
rascal shows himself whining cur
and disgusting Pharisee."
Don't you think" the poet inter-
should not some grain Of compunctfon
have stirred his soul still? Some rem
rant OF conscience made him shrink
in hlms I have an idea myself that
even the worst OF rogues have always
some good In them. notice they often
succeed to the end In retaining the
affection and fidelity OF women"
"Oh! said 3d." Charles sneered. II
an nnderhand regard for scoundrei.'
Perhaps 3d." the poet answered.
Tor we are all OF US human. Let him
that Is without sin among US cast the
moody silence.
We rose from the table. Cigars wen,
round. We adjourned to the smoking
room. It was a Moorish marvel, with
WrengoJd and Charles exchanged remi.
Iniscences OF bonanzas and ranches and
other exciting postprandial topics
while the magazine editor cut IN now
a - quaint and nd" sarcastic s parallel fH In n.
stance. 1t was clear he had an eye tc
future copy. Only Algernon Coleyard
sat brooding and silent. with his chin
on one hand and his brow intent. mus
fireplace: The hand. by the way. was
remarkable for curious. antique.
looking ring. apparently Of Egyptian
or Etruscan workmanship, with pro-
tecting gem OF several large facets
Once only. in the midst OF game OF
Whist. he broke out with single corr
ment.
Hawkins was made an earl" said
Charles. speaking OF some London &C.
quaintance.
Successful adulteration," said the
poet, tartly.
.nonors are easy" the magazine
and two by tricks to Sir Charles
the poet added.
Toward the close of the evening
hoWever-the poet still remaining
moody. not to say positively grumpy
Senator Wrengold proposed a friendly
game Of Swedish poker. 1t was the
latest fashionable variant In Western
society on the old gambling round. and
few OF us knew 1t, save the omniscient
poet and the magazine editor. II
turned out afterward that sWrengold
proposed that particular game because
he had heard Coleyard observe at the
Lotus club the same afternoon that II
was favorite amusement Of his. Now
however. for a while he objected tic
playing. He was poor man, he said
and the rest were all rich; why should
golden sonnets Just to add one moro
pinnacle to the gilded roofs of mil
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over the Lotus The man we made an
honorary member OF the club to-day
Is not AlEernon Coleyard. He's a
blatant impostor There's telegram
Algernon Coleyard is dangerously i'll
at his home in England.
Colonel Clay!" he shouted aloud
And once more he's done me; There's
Never before In our lives had we
had such a close shave of catching and
fixing tho redoubtable swindler. we
burst t, down o, the stairs in body and
pretended poet had only hundred
yards start Of us, and he saw he was
discovered. But he was an excellent
runner. So was I. weight for age. and
round corner: It proved to lead no.
where, and lost him time. He darted
back again madly.
Delighted with the idea. that was
doubled my efforts-and came up with
him painting. He was wearing a light
dust coat. ! seized It IN my hands; !,
onel Clay, I've got you!''
"Efa. old Ten Per Cent" he called
out, struggling. Its you, then, is it?
Never. never to you, sir
his arms straight out behind him and
let the dust coat slip off. which it
easily did. the sleeves being new and
smoothly silk lined.
The sudoenness of the movement
threw me completely off my guard. and
off my legs as we'll. ] was clinging
to the coat and holding him. AS the
support gave way / rolled over back
ward in the mud Of the street. and hurt r.
Clay. with nervous laugh he bolted
off at full speed in his evening coat.
and vanished round the corner.
sufficiently recovered my breath TO pick
bruises. BY this time Charles and the
other. pursuers had come up. and l
explained my condition to them. In;
in his cause-which had cost me a
barked arm and a good evening SUIT
my brother-in-law remarked, with an
unfeeling sheer. that when ! had SO
nearly caught my man might as we'll
Il have his coat, at least" I said.
That may. afford us clew.. And I
limped back with 1t In my hands, feel
ing horribly bruised and a good deal
shaken.
When we came to examine the coat,
however. it bore no makers name:
rroclaims with pride his handicraft.
had been carefully ripped off, and its
place was taken by tag OF plain
black tape without inscription of any
sort. We searched the breast pocket.
handkerchief, similarly nameless,
but of finest cambria. The side pock-
ets-lla! what was this? | drew a
piece of paper out in triumph. 1t was
/. note--a real tnd-the one which the
servant had handed to our friend lust
before at the Senator's. We read 1t
through -breathlessly:
Darling Paul: told you 1t was
too dangerous. You should have lis
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lionaire's palace? Besides. he was halt
way through with an ode he was in
dlting to republican simplicity. The
aetoriai eottage had naturaiy inspired ire
linn With memories OF Dentatus. the
Fabii. Camillus. But Wrcngold. dimly
aware he was being made fun OF some
ana ns Mh tht n 5he Past must taks
. you can pass. you know" he said
stake low, Or go 1t blind. according as
you're inclined to. e liz ,de
how, high he will play. except the
h ss, ep;, and ~a yoq needn't take bank UNI
oil! X you insist upon IT," co1eyard
evening. But remember, I'm poet!
have strange inspirations."
The cards were "squeezers"-thati Is
to say. had the suit and the. number OF
n e m @ sa printed stee t sma a In n ns
Of reference. We played low at first
The poet seldom staked; and when he
did--a few pounda-he lost with .singu-
lar persistence. He wanted to play for
difficulty be induced to condescend to
dollars.
Charles looked across at him at last;
the stakes by that time were fast ris-
money. Notes lay thick on the green green
cloth.
We'll" he murmured provokinrly.
how about your Inspiration? Has
Apollo deserted you?"
It was an unwonted flight Of CLASH
cal allusion for Charles. and confess
1t astonished me. Il discovered after
ward he had crIbbed It from a review
in that evenings Critic.) But tho poet
smiled.
NO he answered calmly. at nm
waiting for one now. When 1t CONES
you may be sure you shall have rhe
Next round. Charles dealing and
