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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-20

the air of Patrice alone we're respOn-
sible, it was undeniable that a new in
terest hummed in the air. Even the
lady who was trying to beat her own
record on a pink crocheted afghan laid
down her long white needle an instant
to nod significantly at her neighbor of
the Battenburg center piece: Notice
her walk" she breathed. English"
1t was English, being in loving men,
Dry of Lady Evelyn Maud of the Flor
entine pension. Also the pose with
which she seated herself upon a stump
beside the Holners' brook was copied
from the same aristocratic- source. Pa
trice was too much of an artist to drop
her role while the possibility of an au-
dience remained. Where she sat she
was hidden from the house, but some
one might be approaching from the 9TH
err direction. Some one swas approach
ing, a. tall young man with a thin.
we'll modelled face and a good deal of
dark hair brushed very smooth. He
carried his hat in his hand and was
reading a letter.
Patrice held her pencil at a workman
like poise and dropped her gaze to
blank page of Kate's sketch book.
Then quite against her intention she
looked up. Their eyes met across the
Holners' brook and she gave him what
she characterized as snippy little
nod. He returned it with an easy bow
and came to a standstill.
There. are some good bits further
down." he said, "a fallen tree and some
moss-covered stones-just the sort of
sketch books" There was teasing
| cadence in his pleasant voice.
| Miss Lithgow narrowed her pretty
| eyes in imitation of Kate and held her
| long pencil as If she expected momen-
tarily to begin. The young man waited
presently he spoke. Does 1t annoy
you to have me here. Miss Lithgow?'
he said
Not at ALL Mr.. Adamson." with a
little accenting of her accent and an
air of tolerance toward the lower or
ders. II had really forgotten you were
there"
~ am obliged to recall r,vself to your
memory" he said. because l have q
bit of your property"
Patrice looked up quickly. and the
delicate color, like a reflection from a
pink shade. touched her face. The
young man held a handkerchief in his
hand. a particularly fine and dainty
handkerchief, having In one corner a
| tiny coronet which Miss Lithgow had
wasted the Holners' gas to embroider.
1T is yours, isn't it?" said the young
man politely
Patrice achieved an air Of bored ac-
quiescence. MAY I ask you to leave
| it in the Officer" she said.
He looked at the jolly little mountain
stream that ratified between them, Their
he looked at the handkerchief again
land so by proper gradations back to the
young woman on the other side of the
brook.
Il think if you will allow me I will
return it to you in person." he said
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-20

So has breakfast and goes out front
with the mornin' papers. 1t got to be
after 9 o'clock and l was just thinkin'
of goin' up to see how he was gettin'
on when l seesa big green tourin' car
come dashin' down into the park and
turn into my front drive. There was
a crowd in it: but before 1 can get up
out flips a stunnin' lookin' bunch of
dry goods, all wells and silk dust coat,
Cabe; which 1 says 1 was.
Then you have my boy here. have
your" she shoots out. And say, by the
suspicious way she looks at me you'd
thought I'd been breakin' into some
nursery. I'll admit she was a beaut. all
right, but the hard look l gets from
them big black eyes didn't win me for
cent.
Maybe II 1 knew who you was,
ma'am," says l, .we'd get along
faster"
That don't soothe her bit. She gives
me one glare, and then whirls around
and shouts at couple of tough lookin'
bruisers that was in the car.
Quick she sings out. Watch the
rear and side doors. I'm sure he's
here
And the mugs pile out and proceed
to plant themselves around the house.
"Sa-a-ay," says I, this begins to
look excitin' Is il a raid or what
Who are the husky boys?"
Those men are in my employ" says
she.
Private sleut's?" says I.
'They are" says she, land if you'll
give up the boy without any trouble !
will pay you just twice as much as
you're getting to hide him. I'm going
to have him. anyway"
well. WE'LL" says /.
And say, maybe you can guess by
that time / was feelin' like il was a
warm day. If I'd had on a celluloid
collar it'd blown up. Inside of ten Sec
onds I've shucked my coat and am
mixin' it with the plug that's guardin'
the side door. The doin's was short
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-20

