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CHAPTER X.-Continued.

'He isn't very eonfiding man. |
didn't see him often. My dealings
were with Atkins. He didn't know
that had found him out; he thought
that he had only to explain his two
names, and expected gratitude for his
warning as he called 1t, He is Shiny;
but | was able to repay little of my
score with him. ! was employed by
more than Keatcham, and saw a
good many industrial backwards Just
chance. | came on clew, and Endy
Tracy and | worked ii up together.
Atkins was selling information to
Keatcham's enemies. We did not
make out a complete case, but enough
of one 10 make Keatcham suspect him.
and at the right time. But that hap
uened later-you see, | don't know
how to tell a story even with so much
at stake He pulled out his handker-
chief, and Winter caught the CLEAN of
the beads on his salow forehead, III
was this way he went on. AT first
| was only looking about for safe
chance to kill him, and to kill that
snake of an Atkins; but then it grew
on me; it was all too easy punish
ment-just a quick death. when his
victims had years of misery. ! wanted
him to wade through the hell | had
to wade through. | wanted him to
know why he was condemned. Then
1t was | began to collect just the cases
/ knew about-just one little section
of the horrible swath of agony and hui
initiation and poverty and sin he and
his crowd had made-the one | knew
every foot Of, because I'd gone over
1t every night | wasn't so dead tired |
had to sleep God, do you know what
II Is 10 have the people who used to
De running out of their houses just to
say hoWdy TO you, curse you for a
sWindler or a fool or turn out of one
street and down the other not to pass
YOU Did YOU ever have a little wom-
an who used to give you frosted cake
When you were a boy push her Grape
veil oil aer gray hair and hand you the
envelope with her stock, with your
you-trying SO hard not to cry, twas
worse than if she had-beg you to lend
her Just half her interest money-and
you couldn't do il? Did you-nev.s'
mind ! said | waded through hell.
dld. Not | alone-that was the
"orst-all the people that had trusted
me! And just that some rich men
should be richer. Why should they
nave the lions share? The lions
snare belongs to the lion. They are
nothing but jackals. They're meaner
man Jackals, for the jackals take what
tne non leaves, and these fellows steal
'ne mons meat away from him. We
iuade honest money; we paid honest
wages; folks had more paint on their
muses. and more meat in their store
houses, and wore better clothes Sun
NaS' ana there were more schooihouscs
anu lever saloons, and the negroes
we're learning a trade instead of loaf
'.s. Inc whole county was the better
on for our prosperity, and there isn't n
NM IN the outfit-and | know what
~ taking about-there isn't a shop
VI NINE that's as well run or makes
20 pis an output now as it did when
nc oid crowd was in. You find it that
10y everywhere; and that's what is
sons 10 break things down. We saw
~ al the little affairs; they We're our
snairs, don't you know? But Keatch-
"'i new men draw their salaries and
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understand the man whose fixed pur-
pose had his own quality, but sharp
ened by wrong and suffering. This
man had not harmed Archie; as much
as his warped and fevered soul could
feel softer emotions, he was kindly
intentioned toward the lad. Who had
carried him away then? Or was he
off on his own account, really, this
time? Or suppose Atkins. the missing
secretary discharged at Denver, COM
ing back for another appeal to his en-
ployer, finding Keatcham gone, but, let
one say, stumbling on some trace of
mystery in his DEPARTURE suppose
him to consider the chance of his hav-
ing his past condoned and a rosy fu-
ture given him if his suspicious should
prove true and he should release the
captive-wouldnt such prospect spur
on a man who was as cunning as he
was unprincipled? Mightn't he have
watched all possible clews, and might
mt he have heard about Archie and
plotted to capture the child, thinking
he would be easily pumped? That
would presuppose that Atkins knew
that Archie was at the Arnolds' or
no, he might only have seen the boy
on the street; he knew him by sight;
the colonel remembered that several
times Archie had been with him in
Keatcham's car 1t was worth con-
sidering, anyhow. He spoke out of
his thoughts: DO you think Keatch-
am could have told the truth. and that