banking. the poet staked on his card.
unseen rs usual. He staked like a
Eentlcman. TO our immense astonish-
ment he pulled out roll of notes and
remarked in quiet tone:
hearted will do, go five thousand"
That was dollars, of course; but 1t
amounted to q thousand pounds In
English money-high play for an
author.
Charles smiled and turned his card
sand.
tending not to mind. though he de.
"Inspiration!" the poet mused, and
looked once more abstractcd.
Charles dealt again.
me poet watched the deal with
boiled fishy eyes. His thoughts We're
far away. His lips moved audibly.
Myrtle. and kirtle. and hurtle," he
muttered. They'll do for three. Then
there's turtle. meaning dove: and that
finishes the possible. Laurel and coral
make a very bad rhyme Try myrtle;
don't you think 500"
do you stake?" Charles, asked, Sc
verely. interrupting his reverie. The
poet started.
mo. pass" he replied looking down
at his card. and subsidized into mutter-
| ing.
we caught a tremor of his lips
again. and heard something like this:
Not less, but more republican than
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MARY had n little lamb" said tho
poet. II shall initiate Mary"
Charles and the Senator thought
the remark undignified.
After dinner. however. under the
Gares D apma 70
again and grew lively and anecdotal.
The poet had made us all laugh not
little With various capital stories OF
London literary socioty-at least two
lation to contribute his own share to
the amusement of the company. He
which is decidedly funny. Enough not
perhaps strictly without being vulgar.
On this particular night, then,
champagne-the best made in America
he launched out In full and en-
broidered description OF the various
ways in which Colonel Clay had de-
narrated them IN full with the same
frankness and accuracy that have
shown IN these pages; he suppressed
not few OF the most amusing. details
on no other ground, apparently, than
because they happened to tell against
himsclf-and he enlarged a good deal
on the surprising cleverness with
which e. times he had nearly Sc.
allowances for native vanity in con-
cealment and additions. he was dis
tinctiy funny--he representa- the mat
than in It's disastrous aspect. He OBJ
served also. looking around, the table.
that after all he had lost by Colonel
Clay in four years OF persecution than
| Exchanged while he seemed to imply
to the solid men Of New York that he
would cheerfnlly sacrifice such flea
bite as that in return for the amuse-
ment and excitement Of the chase
which the colonel had afforded him.
| The poet was pleased.
Charles" he said. Il love to see this
and adventures! The fellow must real
| ~ have some good In him, after all. ]
should like to take notes OF few OF
those stories. they would supply nice
Il hardly know whether I'm exactly
the man TO make the hero of novel;
| Charles murmured. with compIacence.
And he certainly didn't look It.
~ was thinking rather of Colonel
| coldly.
."Ah. that's the way with. you men
Of let letters chaTles answered growing
/ sympathy with the rascals."
THAT may be better" Coleyard re-
torted in an Icy voice, than sympathy
with the t,o worst ,. form OF stock exchange
/ The company smiled uneasily. The
! railway king wriggled. Wrengold
tried to change the subject hastily,
but Charles would not be put down.
.You must hear the end though"
he said. That's not quite the worst.
| The meanest thing about the man is
that he's also a hypocrite. He wrote
me such letter at the end OF his last
Itrick-here, positively here. in Amer
lea" And he proceeded to give his
own version Of the Quackenboss Incl
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thou. Half-hearted watcher by the
Western sea. After long years I come
to visit thee. And =, test thy fealty to
thy Thy, bnHdding prime For Freedoms
"Stake?'' Charles interrupted inquir-
"'fes. five thousand" the poet an
swered dreamily. pushing forward his
pile OF notes. and never ceasing from
his murinur: For Freedoms bride to
tsHnhf go IS s. on it 9'1u' s0''e''''s'
Charles turned his card once more.
| The poet had won again. Charles
passed over. his notes. The poet raked
who looks at innnity. and asked II
| he could borrow a pencil and paper.
He had few priceless lines to set
down which might otherwise escape
| him.
"This is play" Charles said pointedly.
"Will YOU kindly attend to one thing
or the other?"
The poet glanced at him with COM
passionate smile.
II told you 1 had Inspirations" he
said. "rhey always come together. J
can't win your money as fast rs
would like unless at the same sine !
am making verses. Whenever hit
upon good sepithet, I back my luck.
ding: II were to back succeeding I
should lose, to certainty. You under
stand my systcm?"
swered. However,. continue. Systems
were made for fools-and to suit wisc
men. Sooner or later you must lose
at such n stupid fancy.
| The poet continues:
.For freedoms bride to all ensuing
time" ~.
each of us .staked. 49,,
all ensuing time. First rate epithet.
that. go ten thousand. Sir Charles,
on ensuing"
some Won but the poet had secured
his two thousand sterling. :.
IT haven't that amount about me-.
Charles said in that austerely nettled
he loses at cards, "but--Tll settle it
with you to-morrow."
"Another round?" the host asked,
benming.
"s1r coieyard's Inspirations come too
1 retire from the game. Senator"
Just at that moment a servant en- n;
'For Mr.. Coieyard," he observed,
and the messenger said urgent"
Coleyard tore it open hurriedly. ]
could see he was agitated. His face
grew. white at once.
IL beg your pardon he said. T.
must go back instantly. My wife is
dangerously ill-0uite a sudden attack.
Forgive me. Senator. Sir Charles, you
shall have your revenge Tomorrow.
1t was clear that his voice faltered.
We felt at least he was man of feel
ing. He was obviously frightened. His
GOODNESS forsook him. He shook hands
as in dream and rushed down stairs
for his dust coat Almost as he closed
the front door new guest entered.
Just missing him in the vestibule.
"Helloa, you men," he said. we've
been taken in, do you know? It's all
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a relief to no,h.