There are stepping stones further
down."
Patrice watched with mingled feelings
as he turned and disappeared among
the trees. He had an athletic swing
to his shoulders that seemed to match
the easy lack of ceremony in his man.
ner. His rather shabby coat had a cor
rect individuality. Something about
him made a guarantee from Miss En-
derleigh or any one else seem absurd.
However. 1t could not be denied that
from the Lady Evelyn Maud standpoint
he had taken a liberty She banished
all Improbable speculations on the at
Effectiveness of his smile and kept that
thought in mind. When he reappeared
upon her side of the brook she gazed
at hime as from a great distance.
''Ohr' she called. won't you stand
where you are. please? 1 want a figure
In my sketch" She eyed him serenely.
ignoring the smile that leaped to his
eyes.
Il am quite at your service" he said.
Patrice took her measurements with
professional air, surveying him as If
he were an inanimate part of the land
scape She had to narrew her eyes a
good deal to keep him from seeing the
enjoyment in them. especially when.
made several marks in the air with
out touching the page.
"Will it interfere with the pose il !
talk?" inquired the young man.
| She erased an imaginary line and
| tipped her head back to survey the
blank page.
1T might" she said. with a little lift
of her lashes not copied from EVELYN
Maud. Then, to make up. she looked
with cold impersonality at his feet and
drew some more ina ginary lines in
Hates book.
II wish to tell you where found your
| handkerchief" he said.
The image of Lady Evelyn Maud and
the native curiosity of Patrice Lithgow
had brief struggle. The latter won.
| Where did your" she said
| in the pine woods" he answered. "a
was there yesterday and I saw a cir
in green gown with a green and colo
volume of verses in her hand. thought
she was a dryad and looked to see 9
tree trunk open to receive her, but she
glided slenderly down the long aisle OF
the pines and disappeared. leaving only
her handkerchief on TIE brown needles.
How did you know it was verses p
ignoring the rest of the speech.
by her face. / could not ina gin,
her taking a novel into the woods Il
make a third with her and Nature"
Patrice did few lines with her heat
ION one side. Then she held the book a
arms length and surveyed the spotIes
page Another struggle was going on
Again Evelyn Maud lost.
did they teach you at Harvard
began Patrice.
About dryads?" He ended her sen
tence as she paused. mo, / neve
knew anything about them until tina
lday- There is some knowledge tina
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-20

and sweet. He's no sooner Slumped
down to feel what's happened to his
jaw than No. come up. He acts like
he was ambitious to do damage. but
the third punch leaves him on the grass.
Then / takes each of 'em by the ear.
leads 'em out to the road and gives
'em little leather farewell to help 'em
get under way.
Sorry to muss your hired help,
ma am" says 1, comm back to the
front stoop, but this is one place in the
country where private detectives amt
wanted. And another thing. let's not
have any more talk about me bein'
paid. If there's anyone here belongin'
to you. you can have him and welcome.
but cut out the hold-up business and
the graft conversation. Now. again.
what's the name?''
She was so mad she was white
around the lips. but she's one of the
kind that knows when she's up against
it. too. Il am Mrs. Rutgers Greene, -
says she.
"Oh, yes" says 1. From down on
the point?"
"Mr. Greene lives at Orienta Point,
believe" says she.
Now that was plain enough. want
it? You wouldn't think I'd need postin
on what they was sayin' at the clubs
after that. But these high life break
Always are so common you can't keeI
track of all of 'em, and she sprung it sc
offhand that I didn't more'n half tum-
BILE to what she meant.
Il suppose may have Gerald now p
she goes on. +.
Sure says I. 'I'll bring him down.
And as / skips up the stairs / sings
out. Hey, Mr.. Smith! Your maw's
come for your
There was nothin' doin', though.
knocks on the door and calls again
Next l goes in. And say, IL want un-
til I'd paved over all the clothes and
looked under the bed and into the
closet that / could believe it. He mus,
have got up at daylight, slipped dowr
the back way in his stockin feet and
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
LITTLE DAMAGE
 FROM OVERFLOW