code of his be lost or stolen? Why
couldn't Atkins have stolen it? He
had the chance, and he isn't hampered
by principle. you say
Mercer frowned; it was plain the
possibility had its argument for him.
"He might" he conceded, but | doubt
it. Why hasn't he done something
with it? He hasn't. They wouldn't
have postponed that meeting If he had
wired his proxy and his directions in
the code. He'd have voted his en-
ployer's stock. He's got too much at
stake. happen to know he thought 1t
a sure tip to sell short, and he has put
almost all he has on it. You see,
Keatcham was banking on that; he
knew It, He thought Atkins wouldn't
dare give any of his secrets away or
so against him IN this deal, because
they were in the same boat"
Still, l reckon III have to see
Keatcham."
Mercer shook his head, gently but
with decision. II hate to refuse you,
colonel, but unless you promise not TO
interfere, it is impossible. But III
gladly go with You to see if we can
find any trace Of Archie. I'll risk that
much. And if you will PROMISE
Such a promise would be impos-
sible to an officer and a gentleman, -
the colonel urged lightly, smiling BE
sides, don't you see | have all the
cards? | have only to call in my men,
I'd hate to do it, but If you force me,
you would have no chance resisting 3"
I'VE shouldn't resist, colonel, no.
sub; your force is overwhelming. But
it would do no good; you couldn't find
him.
I'VE could try; and we may be bet
ter sleuths than you imagine"
'"Then it would be the worse for
him; for if you find him, you will find
him dead
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thought, after he had seen to the tick
ets-which he did very carefully-and
given them to me, he could go off on
the little vacation which came to him
by his master through me-"
That's a little bit evasive. How
ever, | haven't the right to ask you
to give away your partners, anyhow
He was peering at MERGERS face be-
hind his glasses, but the pallid, tired
features returned him no clew to the
thoughts in the head above them.
What have you done with Mr.. Keatch-
ann" he concluded, suddenly.
The question brought no change of
expression, and Mercer answered read
lily: Il put him off by himself. where
he sees no one and hears nothing.
! read a good deal about prisons and
the most effectual way of tanning men,
and solitary confinement is recon-
mended by all the authorities. His
meals are handed to him by-by me-
chanical device. He has electric light
some of the time, turned on from the
outside. He has comfortable room
and his own shower-bath. He has
comfortable meals. And he is supplied
with reading"
"Reading?" repeated the colonel his
surprise in his voice.
For the first time he saw Mercer
smile, but it was hardly a pleasant
smile Yes, sub, reading" he said.
Il have had typewriter copies made
of all the cases which | discovered in
regard to his stealing our company,
reasoned that when he would get alb
solutely tired of himself and his own
thoughts he would just naturally be
oblighcd to read. and that would be
ready for him. He tore up one copy.
Hmm can't say | wonder. What
did you do?'
Il sent him another. | expected he
would do that way. After while he
will go back to it, because it will draw
him. He'll hate it, but he will want
to know them all know his nature,
gou see"
What are you going to do with
him."
Let him 60 after he does what we
want and promises never to modest
any of us.
But can you trust him."
He never breaks his word" replied
Mercer indifferently, and besides, he
knows he will be killed If he should.
He isa't given to being scared, bIt
he's scared of me, all right"
What do you want him to do?"
Promise to be a decenter man and
20 let Mr.. Tracy alone in future; mean
while, to send a wire IN his secret code
saying he has changed his mind It
will not surprise his crowd. He never
coniides in them, and he expects them
to obey blindly anything in that code
language. | reckon other kilograms
are just for show, and they don't no.
tice them much"
The colonel took a turn around the
room to pack away this information
in an orderly fashion in his mind. Mer-
Ger waited patiently; he had said
truly that he was used to waiting. Per-
haps he supposed that Winter was try
ing the case in his own mind; but in
reality Rupert was seeking only one
clew, as little diverted from his pur-
pose as a bloodhound. He began to
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Idaho Ahead Of Egypt.

