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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-17

tercst for yoa-why should you
eares
Mrs. Jeffriee~But you accuse me
~ being the cBume~-of driving you
TO your death !. who have bean
your friend in spite of your dlahon
eaty, Oh ms aospieable. migrate.
ful. and. above all. it's untrue"
Why did you come 90 see meT~
be asks her.
= dread the shame Of having my
name connected with that OF a man
who would take hIa own life." ane
replied.
She reminds htm Of what her
husband has suffered through hin
eon's marriage wtsh a naiO0nkeep
ern daughter -Wonld you add 60
Aur diaxfacef~
why should | conalder your hna
bands feeilnFaY lie did not con.
slider me when be married you II
you desert me nos he threatens.
''yoVil be sorry TIL the day Of your
death"
Il do not believe that a man who
Ia coward enough to write the lot.
tor yon did has the courage 10 ear.
~ out hla threat saya Mira. JET.
fries. Good night
When she In gone Underwood
pauses for moment. then goes 20
the door. and. locking u. puts the
key tn his pocket. draws the cur.
tain acroaa the window. turns of
the ught and disappears through
door leading into an adjoining
room In another moment a shot II
heard then Nslnnce.
-. T%s~.s ra~m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-17

Ten hours later. in the same
studio. Police Captain Clinton. as
sisted by Sergt MRloney and an
other officer. are giving young JEFF
fries the third degree test. Hag.
gard and worn. the boy standa I'M
dor a brightly lighted chandelier.
hls hands resting on the table, and
answers over and over tho auex
tons Capt Clinton keeps repeat.
ing.
1--WE told you 40 many times. :"
he plcada. a. HIS breath comes
heavily. and you don't believe me
hour after hour--hour after hour
question upon queation--won't
you please let me got My wife
will be waiting up"
But the captain only goes over
the ground again. insisting that
JcffrieN quarreied With Underwood.
from whom he wiAhad 10 borrow
money, and then shot him.
Tho boy keeps denying u until
utterly worn out. lie sinks into a
chair. Capt. Clinton takes out a
evolyer--u nderwood's--a holds
It close TO Towards face.
The boy looks at II a moment.
fascinated.
"You did II. Jeffries." cried the
captain. You know you did
Come, out with it---iet'a have the
truth. You shot Robert Under.
wood--with this revolver" lie
rlurea ut the boy
Clinton--You quarroled.
Hownrd-We quarrelcd.
ClInton--You came here for
money.
Howard came here for money.
you shot him" screams the cap
tain.
Il shot him." repeats the boy.
like one In a daxe.
That's all" said the captain. ex-
ultlngly.
(END OF FIRST cHAPTER.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-17

ny nail, out Of eity--i yeaF, az
d naanfhs. $780, I meath, 1Ss.
Isntersd ~ seattle, Weshg past
offtrs, aa seeoad~aieaa matter.
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While Taft was down in Georgia the other day. his seee-
ary of the interior Bange calling man named Claws
iar CLAWS oiiense against Bainger was not shaking up
scandal under Bangers swivel chairs not at all bamger
disposed OF that situation by firing Claws.
But Claws liar because he insisted on talking about
something that Banger wanted orgotena public coal land
grab by private interests.
So at once the from the bonfire Claws built under
Balnver rolled up black cloud hiding boom labeled
Roosevelt 1912"
John Wesley whom quoted above once made trip 70
Georgia like Taits Volume II OF the International Eneyeo-
media tells about II in the column at left which follows
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. s:@ THE STAR EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE:
Being President by a Small Majority

Don't blame TAFT He's doing the best he can
John Wesley founder OF Mchodism. once said that man
is what he is By a very small majority
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-17
JOHN WESLEY.

1T was not long, however,
before nc changed his mind and
was persuaded to so as a mis-
sionary to Georgia. His mis-
sion was not altogether a sue
cess: some OF the points on
which he insisted were not
thought 20 be in sympathy with
Protestantism."
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VIM. II. TAFT.

1t was not long, however.
before he changed his mind and
was persuaded TO go as a mis-
sionary through Georgia. His
mission was not altogether a
success: some OF the points on
which he insisted were not
thought to be in sympathy with
PATRIOTISM.
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FROM DiAKA'S DIARY

Miss pnpekIes Undertakes Great at Taista
saIbriassn's Great Department Store
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STAR DUST


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lag asF~ expens-
Ave aiI sh' time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-17

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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-12-31
SYNOPSIS.