Little Rock Dec. With much water yet to come down the Ark ansas river, the guage here slowly registers an increase in the depth of the stream. The guage this morning showed a rise of about four feet since yesterday, when the reading showed but II feet. The river is rising slowly at Fort Smith and rapidly at Dardanelle. The rise here has been at the rate of about one tenth of foot an hour. The guage today shows something over IS feet, and Director Alicia tore of the Weather Bureau, expects it to be Io feet by tomorrow morn- ing. He will then be able to tell what the river is going to do from here down. The rise is doing no damage between Fort Smith and Little Rock, so far as has been re- ported, though the strain may cause considerable damage in the levee districts, where the levees are soft from the continued rains. At the penitentiary large number of additional convicts will be sent to the state farm to assist in strength ening these levees.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
BAPTIST BOARD IN SESSION
State Mission Secretary to be
 Elected.
Board of Education Meets Tomorrow to Plan Means of Lifting School
 Debt

Little Rock, December I. - The evacuation of the city by the Methodist is hardly complete before the arrival of the Baptists to attend the meeting of the state mis sion board, and the board of edu- cation begins. Many others came for the purpose of organizing a layman's association, which will join with the other branches of the church and assist in the work along all lines. President H. T. Bradford of Lonoke called the meeting of the board of missions to order in the First Baptist church this morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. o. I. Wade of this city is acting as secretary of the meeting. At this session a successor to Rev. R. G. Bowers, who has been pro- noted to financial agent of the ed ucational work, to take up the work of superintendent of the missions of the state, will be select ed. There are number of appli cants for this position. The board will also apportion the $50, 1000 to the various districts of the state, and name three general and ten district evangelists. The laymen will meet tonight in the same church and perfect their organiza- ton, Prof. J. T. Henderson of Bristol, Tenn, being the principal speaker. He is the secretary of the Southern Layman' s convention and has been invited to come to Arkansas to superintend the organ ization of the state association.
 Tommorrow the board of educa- ton begins its session this board will probably authorize the open ing of an office in Little Rock from which the financial agent will work in an effort to continue the raising of funds for the educational institutes fostered by the Baptist church in Arkansas. About S25,- 900 was raised for the school at the recent state convention held in Fayetteville, and it is believed that the S75,ooo required to lift the debt from the schools of the state will be raised before the end of the fiscal year.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
FARMER AGAIN
 CHANGES HANDS

Another change in the manage ment of the Arkansas Farmer oc- cured this morning, when State Secretary M. F. Dickinson of the Farmers Union, J. A. Boone of Marmaduke and F. A. Hyatt of this city assumed charge of the newspaper. The plant is owned by l.. s. Dunaway and was leased for two years by Ben l.. Griffin, until January last, when A. J. Witt and J. B. Higgins took charge, MT. Witt retiring last April.
 MT. Dickinson will not for the present be actively connected with the business and Messrs. Boone and Hyatt will have exclusive ed itorial control of the newspaper. MT. Boone arrived from Marina duke this morning.
 The new firm is planning, how ever, to launch a state Farmers Union paper in the near future, of which Secretary Dickinson will probably be the editor.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
LIGHT PLANT IS CRIPPLED
Belt Broke Last Night, Throwing Part c
 Town in Darkness.

Belt Broke Last Night, Throwing Part of
 Town in Darkness.
 Shortley after sterting up last night the big 20 inch drive belt at the city light plant broke, causing a temporary shutdown and thowing portion of the city in darkness during the early part of the night. The plies of the belt in some way became separated, one ply becoming completely strip ped off and the noise caused by the Tapping of the belt before the en- zine could be stopped was heard all over the business part of town.
 The breaking of the belt put the new Corliss engine and dynamo out of commission and the smaller engine and dynamo could not carry the full load necessitating one of the main leads to the western part of town to be cut out. Supt. G. H. Burr wired for new belt last night, which is expected to ar rive within two or three days.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
PRESIDENT ANDERSON PLEASED
With Action of the Little Rock
 Conference
Regarding Unifcation and Correlation Of Methodist Educational work
 in the State.

President s. Anderson of Hen drix College returned last night from Little Rock, where he has been attending the sessions of the Little Rock conference. He ex- presses himself as being very much pleased with the action of the con- ference in reference to the unifica- ton and correlation of the educa- tional work of the Methodist church in this state.
 "The plan has not yet been adopted and cannot be until after the session of the White River con- ference, which meets at Jonesboro, December 16," said President An derson this morning. we feel confident, however, that the White River conference will concur in the arrangement already agreed upon by the Arkansas and the Little Rock conferences.
 The president is enthusiastic over the educational outlook ill his church in Arkansas and says that he believes a brighter day is dawn inp.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
Miss Randle at Hendrix.