"At last!" he sighed, we're alone.
rye been hoping for this chance--s','
$50 have j." said she. Very frankly.
"Ah. you have guessed, then. that
wanted to tell you that love yo.l-----'5.
Yes, and want to say no and get
| Ii over with,"--The Catholic Standard
sand Times.
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said tile footman.
MARY had little lamb" said the
poet. II shall initiate Mary"
Charles and the Senator thought
the renlarlt r,ndigniHnd
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-08

BETTER THAN A BANKii
That Is What Your Investment Means IN the
LOEWE TRACT.
In the Excelsior District, San Francisco.
The lot doesn't "bust up and nobody goes 20
jail for mishandling your saviuek YOn control
that part Of IL yourself, and befOrc your lot Is
paid for it returns you a far greater interest
than anything compounded in savings institu-
tlOn.
Four carlnes and schools.
Lots 25x1G0; $40 down. $40 month.
Take Onondaga. Polk Larkin. Inglesde. San
MateO cemeteries to Mission St and Rus
sia Come today. Come Sunday. Tract Of
ace corner Vienna St and Russia aV.
t. f. A. OBISRMEYER. Agent.
2T0 Van Ness av- corner Grove st
Tel Market 3229.
Send for descriptive folder "B."
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-08
REAL ESTATE

CITY REAL ESTATE
AUCTION.
AUCTION.
AUCTION.
AUCTION.
AUCTION
Must be sold to close an estate.
By order OF the Central Trust Company, we VIII
sell al Public Auction the Lot
and improvements.
4O31 -4O33 18TH STREET
BETWEEN NOE AND CASTRO.
Two Flats, renting for
S42.50 per month
MONDAY. OCTOBER r. 1908.
AT II noon.
At saleSroOm.
20 Montgomery Street.
G. H. UAIBsEN & co.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-08
BUSINESS CARDS