Baraka. n Tartar girl. became ennmored
of n golden bearded stranger who was
prospecting and studying herbs In the
vicinity OF her home In central Asia. and
revealed to him the location of n mine
OF rubles hoping that the stranger would
They were followed to the cave by the
girls relatives. who blocked up the en-
trance. and drew on the water supply.
leaving the couple to die. Baraka's cousin
down Il ciln overlooking the mine; but
the traveller shot him. The stranger was
revived from n water gourd Saad car
ried. dug his way out OF the tunnel. and
departed. deserving the girl and carrying
q bag of rubies. Baraka gathered all the
gems she could carry. and started In pur-
suit. Margaret Dome tMnrgnritn da
Cordova). n famous prima donna. became
engaged In London To Konstnntin Lo-
gotheti. wealthy Greek fnancler. Her
known ms Lady Maud. whose husband
Ind been killed by bomb In st. Peters
burg: and Lady Mnud's most Intimate
friend was Rufus Van Torp, an Ameri-
men In the world. Van Torp was In love
with Margaret. and rushed 10 London as
soon as he heard OF her betrothal. He
offered Lady Maud 10000 for her pot
charity II she would aid him In winning
the singer from Logotheti, Baraka np-
proached Logotheti nj Versailles with
rubics to sell. He presented n ruby to
Margaret. Van Torp bought yacht and
Baraka In male attire. She gave him n
ruby after the American had told her Of
having seen In the United States man
answering the description OF the one she
loved. The American followed Margaret
TO the Bayrcnih "Pnrsifal' festival. Mar
scented her with the ruby Baraka had
given him.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-12-31

notes of some sort in n little Eng.
done II all her life: but MIR. Pinney
could not see what she wrote. He was
careful. and watched the stones when
she took them In her fingers and held
them up against the light. or laid
them on sheet of white paper TO
look at them critically.
She bought nothing. and when she
had seen all he had to show her. she
thanked him very much through Spiro.
said she would come back another
day. and went out with lelsuroly.
oriental gait. as n nothing In the
world could hurry her. Mr. Pinney
counted the stones again, and was go
ing to lock the box. when his second
man came In. having finished string.
ing the duchess pearls. At the same
moment, II occurred to Mr. Plnney
that he might as well go to luncheon.
and that he had better put Logothoti's
ruby into the little strong box and
lock It up In the safe until he at last
had chance TO weigh IT, lie nc.
cordingly took the screw OF paper
from his walstcont pocket, and ms n
matter of formallty he undid 1t once
more.
"MercIful Providence" cried Mr..
Pinney, for he was religious man.
The screw of paper contained bit
Of broken green glass lie threw his
keys to his shopman without another
word. and rushed out into the street
without his hat. his keen old face
deadly pale, and his beautiful frock-
coat flying In his wake
He almost hurled himself upon n
quiet policeman
Thief" he cried. Two foreigners
In gray clothes-ruby worth ten thou.
sand pounds Just gone-rm Plnncy
the jewolor"
You cannot astonlsh n London po-
lIcemnn The one Pinney had caught
looked quietly up and down the
street, and then glazed at his Inter.
locutor to be sure that II was he. for
he know him by sight,
IAN right" no said quickly. but very
quietly. "Ill have them In minute,
sir, for they're In sight sim Better
go IN while take them. sir"
He caught them In less than n min.
ute without the slightest difficulty.
aud by some odd coincidence two 9th.
er policemen suddenly appeared quito
close 10 him. There was little stir
IN the street, but linrakn and splro
were too sensible and too sure Of
themselves 10 offer any useless rcsis.
lance. and supporting there was some
Misunderstanding they walked back
quietly to Mr. plnncyH shop between
two Of the policemen. while the third
went for a fourwhooler NJ the ncarcut
rtnnd. which happened 10 be the cor.
ner Of Brook street and New Bond
street
Mr.. Pinnoy recognized his late Gus.
toners without hesitation. and went
with thom to the police station. where
he told his story and showed the
piece OF green glass. aplro tried TO
speak. but was ordered TO hold his
tongue. and ~ no rubloa were found
In their pockets he and llarakn were
led away to be more thoroughly
searched.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-12-31