A large crowd was present at the second attraction of the Hendrix lecture course which was given in this city last evening at the col lege auditorium by Miss Emma Dee Randle, impersonator, reader and monologist. The impersona- tions of the rural boys deserve very special mention, and "The Jasa- mine Bud," rendered by Miss Ran ble, was, without doubt, one of the prettiest readings ever listened to by a Conway audience. "Mur- iel," another reading, was espec- ially good. In all, the entertain ment was considered one of the best ever given in this city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
Cold Wave Tonight.

For the first time this season the cold wave flag is flying from the staff at the Board of Trade rooms, and a stiff north wind has been bringing the temperature lower every hour today. The official forecast telegraphed from New Or leans this morning says: "Fair, with cold wave, tonight; Wednes- day, fair.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
To Collect for Stock.

On the third Saturday ill Novem- Der. 1908, the directors of the Faulkner Warehouse Go. passed a resolution to give those owing fol stock or balances until Dec. IS tc pay for same, after which time the accounts will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection.
 A. l.. NICHOLS,
 Secretary Pro Tenn.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
Negro Arrested.

Tom Powers was arrested today on a charge of assault upon Tom Bohannon. Bohannon's jaw was broken last Wednesday by a blow with rock in the hands of Pow CTS. Both parties are colored.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
Hotels Crowded.

Although there was nothing out of the ordinary to attract crowd to Conway yesterday, every hotel in the city was crowded last night and several visitors were unable to obtain accommodations
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
Holiday Excursion Rates.

For points in the southeast holi- day excursion tickets will be plac- ed on sale at Conway station Dec. Io to 2I inclusive, return limit Jan. uary F. The rates will be the same as those made last year.
 J. w. JAMES, Agent.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01

Services at Christian Church.
 Rev. w. s. Deatheridge will preach at the Christian church in this city tonight from the subject, Witnesses of the Spirit" Every body invited.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01
Hotel Changes Hands.

]. M. Luker ot Russellville has leased the Commercial Hotel in this city from J. H. Stubbs and assumed charge this morning. MT. Luker is an experienced man in this kind of business and will no doubt build up an excellent trade.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-12-01

J. M. Phillips of Greenbrier was granted license by County Clerk J. H. Bailey this afternoon to mar ry Miss Versa Hostetter of May flower.
The Washington times., 1908-06-24
LOCAL SECURITIES
STEADY AND DULL
Market Has Little Support
and Trading Is Within
Small Compass.

Securities on the washington Stock
Exchange remain steady and dull. with
little trading and apparently no dispo-
sitioH on che part Of brokers or the
public 10 buy.
One hundred shares OF Washington
Railway and Electric common were Of
fered at $50 a share. and the broker
putting them up was very persistent
TO sell He declared that his client
was In need Of money and that he de-
sired especially 20 dispose Of the shares
at once There was no sale. and the
best Offering was $40 a share.
This incident describes the present
condition of the local market There
are no orders to buy. and yesterday II
was seemingly impossible 10 place 100
shares Of one of the best securities on
the board.
Transactions amounted 20 $1,000 in
bonds and 80 shares Of stock. The bonds
were Washington Railway and Elec-
trio As, and the stock was small lots
OF Bell Telephone. which. sold at par;
of Metropolitan National Bank, bring
ing go; OF Union Trust, at ia, and
Washington galway and Electric pre-
ferre6, at 20.
The Washington times., 1908-06-24
BILL
CINCINNATI PLAN

CINCINNATI. June 24-Couucilman
Bob" O'Brien proposes to push through
an ''anti-cat bill" which he introduced
IN council this afternoon. The bill pro-
vides for a license Of 81 "A cat. and re-
Quires that the person taking out The
license must give the name. sex, breed,
color. and disposition Of Tabby. whether
that disposition be gentle o. vicious.
There also IS clause which allows
the mayor, at stated times. 10 issue a
proclamation prohibiting cats from be-
ing at large unless muzzled or attached
10 chain and in charge Of the owner
or someone authorized by the owner to
have the cat on the street. 1t is believed
the bill will receive favorable action.
The Washington times., 1908-06-24
NEW YORK STOCKS
STEADY AND DULL
Trading Professional and
Prices FIuctuate Within a
Narrow Range.
HARTMAN FORCES
ABANDON MARKET
Brokers Sell Stocks and Wait Tor
Definite News From Denver
Convention.