America has now triumphed over
Eevpt and India in holding what VIII
soon be the largest irrigated tract OF
desert land in the world. This is what
is known as the Twin Falls county 10
the state of Idaho. The ultimate area
under irrigation, when the entire Twin
Falls proiect shall have been compiet-
ed will be 100000 acres.--Harper's
Weekly.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-11-26
Friday. November 20, 1907
EnanhSGi

The PROSPERITY of the nation,
The state. the county and tAe cl'
makes the ThankSg wing .oa on %
nineteen hundred ard nine IN"
.or tue Thanksgiving free iron
aII hypocrisy
Probably never before III IT,
history Of the country hao lrh
strides been mad by our people
in all ines OF endeavor GOOD
tuo~ have reigned, especially u
he west; people in all walks Of
life have prospered; and aapital-
ists. trade,men and laboru4u.
nave enjoyed the frnits .cl pros
perit1
So. o.'y has the nauon as
whole e.a-. for THANKSGIVING, but
the stat. of South Dakota, til
.ounty O. }FaIwomo art .ue cijt
't MoanDfe aoc .-e 'r>'ae1'
Acrco. A'Fe eFe'' t'oS"I' 10
lnnEttuue.S. >o'j" "nN"'' ha
gam Dor" a'r'i0'. 'H,' p't'. u
ne Sls.frhood oI states 's Dem
ne %raate'' |eai'' irpd"'Pr
Hplta' EAd as h''Hs 'n' n'ai'i
est Sta. = "a the unions "aI"of'
'oui''} = crops "sfo mover oetIc
md N]i"Hlth r"uo'N'S STOCK wa
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"At u dame thc other night /
met the mot popular girl | over
saw said a Harlem bachelor. Il
asked her to dance. She said =
would like to. bat she had only ha
a dance left. II was wi!lirr ,o
take that. all RIGHT.
"lt was new experience to shar,
one dance with rival, but agreed
to her terms. thoaght up to tho
last minute that she was fooling.
bat when my part of the waltz VA,
done-she pvt me down for the hrst
half-shc pidel away from me and
sailed of in the arms of the other
chap, who had been standing
around awaiting his opportunity.
"That is what call popularity
raised to its very highest power"
Me- York Globe.
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a CALI. DOWN.
The Office Boys Comment When this
Kick Got to Him.

The Office Boys Comment When this
Kick Got to Him.
"Good morning, Johnson," said
the president when the general
manager stood before him. "Do
YOU know there seems to have been
a little falling off in the work OF
the office for the last month: No
catastrophe or anything Of that
sort, YOU know, but the standard of
efficiency seems to have lowered
Just little. merely wanted tc
call your attention to it. Nothing
more. Nice day, isn't t."
"Say, Brunner,' said the general
manager to the office manager, "do
you know your office force is falling
down? Well, it is. For the period
just passed there has been a drop in
your system that made considerable
trouble. Id jerk somebody up if |
were You. A hint to the wise, you
know"
"Wilson," said the office manager
to the chief clerk, come here. /
want to tell you one thing, and that
is that there's got to be change in
the way things are going around
this dump. DO you hear me?
What's the matter? What's the
matter! That's a fine question from
you! What isn't the matter is the
proper thing to ask. Things have
been going to the dogs for u month
past. I'm not laying the fault at
your door-all Of it anyhow-but
You know what that means, falling
down. Get a hustle on you, now,
and see that your clerks don't keep
falling down or leave The rest to
your Imagination"
"Say, you prize mutts," said the
chief clerk TO his underlings, "do
You know what's going to happen to
about half a dozen of YOU: You're
going to get decorated with a large,
shiny tin can if YOU don't smoke I'D
and do better work than you've been
guilty Of for the last month. You've
been working like a lot of sewer
dlggers. never saw anything to
beat you-for the cellar champion
ship. Now, get busy and do things,
and do them right. I'd hate to have
to recommend wholesale canning
stunt, but-you know what I'm
here for"
The clerks went humbly back to
their desks. Out to them came the
office boy with a grin on his face.
"Say," he began, but three voices
cut him short.
Blank, blank, blank YOU" said
the voices. "Iou little runt, Why
don't YOU tend to your business. so
we can get things done right?"'
Then they all took a kick at him
and went back to work satisfied.
Gee" said the office boy, rub
bing his sore spots and ewing the
presidents office, "gee. but that
call down certainly Travelled some"
Tribune.
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THE BARBER'S TRADE.
Men Who Followed 1t and Afterward
Rose to Famo.