AS for the rest, he was quite con
WINGED that it was Kralinsky himself,
the ruby merchant, who had suddenly
appeared at Bayreuth, and that this
man was no other than the youth he
mad met long ago as a cowboy in the
west. who used to whistle "Parsifal"
with his companion in exile, and who,
having grown rich, had lost no time
In coming to Europe for the very pur-
pose of hearing the music he had al
ways loved so we'll. And that this
man had robbed the poor Tartar girl,
Mr.. Van Torp had no manner of
doubt; and he believed that he had
probably promised her marriage and
abandoned her: and If this were true.
to help her to find Kralinsky was in
itself good action.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-12-31

was very fine old lady indeed. Mar
garet had not entered yet; waiter
with smooth yellow hair stood by n
portable sideboard on which there
were covered dishes. There were pop
pies and corn.fowers in n plain white
jar on the table. Mrs. Rushmore
smiled at the financier; II would hard
ly be an exaggeration to say that she
beamed upon him. They had not met
alone since his first visit on the
previous afternoon.
Miss Dome is little late" she
said. as II the fact were very pleas.
ing. you brought her back. OF
course"
why. certainly" said Mr.. Van
Torp with an amiable smile.
You can hardly have come straight
from the theater." continued the lady.
for heard the other, people In the
hotel coming in fully 20 minutes be.
fore you did"
I'VE walked home very slowly"
said Mr.. Van Torp. still smiling ami.
ably.
.Ah. see! You went for little
walk to get some air." She seemed
delighted.
I'VE walked home very slowly In
order TO breathe the air." said Mr..
Van Torp-"to breathe the air ms you
say. have to thank you very much
for giving me your seat. Mrs. Rush
more"
ITO tell the truth" replied tho good
lady. Il was very glad to let you take
my place. cannot say enjoy that
sort OF music myself It gives me n
headache"
Margaret entered at this point in n
marvellous creation" OF Chinese
Grape. OF the most delicate shade of
holio,rope. Her dressmaker called II
n tca.gown. but Mr.. Van Torp would
have thought II quite appropriate
for "dinner.dance" at Bar Hnrbor.
MY dear child" said Mrs. Rush.
more. how long you were In getting
back from the thcatorl ! bcgnn TO
fear that something had happened"
we walked home very slowly"
said Margaret, with n pleasant smile.
"Ah9 You went for little walk
10 get some arr"
I'VE Just walked home very slowly.
In order to breathe the air." Margaret
answered innoeontly.
II dawncd on MIR. Van Torp that tho
dlgninod Mrs. Rushmoro was not
quite devoid of n Honno of human ~
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-12-31
CHAPTER vi.-continued.

"Stemp." he asked. ms he threw on
his coat and kicked on his dusty
shoes. were you ever sea-sick?"
Eyes. sir" answered the admirable
valet, but he offered no more informa.
ton on the subject.
During the silence that followed.
neither wasted second II IL no Joke
to wash and get into evening dress In
six minutes, even with the help OF n
body.serynnt trained TO do his work
mt high speed.
Il mean" said Van Torp. when he
was already fastening his collar. "aro
you sea.aick nowadays?"
mo. SIR" replied Stemp. In precise.
ly the same tone ms before.
II don't mean on n ?0.00oIton liner.
Black crayat. Yes mean on n
yacht. Fix II behind. Right Would
you be seaslok on steam yacht,"
mo. SIR
"surc7"
"ycs, sir."
"Then III take you. Tuxedo"
Thank you. SIR
oN'hP H'ih w wv ulHn'r'lAfh'ts
Mr.. Van Torps solid arms slipped
into the sleeves. he shook hia sturdy
shoulders. and pulled the Jacket down
In front while the valet settled" the
back. Then he faced round suddenly.
like n soldier nj drill
IAN right7" ho inquired.
stemp looked him over carefully
from head To foo, In the glare Of the
electric light
Yes. sir"
Van Torp left the room at once. lie
found Mrs. Ruahmorc slowly moving
about the suppcrtablc. more imposing
than ever In perfectly new black
tcagown and an extremely smart wild.
eve cap. Mr.. Van Torp though, she
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1909-12-31