NEW YORK, June 24.-The market.
following in the rut into which 1t fell
yesterday, IS IN a dun and Iifeless con-
dition. Prices lack support. and appar-
emily there is much short selling It
is believed that the bears laid out long
lines OF sales yesterday on the late
afternoon rally.
The market opened steady at about
the close Of last night. sold off a gfrac-
ton Of a point. and then steadied with
tendency 20 held at about the present
level. Business is narrow and almost
entirely professional
AS was the case yesterday chief inter-
est centers about Chesapeake and Ohio,
Westinghous and The Pacific railroads.
Westinghouse opened a point and half
above last nights close. St Paul was
half a point UP. Canadian PACING 3
higher, ard Chesapeake and Ohio had
gained a quarter Of a point
At the noon hour the prices OF most
stocks are a small fraction above last
night. The situation would look good
for an afternoon rallv were il not that
the trading is 50 professional that II Is
difficult to get a line upon thc signin-
canoe Of the operations. The fuctua-
tons OF Union Pacific, for example,
have been confined within a range OF
one point. and the combined sales have
not been more than 10000 shares And
Union Pacific has been during the
morning one of the most active stocks.
Bears are circulating all sorts of ru-
uOrs about railroads contemplating re-
ceiverships, and Industries discussing
the reduction of wages TO employees, but
the street pays little attention, and the
discoUraSiBS reports are not hav NJ the
effect they are intended TO produce.
The bears at noon are in a very conf
dent attitude. evidently hoping 70 cause
q break which VIII enable them TO
cover several points down At profit
One explanation offered for the dull
ness OF the market is that crafty trad
CTS OF Wall Street are quietly slipping
out Of stocks. and are Waiting for
pointers on the Democratic nomination
for President before attempting any
new ventures. Among other rumors in
the street today are some TO the effect
that important conferences are being
held with reference to the steel trade,
end that as soon as affairs appear 10
DC settled one way or another at Den
yer vigorous campaign will be start
ell by the right kind of men 10 boost
the market 10 4 much higher level.
At o'clock no particular change had
occurred in the condition OF the mar
ket. Prices were steady and trading
within very narrow limits Union Pa
ciic. WESTINGHOUSE, Chesapeake and
Ohio. and Reading were the leaders.
and the market was Jogging along
about on the level Of last nights clos
ing.
The heat IS intense in Wall Street.
and the temperature on the IaOr OF the
exchange. despite all the appliances ID
mitigate il. is almost insufferable. This
probably accounts for much OF the dull
seeming 10 avoid all effort not abso-
lutely necessary.
The Washington times., 1908-06-24
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS VIII be received at the B1re51
~ supplies AID Accounts. Navy Department
Washington. D. g.. UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK
IL JULY I. 1908 and publicly opened i'm
nediately thereafter, 20 furnish at the navy
yard. Washington, D. O.. etc. a QUANTITY
OF naval supplies. as follows sch G. Head
and column Tor milling machIne.-ScA %
tyrites, alcohol, sodium nitrate-Sch a.
Hack-Saw blades. tools. spr0cker wheels
pine. steel Applications for proposals should
designate the schedules desired by number
Blank proposals VIII be furnished upon an
plication 20 the Bureau e y. ROGERS
PayInaster-General Z. :. y. 5e24 jyl
OFFICE Public Buildings and Grounds
" Washington, d c. June 90 1903. Sealed pro
pOSals IN duplicate. VIII be received here
until p II. JULY 6. 1905. for tearing dow,
am removing building az southwest Corner
OF 9Th and 3 streets nv. known as sixth
Street Station" Including train shed. con-
crete platforms. and all structures aDpurta-
nant 20 said building. and Tor purchase ~
ALL materials cOntaiced in said buildings
SC Information can be obtained here
CHAS- s BROMWELIs Col ie22 q a 25ivs I