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS
FLATS and cottages: lowest prices plans free.
j. s. MAILoCH. ITO Sutter. Call to p. n.
TO get leaky roofs repaired see II. II. AULT,
611 Octavia: also tailors' tables etc
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-08
MUSICAL

Mauzy gold medal pianos, all kinds of musical
instruments, sheet music and talking machines.
will soon remove to their new building, 244-25O
Stockton St, Union square. Have you heard
how to get prize free? A little work may
get you piano. some other musical instrument
package OF music. Send for illustrated
circular OF prizes and terms OF contest. Dur
ing sale some good bargains offered. Pianos
10 rent; carriage. BYRON MAUZY, 117J
O'Farrell ST.
FINE Schweehten upright. $3.50: many other
bargains. BOWERS & SON. 529-535 MeAllister
st. near Van Ness Ivers & Pond agents.
SEE other pianos first then examine storage
pianos. sacrificed. AIS Van Ness av. and
1878 Market St. corner Polk
ALMOST given away; storage pianos dirt cheap
Whitehead's Storage. 1864 Market ST.. s. F.
AN electric .Peerles piano for sale at reasonable
price. Inquire e31 Magnolia ST. Oakland.
A GOOD piano for rent at $3 a month";
SCOTT CURTAZ PIANO CO. $50 Hayes St
AT HORNUNG'S, best bargains in second hand
NEW pianos for rent SS per month; rent al
lowed if purchased STATHAM, "a Hill ST.
JOS. SCHMITZ & CO.. 430 DeyisaderO. nr-Fen-
PARTY leaving town wants 10 sell equity In
piano. 469 10th St. Oakland
TWO pianos slightly damaged in transit for sale;
pany. HEINE PIANO CO.. 9OS Van Ness.
THREE upright pianos reduced SO to close
agency. HEINE PIANO co. 1466 Bush.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
A VARIETY OF ExPEDiENTS.
Little Sinner Was Providing for Fu-
ture Emergencies.

Muriel, a five-year-old subject OF
King Edward VII. has been thought
by her parents too young to feel the
weight OF the rod. and has been ruled
by moral suasion alone. But when,
the other day. she achieved disobedi-
ence three times in five minutes. more
vigorous measures We're called for,
and her mother took an ivory paper
knife from the table and struck her
smartly across her little bare legs.
Muriel looked astounded. Her moth
er explained the reason for the blow.
Muriel thought deeply for moment.
Then. turning toward the door with a
grave and disapproying countenance.
she announced in her clear little Eng.
lish voice:
I'm going upstairs to tell God
about that paper knife. And l shall
tell Jesus And if that doesn't do,
l shall put flannel on my legs."-
Everybody's Magazine
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
The Smart Scarts,

Just at the present moment the
silks being used for the Manufacture
of the smartest scarfs have patterns
which would seem to owe their in.
spiration to various phases OF nature.
Fruits and flowers figure very largely
in the designs now as do all sorts OF
Towering plants and vines. The new
est scarfs Of this type show another
phase of nature in their denign. They
have round balls of color suggesting
suns crossed by neecy clouds. AS the
majority of these scarfs are made of
gray brocade, the cloud effect is per,
fectly apparent. One had red suns,
while dark blues and browns also ap-
pear in some of the patterns
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
NOT THE THROB OF LOVE.
Dear Ones Reminscenee Seemed
Somehow TO Lack Romance

They sat on the sofa They had
Just come TO a mutual uud erstanding.
and he had measured her finger for
the engagement ring, and they were
In the first throes of tender reminis-
cence.
You do not remember" he said,
In trembling voice, you do not re-
member when you first saw me-"
Yes, l do"
Did any thrill or throb tell your
heart this happy moment would
come? No: that could not be ex-
pected"
Yes, something did seem to whis-
per that we might become man and
wife"
My darling" And he kissed her
fondly.
Yes; I remember ! saw you from
the window leaving the house. and |
thought you were bandy-legged, and
! thought how awful it would be to
marry bandy-legged man, but it was
only the glass in the window that was
uneven and made you look So"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
The Little Bertha.

All sorts OF berthas are used for
trimming the draped bodies OF crepe,
voile and chiffon cloth gowns. Scme-
in a matching tone and embroidered in
self-colored silks. Again theg are OF
coarse net soutached, embroidered or
appliQued in self or contrasting colors
but In nearly every instance they are
shaped like the erstwt..Ie popular
tumper-the shoulder straps terminal.
ing just below the bus. line and at
the top extending out o-sr the sleeve.
To accompany these berthas there are
bandings to finish the sleeve and mar
row edges to finish the collar.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
ECZEMA ALL OVER HIM.
No Nights Rest for Year and Limit
Of His Endurance Seemed Near
Owes Recovery to Cuticura.