But now. at last, Baraka resisted.
and with such tremendous energy
that there would have been serious
trouble II Spiro had not called out
something which at once changed tho
aspect of matters.
Master is LADY," he yelled. Lady.
man clothes."
That makes n pretty bad case"
observed the sergeant. who was super
intending. Send for Mrs. Movie"
Baraka did not resist when she saw
the matron. and went quietly with her
to n cell nj the back of the station. In
less than ten minutes Mrs. Movie
came out and locked the door after
her. She was CHEEKY little person.
very neatly dressed. and she had rest
less bright eyes like ferret. She
brought a little bag Of soft dcersltln
In her hand. and a steel bodkin with
wrought silver handle, such an
southern Italian women used to wear
in their hair before such weapons
were prohibited. Mrs. Movie gave
both objects TO the officer without
Comment.
ANY scars or tattoo marks. Mrs.
Mowle7' he inquired In his business
like way.
Not "A one" answered Mrs. Movie.
who had formerly taken In washing
at home and was the widow Of n
brave policeman. killed In doing hi.
duty.
In the bar there were several
screws of paper which were found TO
contain uncut rubles OF different silica
TO large value. Hut there was one.
much larger than the others. which
Mr.. Van Torp had not seen that morn
Ing. Mr.. Plnney looked at Il very
carefully. held II to tho light. laid IL
on a sheet OF paper. and examined IL
long in every aspect. He was a CON
sciontlous man.
ITO tho best Of my belief" he de-
posed this iH the stone that was ON
my counter half nm hour ago. aud for
which this piece OF green glass was
substituted. II Ia tho property of n
customer Of mine. Mons Konstantln
Logoihctl of Paris. who brought n to
me this morning to be cut. think Il
may be worth between nine aud ten
thousand pounds. ! can say nothing
as 10 the ldontlty OF the paper. for
tissue paper IN very much alike every.
where"
"'rho woman" observed the officer
In charge of the station. appears 10
steal nothing but rublcs I, looks iIk.
a queer case. Wen lock up tho two.
Mr.. plnnoy, and n you viii be Kind
enough 20 look In tomorrow morning.
I'm sure the magistrate won't keep you
waiting for the ease"
Vastly relieved and comfnrtsd, Mr..
Pinnoy returned Ia hin shop For
mhllty required that the ruby itself.
with the others In the bnF. should re-.
main In the Keeping Of tho police TN
the magistrate ordered II TO bo re-
turned 10 lts rlghtful owner. the nort
morning. but SIR. Pinney felt quite az
sure OF lta safety ~ II II were In m.
inpannod strong boz IN HIS own safe.
and possibly even little more sure.
for nobody could steal Il from the po-
lice station.
10 IL GoArSuEA.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-12
CLASSY STUFF ON
THE ORPHEUM BILL

Some Of it's good for the eye and
ear. Mr, Reiter. SOME OF II.
And then again. some Of it, we'll.
as old Dave Harum would say. "Yoa
can't most always generally some.
times tellf"
She's dvowsy dolnga. and her back
hairs coming down Q rbrtion Of the
time. but there are two or three
bits that stick out like a search.
light against "a mafky sky.
Which same refers principally to
THE Drums Of Doom" a 100 b. ,.
playlet. filled with heart throbs and
cold ehllls-up.and-d0wu your spine
situations. TO Miss Minnie Sslig
man and William Hramweli fall the
task % telling a tragic tale. The
woman's husband. a murderer. has
been pardoncd. While the juhllant
wife IL eagerly awaiting his return
she answers a telephone. only 10
learn that HIS enemies have rail.
roaded him TO the electric chair
And then bolt OF lightning strikes
her dead. IN less capable hands the
piece would CRATE. but Miss SeliE
man and Mr.. Bramwcll raise Il TO
a dignifsed plane Their work fair.
ly eraekles with class
As an exponent Of speedy oharac.
ter costume changes. Mise Eva
Nudge IA a capable little cRptor
OWNS TO cold Miss Nudge waan' 4
very long on voice yesterday. but
more than earned her waffies ~
that
The Bootblack Elliott.
Adams. Weber and uncork.
ed harmony to a goodiy bunch OF
appreciation. The FUN" they ad
veFtise Is q joke. The quartet hAr-
bors sufficient ability 10 pass up
pliocene pleasantries.
After the SOLDERING effect Of sThe
Drums OF Doom. Fraulain Hatcher
t.olsset has difficult task. She
Atnbhed her toe until she brought
In a flock Of trained pigeons.
Marion and Jessie ssandlsh open
the show with duets that don't. The
girls are prettily CARRIED. and good
to gaze at. but their yocalica need
honlng.
Just how Lew Wells hooked up
with the Orpheum people Is not via
ible 10 tie naked eye. MIR. Wells
says he IL a monologist. II he
calls II q monologue. Il should be
manieured. massaEed. curIed. press
ed. singed. ShAmpo0ed and rtnsed.
II Mr.. Welis was not armed with a
saxmphoue he would be q most
bllghting frost.
The Three Bounding Gordons
close the show with tremendously
good display Of aerial acrobatics
and ground tumbling The boys
show some great stuff when II
comes 20 double twists.
Just a few bat 800. Mr. ReiteF.
EDDIE BOYDEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-12