Perhaps the best known OF all
BARRIERS who have attained fame
were Arkwright, the improyer Of
the spinning Jenny, who is said to
have turned to mechanics when the
wigmaking trade fell off. and Jere-
my Taylor, who was brought up in
his fathers shaving shop at Cam
h6dge.
Edward Sugden. afterwsrd made
Baron Saint Leonard wx the son
OF hair cutter IN shop IN Liz
coins inn, London. A stoy is told
to the effect that once Wien Su-.
den was addressing crov d in ., f.,
interest of MS candidacy 20 par
ment man called out t. X
what soap cost and how lattor
made. 81 am par,icuIari ob
to that gent cman. Sir itt..
reported to have seid. "for Jnr
ing me Of my lovly origin. g.
true that | am barosrs son
that ! myself wa> opeea ba!
the gentleman who 40 poll
minded me of the tacl> ha1
a barber he Vo.l Auyn co~l
to remain one tt thc erd
life"
4 II.
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Henry G, Hinckley, prominent
democratic politician and foru. V
a state senator, died Sunday at his
home in Huron,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-11-26

Employees OF the Milwaukee
Dad have been asked to contrib
tie % cents each for the relief of
ne families of the miners entOmh-
ii in the compapy's mine rt
merry, Ill.
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Pity the poor corporations ,
he Wells Fargo Express compa y
is declared Il dividend of only 8. Q
er cent. Consumate gall is net g.
to charge the rates that are in
Drce in this state.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-11-26

In the heroic death of Congress
nan DeArmond Of Missouri the
alton loses q strong man and the
democratic party a fOrceful leader.
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The poultry raiser who can ma o
TWO hens cackle where one cackltd
before is in a fair way to become a
millionaire with the present price
6 a,,rc
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Senator Gamble will introduce :
i II at the next session of congre@
roviding for opening a tract {.
nd in the Pine Ridge India.
>ervction in the southern part Q
nc state. the trsct embracing
%. 100 aclMs.
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f eggs.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-11-26

People who object to ice and
snow on the sidewalks should nut
their foot right down upon it.
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Notice for Publication.

Department Of the Interior. L. ), Land Ofss
at Aberdeen. :. D.
Oct. "a. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Jacob Rum ls OF
Mobridge. s. D., who, on March 50. lsoS made
uo nestead Entry. No. iiA9. Serial 0i76 Tor y,
~ a, SW Il NE14 and Lot 2. Section ;,
To- nship ia. Range IS West 5th principal
loriaian. has hled noies OF intention -
wsro fual communication proof,t establish ciaim -
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90 rer. t scr - = D., on the lj,a Gay 81
sf1,nt D., les a, witnersc' I. Gcods an
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"rHRlcE ARMED 10 HE"

Justice is. of course. loudly demand cd by every litiEant in . court of law. but il is a frequent infirmity of the human mind to confuse justice with n,e'r own sausc. The late Thomas b. iteed, according to a writer in Law Notes. used to tell an amusing story to illustrate this tendency.
 He was once retained by an enter prising client to prosecute an action.
 On talking with the plaintiffs witt nerscs Mir. Reed found that their stories were far from consistent. so hc reported the fact to his client. and ad vincd that tn. salt be dropped. The client was somewhat perturbed. but told the attorney he would have tall; with the witnesses and let him know the next morning what he had decided to do.
 True to his word. he dropped iil bright and early. wearing the. cheerful look of one who has fought the good light.
 'Tve seen those witnesses" he ex- piained. and they say they must have been mistaken when they talked with you. They all see i alike now. I've also seen some of the jurymen. and they think I'll win. Now. if there's such a thing as justice in law. we can't lose"
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THE CONFLICT OF AiRsHiPs.