My son Clyde was almost COM
pletely covered with eczema Physi
clans treated him for nearly a year
without helping him any. His head,
face, and neck were covered with large
scaos which he would rub until they
fell of Then blood and matter would
run out and that would be worse
Friends coming to see him said that il
he got well he would be disfgured for
life. When it seemed as If he could
possibly stand it no longer. / used
some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
meat, and Cuticura Resolvent. That
was the first night for nearly year
that he slept. In the morning there
was 4 great change for the better. in
about six weeks he was perfectly we'll
Our leading physician recommends
Cuticura for eczema. Mrs Algy
Cockburn. Shiloh. O.. June II. 1907"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
Must Not Read NEWSPAPERS,

In Bombay, education has been ad-
vancing within recent years, but the
standard of manners in schools and
colleges has been rapidly going down.
Flagrant offences against school rules
occur constantly. and complaints of
the rudeness and discourtesy OF boys
in public are frequent. To check this
state of affairs, the government of
Bombay has sent to masters of pri.
mary schools the following note: THE
Sarkar has heard that some Of you
disobey the rule that forbids you to GO
to political meetings or speak in pub
lie on politics. You must obey the
rule. You are not to take newspa
pers into the school or to allow any
one else to take them in"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
Another Crop ccminq.

Louie is the brightest youngster in
the South side. II you doubt this ask
Louie's father According to the same
authority Louie's mother consented to
the sacrifice of his curls recently and
he was taken to the nearest barber
shop. He was left unguarded while
the deed was being committed and
the horrid barber-just think of the
poor mothers feelings-used the clip
pers So when Louie's father re-
turned for him the boy proudly ex-
hibited a hairless poll for his In
spection.
Well" exclaimed the father he
didn't leave much"
No" chirped Louie, but it'll grow
out again all right, cause he left the
seeds in."-kansas City Times.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
ROSES ON ALL WINTER HATS.
OF Every Color and Hue. and the
Larger the Better.

Roses Of every color and hue big as
cabhages, are smart on winter hats. 1t
is the color that takes OF course a
luXuriant biz rose. though OF satin and
silk and in the shades of pink never to
be seen on a real flower. helps TO en-
liyen the feelings. A rose hat makes
one feel positively young, and young
themselves.
The ribbon roses which adorn a
dressy hat just from Paris are made
OF many shades of pink satin ribbon in
one instance. and In another of curious
shades Of dead white and greeny white
To look like a bride rose.
1t may seem folly to pay four dollars
for a single artificial rose, yet that is
what fashion is doing. and the ribbon
roses cost as much if not more.
The keynote Of the year is simple
elegance said the milliuer as she
carefully eNtricated a large hat to fit
on my head for the reception. Simple
elegance
Truly it looked so. Il was turban
rather large. and over the maline
finished frame was folded Il point lace
scarf with little crmine and sable
tails rounding the crown, y narrow
twist OF vieuX bleu supple ribbon gave
The color note-that was all. Other tur-
hau&-the coming hats-were as su-
pcrh III scarfs of ottoman silk in rich
culOIs
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
Cretonne Bed Spreads.

The renewal of things Colonial has
brought about the fashion for bed
-Ureads of old world chintz These
substitute the spreads OF Narseilles.
They hang nearly to the floor. are
z!ashed to fit the t"o lower posts, and
are edged with thrce-inch linen lace.
There is an oblons piece made to
match for the pillows. 1t is always
better to use what is known as day
lilloWs under this. They are stuffed
with hard substance and made to
stand firm and full
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-12-26
WOMAN MINE OPERATOR.
Mrs. Upham Of Denver Delegate to Ma
tIonal Convention.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Mrs. Nellie c. Up
ham OF Denver, Col, the most success
full woman mine operator in the coun-
try, bears the distinction OF being the
only woman delegate to attend the ses-
sions of the American Mining con-
gress held in this city recently.
Mrs. Upham was appointed a special
delegate by the commissioners of the
District of Columbia and bears the dis
tinction of having twice before repre-
sented the district in the congress.
Mrs. Upham is known as the "Hetty
Green of the Mining Industry" She
owns and operates dozen mines in
various sections of the far west and
has successfully conducted some Of
the most bitterly contested legal bat