Patrons OF the Majestic enthnsed
yesterday when Harry Thomson
and his company appeared In their
sketch. ~The Mayor Of Broadway :
Thomson does a Tammany Judge
In q telling manner.
Harry and Kate Jackson, whose
boast Il Is that they are happy.
though married for the past Is
years, have lot OF fun with
their "cupld's Voyage" A touch
OF the drama IL furnished by
John Sturgeon. Miss Adelaide Fair
child & Co In sketch entitled
The Markham Divorce Case" The
climax Is well wrought out
Morris and Morton displayed
some fast dancing. and they won
out. hands down Mile. Martha Is
a trapeze artist Of merit, and the
Jack Malvern troupe of tumblers
are mighty good 10 watch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-12
SIR THOMAS Upton
GETS BLACK-BALLED

Yacht Squadron club aud the Roy.
al Thames Yacht c3uD are two very
diff@ent things. The Royal
Thames Yacht club " diatlnctively
second rate and the rejection of his
Application there is considered "A
great anub
Sir Thomas IL not. In fact. popu.
lar with the British ariatocracy.
The truth is they resent his rise.
A. long as he remained merely a
millionaire there was no objection
TO him. but when n title was con.
ferred upon him. the upper cir.
eleH Immediately jumped 10 the
conclusion that Sir Thomas was
bent ON a social climb and was try.
Ing to force himself into the coteria
of the socially elect Then he be.
gan 20 be disliked no an "upstart"
and his position has been diff.
cult one ever since.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-12

II The chief feature Of HIS Cali.
n1lz trip, mentioned In this
G<nn last evening. Manager John
IN gonsldine will complete the pmr.
- of the American theatre 4
ncdsrn llreproof playhouse at
kssafh and Market. The Ameri.
- WI house the regular 8 4 G.
al1Esil!e that Is seen 10 this city
+ - Majestic.
~ sequlrement By Manager
ol3zze Of the American empha-
ia startling manner the
~ tothold which the Seattle
nas1Ra are getting Ia the Callfor-
= 1HiroYolis. Considine has the
A1es'kan. John Cort will next
49, open the Colonial theatre
- azd Alex Pantages has for a
n uns had a playhouse there
80 IoF himself. Manager consg-
aIso already controls two
WET vaudeville houses In San
nesscn
situation is gratifying TO
Pride 10 view Of the fact that
~ Isafs ago the entire Coast
= soninaisd By San Francisco
...fa San Francisco road pro
.a1s and San Francisco stock
zal<s bus while seattles In.
a' as Influence in the national
= 4i game il pleasing from
=. CT standpoint. no one In this
I. 49, VII Be glad to note that
!. 5,saeiseo does not even seem
- isfrllnrr -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-12

A sufferer from rheumatism for
the last Is years. and now at the
age Of rs. cured. Is the experience
Of Mrs Mary " Evans. OF Cedar.
hurst. ON Mercer Island. Combined
with rheumatism. Mrs. Evans I'M
derwent much suffering from liver
trouble. That last named aiIment
has also disappeared. and both
through the agency OF the Loughney
A Loughney Bake Oven, that won.
derfui invention for mankind that
has cured some Of the worst cases
Of rheumatism. stomach. liver.
bowel. kidney trouble. heard OF In
Seattle In years
Mrs. Evans did not have much
confidence or hope that she could
ever be cured, but now that the
Bake Oven results have demon.
strated that the claims Of It's own
ers are correct. she has nothing but
praise for II. When one suffers
from an ailment for a quarter OF
century and then in her declining
years finds relief so quickly there
b no wonder that praises viii fall
from her lips. Her case Is only one
Of several score that have had a
similar experience. IA a result of
their cures. many Of them almost
marvellous, Loughney a Loughney
have come TO be known as among
the most successful specialists on
the coast. Their office hours at
gao to 225 Peoples Savings Bank
building are from a. IN. TO .. m.
daily. and from a. IN. TO IL noon
Sundays.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-12
Most Exclusive Yacht Club
in the World Will Not
Allow Him TO Become
One of It's Members.


LONDON. Oct. IA serious set.
back In the social career OF Sir
Thomas Upton has Just occurred
His application for membership In
the Royal Thames Yacht club was
rejected.
He was black.balled by the Royal
Yacht Squadron club too, though
king Edward personally put up
Lipton'a name for election. The
Royal Yacht Squadron club is the
most exclusive IN the world. and so
particular are many OF ita members
concerning the men with whom
they associate that dozens OF per.
sons OF. unqueetioncd social poai.
tion have been piled" II has hap
pened 80 often that II In considered
no longer even a matter for com
ment
But 90 be black hallod by the Royal