Orville Wright who has been visit ing Berlin, expresses the belief that tho dirigible baloon has been devel- Oped to it's fuB.st potentialities by Count Zeppelin and that no further advance m this hne is to be expected. Ar. Wright is quoted:
 'l don't wish l. be understood as at :, tempting to mak. any sort of compar- ison between Amigible airships and aeroplanes. They are so diametrically opposed as to make such 8 thing i'm possible. The graceful ease and ar- parent accuracy with winch Count Zeppelin can steer . balloon was thor oughly shown in last Sundays pictur- esQue flight to Berlin. Yet my definite impression Is nov more confirmed than ever that the dizlgible has reached the limit of its capabilities.
 "As compared with the aeroplane. should say that the dirigible occupies the same relative position as the steam engine does toward the gas en- zine. The possibilities of the former are. as engineers. agree. pretty we'll exhausted, while wholly undreamed- -of things are expected from the gas en- zine. My superficial observation of the Zeppelin airship h the light of its most recent performances fs that the Count has rather erred in . firm adherence to all metal construction.
 'I think the ss~el and aluminium in his airships har+ a good deal to do with their inclination to break down at critical and unexpected moments As far as the propellers are con- cerned. am osn nvinced that Count Zeppelin will have to resort to wood. which we always have used. not only for our propellers, but for every other possible part of enr flying machines"
 In view of tA- heavy investments made by the German War Department in the Zeppelin tTpe. 1t is obvious that Ar. Wright's ideas are not shared by the stratesists tt that nation. and, in fact. the French and English military authorities are engaged in following The German example. But Sir Hiram Maxim. who is certainly an authority eo be regarded. agrees with MT. Wright In his judgmen, that the day of the balloon is past. Moreover. the opera lion of . Zeppelin balloon is very ex- penaive. and for shia reason it's devei.
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LORD NoRrhcLiFFE's FEAR OF
 iNvAeION.

Lord Northcline and the editor of the London Times. visfting San Fran . cisco, reiterate their belief that Ger many is resolved to fight Englane. That view seems almost incomprehen sible to people at this distance iron: the seat of the threatened war. and yet 1t Is shared by perhaps half of tho British nation.
 It Is perhaps not unfair to say that this gloomy foreboding has been made an article of party faith. and therefore It's acceptance is promoted to a large extent by politics. We need not dis miss 1t on that account as absurd. be cause. In fact. the belief Is held bv able and sincerely patriotic men like Lord Northcliffe, Lord Charles Bcres !. ford and others of that stamp. who arc we'll known in this country.
 At the same time one recognizes the trail of politics and political propa = ganda and promotion. All sorts of ma r. ,ignant policies are attributed to Ger man diplomacy. and by way of exam pie we find in the ingenious Nationh' Review the following:
 "Engiishmen cannot afford to ignore the ceaseless and malignant efforts of Berlin to generate friction between Japan and the United States. mainly with the object of driving the Amer jeans and ourselves into opposite camps. and thus making Germany the arbiter of the situation.
 "As we have said. the Japanese thor oughly understand every twist and turn in German diplomacy, but unfor- tunately the mass of Americans. while amazingly intelligent on all matters within their ken. are absolutely ig- norant of foreign affairs. and thus fall an easy prey to intriguers. Their sole source of information consists of ca blegrams, many of which are inspirc'l by the Wilhelmstrasse. to which the American journalist falls an even easier victim than his British confrere.
 ITO take one example, if Americans seriously believe that we desire tn thwart their commercial activities in China, they will believe anything"
 The editor of this publication is al- ways "seeing things" and those shapes of terror invariably come out of Ger many If any friction has arisen be- tween this country and Japan. we on this coast should know and understand the causes. These causes have as much connection with Berlin as they have with the North Pole. For the most part, they started right here in California, and the same causes are operative in Canada and Australia.
 It is quite absurd to tell us that the inspiration comes from Berlin. Charges of the sort quoted are merely a phase of politics. and for what they are worth throw dfscredit on their proponents San Francisco Call.
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DAILY D0eeEREL
SONG OF MONEY.

Moneys not all things, my honey. But think of what money will buy! Castles as high As your dreams of the sky When lone in a cabin you sigh! Carriages-horses-an everything fine. Inverted in halls where you dine. Moneys not. all things, my honey, But o for the gleam O tho gold! Rubies an rings For queens an for kings. An a big easy chair when you're old. But one thing 1t buys not-an' that's
 what I know Your love-an' the dear arms tha!
 necklace me SO!
 Atlanta Constitution.